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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, 08 April 1911

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/19
Scope and Contents

Elwes suggests that he and Ewart write a joint paper on sheep. He proposes to visit and photograph each different variety of sheep if they are not mongrels. He has heard of a flock of Faroe sheep near Peterborough as well as sheep in Brittany and Iceland.

Dates: 08 April 1911

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 22 April 1911

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/23
Scope and Contents

Elwes provides some details of the 'dun-faced sheep' and suggests that Ewart impress on Claud Alexander the importance of photographing the results of his cross-breeding experiments, rather than breeding indiscriminately. He mentions the research of Professor Keller on the Bündner sheep of Switzerland and R.F Scharff in Ireland. He hopes to visit Ewart before going to Shetland.

Dates: 22 April 1911

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  • Subject: Sheep X
  • Subject: Sheep breeds X
  • Subject: Social Interaction X
  • Subject: Sheep X
  • Subject: Photographs X

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Authorship, Collaboration 1
Cross-Breeding 1
Experiments 1
Faroes (sheep) 1
Icelandic sheep 1