Correspondence

Scope and Contents Autograph Letter Signed from Sir Lyon Playfair to an unnamed correspondent, discussing the education of teachers, and a pamphlet on a parliamentary bill on the subject. Dated 2 April 1869.Begins: "Dear Sir | I am much obliged to you for your Pamphlet, & agree with you that there is a serious deficiency in the Bill in not securing a Practical Proof of Teaching Power." He finds the recipient's pamphlet "clear & decided as to the Evil", but not "very explicit as to the...

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This is an original handwritten letter signed by Lyon Playfair, sent to Levi Leone and dated 30 October 1862. A long letter commenting on the 1862 International Exhibition in London, and the representation of classification systems there. Suggesting improvements and recalling the 1851 exhibition.

Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed from Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair, sent from South Kensington on 17 February 1889 to Katharine Murray Lyell concerning one of her sons: “Edith has handed me Your letter. I am afraid that I cannot encourage you in regard to the Imperial Institute. There are already some hundreds of Candidates for the few places, which will not be filled for the next five years. If your son wishes to be added to the Candidates he should send in an application to Sir Frederick Abel...