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040-001964697

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XIII (ff. 91). Correspondence, etc., of members of the Natural History Departments, afterw. the British Museum (Natural History); 1773-1916, n.d. English and French. Includes some portraits.

includes:

f. 1 Daniel Charles Solander, botanist; Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letter to T. Pennant from Daniel Charles Solander: 1773.
f. 4 H. Maty, [son of Reverend Paul Henry Maty?]: Receipt to Dr Roberts from H. Maty: n.d.: Signed. Partly printed.
ff. 5-19, 23-25v John George Children, of the British Museum: Correspondence and portrait of John George Children: 1822-1844.
f. 9 Charles Hatchett, FRS; chemist: Letter to J. G. Children from Charles Hatchett: 1832.
ff. 11-13 William Thomas Brande, chemist: Letters from J. G. Children to William Thomas Brande: 1834.
f. 16 Dawson Turner, FSA; botanist and antiquary: Letter from J. G. Children to Dawson Turner: 1835.
f. 20 Dr John Forbes Royle, FRS; surgeon and naturalist: Letter from C. Konig to Dr John Forbes Royle: 1839.
ff. 20-21 Charles Dietrich Eberhard König, Keeper of Natural History, British Museum: Letters of Charles Dietrich Eberhard König: 1839, 1842.
f. 22 George Fleming Richardson, geologist; of the British Museum: Letter from George Fleming Richardson: 1842.
f. 26 Joseph Decaisne, botanist; Professeur de Culture du Muséum National: Letter from Joseph Decaisne: 1844: Fr.
ff. 28, 43 John Edward Gray, FRS; Keeper of the Zoological département, British Museum: Letters from John Edward Gray: 1857, 1861.
f. 30 George Ransome: Letter from G. R. Waterhouse to George Ransome: 1857.
ff. 30-33v, 45, 51 George Robert Waterhouse, Keeper of Geology, British Museum: Letters of George Robert Waterhouse: 1857-1870.
ff. 34, 39-42, 54-55, 59-61, 76, 78 Sir Richard Owen, KCB; naturalist: Letters and portrait from Sir Richard Owen: 1860-1896.
f. 35 William Tooke, MP: Letter to Mrs Gray from William Tooke: 1760.
ff. 37, 47, 58, 80 Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther, of the British Museum; zoologist: Letters of Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther: 1860-1898.
f. 45 C. S. Gregson: Letter from G. R. Waterhouse to C. S. Gregson: 1861.
ff. 46, 52 Henry Woodward, Keeper of Geology, British Museum: Letters of Henry Woodward: 1863, 1870.
f. 48 Samuel Pickworth Woodward, naturalist: Letters of Samuel Pickworth Woodward: 1864.
f. 48 Reverend Thomas Wiltshire, geologist: Letter from S. P. Woodward to Rev. Thomas Wiltshire: 1864.
ff. 51-53 John Purdue, fossil-hunter, of Plympton: Letters to John Purdue: 1870.
f. 55 Dr Burke: Letter from R. Owen to Dr — Burke: 1893.
f. 56 William Carruthers, Keeper of Botany, British Museum: Letter to G. W. Cooke from William Carruthers: 1874.
f. 64 Dr Ludwig Rütimeyer, of Basel: Letter from Dr Ludwig Rütimeyer: 1878.
f. 65 Stuart Ridley: Letter from Stuart Ridley: 1883.
ff. 66, 86 Richard Bowdler Sharpe, ornithologist: Letters of Richard Bowdler Sharpe: 1883, 1907.
f. 68 James Edmund Harting, FLS: Letter from James Edmund Harting: 1885.
ff. 70-72, 79 Sir William Henry Flower, KCB; FRS: Letters of Sir William Henry Flower: 1885, 1895.
f. 72 Edward John Miers: Letter from W. H. Flower to Edward John Miers: 1885.
ff. 81, 88 Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, KCB; FRS: Letter, etc., of Sir Edwin Ray Lankester: 1907, n.d.
ff. 83, 90 George Albert Boulenger, scientist: Letters to Stibbing from George Albert Boulenger: 1900, 1916.
f. 85 Sir George Taylor, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Letter to Brett from Sir George), Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Taylor: 1906.
f. 89 Edgar Albert Smith, Assistant Keeper, Natural History Museum: Letter to T. Knobes from Edgar Albert Smith: 1910.
f. 91 Adam White, naturalist; Zoological Department, British Museum: Letter from Adam White: n.d.

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040-001964697

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Add MS 70839-70854 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Correspondence chiefly relating to the history of the British Museum, collected by Mrs. Barbara…
Add MS 70842-70853 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. IV-XV. Correspondence, both official and private, of and concerning British Museum staff;…

Add MS 70851 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XIII (ff. 91). Correspondence, etc., of members of the Natural History Departments, afterw. the…

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French

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Start Date:

1773

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1916

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1773-1916

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Names:

Boulenger, George Albert, scientist
Brande, William Thomas, chemist, 1788-1866
Burke, —, Dr
Carruthers, William, Keeper of Botany British Museum
Children, John George, scientist, librarian at the British Museum, 1777-1852
Decaisne, Joseph, botanist, 1807-1882
Flower, William Henry, Knight, zoologist and museum curator, 1831-1899
Gray, John Edward, zoologist, botanist and curator, 1800-1875
Gregson, C S, correspondent of George Robert Waterhouse, fl 1861
Günther, Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf, zoologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist, 1830-1914
Harting, James Edmund, FLS
Hatchett, Charles, FRS, chemist
König, Charles Dietrich Eberhard, Keeper of Natural History British Museum
Lankester, Edwin Ray, KCB, FRS
Maty, H, son of Reverend Paul Henry Maty?
Miers, Edward John
Owen, Richard, KCB, naturalist
Purdue, John, fossil-hunter of Plympton
Ransome, George
Richardson, George Fleming, geologist, of the British Museum
Ridley, Stuart
Royle, John Forbes, Dr FRS, surgeon and naturalist
Rütimeyer, Ludwig, Dr of Basel
Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, ornithologist
Smith, Edgar Albert, Assistant Keeper Natural History Museum
Solander, Daniel Charles, botanist, 1733-1782
Taylor, George, Director Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Tooke, William, MP
Turner, Dawson, FSA, botanist and antiquary
Waterhouse, George Robert, Keeper of Geology British Museum
White, Adam, naturalist, Zoological Department British Museum
Wiltshire, Thomas, Reverend geologist
Woodward, Henry, Keeper of Geology British Museum
Woodward, Samuel Pickworth, naturalist