John Lubbock

Autograph letters of Sir John Lubbock, primarily relating to his professional engagements and appointments, including a single letter to Mr Moilliet, relative to a proposed lecture at the Midland Institute (no.3); a single letter to "Greenwell" probably William Greenwell (1820-1918), archaeologist (no.4); several letters to "Farrar" probably Frederic William Farrar (1831-1903), dean of Canterbury, novelist, and philologist, relative to various issues concerning political appointments and the inclusion of sciences as part of the military curriculum (nos.5, 12, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 53, 55); a single letter to the Hon. Secretaries of the Bromley Literacy Institute, Kent, relative to a proposed lecture on the "Social and religious conditions of savages" (no.7); a single letter to "Lockyer" probably Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (1836-1920), astronomer and journal editor, relative to an offer to publish a book written by Sir Davy (no.9); a single note to "Professor Oliver" possibly Daniel Oliver (1830-191), botanist (no.10); several letters to "Ponsonby Fane" probably Sir Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane, politician, relative to various matters including an enquiry relating to the lifecycle of the fluke (nos.13, 48, 49); a single letter to Charles Bowyer Adderley, first Baron Norton (1814-1905), politician, relative to the methods of teaching elementary science (no.16); a single letter to [Frederic George] Kitton (1856-1904), illustrator and writer (no.36); a single letter to his daughter, the Hon. Amy Harriet Lubbock (1857-1929) (no.42); a single letter to "Sclater" probably Philip Lutley Sclater (1829-1913), zoologist, relative to [membership] to the council of the Zoological Society of London (no.44); and a single letter to Mr West, relative to the education of his son, the Hon. Norman Lubbock (1861-1926). Some items in this series are undated.

1863-1912

1 file (58 items )

Purchased from various sources, 1928-1945, sources include Sotheby's, London, 1931 (acc.57468, 75332 and 56317), 1932 (acc.67553); either Desgranges, Paris, 1936, or Glendining, London, c.1932 (acc.69292); Glendining, London, 1935 (acc.67993 and 68587), 1931 (acc.67605), 1932 (acc.67620), 1934 (acc.67940); M. Christie & Wood's, London, 1928 (acc.57004); several items were transferred from the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, c.1939 (acc.91800); unknown vendors (acc.67430 and 83994); Stevens, London, 1934 (acc.68369), 1929 (acc.74959), 1931 (acc. 68228, 68262 and 68135); Christie's, London, 1935 (acc.69132); and Burnley, Watson, March 1945 (acc.72200) and presumably was once part of the Thomas Madden Stone autograph collection. Some items carry no accession number.