Royal Observatory Greenwich - Further to Whewell's memorial on tides, the Secretary of the Admiralty requires more details before they approve the plan. Thus could Whewell make out a more precise explanation. It would be prudent to consult a naval man like Francis Beaufort - 'who knows ports, winds, and currents' [see letter 31 Dec. 1851].
Congratulations on engagement.
Their cemented friendship; will offer himself for the Borough [Pontefract] under certain conditions, including Milnes' approval. Hopes Hodgson was not party to the conduct of his agents but fears he might have been.
Papers
Correspondence re research and visits.
In recognition of his services to the Borough, particularly his generosity in founding the Cambridge Dental Institute.
Taylor, Sedley (1834-1920), music scholar and benefactorWoodend, Perth Road, Dundee - Thanks him for his sympathy [on the death of her brother John in the war], will go back to Rouen next week; thanks him for writing to [Francis and Amy?] Burkitt; finds John's death a 'blank' and part of the waste of the war.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey - Clarifies the meaning of 'catchment area' and writes out a botanical name provided by Otto Stapf: Leguminosae Caesalpinioideae Dimorphandreae.
Woodend, Perth Road, Dundee - Thanks him for his sympathy [on the death of her son John in the war], asks him to wait to visit, Frances is getting leave to come home; they've received over 300 letters of condolence including a telegram from the King and Queen.
The Strathcona Club was a residential Hall and Club built in 1933 to provide accommodation and a social centre for research workers at the Rowett Research Institute. It was named after Lord Strathcona, the principal benefactor.
C/98: 1949-1954
C.99: 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966.
Lecture and teaching material, from an envelope so inscribed.
C.98: 27pp. ms. draft for course of lectures, variously sub-titled.
C.99: 13pp. ms. draft for course of lectures, variously sub-titled, with 1p. ms. calculations.
Created while at Stanford University, California, 1947-48, 1950.
One letter is dated 29 Aug. 1858, the other is undated.
One letter dated 30 June 1844.