| Reference number | NLB/69/285 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/69 p151 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Lady Dewar, Cavendish Square, W.1 |
| Date | 22 February 1926 |
| Description | Informs Lady Dewar of the situation regarding the obituary notice of her husband, the late Sir James Dewar. That Prof. [Henry Edward] Armstrong has found himself unable to write an obituary after 2 years of being asked to. That James Hopwood Jeans has been tasked to create an obituary notice by condensing the Royal Institution Lecture given by Armstrong. Sends a copy of this [not enclosed] for Lady Dewar to verify the facts, as Jeans did not know Dewar personally. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | NLB/69/214 |
| NLB/64/785 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5870 | Dewar; Sir; James (1842 - 1923) | 1842 - 1923 |
| NA1226 | Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician | 1877 - 1946 |
| NA8105 | Armstrong; Henry Edward (1848 - 1937); chemist and educationalist | 1848 - 1937 |