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- 1850 - 1912 (Création/Production)
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Extent: 2 boxes
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These items were were acquired by Brian Harrison on behalf of the John Innes Trustees, for deposit in the John Innes Archive. In some instances there was delay between acquisition by Harrison, and accession into the archive. Colonel James Innes also purchased letters for his private collection, and passed on some copies to the Archives. Initially known as 'Correspondence on Natural History, on deposit the collction included originals, photocopies and accompanying reference material.
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Letters mainly to William Henry Flower and his wife Georgiana Rosetta and some from Flower and between other correspondents including Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Dr Chambers.
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Admin History: William Henry Flower was an English comparative anatomist and surgeon. Flower became a leading authority on mammals, and especially on the primate brain. He supported Thomas Henry Huxley in an important controversy with Richard Owen about the human brain, and eventually succeeded Owen as Director of the Natural History Museum. Georgiana Rosetta (Lady Flower): daughter of Admiral William Henry Smyth FRS, 2nd cousin to Robert Baden-Powell