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Many of our events are free and open to all.</p> </div> <div class="mainMenuItemImage"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Events/Flyers/shutterstock_54834154_2147483647x2147483647.jpg" alt="Dandelion" border="0"> </div> </div> <ul class="nestLevel2"><li class="nestLevel2 index1 HasChildren"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Meetings-and-Events/Events">Events</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Events</h4> <p>The Linnean Society's diverse programme of events covers everything from plant and animal diversity to remote sensing and in vitro fertilisation. Most Linnean Society meetings are open to the public as well as members of the organisation. 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Listen to our free online podcasts of past events.</p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Events/Flyers/shutterstock_54834154_2147483647x2147483647.jpg" alt="Peacock" border="0"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index3 HasChildren"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Meetings-and-Events/Past+Events">Past Events</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Past Events</h4> <p>View an archive of our past events here.</p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Events/Flyers/shutterstock_54834154_2147483647x2147483647.jpg" alt="Conversazione" border="0"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index4 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Meetings-and-Events/event-listing-with-filters">Event listing with filters</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Event listing with filters</h4> <p></p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Events/Flyers/shutterstock_54834154_2147483647x2147483647.jpg" alt="Dandelion" border="0"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index5 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Meetings-and-Events/Propose+an+event">Propose an event</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Propose an event</h4> <p></p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index6 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Meetings-and-Events/Linnean+News">Linnean News</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Linnean News</h4> <p></p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index7 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Meetings-and-Events/Events+at+other+societies">Events at other societies</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Events at other societies</h4> <p></p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li></ul></li><li class="nestLevel1 index4 HasChildren"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/fellows">Our Fellows</a> <div class="mainMenuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Our Fellows</h4> <p>The Society's Fellowship is international, and its Fellows are drawn from all walks of life, ranging from amateur naturalists to leading professional scientists. The Society welcomes anyone Interested in natural history in all its forms.</p> </div> <div class="mainMenuItemImage"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Membership/General/Young Linnaeus 004_2147483647x2147483647.jpg" alt="Linn bust" border="0"> </div> </div> <ul class="nestLevel2"><li class="nestLevel2 index1 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/fellows/fellows-portal-redirect">Log-in to the Fellows' area</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Log-in to the Fellows' area</h4> <p></p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index2 HasChildren"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/fellows/become_a_fellow">Become a Fellow</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Become a Fellow</h4> <p>The Society welcomes anyone interested in natural history, in all its forms. Scientists, horticulturalists, artists and historians of natural history, both amateur and professional, are all warmly encouraged to join our growing Fellowship.</p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Membership/General/Young Linnaeus 004_2147483647x2147483647.jpg" alt="Poppy" border="0"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index3 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/fellows/Royal+Patrons+and+Honorary+Fellows">Royal Patrons and Honorary Fellows</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Royal Patrons and Honorary Fellows</h4> <p></p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li></ul></li><li class="nestLevel1 index5 HasChildren"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/specimen-collections">Specimen Collections</a> <div class="mainMenuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Specimen Collections</h4> <p>The Linnean Society holds several important 18th Century animal and plant collections - including some 40,000 original specimens from the collection of Carl Linnaeus. Most of our specimen collections have been digitised and are freely available online. Please explore these pages to find out more!</p> </div> <div class="mainMenuItemImage"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Specimen-Collections/Page icon Heterocera.jpg" alt="Heterocera" border="0"> </div> </div> <ul class="nestLevel2"><li class="nestLevel2 index1 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/specimen-collections/Linnaean+Herbarium">The Linnaean Herbarium</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>The Linnaean Herbarium</h4> <p>The Herbarium held by the Linnean Society of London is the single most important Linnaean collection of plant specimens.</p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index2 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/specimen-collections/Linnaean+insects+fish+and+shells">Linnaean Insect, Fish & Shell Collections</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Linnaean Insect, Fish & Shell Collections</h4> <p>These collections of Insects, Fishes and Shells are of critical importance to the correct naming and identification of zoological specimens.</p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index3 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/specimen-collections/Smith+botanical+collections">Smith Botanical Collections</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Smith Botanical Collections</h4> <p>The biological collections of Sir James Edward Smith, founder and first President of the Linnean Society. They include his Herbarium and his Carpological Collection.</p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index4 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/specimen-collections/View+and+Use+the+Collections">View and Use the Collections</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>View and Use the Collections</h4> <p>IMPORTANT NEWS: Due to essential building works, the Specimen Collections & Library will remain closed to all visitors and Fellows from December 2012 to end of July 2013. We will attempt to answer email and telephone enquiries, but it may not always be possible for us to access the necessary material. The majority of our collections can be viewed online.</p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li><li class="nestLevel2 index5 "> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/specimen-collections/Linnaean+Plant+Typification+Project">The Linnaean Plant Typification Project</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>The Linnaean Plant Typification Project</h4> <p>The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project has been working to establish type specimens retroactively for the 9,000 plant names of species coined by Linnaeus, so that the names can be correctly used.</p> </div> <div class="menuItemImage"> </div> </div> </li></ul></li><li class="nestLevel1 index6 current current HasChildren"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives">Library & Archives</a> <div class="mainMenuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Library & Archives</h4> <p>Welcome to the Library & Archives of the Linnean Society. IMPORTANT NEWS: Due to essential building works, the Library will remain closed to all visitors and Fellows from December 2012 mid September 2013. We will attempt to answer email and telephone enquiries, but it may not always be possible for us to access the necessary material.</p> </div> <div class="mainMenuItemImage"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Library-and-Archives/Page icon Catesby Little Owl.jpg" alt="Library Owl" border="0"> </div> </div> <ul class="nestLevel2"><li class="nestLevel2 index1 HasChildren"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives">Main Library and Archives</a> <div class="menuItemDetails"> <div class="rightBorder"> <h4>Main Library and Archives</h4> <p>Find out more about our Library & Archive Collections. The books cover the literature of biology from 1483 to date. We also have an extensive run of journals. 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We hold a number of his manuscripts, as well as much of his biological library.</h3> <p class="description">Drawing of Eastern butterflies from the journals of Alfred Russel Wallace in the collections of the Linnean Society Library. </p></a></div> </li> <li class="slide"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Main+Library+and+Archives" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/external/www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Main+Library+and+Archives']);" title=""Darwin's finches" were first collected by Darwin on the Galápagos Islands, and later became an icon of his theory of evolution by natural selection."><img alt=""Darwin's finches" were first collected by Darwin on the Galápagos Islands, and later became an icon of his theory of evolution by natural selection." class="roundMe" src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Library-and-Archives/Library-and-Archive-Subhomepage/Banner_Darwins Galapagos finches_05.09.2012.jpg"></a><div class="flex-caption"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Main+Library+and+Archives" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/external/www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Main+Library+and+Archives']);" class="findOutMore"><h3 class="slideTitle">Charles Darwin was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1854. He often used our Library.</h3> <p class="description">"Darwin's finches" were first collected by Darwin on the Galápagos Islands, and later became an icon of his theory of evolution by natural selection.</p></a></div> </li> <li class="slide"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Linnean+Society+Archives" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/external/www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Linnean+Society+Archives']);" title="Watercolour drawing of a bat, included in the description of a new species of bat, Vespertilio Auduboni (1831)."><img alt="Watercolour drawing of a bat, included in the description of a new species of bat, Vespertilio Auduboni (1831)." class="roundMe" src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Library-and-Archives/Library-and-Archive-Subhomepage/Banner_Audubon bat_05.09.2012.jpg"></a><div class="flex-caption"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Linnean+Society+Archives" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/external/www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Linnean+Society+Archives']);" class="findOutMore"><h3 class="slideTitle">Our manuscript collections date mostly from the mid-1800s. The Society's own archives have a rich combination of science and art.</h3> <p class="description">Watercolour drawing of a bat, included in the description of a new species of bat, Vespertilio Auduboni (1831).</p></a></div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pageTitleContainer" class="pageDetails hgroup"> <h1 id="MainControl_SubHomePage_ZoneMain_DisplayNameGenericControl1" class="headingStyle3"><span>Library & Archives</span></h1> <h2 id="MainControl_SubHomePage_ZoneMain_DescriptionGenericControl1" class="pageDescription">IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to essential building works, the Library will remain closed to all visitors and Fellows from December 2012 to mid September 2013. We will attempt to answer email and telephone enquiries, but it may not always be possible for us to access the necessary material.</h2> </div> <div class="pageBodyContent"> <div class="section"> <div class="htmlContentContainer"><p>From its beginnings in 1788, the Society set out to make books and other sources & resources on natural history available to its users. We are very privileged to have an in-house Conservation department to help us preserve our outstanding collections.</p><strong>We invite you to be part of this tradition by appreciating the beauty as well as the scientific and historical importance of our collections.</strong> <p align="center"><strong>Search our </strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130821163739/http://81.130.212.12/heritage/" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/external/81.130.212.12/heritage/']);" target="_blank"><strong>Online Library Catalogue</strong></a></p> <p>We welcome bibliographic and scientific queries, as well as enquiries about the history of the Society and past Fellows.</p> <p>The Library is open to all, free of charge. Please contact us before planning a visit to ensure space, staff and materials are available.</p> <p align="left"><strong><span>Opening hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00-17:00, Tel: +44 (0)20 7434 4479 EXT 23</span></strong></p> <p align="left"><strong>Email: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130821163739/mailto:library@linnean.org" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/mailto/library@linnean.org']);">The Library of the Linnean Society of London</a></strong></p></div> </div> <div class="section"> <div id="promoSquares" class="datalist datalistPresentation promoSquares"> <div class="size1of2 unit item0 squareWrapper"> <div class="pusher"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/Library+and+Collections+of+Linnaeus"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Library-and-Archives/Library-and-Archive-Subhomepage/Linnaeus Hollander Sami.jpg" alt="Image Alt text"> <div class="squareCaption "> <h3>Library & Collections of Linnaeus</h3> <p> We hold the manuscripts (including the travel diaries), books and correspondence of Carl Linnaeus. These are closely related to our Linnaean Collections of botanical and zoological specimens. </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="size1of2 unit item1 squareWrapper altunit"> <div class="pusher"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Library-and-Archives/Library-and-Archive-Subhomepage/Cluster_Main Library.jpg" alt="Alt text"> <div class="squareCaption darkGreenBg"> <h3>Main Library & Archives</h3> <p> The books cover the literature of biology from 1483 to date. We also have rich collections of manuscripts and archives, especially correspondence. Material can be consulted in our magnificent Reading Room. </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="size1of2 unit item2 squareWrapper"> <div class="pusher"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/Projects_and_resources"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Projects-and-Resources/Projects/Digitisation_collage.jpg" alt="Image Alt text"> <div class="squareCaption "> <h3>Projects & Resources</h3> <p> Staff and volunteers are working on projects throughout the Library in conservation, digitisation, cataloguing and research. These projects help to build on and create more resources that we can offer. </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="size1of2 unit item3 squareWrapper lastunit"> <div class="pusher"> <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/library-and-collections-of-james-edward-smith/Collections+J+E+Smith"> <img src="/web/20130821163739im_/http://www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Images/Library-and-Archives/Library-and-Archive-Subhomepage/Cluster_ Smith Library.jpg" alt="Image Alt text"> <div class="squareCaption purpleBg"> <h3>Library & Collections of J.E. 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It is the leading repository of information on the life and work of Carl Linnaeus. Our holdings also include important <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Main+Library+and+Archives.htm"><strong>Manuscripts and Correspondence collections</strong></a>, as well as the <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Linnean+Society+Archives.htm"><b>Archives of the Society</b></a>. Our visual and art collections are extensive. We have collections of Natural History <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Artwork.htm"><b>Illustrations and Drawings</b></a> as well as a notable collection of <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/main-library-and-archives/Portraits+and+Photographs.htm"><b>Portraits and Photographs</b></a></span></p> <p><span>You can search our collections using the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130821163739/http://81.130.212.12/heritage/" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/external/81.130.212.12/heritage/']);" target="_blank"><strong>Online Catalogue</strong></a>. Please note that the catalogue does currently not include our serials or complete manuscript and visual art holdings. The loan information may not be correct for some items. Please check with us if you would like to borrow material.</span></p> <p>Our <a href="/web/20130821163739/http://www.linnean.org/Library-and-Archives/online-collections.htm"><b>Online Collections</b> </a>currently include Linnaeus’ Specimen Collections (Insects, Fish & Shells) and Herbarium, as well as his Correspondence. 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