Francis M. Balfour papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of one undated letter of Francis M. Balfour written from Trinity College, Cambridge University. Most likely the letter was written to Johns Hopkins professor of biology, Henry Newell Martin. Balfour wrote of a proposed memorial to Charles Darwin and an endowment for a professorship of physiology at Trinity.
Dates
- Creation: 1851-1882
Creator
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical Note
Francis M. Balfour was a morphologist and an author. Balfour published a textbook of comparative embryology in 1880.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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Subject
- Trinity College (University of Cambridge) (Organization)
- Balfour, Francis M. (Francis Maitland), 1851-1882 (Person)
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 (Person)
- