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Reference numberNLB/57/97
Alternative reference numberNLB/57p54
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Joseph [John] Thomson, President of the Royal Society, OM
Date23 July 1919
DescriptionHas sent document for Sir Joseph [John] Thomson, PRS, to look over before Council on Thursday [not enclosed]. Advises he has not called a formal meeting of officers before the Council as the Treasurer [Sir Alfred Bray Kempe, FRS] is not available and Dr [Arthur] Schuster, FRS [Secretary of the Royal Society] is away, and Professor [Sir William Abbott] Herdman [Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society] is at Port Erin. Harrison offers to go through the agenda paper with Mr Hardy before the meeting.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6483Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934); physicist1851 - 1934
NA6638Kempe; Sir; Alfred Bray (1849 - 1922)1849 - 1922
NA6570Herdman; Sir; William Abbott (1858 - 1924)1858 - 1924
NA8288Thomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist1856 - 1940
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