Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe

This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 96 AL323
  • Dates of Creation
    • 25th Mar 1894 - 17th Oct 1898
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 7" x 4.5" 2 items (2 leaves)

Scope and Content

Address: Woodcoate Lodge, [West] Horsley, Leatherhead, [Surrey]. 2 letters to Silvanus P Thompson. (1) Asks Thompson to write a book on the life and work of Michael Faraday for a series which Roscoe is editing for Cassells (25 March 1894). (2) States that he has read Thompson's book on Faraday and thinks it excellent (17 October 1898).
Both letters are autograph, with signature.

Arrangement

See hard copy catalogue.

Access Information

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This document is enclosed in S P Thompson 'Michael Faraday: his life and work' (1898) (author's own copy, annotated in the hand of Miss Barnard) - Library classmark AK4 FAR Tho. To request the document, please place an order for the volume, specifying that you wish to see the autograph letter AL323.

Other Finding Aids

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Special Collections Reading Room.