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Total number of records: 423

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lepidoptera35
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french language6
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vision2
amoeba1
biela's comet1
birds1
cadiz1

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Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)54
Sykes, William Henry (1790-1872)39
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology35
Walker, Francis35
Walker, Francis (1809-1874)35
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)32
Wallich, George Charles (1815-1899)20
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge15
Stephens, James Francis (1792-1853)15
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology14

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Archive File

Correspondence between members of the Grants Committee regarding grant applications and deadlines

October 2000

Printed exchange of email messages, October 2000, between various Grants Committee members on the question of whether regular (e.g. annual) applications from individuals or organisations - e.g. the In...

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Envelope of miscellaneous minutes, notes, memoranda and drafts in connection with the transfer of the Society's assets to Leeds Corporation

1919-1920

Envelope of miscellaneous minutes, notes, memoranda and drafts in connection with the transfer of the Society's assets to Leeds Corporation, 1919-1920

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Notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting of proprietary and ordinary members and of subscribers

12 July 1921

Notice of a Society meeting to be held 18 July 1921, together with a statement of heads of an agreement between Leeds Corporation and the Society.

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Correspondence from Sir Robert E Fox to Edwin Kitson Clark

August-September 1919

Series of three letters dated 9 August, 24 September and 29 September 1919

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'Memo of a meeting with Mrs. Alwin Knowles', regarding the City Council’s plans for the museum service

c. 1994

Photocopy of a typed “memo of a meeting with Mrs. Alwin Knowles”, containing her views on the City Council’s plans for the museum service; the memo has a ms signature: [Mrs] J.E. Mortimer. [Unda...

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Correspondence from Councillor Bernard Atha to A.C. Chadwick, inviting the Society to join a working party with members of the City Council’s Cultural Services Committee

1992

Typed letter, 12 June 1992, from Councillor Bernard Atha to A.C. Chadwick, inviting the Society to join a working party with members of the City Council’s Cultural Services Committee, following the ...

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Proceedings of the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society

Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society

v.12, no.2-5; 13, no.1; 14, no.1,3-4, supplement; 15; 16, no.3-8, 18-20, no.2 1907-1963

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Histoire naturelle des végétaux : Phanérogames (v.1)

Spach, Edouard (1801-1879)

1834-1848

Cover title, v. 1-5: Suites à Buffon; v. 6-13, Nouvelles suites à Buffon; atlas, Collection des suites à Buffon.

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Histoire naturelle des végétaux : Phanérogames (v.2)

Spach, Edouard (1801-1879)

1834-1848

Cover title, v. 1-5: Suites à Buffon; v. 6-13, Nouvelles suites à Buffon; atlas, Collection des suites à Buffon.

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Histoire naturelle des végétaux : Phanérogames (v.3)

Spach, Edouard (1801-1879)

1834-1848

Cover title, v. 1-5: Suites à Buffon; v. 6-13, Nouvelles suites à Buffon; atlas, Collection des suites à Buffon.

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Histoire naturelle des végétaux : Phanérogames (v.4)

Spach, Edouard (1801-1879)

1834-1848

Cover title, v. 1-5: Suites à Buffon; v. 6-13, Nouvelles suites à Buffon; atlas, Collection des suites à Buffon.

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