Ritchie, James, 1882-1958 (naturalist, Keeper of the Natural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum)

Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed from James Ritchie, Professor of Natural History and keeper of the Natural History Department, University of Edinburgh, to the Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts. Paper headed: "The Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh". Dated 11 March 1925.In the letter, Ritchie wonders whether "some Fellows" might be interested to "hear an account of "Methods of Controlling mussels & other Marine growths in Sea-Pipes"". He explains: "The blocking of pipes by mussel...