Electronic inventory of European bird collections
Leeds Museum Discovery Centre (LEEDM)
What is in the bird collection?
| Skins | 4500 |
| Egg sets | 3000 |
| Skeletons | 50 |
| Mounts | n/a |
| Spirits | n/a |
| Nests | n/a |
| Other Items | n/a |
People
Current staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Norris | Senior Curator of Natural Scie | No |
Special collections
| Name | Country (from) |
|---|---|
| Halifax Museum | United Kingdom |
| Swindon Museum | United Kingdom |
| Wakefield Museum | United Kingdom |
Collectors
Important collections from
- W. T. Crampton
- Eyres-Monsell
- J. C. Hirst
- William Milner
- Roundell
References
Leeds Museum Discovery Centre
Carlisle Road, Leeds, LS10 1LB, United Kingdom
- Email:
- adrian.norris@leeds.gov.uk
- Website:
- www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/
- Tel:
- 0113 378 2100
- Fax:
Summary
This service was formerly known as Leeds Museum Resource Centre
Brief history
Founded in 1819 as the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Collections; went to the Leeds City Council in 1921, and still run by this local authority. Partly bombed in 1940–1945
Updates
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