RefNo | MS/547/8/5 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from E [Sir Edwin] Ray Lankester, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, to [Robert] Chalmers |
Creator | Lankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847-1929); British zoologist |
Recipient | Chalmers; Robert (1858-1938); 1st Baron Chalmers |
Date | 26 November [1901] |
Description | States 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. |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Typescript |
Notes | No year, but likely 1901 as this would fit with the timing of Murray's return to England. |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8247 | Lankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847 - 1929); zoologist | 1847 - 1929 |
NA1021 | Murray; George Robert Milne (1858 - 1911); botanist and algologist | 1858 - 1911 |