RefNo | MC/15/2 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from [Philip Lutley] Scalter, Zoological Society of London, to [John] Evans |
Creator | Sclater; Philip Lutley (1829-1913); British barrister; ornithologist |
Date | 5 January 1889 |
Description | The Librarian of the Zoological Society, Mr A J Waterhouse has compiled 'a genera of birds', but has had somedifficulty in finding 'a publisher to undertake it'. Scalter has found a publisher who will publish the work on the condition of a subsidy of £25. Therefore Scalter applies to the Donation Fund of the Royal Society for a grant of £25 'to enable Mr A J Waterhouse to compile print and publish a list of the genera of birds'. |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA1406 | Sclater; Philip Lutley (1829 - 1913); lawyer and zoologist | 1829 - 1913 |
NA1686 | Evans; Sir; John (1823 - 1908) | 1823 - 1908 |