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Lee, Ida Louisa (1865 - 1943)

Born
1865
Kelso, New South Wales, Australia
Died
1943
Occupation
Geographer

Summary

Lee (later Marriott) approached geography historically, and reconstructed the exploration of Australia by the British through the study of logbooks, journals and lost charts found in British repositories, notably the Admiralty.

Sources used to compile this entry: Rutledge, Marta, 'Lee, Ida Louisa (1865-1943)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100045b.htm.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Ida Louisa Lee - Records, ML MSS 337 and others; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

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Elle Morrell

Created: 9 February 2001, Last modified: 22 April 2009

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