Alexander, Sir Claud, fl 1910-1930
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 01 November 1910
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/26
Scope and Contents
Alexander writes that the skulls of the Somerford white polled cattle are the same as the Newstead skull. He makes observations on the polls of his horned Somerford cows, the Shorthorn and a Hamilton bull and states that he will embark on some experiments with zebras, as he is interested in the possible relation of zebras and Bos primigenius, suggesting that the Romans may have possibly imported them. He will ask a friend to compare the skulls of the Norfolk red...
Dates:
01 November 1910
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 11 November 1911
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/75
Scope and Contents
Alexander reports that his colt is dead. He believes he has enough evidence to prove that in the matter of wool, sheep are not Mendelian, and provides details from his own breeding experiments.
Dates:
11 November 1911
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- Subject: Experiments X
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- Cross-Breeding 2
- Sheep, Breeding 2
- Archaeological sites 1
- Bulls 1
- Cattle 1
- Colt (horse) 1
- Horses 1
- Mendel's law 1
- Photographs 1
- Physical Characteristics 1
- Prehistoric animals 1
- Red-polled cattle 1
- Romans 1
- Scottish Dunface (sheep) 1
- Sheep 1
- Sheep breeds 1
- Shorthorn Cattle 1
- Skull 1
- Social Interaction 1
- Wool 1
- Zebras 1 + ∧ less
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