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RefNoNLB/56/901
AltRefNoNLB/56 p508
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Sir Alfred [Bray] Kempe, Treasurer of the Royal Society; to Messrs Few & Co.
Date24 June 1919
DescriptionInforms Messrs Few & Co. that recently financial responsibility for the National Physical Library was transfer from the Society to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Notes that the only thing the Society is now responsible for is the pension fund of the Director - Sir Richard [Tetley] Glazebrook - who is retiring September next and wishes to receive the sum plus the interest then. Asks Messrs Few & Co. if they can draw up these terms with Sir Glazebrook's solicitor.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6638Kempe; Sir; Alfred Bray (1849 - 1922)1849 - 1922
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