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Reference numberNLB/14/785
Alternative reference numberNLB/14 p436-437
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from the President of the Royal Society [Joseph Lister] and the President of the Royal Academy of Arts [Edward Poynter], to the Secretary, Her Majesty's office of Works, 12 Whitehall Place, S.W.
Date17 May 1897
DescriptionThe Presidents desire to apply for an similar allotment of seats for distribution among the Fellows of the Royal Society and the Academicians and Associates of the Royal Academy in order to view the procession accompanying the Queen to St Paul's on 22nd June [Diamond Jubilee].. It is desirable that institutions which are at the head of the Science and Art of the country, and are in many ways closely associated with the State, should be officially recognized on the ccassion of the celebration of the 60th year of Her Majesty's reign.
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Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8069Lister; Joseph (1827 - 1912); 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis; surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery1827 - 1912
NA8094Victoria (1819 - 1901); Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Empress of India1819 - 1901
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