Correspondence of William Clift and Sir Richard Owen from C. D. Sherborn's Collection
TitleCorrespondence of William Clift and Sir Richard Owen from C. D. Sherborn's Collection
ReferenceMS0254
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1816-1886
Admin./ biographical historyWilliam Clift was a Naturalist and Conservator to the Hunterian Museum after John Hunter's collection was transferred to the Royal College of Surgeons of England (then London) in 1800. For more information on Clift, please see MS0007.
Richard Owen was a Naturalist and Conservator of the Hunterian Museum. He became joint conservator with William Clift. For more information on Owen, please see MS0025.
Richard Owen was a Naturalist and Conservator of the Hunterian Museum. He became joint conservator with William Clift. For more information on Owen, please see MS0025.
Scope and ContentThe volume contains 157 letters written to William Clift or Richard Owen from various correspondents.
Was also catalogued as MS0255/1- this is the reference it is boxed under and labelled with.
These letters are related mainly to work carried out in the Hunterian Museum, although there are some of a more personal nature.
A full list of the corespondents is provided at the beginning of the volume and reads as follows:
1-17 Anne Abernethy
18-19 Elinor Abernethy
20-21 James Abernethy (1)
22 James Abernethy (2)
23-31 Mary Abernethy
32-34 J. G. Andrews
35 Geo. Batty
36-43 R. Batty
44 R. B. Batty
45 W. Batty
46 Jane Blizard
47 Sir W. Blizard
48 R. H. Bright
49 J. S. Bristowe
50-52 Sir B. C. Brodie
53 J. S. Buchanan
54 J. C. Buckmill
55 Christ. Bull.
56 G. Burrows
57-58 E. Chadwick
59 T. K. Chambers
60 Ja. Clark
61 Thos. Clark
62 W. Clift
63 W. H. Clift
64 H. Cline
65 J. Conolly
66-67 W. Cooke
68 Astley Cooper
69 B. B. Cooper
70 W. W. Cooper
71 T. Copeland
72 K. Cornish
73 J. C. Cox
74 T. B. Curling
75 C. DeMorgan
76 R. Dunn
77 J. Falconer
78 A. Farre ?
79 F. J. Farre
80 R. Ferguson
81 W. W. Fisher
82 C. F. Forbes
83 John Forbes
84 W. H. Foster
85 R. Fowler
86 T. Gibson
87 R. D. Grainger
88 A. B. Granville
89 J. H. Green
90 W. R. Gull
91 G. J. Guthrie
92 R. Harrison
93 J. R. Harvey
94 B. Hawkins
95 T. P. Heslop
96 T. Hodgkin
97 L. Holden
98 H. Holland
99 Sir E. Home
100 Sir E. Home (2nd)
101 W. C. Hood
102 A. Jacob
103 H. Bence Jones
104 R. Keate
105 A. Key
106 J. Kidd
107 J. Kiernan
108 J. H. Lane
109 Sir W. Lawrence
110 Robert Liston
111 R. Macleod
112 E. Meryon
113 G. Milroy
114 J. W. Murray
115 R. Nairne
116 J. Ogilvy
117 J. W. Ogle
118 E. Parker
119 C. W. Parkinson
120 V. Parsons
121 R. Partridge
122 T. J. Pettigrew
123 L. H. Potts
124 R. Quain
125 G. Owen Ross
126 E. Rigby
127 W. Roots
128 C. Scudamore
129 J. Seed
130 W. Sharpey
131 E. Sieveking
132 F. C. Skey
133 Southwood Smith
134 S. Solly
135 J. F. South
136 E. Stanley
137 J. Startin
138 J. Sutherland
139 J. Swan
140 R. B. Todd
141 B. Travers
142 R. Turner
143 A. Tweedie
144 T. Underhill
145 J. F. H. Underwood
146 J. P. Vincent
147 T. Wakley
148 A. Walker
149 J. S. Walker
150 J. Warburton
151 P. Warren
152 J. L. Wheeler
153 A. White
154 S. Wilks
155 F. Winslow
156 T. Wormald
157 T. Young
Was also catalogued as MS0255/1- this is the reference it is boxed under and labelled with.
These letters are related mainly to work carried out in the Hunterian Museum, although there are some of a more personal nature.
