Correspondence: Erasmus Darwin and opals, Apr. 1913-Jun 1914
Scope and Contents
Letters and related papers re purchase, valuation, disposal and sale of opals by Erasmus Darwin in 1913-1914. Includes a valuation and catalogue of the stones, and letters from Nora Barlow, Kenneth and Clive Cookson, Thomas McKenny Hughes, Frederick Stirling Newall and Margaret Newall, all of whom expressed an interest in acquiring some of the stones.
Dates
- Creation: Apr. 1913-Jun 1914
Creator
- Barlow, Lady Emma Nora, 1885-1989 (née Darwin, botanist and geneticist) (Person)
- Darwin, Erasmus, 1881-1915 (company secretary) (Person)
- Cookson, Clive, 1879-1971 (industrialist) (Person)
- Cookson, Kenneth, c.1882-1963 (lead manufacturer) (Person)
- Hughes, Thomas McKenny, 1832-1917 (geologist) (Person)
- Newall, Frederick Stirling, d.1932 (industrialist) (Person)
- Newall, Susanna Margaret, 1850-1930 (née Arnold, painist and wife of Hugh Frank Newall) (Person)
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Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
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