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Abstract

Materials removed from albums, of letters and autographs of various persons.

Scope and content

This collection is composed of material taken from various albums. It includes letters between prominent scientists, including David Brewster, Francis Buckland Charles Bonaparte, and Herbert Spencer.

The majority of correspondence is friendly letters, and topics discussed include astronomy, natural history and fossils. Also included are autographs from Ulysses S. Grant, Lewis Boss, David Brewster and Verney Lovett Cameron among others.

Collection information

Processing information

Index is not complete.

Early American History Note

This autograph collection contains only a few letters from early America. They were acquired for the signficiance of their signature - often British scientists - and not for their content.

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Subject(s)



Detailed Inventory
Papers
  Request Series
Abernethy, John, 1764-1831.
Letter to Edmund Balfour;
Oct., 18158x6Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.17.) Business.

General physical description: 8x6

Acland, Henry W. (Henry Wentworth), 1815-1900.
Letter to Dr. Dobie;
March 1, 18857x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 4p. (see Album 1, pp.185-186.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Acland, Henry W. (Henry Wentworth), 1815-1900.
Letter to [John Thomas] Quekett;
Dec. 22, 18607x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p.and end. (see Albums... ; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.24.) Friendly letter. Refers to a telescope and a portable microscope.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Acland, Henry W. (Henry Wentworth), 1815-1900.
Letter to ----;
 3-1/2x5-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. III, p.11.) Concerning earthquakes.

General physical description: 3-1/2x5-1/2

Anderson, Thomas D.
Letter to H[erbert] H[all] Turner;
July 18, 19117x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.17.) Friendly letter. Concerning astronomy.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Ansted, D. T. (David Thomas), 1814-1880.
Letter to ----;
September 185-1/2x3-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 2, p.101.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 5-1/2x3-1/2

Armstrong, W. G. (William George), Baron, 1810-1900.
Letter to Mrs. Percy;
May 278x5Request File

A.L.S. 1p (see Album 1, pp.4-5.) Refuses an invitation.

General physical description: 8x5

Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871.
Letter to ----;
July 128x6Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.12.) Asks favors.

General physical description: 8x6

Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), 1840-1913.
Letter to [Herbert Hall] Turner;
May 3, 19067x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.19.) Friendly letter. Concerning astronomy.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Beale, Lionel S. (Lionel Smith), 1828-1906.
Letter to [William] Quekett;
Oct. 24, 18767x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.24.) Needs F.T. Buckland's signature.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Bell, Charles, Sir, 1774-1842.
Recommendation of E[dwin John] Quekett;
July 29, 18349x7-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p.,end. (see Albums...;1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.19.)

General physical description: 9x7-1/2

Biot, Jean Baptiste, 1774-1862.
Address;
Oct. 5, 18573-1/2x4-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.228-229.)

General physical description: 3-1/2x4-1/2

Blackie, John Stuart.
Letter to ----
  Request File

A.L.S. 1 p.

Blackie, John Stuart.
Letter to ----
  Request File

A.L.S. 1 p.

Blagden, Charles, Sir, 1748-1820.
Letter to Monsieur Clift, Paris;
October 29, 181910x8Request File

A.L.S. 1p., add., enclosure wanting. Friendly letter. Concerning anatomy. Refers to Cuvier.

General physical description: 10x8

Blair, V N ?.
Letter to [John Thomas] Quekett;
July 9, 18606x4Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p. 6.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 6x4

Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857.
Letter to [Sir] Richard Owen, London;
Sept. 5, 183911x8-1/2Request File

Rome, A.L.S. 2p.,add.,end. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol.IV, p.10.) Concerning his publication.

General physical description: 11x8-1/2

Boss, Lewis, 1846-1912.
Autograph.
 1x3Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Albums...;1777-1917. Vol. II, p.31.)

General physical description: 1x3

Boss, Lewis, 1846-1912.
Letter to H[erbert] H[all] Turner;
March, 190110-1/2x8Request File

Albany, A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.20.) Introduces people interested in astronomy.

