Fonds GB 0096 AL463 - Clarke, Ernest: letter (1897)

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GB 0096 AL463 1897 fonds 1 leaf Clarke , Sir , Ernest , 1856-1923 , Knight , Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of England

Ernest Clarke worked as a Civil Servant and for the London Stock Exchange before serving as Secretary to the Royal Agricultural Society of England (1887-1905). He also lectured at Cambridge on agricultural history between 1896 and 1899. Clarke was also a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and was active in the Folk Song Society and the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. He was knighted in 1898.

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Given by H S Foxwell. [The handlist states: 'Former call-mark: II.2a*'.]

Letter from Ernest Clarke of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 13 Hanover Square, London to [Herbert Somerton] Foxwell, 29 Jul 1897. Mainly discussing the 17th-century writer Samuel Hartlib.

Autograph, with signature.

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English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled by Anya Turner.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

July 2008 Clarke , Sir , Ernest , 1856-1923 , Knight , secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of England History of science Hartlib , Samuel , c 1600-1662 , scientist and polymath Science of science

Given by H S Foxwell. [The handlist states: 'Former call-mark: II.2a*'.]

Letter from Ernest Clarke of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 13 Hanover Square, London to [Herbert Somerton] Foxwell, 29 Jul 1897. Mainly discussing the 17th-century writer Samuel Hartlib.

Autograph, with signature.

See hard copy catalogue.

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

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• latin

English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• anglais