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RefNoNLB/69/398
AltRefNoNLB/69 p210
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Dr. [Ernst] Benkard, Frankfurt [Am Main], Germany
Date26 March 1926
DescriptionInforms Dr. [Ernst] Benkard of the decision of the Council to allow him to photograph the death mask of Sir Isaac Newton for his book, 'The History of the Death Masks of Great Men.' States the work will have to be supervised by Towle and if Benkard agrees to defray the expenses, Towle can arrange for a London Photographer to do the work.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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