General physical description: 10-1/2x8

Brewster, David, Sir, 1781-1868.
Autograph;
April 22, 18471-1/2x4-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. II, p.49.) Removed from letter.

General physical description: 1-1/2x4-1/2

British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913).
Receipt to Wellswood school;
Feb. 4, 19104x7Request File

Printed D.filled in in ms.S.: R. Scott. 1p. (see Album 2, p.91.) Not found April, 2011.

General physical description: 4x7

British Museum.
Letter to Miss L. M. Oldfield;
Jan. 16, 189110-1/2x8-1/2Request File

London, Printed L.filled in in ms.S.: W. H. Flower. 2p. (see Album 2, p.106.) Thanks for donation.

General physical description: 10-1/2x8-1/2

Broadbent, William H. (William Henry), 1835-1907.
Letter to Bagshaw;
Dec. 30, 18946x4Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, pp. 88-89.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 6x4

Brodie, Benjamin, Sir, 1783-1862.
Letter to [William?] Clift;
 7x4-1/2Request File

Saturday night. A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.2.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Buckland, Francis T. (Francis Trevelyan), 1826-1880.
Letter to Mr. Dodd;
Feb. 6, 18717-1/2x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 1, p.214.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7-1/2x4-1/2

Buckland, Francis T. (Francis Trevelyan), 1826-1880.
Letter to ----;
Feb. 13, 18669x7Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.105.) Sends slice of salmon.

General physical description: 9x7

Buckland, Francis T. (Francis Trevelyan), 1826-1880.
Letter to ----;
February 256-1/2x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. vol. V, p.2.) Concerning parasites in a fox.

General physical description: 6-1/2x4-1/2

Buckland, Francis T. (Francis Trevelyan), 1826-1880.
Letter to ----;
 7-1/2x4-1/2Request File

Saturday. A.L.S. 3p. In pencil. (see Album 2, p.104.) Will show a whale to his little boy.

General physical description: 7-1/2x4-1/2

Buckland, William, 1784-1856.
Letter to W[illiam] Clift;
July 31, 18219x7Request File

A.L.S. 1p.and end. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.13.) Concerning fossil bones.

General physical description: 9x7

Buckland, William, 1784-1856.
Letter to ----;
June 20, [1846?]7x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, p.141.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894.
Autograph.
 1x3-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. II, p.39.)

General physical description: 1x3-1/2

Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894.
Letter to Burrows;
Oct., 18767x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 2, p.93.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Carlisle, Anthony, Sir, 1768-1840.
Letter to [Sir] A[stley] P. Cooper, bart.;
March 10, 18389x7-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p. 15.) Concerning the future of the surgical college. Refers to Brodie.

General physical description: 9x7-1/2

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881.
Autograph.
 4x7Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.41.) Not found April, 2011.

General physical description: 4x7

Chalmers, Thomas, 1780-1847.
Autograph.
 3x7-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.95.) Removed from a letter.

General physical description: 3x7-1/2

Charconne, Jean.
Letter to ----;
Sept. 27, 17617x4-1/2Request File

Paris, A.L.S. 1p. In French. (see Album 1, pp.228-229.) Concerning stellar observations.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Christie, William Henry Mahoney, Sir, 1845-1922.
Letter to Mrs. Edwards;
 5-1/2x3-1/2Request File

Merionethshire, Tuesday. A.L.S. 4p. (see Album 1, pp.8-9.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 5-1/2x3-1/2

Cobbe, Frances Power, 1822-1904.
Letter to Mrs. Edwards;
Dec. 25, 19026-1/2x4Request File

A.L.S. 4p.and add. (see Album 1, pp.308-309.) Friendly letter. Not found April, 2011.

General physical description: 6-1/2x4

Cobbe, Frances Power, 1822-1904.
Letter to Mrs. Edwards;
 7x4-1/2Request File

Dolgelley, A.L.S. 4p. (see Album 1, pp.189-190.) Forwards autographs. Not found April, 2011. 

