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RefNoACS/1/2/3/134
AltRefNo174
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, to Sir Ernest Rutherford
CreatorSwinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer
Date20 February 1928
DescriptionInforms he has been asked by Professor Poulton to write to Rutherford, as one of the Trustees of the British Museum, on the subject of the removal from the landing of the Natural History Museum of the Darwin statue, to be replaced with a statue of Owen. Opines that Darwin was a much greater man and should therefore be put in a prominent place. Mentions that Sir Arthur Keith is also in agreement with him.
Extent1p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
NA8278Rutherford; Ernest (1871 - 1937); Baron Rutherford of Nelson1871 - 1937
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