Ridgeway, Sir William, 1853-1926 (classicist and Disney professor of archaeology, University of Cambridge (England))
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 05 September 1904
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 12 September 1904
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.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 15 September 1904
Ridgeway congratulates Ewart on the announcement of his marriage. He reports that he has finally got a photograph of the Somali wild ass in Regent's Park from Dando. He mentions forthcoming papers about quaggas from Pocock and Lydekker and concludes by enquiring whether the quagga's markings and its bay colour are to be attributed to its living under the same climactic conditions as the Libyan horse.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 26 October 1904
Ridgeway apologises for losing Ewart's manuscript. He reports on his visits to potential funders in Ireland and describes 'a young Mendelian' called Lock who has just been elected a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 05 November 1904
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 04 June 1905
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 03 December 1905
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway (incomplete), 03 December [1904]
Ridgeway provides some details about historical accounts of the first horses brought into Mexico and Texas by the Spaniards, in preparation for Ewart's visit to Mexico. He also passes on information from a local farmer, John Thornton, about bronchos in Mexico, and Hans Gadow about dun and roan horses. He congratulates Ewart on his forthcoming marriage.
The latter part of the letter is not present. The letter also bears the incorrect date of 1905.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ridgeway, 03 December 1903
Ridgeway provides an extract from a letter he received from George Coffey concerning the earliest horse skeleton of historical times discovered in County Galway, Ireland and makes some comments concerning the likely date of the burial.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ridgeway, 24 February 1904
Ridgeway thanks Ewart for permission to use Ewart's drawings and photographs in his book, particularly of the Iceland and Hebridean pony, and states that he will send Ewart the manuscript proofs soon.
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