Matthew Stephens
Matthew Stephens is research librarian at the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. He was awarded a PhD, in 2013, at the University of New South Wales for his dissertation: ‘The Australian Museum Library: its Formation, Function and Scientific Contribution, 1836–1917’. Matthew has a strong interest in the history of private and institutional libraries in New South Wales and the care and communication of historical book collections more generally. His publications include:
Hannah Snell: The Secret Life of a Female Marine, 1723-1792, Sydney: Ship Street Press, 1997; 2014.
'Heritage Book Collections in Australian Libraries: What Are They, Where Are They and Why Should We Care?', Australian Library Journal, vol. 58, issue 2, 2009.
'A Cabinet of Paper Curiosities: The Library and Archives of Australia’s Oldest Museum', Rare Book Review (UK), April 2008.
'From Lost Property to Explorer’s Relics: The Rediscovery of the Personal Library of Ludwig Leichhardt', Historical Records of Australian Science, vo. 18, no. 2, 2007.
'Patterns of Nature: The Art of John Gould at the National Library', National Library of Australia News, vol. 15, no. 7, 2005.
John Gould Inc.: An Ornithologist and his Artists, Sydney: The Australian Museum, 2004.
'John Gould's place in Australian Culture' Ockham's Razor, broadcast on ABC Radio National, 13 June 2004.
Unpublished:
'The Australian Museum Library: Its Formation, Function and Scientific Contribution, 1836-1917', unpublished Ph.D., University of New South Wales, 2013.
Hannah Snell: The Secret Life of a Female Marine, 1723-1792, Sydney: Ship Street Press, 1997; 2014.
'Heritage Book Collections in Australian Libraries: What Are They, Where Are They and Why Should We Care?', Australian Library Journal, vol. 58, issue 2, 2009.
'A Cabinet of Paper Curiosities: The Library and Archives of Australia’s Oldest Museum', Rare Book Review (UK), April 2008.
'From Lost Property to Explorer’s Relics: The Rediscovery of the Personal Library of Ludwig Leichhardt', Historical Records of Australian Science, vo. 18, no. 2, 2007.
'Patterns of Nature: The Art of John Gould at the National Library', National Library of Australia News, vol. 15, no. 7, 2005.
John Gould Inc.: An Ornithologist and his Artists, Sydney: The Australian Museum, 2004.
'John Gould's place in Australian Culture' Ockham's Razor, broadcast on ABC Radio National, 13 June 2004.
Unpublished:
'The Australian Museum Library: Its Formation, Function and Scientific Contribution, 1836-1917', unpublished Ph.D., University of New South Wales, 2013.