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RefNoMC/31/7
AltRefNo16007
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Thomas] Barclay, Southwall Brothers & Barclay Ltd, Manufacturing Chemists, 19, 20, 21 Lower Priory, Birmingham, to The Secretary, The Royal Society, London
CreatorBarclay; Thomas (fl 1916); Southwall Brothers & Barclay Ltd, Manufacturing Chemists
Date17 March 1916
DescriptionDiscusses concerns about the British chemical industry compared to Germany's and encloses previous writings on the subject, including extracts from newspapers and his own paper readbefore wholesale manufacturing chemists and wholesale druggists. Enquires about steps taken by the Royal Society to enhance the industry's status and requests information on increasing trained research workers and conducting technical research in laboratories [enclosures not present].
Includes an internal Royal Society Memorandum, dated 20 March 1916.
Extent4p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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