Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, [c. June 1911]
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/39
Scope and Contents
Elwes writes that he will settle with the people of Shetland how many sheep to send and when. He also wants sheep from Fairisle and Foula. Balfour of Dawyck wants some sheep sent along with them, and Elwes asks Ewart if he knows of any place near Leith where the sheep could rest for a week en route. He writes that Wallace is hoping to get a grant to carry out cross-breeding experiments at the University and has suggested working together.
The letter is undated.
Dates:
[c. June 1911]
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 25 May 1912
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/33
Scope and Contents
Elwes writes that he has not seen anything of the paper on Scotch sheep which was to be published in The Scottish Naturalist and of which Ewart was to correct the proofs. He mentions a skull and skin of fat-tailed sheep from Central Asia which is now at the British Museum. He has spoken to Lydekker about stuffing other breeds which are not at present represented in the Domestic Animals gallery, but he has been told that there is not enough space and money. However,...
Dates:
25 May 1912
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- Animals--Transportation 1
- Domestic Animals 1
- Fat-tailed sheep 1
- Foula sheep 1
- Hides and Skins 1
- Museums 1
- Proofreading 1
- Publications 1
- Rams 1
- Sheep breeds 1
- Shetland sheep 1
- Skull 1
- Taxidermy 1
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