A full list of the corespondents is provided at the beginning of the volume and reads as follows:
1-17 Anne Abernethy
18-19 Elinor Abernethy
20-21 James Abernethy (1)
22 James Abernethy (2)
23-31 Mary Abernethy
32-34 J. G. Andrews
35 Geo. Batty
36-43 R. Batty
44 R. B. Batty
45 W. Batty
46 Jane Blizard
47 Sir W. Blizard
48 R. H. Bright
49 J. S. Bristowe
50-52 Sir B. C. Brodie
53 J. S. Buchanan
54 J. C. Buckmill
55 Christ. Bull.
56 G. Burrows
57-58 E. Chadwick
59 T. K. Chambers
60 Ja. Clark
61 Thos. Clark
62 W. Clift
63 W. H. Clift
64 H. Cline
65 J. Conolly
66-67 W. Cooke
68 Astley Cooper
69 B. B. Cooper
70 W. W. Cooper
71 T. Copeland
72 K. Cornish
73 J. C. Cox
74 T. B. Curling
75 C. DeMorgan
76 R. Dunn
77 J. Falconer
78 A. Farre ?
79 F. J. Farre
80 R. Ferguson
81 W. W. Fisher
82 C. F. Forbes
83 John Forbes
84 W. H. Foster
85 R. Fowler
86 T. Gibson
87 R. D. Grainger
88 A. B. Granville
89 J. H. Green
90 W. R. Gull
91 G. J. Guthrie
92 R. Harrison
93 J. R. Harvey
94 B. Hawkins
95 T. P. Heslop
96 T. Hodgkin
97 L. Holden
98 H. Holland
99 Sir E. Home
100 Sir E. Home (2nd)
101 W. C. Hood
102 A. Jacob
103 H. Bence Jones
104 R. Keate
105 A. Key
106 J. Kidd
107 J. Kiernan
108 J. H. Lane
109 Sir W. Lawrence
110 Robert Liston
111 R. Macleod
112 E. Meryon
113 G. Milroy
114 J. W. Murray
115 R. Nairne
116 J. Ogilvy
117 J. W. Ogle
118 E. Parker
119 C. W. Parkinson
120 V. Parsons
121 R. Partridge
122 T. J. Pettigrew
123 L. H. Potts
124 R. Quain
125 G. Owen Ross
126 E. Rigby
127 W. Roots
128 C. Scudamore
129 J. Seed
130 W. Sharpey
131 E. Sieveking
132 F. C. Skey
133 Southwood Smith
134 S. Solly
135 J. F. South
136 E. Stanley
137 J. Startin
138 J. Sutherland
139 J. Swan
140 R. B. Todd
141 B. Travers
142 R. Turner
143 A. Tweedie
144 T. Underhill
145 J. F. H. Underwood
146 J. P. Vincent
147 T. Wakley
148 A. Walker
149 J. S. Walker
150 J. Warburton
151 P. Warren
152 J. L. Wheeler
153 A. White
154 S. Wilks
155 F. Winslow
156 T. Wormald
157 T. Young
Extent157 letters
LanguageEnglish
System of arrangementThe letters are arranged alphabetically by author and are numbered in sequence.
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MS0235
MS0237
MS0238
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Lecture of Sir Charles Bell written by Richard Owen
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MS0025
MS0122
Manuscript notes of lectures.
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MS0234
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MS0237
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NotesWas also catalogued as MS0255/1- this is the reference it is boxed under and labelled with.
Persons keyword William Clift, 1775-1849, naturalist, Sir Richard Owen, 1804-1892, Knight, naturalist, Sir William Blizard, 1743-1835, Knight, surgeon, Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1783-1862, 1st Baronet, surgeon, William Home Clift, 1803-1832, museum curator, Henry Cline, 1750-1827, surgeon, , Bransby Blake Cooper, 1792-1853, surgeon, William White Cooper, 1816-1886, surgeon, oculist, George James Guthrie, 1785-1856, surgeon, Sir Everard Home, 1756-1832, 1st Baronet, surgeon, Robert Keate, 1777-1857, surgeon, Sir William Lawrence, 1783-1867, 1st baronet, surgeon, Frederic Carpenter Skey, 1798-1872, surgeon, John Flint South, 1797-1882, surgeon, Benjamin Travers, 1783-1858, surgeon, Hunterian Museum Royal College of Surgeons of England
