Collection of Correspondence of Frank Evers Beddard
Scope and Contents
The material is composed of correspondence, 1872-1920, and further correspondence from 1880-1918.
Dates
- Creation: 1872-1920
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Use
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Frank Evers Beddard was born in Dudley on 19 June 1858. He was educated at Harrow then studied at New College, Oxford. He took the degrees of M.A. and D.Sc. Beddard was naturalist to the 'Challenger' Expedition Commission from 1882 to 1884. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1892. Beddard was Prosector of the Zoological Society, 1884-1915, and Lecturer in Biology at Guy's Hospital, and has also been an Examiner in Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at the University of London, and in Morphology at Oxford and the University of New Zealand. His publications includeAnimal coloration: an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals(1892),Text-book of zoogeography(1895),A monograph of the oligochaeta(1895),Structure and classification of birds(1898),A book of whales(1900), andEarthworms and their allies(1912). Frank Evers Beddard died on 14 July 1825.
Full Extent
100 letters and notes (approx)
Physical Location
E94.18; E94.53
Other Finding Aids
Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material acquired March 1994, Accession no. E94.18. Further small tranche acquired July 1994, Accession no. E94.53.
Accruals
Check the local Indexes for details of any additions.
Subject
Topical
- Title
- Collection of Correspondence of Frank Evers Beddard (1858-1925)
- Language of description
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- Script of description
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Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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