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Collin, J Norman.
Letter to Thomson;
Feb. 24, 18998x5Request File

London, A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums. . .; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.4.) Refuses invitation.

General physical description: 8x5

Cooper, Astley, Sir, 1768-1841.
Letter to [William] Clift.
 7x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p.and add. (see Albums. . .; 1777-1917. Vol.IV, p.3.) Asks a favor.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Cooper, Astley, Sir, 1768-1841.
Letter to ----;
 7x4-1/2Request File

Filey, A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. VII, p.17.) Presents publication. Not found April, 2011. 

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805.
Autograph.
 1x3-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.27.) Not found April, 2011. 

General physical description: 1x3-1/2

Crosse, Andrew, 1784-1855.
Poem;
Sept. 29, 18424x6Request File

A.D.S. 1p. ( see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.9. )

General physical description: 4x6

Cuvier, Frédéric, 1773-1838.
Letter to ----;
Jan. 16, 18369x7Request File

Paris, A.L.S. 2p.and end. In French. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.4.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 9x7

De La Beche, Henry T. (Henry Thomas), 1796-1855.
Letter to [Sir Richard] Owen;
May 8, 18477x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.16.) Wishes to meet him at the geological society. Concerning fossil fishes and Sir Philip Egerton.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Derby, Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1775-1851.
Address.
 3x4-1/2Request File

D.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.215-216.) Not found April, 2011. 

General physical description: 3x4-1/2

Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, Duke of, 1833-1908.
Letter to Lord R. Mardale[?], London;
July 30, 18998x5Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, pp.288-289.) Concerning an appointment.

General physical description: 8x5

Darwin, George Howard, Sir, 1845-1912.
Letter to John Milne
April 30 1911 Request File

A.L.S. 1 p.

Dawes, William Rutter.
Autograph
  Request File
Dewar, James, Sir, 1842-1923.
Letter to Mrs. [Amy Menella Dodgson?] Pollock;
Oct. 7, 18897x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 1, pp.113-114.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Donner, Anders Severin, 1854-1938.
Letter to [Herbert Hall] Turner;
Dec. 27, 19117x4-1/2Request File

Helsingfors, A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.19.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford, 1831-1892.
Letter to Miss de Matorp;
Oct. 16, 18887x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 1, pp.288-289.) Friendly letter. 

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Ericksen, John E.
Note to [Bartlett?].
 7x4-1/2Request File

A.N.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.23.) Asks question. On Same sheet as letter from William Fergusson to [J.E.] Ericksen; Dec. 18, 1873. Not found April, 2011. 

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867.
Letter to Edm[un]d Balfour;
Jan. 23, 18407x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.6.) Regrets he cannot become a member of the royal college of surgeons.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Fergusson, James, 1808-1886.
Letter to [E.P.?] Oldfield;
June 24, 18766x4Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 2, p.45.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 6x4

Fergusson, William, Sir, 1808-1877.
Letter to [John E.] Ericksen;
Dec. 18, 18737x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.23.) Concerning an appointment. On same letter is note by John E. Ericksen to [Bartlett?].

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854.
Letter to [John Thomas] Quekett;
Aug. 19, 18547x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.12.) Refers a question on Egypt.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Foster, Michael, Sir, 1836-1907.
Note to Herbert Thompson, London;
Oct. 11, [1887?]3x5Request File

A.N.S.with initials on postal card. 1p. (see Album 1, pp. 185-186.) Friendly note.

General physical description: 3x5

Freeman, Edward Augustus, 1823-1892.
Letter to "my dear Craik" [Crake?];
May 9, 18868x5Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, p.85.) Friendly letter. Refers to T. A. Trollope.

General physical description: 8x5

Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894.
Letter to [Charles Hamilton] Aidé;
April 127x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.6-7.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894.
Autograph
  Request File
Galitzin, B..
Letter to _____ Milne
Nov. 4, 1911 Request File

A.L.S. 1 p.

Galitzin, B..
Letter to _____ Milne
July 21, 1912 Request File

A.L.S. 1 p.

Gasparis, Annibal de, 1819-.
Letter to ----.
 2-1/2x6Request File

A.L.S. 1p. In French. Fragment. (see Album 1, pp.230-231.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 2-1/2x6

Geddes, W. D. (William Duguid), 1828-1900.
Autograph (removed from letter to Professor Thomson).
 1-1/2x4-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album...; 1777-1917. Vol.II, p.65.) Not found April, 2011.

General physical description: 1-1/2x4-1/2

Geddes, W. D. (William Duguid), 1828-1900.
Letter to E. W. Thomson;
March 6, 18866x4Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. I, p.48.) Thanks for publication.

General physical description: 6x4

Geikie, James, 1839-1915.
Letter to Miss Barton;
Jan. 25, 1899 Request File

Edinburgh, A.L.S. 1p. Informs Barton there is "no immediate hurry. I hardly expect that any peat-cutting can be done before April or May."

Gibb, Elias John Wilkinson, 1857-1901.
Autograph.
 1x3-1/2Request File

D.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. vol. I, p.54.)

General physical description: 1x3-1/2

Gill, David, Sir, 1843-1914.
Letter to Mrs. Thomson;
May 30, 19107x4-1/2Request File

London, A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.25.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Gill, David, Sir, 1843-1914.
Letter to Mrs. Thomson;
Oct. 2, 19107x4-1/2Request File

London, A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.28.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Gill, David, Sir, 1843-1914.
Letter to Mrs. Thomson;
Oct. 14, 19117x4-1/2Request File

Kensington, A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.3.) Will preside at a meeting.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Glaisher, James, 1809-1903.
Letter to ----;
Nov. 20, 18577x4-1/2Request File

Lewisham, A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.228-229.) Concerning an award of the royal astronomical society of London.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Golitsyn, B. B. (Boris Borisovich), 1862-1916.
Letter to [John?] Milne;
Nov. 4, 19118x5Request File

St. Petersburg, A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.15.) Concerning the publications of the imperial academy of sciences of St. Petersburg. Not found April 2011.

General physical description: 8x5

Goschen, George Joachim Goschen, Viscount, 1831-1907.
Letter to [Herbert Hall Turner];
Jan. 236x4Request File

A.L.in 3rd.P. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p. 22.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 6x4

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
Autograph.
 1-1/2x4Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.35.) Not found April, 2011.

General physical description: 1-1/2x4

Grove, W. R. (William Robert), 1811-1896.
Letter to ----;
June 5, 18477x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 4p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.9.) Concerning force. Refers to Faraday.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Gull, William Withey, Sir, 1816-1890.
Letter to Durham;
April 26, 18737x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.88-89.) Asks to borrow a book.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940.
Letter to [Edward] Clodd;
Feb. 9, 18977x4-1/2Request File

Cambridge, A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums ..; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p. 6.) Introduces Dr. Sterling.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Hare, Charles.
Letter to Thomson;
Jan. 17, 19007x4-1/2Request File

London, A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.28.) Natural history.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Hassall, Arthur Hill, 1817-1894.
Letter to J[ohn Thomas] Quekett;
Aug. 27, 18456x4-1/2Request File

London, A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.12.) Asks a favor.

General physical description: 6x4-1/2

Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913.
Letter to Cornelius Paine;
Oct. 26, 18707x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 1, pp.292-293.) Will sell some of his rare books.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875.
Autograph.
 3x7-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.51.) Removed from a letter to Earl Russell.

General physical description: 3x7-1/2

Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865.
Autograph.
 3x4-1/2Request File

D.S. 1p. (See Album 1, p.195.) Removed from a letter.

General physical description: 3x4-1/2

Huggins, William, Sir, 1824-1910.
Letter to [Edward] Clodd;
July 8, 19017x4Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.3.) Gives him a pass.

