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JHC612

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir Charles Wyville Thomson
Date:
24 November 1876
Source of text:
JDH/1/14/1 f.48-49, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

JDH informs Sir Charles Wyville Thomson [CWT] that he has received copies of the latter's correspondence with the Admiralty & Treasury regarding the publication & dispersal of the results of the HMS 'Challenger' Expedition. The Treasury has asked for the advice of the Royal Society Council on how this can best be done independently & for the greatest scientific benefit. JDH quotes at length from the Treasury's request which asks especially for advice on what the limits of the published works should be, given CWT's insistence that they be restricted to the particular objects of the expedition. To help the Royal Society deliberations JDH asks CWT for his opinions on how the collections should be 'worked up' & what audience he has in mind for the published works & who should write them. Also as regards payment for & ultimate length of the work & whether or not the deep & shallow ocean fauna could be considered & published separately. He asks for the information promptly as the Challenger Committee must report for the Parliamentary Settlement of 1877-1878.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC613

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir Frederick John Owen Evans
Date:
7 October 1876
Source of text:
JDH/1/14/1 f.50, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC614

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
William Henry Smith
Date:
14 October 1876
Source of text:
JDH/1/14/1 f.51, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

This letter appears to be a draft copy, it is not signed by Joseph Dalton Hooker, though it is written in his hand, & it contains extensive corrections & struck through text. JDH writes to [William Henry] Smith regarding a potential conflict over the HMS 'Challenger' expedition collections, which he fears may arise between the scientific staff of the expedition & the British Museum. His fears stem from correspondence sent to the Royal Society by the Admiralty & Treasury. JDH offers his services as a mediator to head off this dispute as he knows the parties involved & has experience dealing with scientific expeditions. He asks to be put in contact with anyone at the Treasury who takes an interest in the matter.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC615

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
William Henry Smith
Date:
2 November 1876
Source of text:
JDH/1/14/1 f.52, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

At the behest of the Royal Society officers JDH requests a meeting with an officer of the Treasury. This is in response to a letter from Mr Law. JDH will call at the Treasury the following day; Friday 3 Nov 1876, in hope of seeing William Henry Smith.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC616

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
William Henry Smith
Date:
19 December 1876
Source of text:
JDH/1/14/1 f.53, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

JDH writes that he is waiting to hear whether the Royal Society has accepted the proposal that it undertake the work on Sir Wyville Thomson's specimens [from the HMS 'Challenger' expedition]. If the suggestion is approved JDH will submit a detailed plan. The plan has already been prepared, a complex procedure as a work of such scope has never been undertaken before. The plan will ask for £3500 for 1877-1878 for the publication of the work. JDH asks Smith to authorise the submission of the plan to the Navy[?].

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC617

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
unknown addressee
Date:
--[1876]
Source of text:
JDH/1/14/2 f.243-253, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary availale.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC629

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
12 April 1876
Source of text:
Asa Gray Correspondence 12, Archives of the Gray Herbarium
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC630

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
27 April 1876
Source of text:
Asa Gray Correspondence 13, Archives of the Gray Herbarium
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC631

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
16 May 1876
Source of text:
Asa Gray Correspondence 14, Archives of the Gray Herbarium
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC632

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
2 June 1876
Source of text:
Asa Gray Correspondence 15, Archives of the Gray Herbarium
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC633

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
10 July 1876
Source of text:
Asa Gray Correspondence 18, Archives of the Gray Herbarium
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC801

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
William Spottiswoode
Date:
16 October 1876
Source of text:
JDH/2/18 f.100, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC871

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Reverend James Digues de La Touche
Date:
16 June 1876
Source of text:
JDH/2/12 f.63, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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