With carbon copy of reply from R. A. Butler,
Nature 1959-60
Naturwissenschaften 1931
T. Nelson and Sons 1959-64. Re proposed book 'The Young Physicist', with a few notes for chapter-headings.
Reports that he has seen both Dr Coit and Muirhead in the past few days. Writes to explain his understanding of the matter to Sidgwick. Reports that he has thought over the scheme a little since speaking to Coit, who proposes to raise a fund for supporting ethical missionaries and wants Muirhead, Stout, Stephens and Sidgwick 'to act as a kind of counselling board and especially as licensing the said lecturers.' Refers to the financial side of the question. Doubts the success of the scheme. Suggests that if Sidgwick is in agreement with him they should make their positions clear.
Stephen, Sir Leslie (1832-1904), knight, author and literary criticHeaded notepaper with monogram and coronet, 7 Carlton Gardens, S.W. - Condolences on the death of Lady Houghton.
The Temple, E. C. - Mary Lake is engaged to be married to the son of a gentleman farmer near Driffield, named Topham; encloses portrait [no longer present]. His father, 'enraged at his marrying beneath himself - has expelled him from the farm he was to have occupied'. Asks if Houghton can do anything to help.
Kama, Sunningdale Avenue, Chalkwell Park, Westcliffe-on-Sea. Dated June 8, 1917 - Read his 'Totemism and Exogamy' and has some notes on maternal influence upon the unborn: the 'elephant man' whose mother was frightened by an elephant, chicks who similarly looked like a parrot, suggests a parallel with a mention in Max Müller's autobiography of a bodily sympathy with others who are injured.
MS notes 'On the quadratic construction', 'On the squaring approach', etc.
Re illness of Harriet Martineau.
With printed circular.
Material dated 26 May 1857, 17 Feb. 1860-31 Dec. 1860.
Correspondence re the death of Rose's cousin, Elise Paget.