Specimens.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Individual samples or units that are deliberately selected for examination, display, or study, and are usually chosen as typical of their kind.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A portion of the 'Orkney Sea Snake', widely known as the 'Beast of Stronsay', sent to Lord Byron; with correspondence, a transcription and press cutting concerning the same, , 1815-1977.
File
Identifier: MS.43544
Scope and Contents
The box containing the specimens contains a labels reading "A portion of hte bone and bristle of the sea snake found off Orkney 1808. Sent with a descriptiove letter by Joanna Baillie to Lady Byron, for Byron, 1815".The box also has notes and captions relating to the contents attached to the box. There is also related correspondence, press cuttings and notes:Letter of Joanna Baillie to Anne Isabella Byron, Lady Byron, 1815: folios 1-2;...
Dates:
1815-1977.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Arthur Benson., 1897-1936.
File
Identifier: MS.40086
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1897-1920, of Arthur Benson to John Murray IV, with related letters and papers dating to 1936. They mostly concern works of Benson published by Murray, including “The Schoolmaster”, “The house of quiet”, “The thread of gold”, and “The letters of Queen Victoria”, of which he was co-editor. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1897-1899: folios 1-6;1902: folios 7-58;1903: folios 59-94;1904: folios 95-128;1905:...
Dates:
1897-1936.