Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 25 November [1911]
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/79
Scope and Contents
Elwes writes that he has no doubt that Carruthers will publish his discoveries when he returns. He asks that Ewart return the proof of his paper by 01 December at the latest. He commiserates over Ewart's farm and promises to help him when he returns to England the following year.
The year is not written on the letter.
Dates:
25 November [1911]
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 25 May 1912
Item
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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- Animal Breeding 1
- Cross-Breeding 1
- Domestic Animals 1
- Experiments 1
- Farms 1
- Fat-tailed sheep 1
- Funding 1
- Hides and Skins 1
- Museums 1
- Sheep breeds 1
- Skull 1
- Taxidermy 1 + ∧ less
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