Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 30 May 1912
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/35
Scope and Contents
Elwes writes that he has seen Bateson in London, who is of the opinion that the pure breeds of domestic animals, including crosses selected by experts, should be represented at the British Museum gallery and that he would be happy to sign a letter to the Trustees if Ewart drafts one. He would like to see a sample of the wool from Ewart's 'so-called Siberian sheep', which Sanderson says is valuable, and enquires about the country of origin and quarantine arrangements for Lord Bute's long fat-tailed sheep.
Dates
- 30 May 1912
Creator
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
- Bateson, William, 1861-1926 (English biologist and professor of genetics, University of Cambridge)
- British Museum (Natural History) (1881-1991)
- Crichton-Stuart, John, 4th Marquess of Bute, 1881-1947 (Scottish peer)
- Domestic Animals
- Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
- Fat-tailed sheep
- Hybrids
- Museums
- Ovis nivicola
- Quarantine
- Samples (Commerce)
- Sheep breeds
- Wool
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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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