Treasures of the Month

An Insider's Tour of Wellclose Square: The Origin Story of the Wardian Case
Liz McGow, Archivist, leads us through Nathaniel Ward's half home-half laboratory in South London
3rd July 2023

Home from Home: Decorating The Linnean Society
This month, Archivist Alex Milne looks back on how all the homes of The Linnean Society were decorated and furnished over the years using newly catalogued material from the Domestic Archive.
30th May 2023

The Alexander Anderson Manuscript Collection
Digital Assets Manager Andrea Deneau highlights the latest addition to our digital collections
10th May 2023

Hiding in Plain Sight: A Sculpture of Nikolai Vavilov
Glenn Benson, our Hon. Curator of Artefacts, looks at one of our artefacts that, despite being displayed on the fireplace in the Library for many years, is often overlooked.
13th April 2023
Richard Salisbury's Floorplans
Liz McGow, Archivist, investigates a small collection of floorplans found in Richard Salisbury’s papers, which are due to go live at the next catalogue update later this month.
7th March 2023

Unexpected Journeys: John White’s Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales (1790)
The Linnean Society's Librarian, Will Beharrell, examines this beautiful and well-travelled tome
3rd February 2023