Record

RefNoNLB/65/437
AltRefNoNLB/65 p238
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from William Bate Hardy, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Deputy Master of the Mint
Date1 November 1923
DescriptionAsks the Mint to strike the Royal Society's Copley, Royal, Davy and Hughes Medal, and to put them in cases, required for presentation on 30 November. The names are:
For the Copley: Horace Lamb, FRS
For the Royal: Sir [William] Napier Shaw, FRS; Professor Charles [James] Martin, FRS
For the Davy: Professor Herbert [Brereton] Baker, FRS
For the Hughes: Professor Robert A. Millikan.
Also notes that gold is now available for medals again, and asks for comment on this.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8246Lamb; Sir; Horace (1849 - 1934)1849 - 1934
NA7142Shaw; Sir; William Napier (1854 - 1945)1854 - 1945
NA8073Martin; Sir; Charles James (1866 - 1955)1866 - 1955
NA8111Baker; Herbert Brereton (1862 - 1935)1862 - 1935
NA8234Hardy; Sir; William Bate (1864 - 1934)1864 - 1934
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