| RefNo | MC/17/116 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Mountstuart Elphinstone] Grant Duff, Royal Historical Society, 11 Chelsea Embankment, SW, to Lord [Joseph Lister], President of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Duff; Sir; Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant (1829 - 1906) |
| Date | 29 January 1898 |
| Description | Refers to enclosures, comprising correspondence dated 29 December 1897-11 January 1898, between Sir Grant Duff, Winchester Town Hall, and the Deanery, as well as a resoluition of the disuccsions titled 'Copy of a Resolution passed unanimously at a Meeting of the Council of the Royal Historical Society on the 19th January 1898 on the motion of Mr. Frederic Harrison, seconded by the Treasurer' [four enclosures present].
Informs he has been directed to forward it to the Royal Society and suggest a joint meeting, of the various Royal Societies, in Winchester in 1901, with a view to commemorate he thousandth anniversary of the death of King Alfred. Lists suggestions of appropriate features of the prospective meeting. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper and typescript copies |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6623 | Duff; Sir; Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant (1829 - 1906) | 1829 - 1906 |
| NA8069 | Lister; Joseph (1827 - 1912); 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis; surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery | 1827 - 1912 |