Ridgeway, Sir William, 1853-1926 (classicist and Disney professor of archaeology, University of Cambridge (England))
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Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, 08 May 1930
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/36/6
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Le Souef wonders if Ewart has published anything concerning the small South American dogs that he considered as progenitors to the terriers. He has been trying to get the small racoon-like dog from Japan but they are very scarce, and he hopes someone can prove that they are the ancestors of the Pekinese type before they become extinct. He asks whether there was ever a Professor Ridgeway at the University of Edinburgh. He writes that the new large aquarium in Taronga Park is proving...
Dates:
08 May 1930
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alice Hayes, 10 November 1905
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/11/41
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Hayes writes that she is glad that Professor Bradley will complete the translation of her husband's work, and that Professor Ridgeway has sent her a copy of his book The Origin and Influence of the Thoroughbred Horse (Cambridge, 1905). She observes that Professor Axe is bringing out a nine volume history of the horse (The Horse : its treatment in health and disease, with a complete guide to breeding, training and management), but that she...
Dates:
10 November 1905
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 02 November 1909
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/29
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Ridgeway writes concerning the confusion over the provenance of the Ward's zebra skin to which Ridgeway refers in a paper for the Proceedings of the Zoological Society. He asks Ewart to confirm that the skin came from the Lombori Hills, as Rowland Ward are now asking Ridgeway to settle the matter.
Dates:
02 November 1909
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 04 December 1902
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/107
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Ridgeway states that he is sending Ewart an abstract of his paper on the thoroughbred horse. He mentions his thoughts on the evolution of the Barb in North Africa and says how interested he was in Ewart's book The Penycuik Experiments.
Dates:
04 December 1902
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 09 December 1902
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/112
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Ridgeway thanks Ewart for his comments about his own thoughts on the thoroughbred horse. Ridgeway hopes to have the paper printed by January 1903. He believes the Nisaean (or Caspian) breed owed its superiority and size to the crossing of Libyan blood with Asiatic. His paper also discusses the portrayal of small-headed horses portrayed by the cavemen of France. At present, his research revolves around the Norwegian pony with a stripe on its back. He is also greatly interested in Ewart's...
Dates:
09 December 1902
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 24 April 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/46
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Ridgeway thanks Ewart for sending him photographs of the Ward's zebra, which he asks permission to mention in his forthcoming survey of zebras. He goes on to discuss the ponies at Garran Point, Ireland that Ewart has mentioned, and cites some classical and historical references to the Irish 'Hobbie' and its debated connection to Spanish breeds imported in the sixteenth century, although Ridgeway feels that this must have occcured earlier. He concludes that he is in agreement with Ewart that...
Dates:
24 April 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 28 April 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/47
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Ridgeway thanks Ewart for allowing him to reference Ewart's information concerning the Ward's zebra in his forthcoming work, but states he will be careful not to give away too much information about Ewart's own work before he has published his findings. He reminisces about the introduction of Clydesdale stallions to his native Kildare, and the inferior offspring which cross-breeding with the local mares produced. He encourages Ewart not to lose heart in the face of criticism over 'the...
Dates:
28 April 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 13 June 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/59
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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, 27 August 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/90
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Ridgeway thanks Ewart for the papers he sent him. He concurs that the typical striped Norwegian pony was rare in Scandinavia in the 11th century, and that they are mentioned in the sagas. He states that he has now mapped out the entire historical evidence for horses in Europe and that his book is now ready to go to press after some complications with the publishers. He congratulates Ewart on the information about the Scottish ponies with the striped face and for his 'good news from the Faroe...
Dates:
27 August 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 06 October 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/110
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Ridgeway asks if there is a chance of seeing Ewart in Cambridge before his University session begins in October. He reports that his book has gone to press and that he has incorporated the results of Ewart's experiments with the Kiang horse. He reports on his visit to Southport for a British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.
Dates:
06 October 1903
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