Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 20 August 1911
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/46
Scope and Contents
Ewart writes that he is enclosing a report on the wool from Watson, Wallace's assistant, although he has not yet heard about the Iceland wool. He would like to have the Ronaldsay sheep, and understands that they live between a wall and the sea and feed mainly on seaweed.
Dates
- 20 August 1911
Creator
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 leaf
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
From the Series: 4 boxes
Physical Location
CLX-A-1137
Physical Description
1 leaf
- Animal feeding
- Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)
- Icelandic sheep
- North Ronaldsay (sheep)
- Reports and Dissertations
- Wallace, Robert, Professor, 1853-1939 (professor of agriculture and rural economy)
- Watson, James Alexander Scott, 1889-fl 1911 (professor of agriculture, University of Edinburgh)
- Wool
Repository Details
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk