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Letter written by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1858

Letter written by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1858

1858-03-02
Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

1859
Letter from Queen Victoria mentioning chloroform use in childbirth

Letter from Queen Victoria mentioning chloroform use in childbirth

1859
Letter from George Washington to his dentist, United States, 1795

Letter from George Washington to his dentist, United States, 1795

1795
Letter from Baird Television Ltd. to Norman Stokes a Televisor loan to Selfridges

Letter from Baird Television Ltd. to Norman Stokes a Televisor loan to Selfridges

1931
Letter from Charles Dickens regarding accident on the Great Western Railway

Letter from Charles Dickens regarding accident on the Great Western Railway

1870
Collection of ephemera and letters associated with balloonist Charles Green

Collection of ephemera and letters associated with balloonist Charles Green

Letter from Selfridges to Norman Stokes regarding his Televisor

Letter from Selfridges to Norman Stokes regarding his Televisor

1931
A letter to the Vice-President of the Board of Trade on Protection

A letter to the Vice-President of the Board of Trade on Protection

1840
Letter from Sir John Ambrose Fleming

Letter from Sir John Ambrose Fleming

Letter and newspaper cuttings from J. E. Jesse to James Morton regarding artificial cotton

Letter and newspaper cuttings from J. E. Jesse to James Morton regarding artificial cotton

1928
Copy of Prime Minster Boris Johnson's letter during the first national lockdown

Copy of Prime Minster Boris Johnson's letter during the first national lockdown

2020
Miscellaneous letters regarding business matters between Alexander Morton and Company

Miscellaneous letters regarding business matters between Alexander Morton and Company

1905
Girl and two cats on stairs

Girl and two cats on stairs

early 20th century
COVID-19 letter to all Scottish households

COVID-19 letter to all Scottish households

2020
Letter from Jim Jones (Chemist for Morton Sundour Fabrics)

Letter from Jim Jones (Chemist for Morton Sundour Fabrics)

1930
Letter dated June 3rd

Letter dated June 3rd

‘Idea’ notebook for wax as a colour protector

‘Idea’ notebook for wax as a colour protector

1930
‘Idea’ notebook for protective agents for fabrics

‘Idea’ notebook for protective agents for fabrics

1938
Non-Smokers' appeal to the Great Northern Railway Company

Non-Smokers' appeal to the Great Northern Railway Company

1866
COVID-19 letter to all Scottish households

COVID-19 letter to all Scottish households

2020
Letter from Wilson of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) to James Morton. Caledon samples for Faraday exhibition, 1931. Part of the Morton Collection.

Letter from Wilson of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) to James Morton. Caledon samples for Faraday exhibition, 1931. Part of the Morton Collection.

Correspondence on "Dycrete," 1926-1960. Part of the Morton Collection.

Correspondence on "Dycrete," 1926-1960. Part of the Morton Collection.

PCR testing availablity letter

PCR testing availablity letter

2021
Permission to travel during lockdown letter

Permission to travel during lockdown letter

2020
Collection of letters of congratulations to James Morton, on receiving Faraday Centenary Medal, 1925. Part of the Morton Collection.

Collection of letters of congratulations to James Morton, on receiving Faraday Centenary Medal, 1925. Part of the Morton Collection.

Letter informing Lambeth residents of the second national lockdown

Letter informing Lambeth residents of the second national lockdown

2020
Vaccine invite letter and accompanying leaflets, March 2021

Vaccine invite letter and accompanying leaflets, March 2021

2021
Smokers' appeal to the Great Northern Railway Company

Smokers' appeal to the Great Northern Railway Company

NHS Scotland Test & Protect

NHS Scotland Test & Protect

2020
Barbara Hepworth's 14 Sept 1952 letter to Barbara Passe

Barbara Hepworth's 14 Sept 1952 letter to Barbara Passe

1948
Letter about 100mph speed record of City of Truro

Letter about 100mph speed record of City of Truro

1905
Letters concerning Fairlie Locomotives and Fairlie Engine and Steam Carriage Company, 1870-1938: Two letters, from G England of the Fairlie Engine & Steam Carriage Company, New Cross Road, London, concerning a cheque, 1870; with a further letter from the editor of "The Engineer" concerning Fairlie locomotives, 1938, 3 documents.

Correspondence relating to the Fairlie Engine & Steam Carriage Company

1870-1938
Letter from William Friese-Greene to Crawley, 26 October 1910

Letter from William Friese Greene to Crawley, 26 October 1910

26 October 1910
Letter from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, 25 September 1866. 2 sheets. The contents of the letter describes how wonderful Sir John Herschel feels Julia Margaret Cameron's photographs are, and refers to individual prints such as 'The Mountain Nymph, Sweet Liberty'. He also refers to Mr Cameron's health and his grandchildren.

Letter from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, 1866

1866-09-25
Letter from James Lovelock to Lynn Margulis dated 11 December 1972, forming part of the Margulis-Lovelock correspondence, in which James Lovelock discusses why he thinks the Gaia hypothesis is on its way to becoming a theory. The letter is typed on verso and has punched holes.

Letter from James Lovelock to Lynn Margulis

1972
A collection of seven letters from Henry Carr (1817-1888), author of 'Our Domestic Poisons', to Alfred Swaine Taylor, about 1879.One of the letters contains a paper sample sent to Alfred Swaine Taylor to test for arsenic. Alfred Swaine Taylor (1806-1880) was an eminent British forensic medicine expert, toxicologist and early photographic pioneer.

A collection of seven letters from Henry Carr (1817-1888)

Letter to Michael Lee with advice to stay home at all times and avoid any face to face contact for a least 12 weeks as a person identified at higher risk of coronavirus, issued by the Directorate for Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government, dated 30 March 2020

Shielding letter received during the COVID-19 pandemic, March 2020

2020
Letter, signed photograph and two envelopes from Bing Crosby, April 7, 1947, addressed to Miss Joan Stoker, 23 Longfellow Street, Hetton Road, Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham, England.

Letter and Photograph signed by Bing Crosby

1947
Two manuscript letters: one from George Boole to Walter White of the Royal Society, concerning issues of the Transactions of the Philosophical Society, 20 September 1864 and the other from Charles Babbage to a Mr. Horner, declining his invitation, 5 June 1861. Also15 typescript letters from the computer experts.

Letters from George Boole and from Charles Babbage

Draft of a handwritten letter to a donor family from a heart transplant recipient

Letter to a donor family from a heart transplant recipient

Unknown
Letter from Richard Ehrlich to Christs Hospital regarding Tony Ray-Jones exhibition and book. Part of Tony Ray-Jones Archive collection.

Letter from Richard Ehrlich

Letter to Michael Lee with advice to stay home at all times and avoid any face to face contact for a least 12 weeks as a person identified at higher risk of coronavirus, with information about the SMS Shielding Service issued by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Scottish Government, dated 7 April 2020

Shielding letter received during the COVID-19 pandemic, April 2020

2020
Framed letter from Lady Ravensdale, sent to H.W Florey regarding the discovery of Penicillin and a fundraising effort for St. Mary's Hospital, dated June 18th 1945. Belonging to H.W. Florey, as quid pro quo for insult to work, Florey had letter framed and hung in hall of Laboratory.

Framed letter from Lady Ravensdale

Letter to Michael Lee with advice about the easing of shielding for people identified at higher risk of coronavirus, issued by the Directorate for Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government, dated 9 July 2020

Shielding letter received during the COVID-19 pandemic, July 2020

2020
Two autographed letters, signed by Julia Margaret Cameron, to Jane Senior, 1865.

Two letters by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1865

1865
Letter sent by John Logie Baird to D R Campbell, undated, but believed to be 1932.

Letter sent by John Logie Baird to D R Campbell

Undated, hand-written list by Alvin Langdon Coburn on stationery monogrammed with Coburn's address in Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales. Itemized list of photographs of George Bernard Shaw by A.L.C. and A.L.C. by G.B.S.

Hand-written list of photographs by Alvi Langdon Coburn

circa 1950s
[Letters (3)] 1954 Apr 12-27 [to] F. Sherwood Taylor, Science Museum / C.T.R. Wilson, [6p. on 4 leaves, holograph signed. Replys to Taylor's questions concerning the arrangement of the Wilson cloud chamber during Wilson's experiments of 1911-1912. See also /1, inv. no. 1992-282]

Letters (3) 1954 Apr 12-27 [to] F. Sherwood Taylor

1954
Letter from Dr Thomas Grace Geoghegan, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in Ireland, complimenting Alfred Swaine Taylor on his recent medical jurisprudence publication and discussing poisoning cases, dated 1838 and a letter of invitation for a visit. Alfred Swaine Taylor (1806-1880) was an eminent British forensic medicine expert, toxicologist and early photographic pioneer.

Letter from Dr Thomas Grace Geoghegan