Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 29 September 1913
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/49
Scope and Contents
Ewart writes that he has written about the 'Murrayshire' sheep which he heard about at the Board of Agriculture. Ten Shetland fleeces and some Soay-Southdown wool have been sent to Sanderson. He asks Elwes to return the Soay-Southdown and the Siberian fleeces sent to the Bristol show as they belong to the University.
Dates
- 29 September 1913
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-1138
Physical Description
1 leaf
- Agricultural exhibitions
- Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)
- Hides and Skins
- Ovis nivicola
- Sanderson, Harry, fl 1911 (wool manufacturer)
- Scottish Home Department. formerly Board of Agriculture for Scotland then Department of Agriculture for Scotland (1928-1939) (1939-:)
- Sheep breeds
- Shetland sheep
- Soay sheep
- Southdown sheep
- University of Edinburgh (Scottish University)
- Wool
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