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Name Romanes, George John, FRS, LLD

1. Add MS 41077

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LETTERS, chiefly from men of science, to James Croll, F.R.S., LL.D. (d. 1890), physical geologist, with letters to his biographer, James Campbell Irons, etc.; 1863-1898 and n.d. Some appear in Irons's Dr. Croll's Life and Work, 1896. The names of the writers are given in the Index. At the beginning (ff. 1-6) are three letters from [Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of] Elgin, to Robert Dryburgh, shipbuilder of Leith, relating to the building of a vessel to be called The Countess of Elgin"; 18 Jan.-26 ...
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George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Viscount Goderich; 2nd Earl of Ripon and 3rd Earl De Grey of Wrest; 1st Marquess of Ripon: Letter to Lord Rosebery: 1886. includes: ff. 1, 3, 6 Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin: Letters to R. Dryburgh: 1763.ff. 1-6 Ship-building: Letters rel. to building o...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
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1 item

2. Add MS 44513

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Vol. CCCCXXVIII (ff. 314). 3 July-Dec. 1891. includes: f. 1 Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1885-1897.f. 5 Charles Waldstein, afterwards Walston; Hellenist; Knight 1912: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1891-1895.f. 21 Napoleon III of France: Telegram fro...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
3 Jul 1891-Dec 1891
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1 item

3. Add MS 44514

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Vol. CCCCXXIX (ff. 319). Jan.- May 1892. includes: f. 1 Henry Boyd, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1891-1894.ff. 4, 16 Edward Moore, Principal of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1886-1897.ff. 8, 12, 59 Hon Lionel Arthur Tollemache, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Jan 1892-May 1892
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1 item

4. Add MS 44516

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Vol. CCCCXXXI (ff. 338). Sept.-Dec. 1892. includes: ff. 1, 45, 67 Christian David Ginsburg, Hebraist: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1883-1897.f. 3 Edith Nordheimer, of Toronto: Letter to W. E. Gladstone: 1892.f. 11 Sir William Reynell Anson, 3rd Baronet: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1888-18...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
Sep 1892-Dec 1892
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 44705

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GLADSTONE PAPERS. Vol. DCXX (ff. 455). 1. Articles published in the Nineteenth Century, viz.:-(a) " Professor Huxley and the Swine-Miracle " (Feb. 1891) ; reprinted in Later Gleanings, p. 246. Followed (f. 45) by a preliminary draft, etc., and (f. 64) corrected proof sheets. f. I ;-(b) " Elect...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1891-1892
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 45741

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PALGRAVE PAPERS. Vol. IX. Letters and poems, for the most part extracted from printed books formerly in the collection of Francis Turner Palgrave and given to the British Museum. Contents:- (1) Letters (about 150), addressed mainly to F. T. Palgrave but including a few to his father, Sir Franc...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1831-1923
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 46439

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A. R. WALLACE PAPERS. Vol. XXVI (ff. 437). Correspondence on spritualism and related subjects; 1864 - 1913, n.d. includes: f. 1 Sir David Brewster, natural philosopher: Letter to -: 1855.: Copy. ff. 3, 141, 144, 148 (draft), 150, 154 (draft) William Benjamin Carpenter, naturalist: Corresponden...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1864-1913
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1 item

8. Add MS 49645

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Vol. VIII (ff. 220). 1878-1882. includes: f. 1 D. Caroline Brown, wife of H A Brown, banker: Letter to Sir J. Lubbock: 1898.f. 3 Tapetus Steenstrup, Swedish zoologist: Letters to Sir J. Lubbock: 1861-1878.f. 4b Sir Charles William Siemens, FRS: Letter to Sir J. Lubbock: 1878.f. 6 Pierr...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1878-1882
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1 item

9. Add MS 49651

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Vol. XIV (ff. 203). 1888. includes: f. 1 Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt: Letter to Sir J. Lubbock: 1888.f. 3 Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge: Letters to Lord Avebury: 1886-1903.f. 4 Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet: Correspondence with Lord Avebury,: 1859-1...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1888
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1 item

10. Add MS 49681 B

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AVEBURY PAPERS. Vol. XLIV B (ff. 142). 1. ff. 1-15. Ants, Bees and Wasps, 1882; 1887-1909, n.d. 2. ff. 16-142. On the Senses, Instincts and Intelligence of Animals, 1888; 1888-1891, n.d. includes: f. 209 Edith Percy, wife of Henry, Earl Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland: Letters to Lord ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1887-1909
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1 item