| RefNo | NLB/65/668 |
| AltRefNo | NLB/65 p370 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from William Bate Hardy, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Secretary of His Majesty's Privy Purse Office; Buckinham Palace |
| Date | 6 December 1923 |
| Description | Pleads for the custom of presenting a silver replica of the Royal Medal to be continued. Gives the reason Hardy heard as a young Fellow that, 'scientific men as a class being poor', the silver medal figures as an heirloom if the gold medal is sold. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8234 | Hardy; Sir; William Bate (1864 - 1934); biologist and food scientist | 1864 - 1934 |