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Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 26 May 1913

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/19
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Ewart reports that the Board of Agriculture see no reason why someone should not be sent to purchase all the sheep that may be rented by him and others, but they are reluctant to move towards forming a Shetland sheep society.

Dates: 26 May 1913
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 05 June 1913

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/24
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Ewart writes that Watson has started for Shetland with sufficient introductions. Ewart's paper will appear in the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. He asks what Elwes wants done with the Shetland hoggs when shorn and with the wethers.

Dates: 05 June 1913
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Augusta Lamont, 27 June 1927

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/33/9
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Lamont writes that she will forward a sample of the wool from the Blackface sheep belonging to her brother which was awarded the prize for 'best fleece manufacturing purposes' at the Dunoon Agricultural Society's show that year. She would be interested to hear what Ewart has to say about the wool.

Dates: 27 June 1927
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Heatley Noble, 15 August 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/44
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Noble writes that he would be glad to join a society to improve the breed (of sheep) he is interested in and goes on to answer some questions about various aspects of sheep breeding.

Dates: 15 August 1911
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 11 April [1911]

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/20
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Elwes writes that he is glad that Ewart does not object to joint work, and suggests starting the study with 'the Highland Society' before doing something more ambitious in a few years' time. He asks Ewart to seek out the papers of a society formed more than a 100 years earlier in Edinburgh for the improvement of sheep and wool.

The year is not written on the letter.

Dates: 11 April [1911]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 06 September [1911]

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/53
Scope and Contents Elwes reports that Bateson did not have any particular ideas about the Iceland wool, but that he invited Elwes to read a short paper on the subject at the meeting of the British Association at Portsmouth, which prompted a discussion. He has heard that the Development Commissioners are prepared to establish breeding and experimental stations, and thinks Ewart may do valuable work. He remarks that Colonel Malcolm of Poltalloch has offered him an island which he is going to visit the following...
Dates: 06 September [1911]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 13 August 1920

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/26/2
Scope and Contents Elwes writes that he has been invited to the Blackface Sheep Breeders' Association meeting in Perth. He does not think wild sheep could be used in the improvement of British wool. He is also doubtful whether a cross between a Blackface and Soay sheep would be able to withstand the climate of the West Highlands, or whether the lower quality of their meat and wool would render the experiment worthwhile. He believes the Blackface-Cheviot or Blackface-Shetland cross would be preferable and would...
Dates: 13 August 1920
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 23 November 1921

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/27/8
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Elwes writes that the Zoological Society no longer wishes to keep his three-year old Soay ram, and he wonders whether the Edinburgh Zoological Society might like him. He asks whether Ewart knows of anyone who will make him cloth made from Moorit wool.

Dates: 23 November 1921
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 16 December 1924

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/30/11
Scope and Contents Wood writes from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries providing details of the investigations into the improvement of wool at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with the University of Leeds, the Woollen Research Association and the University College of North Wales. One item in the programme concerns the results of introducing Merino blood into certain British hill breeds. He states that in later crossings it may be desirable to use Australian or New Zealand merinos but for...
Dates: 16 December 1924
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from R.B Greig, 11 February 1913

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/7
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Greig writes that the Development Commissioners are to meet the Board of Agriculture and representatives of the cattle breeding societies to discuss their scheme. They are proposing to set aside £200 a year to pay for Ewart's travelling expenses and for small experiments which he might conduct for the Board with cattle and sheep. He also proposes to name Ewart as an adviser.

Dates: 11 February 1913
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Names
Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist) 7
Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) 2
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (1909) 2
Rural Development Commission. Development Commission 1910-1987 (1910-2000) 2
Scottish Home Department. formerly Board of Agriculture for Scotland then Department of Agriculture for Scotland (1928-1939) (1939-:) 2
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Zoological Society of London (1826:-) 2
Alexander, Sir Claud, fl 1910-1930 1
Bangor University. University College of North Wales 1884-2007 (1884-) 1
Bateson, William, 1861-1926 (English biologist and professor of genetics, University of Cambridge) 1
Blackface Sheep Breeders' Association (1901-:) 1
Board of Agriculture and Fisheries (1903-1919) 1
British Association for the Advancement of Science (1831-:) 1
British Research Association for Woollen and Worsted Industries (1915-?) 1
Cecil, Arthur, Lord, 1851-1913 (captain) 1
Dunoon Agricultural Society (fl. 1927-:) 1
Ewart, Spencer, Lieutenant Colonel, fl1905 (military secretary at War Office) 1
Greig, Robert Blyth, Sir, 1874-1947 (agriculturalist, chairman, Scottish Board of Agriculture) 1
Lamont, Augusta, 1874-1958 (assistant in the Natural History Department, University of Edinburgh) 1
Malcolm, Edward Donald, Colonel, 1837-1930 (16th Laird of Poltalloch) 1
Noble, Heatley, 1862-1922 (ornithologist) 1
Pocock, Reginald Innes, 1863-1947 (British zoologist) 1
University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) 1
University of Leeds (1904-:) 1
Vale, Thomas, fl 1924 (justice of the peace) 1
Watson, James Alexander Scott, 1889-fl 1911 (professor of agriculture, University of Edinburgh) 1
Woburn Abbey 1
Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley, 1881-1959 (1st Earl of Halifax | Conservative politician) 1
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