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RefNoACS/1/3/5/22
AltRefNo87908
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Percy Fitzpatrick] Rowell, Secretary, The Institution of Electrical Engineers, Savoy Place, Victoria Embankment, London, W. C. 2., to [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, F. R. S., 40 Chester Square, S. W. 1.
CreatorRowell; Percy Fitzpatrick (1874-1940); Secretary of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Date13 February 1929
DescriptionProvides an update on Sir Charles Parsons and his inclination to commissionnig a different artist, Mr Wal Paget, to paint the portrait of [Joseph Wilson] Swan, enclosing letters from Parsons which provide context to why he changed his mind [enclosures present].
Extent3p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5291Swan; Sir; Joseph Wilson (1828 - 1914); chemist and inventor1828 - 1914
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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