| Biographical/Administrative Information: | The first Museum collections were arranged by William Swainson, who also
wrote Instructions for collecting and preserving zoological
subjects ... with directions for sending them to this country for
the use of collectors likely to contribute specimens. Dr Traill was Keeper
in 1822 (resigned 1826) and Curator in 1829. A catalogue of the minerals,
mammalia and birds was printed in 1829. Most of the collections were acquired
by gift or deposit. In 1834, a paid Curator, George R. Waterhouse, was appointed,
who acted as Secretary to the Museum Sub-Committee established in 1835. George
G. Francis succeeded Waterhouse briefly, before his dismissal in 1837. Henry
Johnson, previously Sub-Curator, was appointed Curator from 1839 until his
death in 1850. A short popular guide to the collections,
Notice of the Subjects of Natural History ... Contained in the Museum of the
Liverpool Royal Institution was published in 1844. |
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