Conservator of the Hunterian Museum
TitleConservator of the Hunterian Museum
ReferenceMS0012/2
Level of descriptionsub-fonds
Date1861-1883
Scope and ContentPapers of William Henry Flower documenting lists of specimens, reports on collections and supporting documentation, additions to the collections, papers on duties of museum staff and pay records, and correspondence with Alban Doran, Edward Shuter and Thomas Madden Stone.
A collection of birds' eggs, undated (7) [this item is listed as missing from the box] [previous ref: 275h6(7)].
Rough list of contents of store bottles, undated (28) [Previous ref: 275h6(28)]
Payments for expenses on specimens for the Museum during 1802-1861, 1861 (3) [Previous ref: 275h6(3)]
List of additions purchased for the Museum during 1806-1862, [c1862] (4) [Previous ref: 275h6(4)]
Summary of principal duties and occupations of museum officers and servants in the absence of the Conservator, undated (5) [Previous ref: 275h6(5)]
Salaries and wages for the museum department, 1861 (22) [Previous ref: 275h6(22)]
List of specimens presented by Dr Andrew Murray, 1865 (26) [Previous ref: 275h6(26)]
List of specimens presented to the Museum by W L Crowther, [1868] (1) [Previous ref: 275h6(1)]
Report on the Hunterian documents held by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1868 (2) [Previous ref: 275h6(2)]
Report on the state of the physiological series in the museum, 1869 (20) [Previous ref: 275h6(20)]
Description of pathological specimens from the bodies of soldiers who died insane, forwarded by Dr William Julius Mickle, 1876 (6) [Previous ref: 275h6(6)]
List of preparations from the College Collection, 1876 (8) [Previous ref: 275h6(8)]
List of total numbers of preparations in the Museum, 1877 (27) [Previous ref: 275h6(27)]
Also papers relating to preparations of specimens,
Letter to Alban Doran
Correspondence with Thomas Stone [previous reference ADDMSS374]
Correspondence with Edward Shuter, 1845-1883
A collection of birds' eggs, undated (7) [this item is listed as missing from the box] [previous ref: 275h6(7)].
Rough list of contents of store bottles, undated (28) [Previous ref: 275h6(28)]
Payments for expenses on specimens for the Museum during 1802-1861, 1861 (3) [Previous ref: 275h6(3)]
List of additions purchased for the Museum during 1806-1862, [c1862] (4) [Previous ref: 275h6(4)]
Summary of principal duties and occupations of museum officers and servants in the absence of the Conservator, undated (5) [Previous ref: 275h6(5)]
Salaries and wages for the museum department, 1861 (22) [Previous ref: 275h6(22)]
List of specimens presented by Dr Andrew Murray, 1865 (26) [Previous ref: 275h6(26)]
List of specimens presented to the Museum by W L Crowther, [1868] (1) [Previous ref: 275h6(1)]
Report on the Hunterian documents held by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1868 (2) [Previous ref: 275h6(2)]
Report on the state of the physiological series in the museum, 1869 (20) [Previous ref: 275h6(20)]
Description of pathological specimens from the bodies of soldiers who died insane, forwarded by Dr William Julius Mickle, 1876 (6) [Previous ref: 275h6(6)]
List of preparations from the College Collection, 1876 (8) [Previous ref: 275h6(8)]
List of total numbers of preparations in the Museum, 1877 (27) [Previous ref: 275h6(27)]
Also papers relating to preparations of specimens,
Letter to Alban Doran
Correspondence with Thomas Stone [previous reference ADDMSS374]
Correspondence with Edward Shuter, 1845-1883
Extent1 folder
Conditions governing accessThis collection is available to everyone for research. It can be consulted in our Research Room at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE. It is essential to book in advance so we can ensure material is available. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk to book a Research Room appointment.
Conditions governing reproductionCopies of material in the archives can be supplied for private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. Some items within this collection may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; it is the responsibility of users to obtain the copyright holder's permission for reproduction of copyright material for purposes other than research or private study. Permission to publish material must be sought in advance from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and, where appropriate, the copyright holder. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk in the first instance.
Related objectsRCS-MUS/12/15
