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Ridgeway, Sir William, 1853-1926 (classicist and Disney professor of archaeology, University of Cambridge (England))

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 13 June 1903

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/59
Scope and Contents

Ridgeway tells Ewart of a book Les Races Chevalines by Simonov and Moeder which deals especially with Russian breeds of horses. He also reports that his hybrids of Muscovy and Aylesbury ducks have proved sterile.

Dates: 13 June 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 12 September 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/101
Scope and Contents

Ridgeway responds to some of Ewart's comments on his proofs by writing that he will check the details of the zebra hybrid, and enquires about the date Spanish blood was introduced into the Hebrides in the eighteenth century. He reports that he has written to Osborn at the Carnegie Trust in favour of Ewart's grant proposal and that he will source some other potential funders while he is in Ireland.

Dates: 12 September 1904

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