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RefNoNLB/62/742
AltRefNoNLB/62 p413
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Charles [Scott] Sherrington, President of the Royal Society
Date25 April 1922
DescriptionAcknowledges receipt of Sir Charles [Scott] Sherrington's letter from Florence together with the draft of the Padua Address. Writes of Sir Alfred [Bray] Kempe's death, noting that Dugald Clerk and the Treasurer [David Prain] are to represent the Society at the funeral, and the Treasurer and Sir John [Rose] Bradford are to attend the memorial service. Asks whether he would prefer to write a letter of condolence to Lady Kempe now or to wait for a formal resolution of Council. Deplores 'The Times''s publication of a photograph of the tragedy of Mr. [William] Bateson's son.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8281Sherrington; Sir; Charles Scott (1857 - 1952)1857 - 1952
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