Record

RefNoMDA/A/14/79
LevelItem
TitleLetter from T R Merton, Treasurer of the Royal Society, to J D Griffith Davies, Assistant Secretary
Date9 September 1941
DescriptionEncloses a note from the Union Assurance Society about the insurance on the 'Culver' - 'this has now become urgent'. Is arranging to consult Lady Dawson of Penn regarding the Yarrow Educational Committee. Agrees with Davies' actions regarding the portraits. Discusses the situation of book storage - thinks that the 'space available is nothing like filled, and the practical limitation seems to be the weight which the floor is capable of carrying' - suggests that an architect be consulted.
Extent2pp
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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