| Reference number | MC/14/276 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [William Henry] Flower, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, to the President of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Flower; Sir; William Henry (1831-1899); British surgeon; anatomist |
| Date | 14 December 1887 |
| Description | Requests on behalf of the Trustees of the British Museum to apply to the Council of the Society for the library of the Museum to be placed on the list of institutions 'to receive the publications of the' Society. Remarks on the distinction of their library from that of the British Museum at Bloomsbury. Flower refers to their library as containing 'one of the best collections of works on Natural History in the world', and mentions the Society is on the list to receive the publications of the Trustees of the Museum. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5526 | Flower; Sir; William Henry (1831 - 1899) | 1831 - 1899 |