Record

RefNoMS/547/8/5
LevelItem
TitleLetter from E [Sir Edwin] Ray Lankester, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, to [Robert] Chalmers
CreatorLankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847-1929); British zoologist
RecipientChalmers; Robert (1858-1938); 1st Baron Chalmers
Date26 November [1901]
DescriptionStates that George Murray has not had to sacrifice his museum salary while absent with the Antarctic Expedition. The Antarctic Committee agreed to only pay his expenses for food, travel, and scientific equipment, but not his salary.
Extent1p
FormatTypescript
NotesNo year, but likely 1901 as this would fit with the timing of Murray's return to England.
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8247Lankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847 - 1929); zoologist1847 - 1929
NA1021Murray; George Robert Milne (1858 - 1911); botanist and algologist1858 - 1911
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