Palmer, William Waldegrave, 1859-1942 (2nd earl of Selborne)
Dates
- Existence: 1859 - 1942
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from John Frederick Lort-Phillips, 08 January 1916
Lort-Phillips encourages Ewart to tell Lord Selbourne his views on light horse breeding. He admits that his own views have no scientific basis, but feels that his practical experience counts for a lot.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Selborne, 25 April 1904
Selborne thanks Ewart for sending him his 'last two papers' (presumably 'The Wild Horse' and 'The Multiple Origin of Horses and Ponies').
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from W. Wray Skilbeck, 12 May 1917
Skilbeck writes that he would be glad to have Ewart's article on the subject of clean milk and the saving of infant life. He has written to Lord Selbourne to ask him to send the article to him.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selbourne, 03 January 1915
Palmer, who signs himself 'Selbourne', thanks Ewart for sending him copies of his recent studies on the development of horses and sheep, and congratulates him on his work.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selbourne, 16 January 1916
Palmer, who signs himself 'Selbourne', thanks Ewart for sending him his articles on eugenics and the breeding of light horses. He writes that the reason Ewart has not been summoned to a meeting of the Standing Committee for the last two years is that there has not been a meeting.
Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from David Landsborough, 25 February 1843
Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from David Landsborough giving news of family members and news of "the Disruption" in the Church of Scotland. Natural history is also discussed, particularly a new species of Caledonian pine to be named C. Spherospherneum and a new genus of fossil to be named Lyginodendron Landsburgii Lyginos.
Letter to William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selbourne from Walter Peacock, 25 April 1916
Peacock thanks Lord Selbourne for his interest in the breeding experiments with Dartmoor ponies and old Devon packhorses. He is preparing a memorandum of their current work and plans for the future which he will send to Selbourne and also to Ewart, whom Peacock wishes to consult regarding the application of Mendelian principles to the pack horse. He goes on to describe the breeding work in South Devon between a Norfolk-Roadster stallion and mares with packhorse pedigrees.
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- Horses--Breeding 3
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- Animal Pedigrees 1
- Caledonian Pine 1
- Church of Scotland, Establishment and disestablishment 1
- Committees 1
- Dartmoor pony 1
- Developmental biology 1
- Devon Pack Horse 1
- Eugenics 1
- Experiments 1
- Fossils 1
- Infants--Mortality 1
- Mares 1
- Meetings 1
- Mendel's law 1
- Milk hygiene 1
- Natural History 1
- Norfolk Roadster (horse) 1
- Report writing 1
- Scotland 1
- Sheep 1
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