Record

RefNoMDA/C/12/2/5
AltRefNoMS 618
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter from William Abbott Herdman, to members of the Royal Society Zoological Committee
Date20 June 1901
DescriptionNoting that Herdman has received two suggestions for the award of the Gunning Fund. The Reverend T.R.R. Stebbing has recomended a grant to Dr. Arthur Willey, to enable him to complete his researches on the Nautilus. Professor Howes has recommended W.H.R. Rivers for the purpose of investigating colour vision, and experimental psychological observation of the Todas or other hill tribes of southern India. Rivers has a supporting letter from Professor Haddon. He asks committee members which should be supported so that he may lay one of them before the Physiology and Botany Committees.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionOn paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6570Herdman; Sir; William Abbott (1858 - 1924)1858 - 1924
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