Reference number | NLB/57/106 |
Alternative reference number | NLB/57p59 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter from [Sir] William Bate Hardy, FRS, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Israel Gollancz |
Date | 24 July 1919 |
Description | Advises that no resolution was taken regarding the Encyclopaedia Britannica at the Council of the Royal Society that day. The information is felt to be incomplete and enquiries will be made as to the terms of the trust and financial situation. Asks the source of the capital for the production of supplementary volumes, and the general financing of the new venture. Leave is asked to consult people interested in education on the possible use of the Encyclopaedia for home education, and advises the Council is sceptical about the educational part of the scheme. |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Carbon |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8234 | Hardy; Sir; William Bate (1864 - 1934); biologist and food scientist | 1864 - 1934 |