| Reference number | MC/21/10 |
| Alternative reference number | MC.06010 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [John] Gray, Anthropological Institute, 3 Hanover Square, to the Secretaries of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Gray; John (1854-1912); patent administrator specialising in electronics; anthropologist |
| Date | [July 1906] |
| Description | Refers to a request made to the Royal Society 'to join a Deputation to the Prime Minister on the subject of a National Anthropometric Survey', and enquires if the President and Council of the Society have come to a decision regarding this. Encloses a printed 'Memorandum on the movemment in favour of a National Anthropometric Survey', consisting of three pages. Includes a printed letter from John Gray to the Secretary of the Royal Society, dated 18 June, in which Gray refers to a deputation to the Prime Minister 'to urge him to appoint a committee to carry out a periodic Anthropometric Survey of school children and adults'. Enclosed is a list of 'gentlemen' who have agreed to join the deputation. |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Typescript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |