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Reference numberNLB/23/2/533
Alternative reference numberNLB/23/2 p486
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Sir William Huggins, to The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, S.W.
Date23 July 1904
DescriptionHuggins has acted on his presidential authority during vacation and nominated Sir Michael Foster as representative of the Royal Society on an Advisory Board to be instituted in connection with the treatment and prevention of tropical disease.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7376Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer1824 - 1910
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
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