| RefNo | MC/16/226 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Thomas] McKenny Hughes, 18 Hill Road, Cambridge, to Lord Kelvin [William Thomson] |
| Creator | Hughes; Thomas McKenny (1832-1917); British geologist |
| Date | 7 June 1895 |
| Description | Requests permission for Rev H J Carter, Vicar of Oxford, 'to send an artist to the Royal Society to make a copy of the portrait of Martin Folkes' or to remove the portrait to the studio for the purpose. Carter would like to present the 'copy to his College (Clare) of which the ancient President Martin Folkes was also a member'. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6575 | Hughes; Thomas McKenny (1832 - 1917) | 1832 - 1917 |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |