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Reference numberMC/30/215
Alternative reference number15215
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [William Whitehead] Watts, Hillside, Langley Park, Sutton, Surrey, to The Secretaries of the Royal Society
CreatorWatts; William Whitehead (1860-1947)
Date7 March 1915
DescriptionInforms that the portrais of Sir Archibald Geikie, subscribed for by the Fellows of the Royal Society, id ready for presentation to the Society. Hopes to make arrangements for its unveiling at an early date. States that the artist and Geikie wish for it to be submitted to the Royal Academy for exhibition and anticipates that the subscribers will hold the same desire.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1328Watts; William Whitehead (1860 - 1947); geologist and educationist1860 - 1947
NA6174Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian1835 - 1924
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