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Ref No	LDGSL/4
Title	Society correspondence, 1808-1854
Date	1808-1854
Date	1893
Level	Series
Extent	1 volume
Format	Document
Description	Volume containing 19 pieces of printed ephemera sent to William Clift and Richard Owen and 31 letters from Honorary Members and others, 1808-1854.
CustodialHistory	Many of the items were folded and quite dirty, but were pasted into a guardbook, presumably to keep them together.
Provenance	The printed ephemera (items GSL/LDGSL/4/2-20) was presented by Charles Davies Sherborn, from the Natural History Museum, taken from Richard Owen's archive, 1893. The other items in the volume which are in French were sent to the Foreign Secretary or President.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	English
ArchNote	Description by John Thackray
CreatorName
Previous reference	LDGSL 4

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/69	CLIFT; William (1775-1849); museum curator and scientific illustrator	1775-1849
DS/UK/25	OWEN; Sir; Richard (1804-1892); comparative anatomist and palaeontologist	1804-1892

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