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RefNoMC/32/236
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TitleLetter from H.S. Lloyd, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 15 Great George Street, Westminster, London, S.W.1, to The Secretaries, The Royal Society, Burlington Gardens, W.1
CreatorDepartment of Scientific and Industrial Research
Date8 October 1917
DescriptionInforms of an application received from Professor Meek of Armstrong College, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on behalf of Dr. J.W. Harrison, currently a secondary school teacher in Middlesbrough. Dr. Harrison is conducting research on the laws of inheritance through hybridisation experiments. The application under consideration proposes awarding Dr. Harrison a maintenance allowance and funds for equipment to enable him to dedicate his full time to research. It is noted that Dr. Harrison has already received a grant from the Royal Society. Requests details of this grant and any information on the Royal Society's evaluation of the quality and value of Dr. Harrison's work.
Includes an internal Royal Society Memorandum, dated 9 October 1917.
Extent2p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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