General physical description: 7x4

Huggins, William, Sir, 1824-1910.
Letter to Mrs. [Amy Menella Dodgson?] Pollock;
Nov. 13, 18897x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, pp.113-114.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Huggins, William, Sir, 1824-1910.
Letter to [Herbert Hall] Turner;
Aug. 21, 19027x4Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.19.) Concerning astronomy.

General physical description: 7x4

Hughes, David Edward, 1830-1900.
Letter to E[dward] Clodd;
Nov. 6, 18938x5Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.2.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 8x5

Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.
Letter to [Hermann Rudolph Alfred von] Schlaginteweit[-Sakünlünski];
Dec. 1, 18578-1/2 x 5-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. by John Quekett. In English and German. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.5.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 8-1/2 x 5-1/2

Hunter, John, 1728-1793.
Letter to [Edward] Jenner, Gloucestershire;
Aug. 20, 17779x7-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p.and add. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.2.) Will visit him.

General physical description: 9x7-1/2

Institut de France. Académie des sciences.
Letter to [John Russell] Hind, London;
Feb. 12, 185710-1/2x8Request File

Paris, Printed L.filled in in ms.S.: Flourens. 1p.and add. In French. (see Album 1, pp.230-231.) Thanks for publication.

General physical description: 10-1/2x8

Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874.
Letter to Munro [Edwards];
May 9, 18677x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 1, pp.302-303.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Johns, Charles Alexander, 1811-1874.
Letter to C. E. M. Edwards, Eton;
June 2, 18727x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 4p. (see Album 1, pp.302-303.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Jones, Bence, 1814-1873.
Letter to [John Thomas] Quekett;
Nov. 3, 18537x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.12.) Introduces Robert Brown.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Jones, J. V. (John Viriamu), 1856-1901.
Autograph.
 1-1/2x3-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol.II, p.6.)

General physical description: 1-1/2x3-1/2

Jussieu, Adrien de, 1798-1853.
Autograph
  Request File
KInglake, John A.W., Sir.
Letter to [William Govett] Romaine;
Dec. 25, 18747x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 1, p.196.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Küshner, F.
Letter to H[erbert] H[all] Turner, Oxford;
Jan. 22, 191010x8Request File

Bonn, A.L.S. 2p.,end. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. v, p.21.) Astronomy. Friendly letter.

General physical description: 10x8

Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir, 1847-1929.
Letter to Lady [Harriet Ann Hooker Thistleton-] Dyer;
March 27, 19008-1/2x5-1/2Request File

Nice, A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, pp.200-201.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 8-1/2x5-1/2

Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir, 1847-1929.
Letter to Lady [Harriet Ann Hooker Thistleton-] Dyer;
April 78-1/2x5-1/2Request File

Monaco, A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, pp,200-201.) Friendly letter. Concerning natural history.

General physical description: 8-1/2x5-1/2

Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir, 1847-1929.
Letter to Lady [Kate Fanny Loder] Thompson [?];
July 27x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 1, pp.200-201.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801.
Poem on the death of a friend.
October 29, 17915x7Request File

A(?).D.S.with initial. 1p. In German. (see Album 1, pp.266-267.)

General physical description: 5x7

Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801.
Letter to _____ Ringgold
Sept. 9, 1800 Request File

A.L.S. 1 p.

Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894.
Letter to [E.P.?] Oldfield;
May 19, 18556x4Request File

Venice, A.L.S. 3p. (see Album 2, p.31.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 6x4

Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894.
Letter to [E.P.?] Oldfield;
Oct. 26, 18697x4-1/2Request File

Naples, A.L.S. 4p. (see Album 2, p.101.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Leicester, Thomas William Coke, Earl of, 1822-1909.
Letter to Wylie.
 7x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. VI, p.52.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Lister, Joseph, Baron, 1827-1912.
Letter to [Sir William O.] Priestley;
Nov. 12, 18906x4Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.14-15.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 6x4

Liston, Robert, Sir, 1742-1836.
Letter to [John Thomas] Quekett;
 7x4-1/2Request File

Wednesday. A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.12.) Business.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920.
Letter to Sir Henry [Thompson];
Aug. 177x4-1/2Request File

Grenada, A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, pp.178-179.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Lodge, Oliver, Sir, 1851-1940.
Letter to Miss Burrows;
March 8, 19059x7Request File

A.L.S.with initials. 1p. (see Album 2, p.108.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 9x7

Lodge, Oliver, Sir, 1851-1940.
Letter to [John?] Milne;
July 25, 19129x7Request File

Edgbaston, A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.25.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 9x7

Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913.
Letter to Sir Henry [Thompson?];
April 29, 18897x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, p.194.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913.
Letter to C[harles] Voysey, London;
Feb. 13, 19035x4-1/2Request File

Biaritz, A.L.S. 2p.and add. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. II, p.18.) Thanks for publication.

General physical description: 5x4-1/2

Luther, Karl T.R..
Letter to ----
Nov. 30, 1864 Request File

A.L.S. 1 p.

Macauley, Thomas Babington Macauley, 1st baron, 1800-1859.
Autograph.
Feb. 4, 18365x4-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album 2,p.43) Probably removed from a letter.

General physical description: 5x4-1/2

Maclean, John, Sir, 1811-1895.
Autograph.
 1-1/2x5Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. II, p.28.)

General physical description: 1-1/2x5

Maclean, John, Sir, 1811-1895.
Letter to [Sir William?] Frazer;
March 2, 185210x8Request File

Fort Murray, A.L.S. 4p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol.II, p.26.) Friendly letter. Politics.

General physical description: 10x8

Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852.
Letter to [Sir Richard] Owen.
 7x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.20.) Forwards fossils.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.
Letter to ----;
April 8, 17939x7-1/2Request File

Greenwich, A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.21.) concerning publications.

General physical description: 9x7-1/2

Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir, 1819-1899.
Letter to "My dear Charles" [Williams?];
April 7, 18947-1/2x4-1/2Request File

Lewisham, A.L.S. 4p. (see Album 1, pp.6-7.) Concerning a publication.

General physical description: 7-1/2x4-1/2

Morley, John, 1838-1923.
Letter to Austin;
Jan. 24, 18827x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.83-84.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Morris, John.
Letter to [Mrs. Quekett?];
Aug., 18617x4-1/2Request File

Manchester, A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p. 20.) Sympathy for Mr. Quekett. Refers to W. Buckland.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909.
Letter to [Herbert Hall] Turner;
May 27, 18997x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.19.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Newton, C. T. (Charles Thomas), 1816-1894.
Letter to E. Oldfield, London;
Nov. 11, 184810x7-1/2Request File

Rome, A.L.S. 4p.,add. (see Album 2, p.98.) Friendly letter. Concerning work at the British museum.

General physical description: 10x7-1/2

Oldum, James.
Letter to ----
  Request Item

A.L.S. 2 p.

Osborn, Sherard, 1822-1875.
Autograph.
 4x4-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.93.) Removed from a letter.

General physical description: 4x4-1/2

Osborne, Sidney Godolphin, Lord, 1808-1889.
Letter to [William] Quekett;
June 2, 18667x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 4p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.7.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Osborne, Sidney Godolphin, Lord, 1808-1889.
Letter to "Dear Sir";
Dec. 16, 1869 Request File

Durweston, A.L.S. 8p. Discusses the type of congregation he prefers, the frequency sermons to be given and the present state of religion in England.

Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899.
Letter to John [Thomas] Quekett;
Nov. 22, 18487-1/2x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol, IV, p. 23.) Thanks for publication on microscopes.

General physical description: 7-1/2x4-1/2

Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899.
Letter to Oldham;
June 14, 18757x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.107.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Palgrave, Francis, Sir, 1788-1861.
Letter to [Edwin] Waugh;
Oct. 11, 18717x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 4p. (see Album 1, pp.111-112.) Friendly letter on literary subjects.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Palgrave, Francis, Sir, 1788-1861.
Letter to Crofton Croker;
 10x8Request File

Portsmouth, A.L.S. 1p.and add. (see Album 1, p.204.) Friendly letter. Not found April, 2011.

General physical description: 10x8

Pentland, Joseph Barclay, 1797-1873.
Letter to ----;
 7x4-1/2Request File

Thursday. A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.232-233.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Petrie, W. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir, 1853-1942.
Letter to Douglas Murray;
Jan. 12, 18967x4Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, pp.250-251.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4

Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir, 1853-1942.
Letter to [Edward] Clodd;
April 15, 19047x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.9.) Friendly letter. Accepts invitation.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898.
Letter to Sir Henry [Thompson];
Dec. 1, 18877x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 4p. (see Album 1, pp.183-184.) Concerning the biblical usage of petroleum and salt.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888.
Letter to E[dward] Clodd;
Nov. 10, 18817x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.4.) Friendly letter. Asks him to write a paper on Egyptology. Refers to Clerk Maxwell.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Quince, W.
Letter to Mrs. Blumberg;
Nov. 14, 18827x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (seeAlbums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p. 28.) Business.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Ramsay, Andrew Crombie, Sir, 1814-1891.
Letter to Andrew;
June 6, 18737x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.18.) Concerning limestone.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Ramsay, William, 1852-1916.
Letter to ----;
Oct. 15, 19117x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.4.) Will accept invitation. Refers to David Gill.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Retzius, A. (Anders), 1796-1860.
Letter to John [Thomas] Quekett;
June 16, 18475x4-1/2Request File

Stockholm, A.L.S. 2p. Concerning peculiar hairs from a man.

General physical description: 5x4-1/2

Retzius, A. (Anders), 1796-1860.
Letter to [John Thomas] Quekett, London;
Nov. 11, 185210x8Request File

Stockholm, A.L.S. 2p. Introduces Dr. Bonsdorff. Concerning microscope slides.

General physical description: 10x8

Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869.
Letter to Sir Astley Cooper, bart.;
Feb. 10, 18376x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.3.) Asks a favor.

General physical description: 6x4-1/2

Sabine, Joseph, 1770-1837.
Letter to William Clift;
Feb. 20, 18279x7Request File

A.L.S. 1p.and add. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.25.) Needs a surgeon for a ship.

General physical description: 9x7

Scott, Peter.
Letter to Mr. Richards;
March 15, [1847]10-1/2x8Request File

Printed L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, p.318.) Concerning the breeding of waterfowls in England.

General physical description: 10-1/2x8

Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Letter to Mr. Mulock;
 5-1/2x4Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, p.318.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 5-1/2x4

Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Letter to E. P. Oldfield, Torquay;
Feb. 4, 191010x8Request File

Typed L.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.91.) Thanks for money toward the British Antarctic expedition of 1910. Not found April, 2011.

General physical description: 10x8

Selours, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917.
Letter to Noble;
Feb. 26, 18997x4-1/2Request File

Worplesdon, A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, pp.250-251.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Setheby, H E.
Letter to [John Thomas] Quekett;
Jan. 21, 18607x4Request File

A.L.S. 4p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.26.) Concerning minerals.

General physical description: 7x4

Simpson, James Young, Sir, 1811-1870.
Autograph.
 2-1/2x3-1/2Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.107.) Removed from a letter.

General physical description: 2-1/2x3-1/2

Smith, Benjamin Leigh, 1828-.
Letter to ----;
May 116x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums. ...; 1777-1917. Vol. VI, p.62.) Thanks for publication.

General physical description: 6x4-1/2

Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1910.
Letter to Edm[und] Balfour;
Oct. 9, 18809x7Request File

Oxford, A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.22.) Business.

General physical description: 9x7

Spence, William, 1783-1860.
Letter to ----;
Feb. 237x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.28.) Business. Refers to Richard Owen.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903.
Letter to Sir Henry Thompson;
Nov. 18, 18917x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Album 1, pp.175-176.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Stanley, Edward Smith, 13th Earl of Derby, 1775-1851.
Letter to Lady Anne Wilbraham
Aug. 27, 1827 Request File

A.L.S. 1 p.

Stokes, George Gabriel, 1819-1903.
Letter to [Charles E.] Luard;
Oct. 12, 18757x4-1/2Request File

Cambridge, A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 2, p.103.) Corrects and error.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Story-Maskelyne, Nevil, 1823-1911.
Letter to John Quekett;
April 26, 18597x4-1/2Request File

British Museum, A.L.S. 3p.and end. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol.IV, p.26.) Concerning minerals.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Struve, Hermann, 1854-1920.
Card to Professor and Mrs. Turner;
Dec. 30, 19113-1/2x5-1/2Request File

Berlin, A.D.S. 1p.,add.,end. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.18.) Friendly note.

General physical description: 3-1/2x5-1/2

Swanwick, Anna, 1813-1899.
Letter to Mrs. Burrows;
May 276x4Request File

A.L.S. 4p. (see Album 2, p.46.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 6x4

Thiselton-Dyer, William T. (William Turner), 1843-1928.
Letter to Dickins;
March 7, 19127x4-1/2Request File

Gloucester, A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.24.) Friendly letter. Concerning Japan. Refers to the Royal society and to the Dictionary of national biography.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Thiselton-Dyer, William T. (William Turner), 1843-1928.
Letter to Sir Henry Thompson;
April 4, 18937-1/2x4-1/2Request File

Kew, A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.202-203.) Accepts invitation.

General physical description: 7-1/2x4-1/2

Thompson, Henry, Sir, 1820-1904.
Letter to Mrs. James [?];
April 2, 18957x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.183-184.) Sends autographs of various persons.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Thompson, William, 1805-1852.
Autograph.
1777-19171-1/2x4Request File

A.D.S. 1p. (see Albums...; Vol. II, p.20.) Removed from letter.

General physical description: 1-1/2x4

Thomson, John Millar, 1849-.
Letter to Leslie Thomson;
May 8, 19117x4Request File

A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.17.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4

Thomson, Joseph, 1858-1895.
Letter to [Edward] Clodd;
 7x4-1/2Request File

Saturday. A.L.S. 2p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. IV, p.27.) Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Turner, H. H. (Herbert Hall), 1861-1930.
Letter to Thomson;
April 6, 19129x7Request File

Oxford, A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p. 18.) Forwards autographs.

General physical description: 9x7

Ure, Andrew, 1778-1857.
Letter to [John Thomas] Quekett;
Jan. 15, 18517-1/2x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 4p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol.IV, p.27.) Concerning an interesting case based on the chemical constituents of pepper. as analyzed with a microscope.

General physical description: 7-1/2x4-1/2

Wells, Spencer, 1818-1897.
Note to ----.
 3x4-1/2Request File

A.N.S. 1p. (see Album 1, pp.146-147.) Friendly note.

General physical description: 3x4-1/2

Whewell, William, 1794-1866.
Letter to R[ichard] Owen, London;
Feb. 9, 183910x8Request File

Cambridge, A.L.S. 2p.and add. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol.IV, p.8.) Friendly letter. Natural history. Refers to Cuvier.

General physical description: 10x8

Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921.
Letter to John Milne;
Jan. 30, 19127x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 3p. (see Albums...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.24.) Concerning a publication on earthquakes. Friendly letter.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2

Yarrell, William, 1784-1856.
Letter to D. W. Mitchell;
Aug. 31, 18557x4-1/2Request File

A.L.S. 1p. (see Albums ...; 1777-1917. Vol. V, p.9.) Business. Refers to Richard Owen.

General physical description: 7x4-1/2



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