British Museum (Natural History) - Archives Section - Sir William Henry Flower - Semi-official Australian and New Zealand papers, 1886-1891

M 2843

fonds

1886-1891, Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, 1991

432985

Microfilm : M 2843. See contents list (2pp.) at Micro. Ref. Bks. 2.3/277, Vol. 22.

6 letters

Flower was educated at University College, London and was assistant Surgeon with the 63rd regiment during the Crimean War. He was conservator of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, 1861-1884 and Hunterian Professor of Comparative Anatomy, 1870-1884. He was Director of the British Museum (Natural History) 1884 to 1898

Mainly letters to Flower from correspondents in Australia and New Zealand regarding scientific specimens including human skulls. Correspondents include W. Saville Kent

Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M2843
Microfilm. South Kensington, London : British Museum (Natural History) : Available from the National Library of Australia, 1993. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm
Originals held by the British Museum (Natural History), Archives Section, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD
List available (2 p.)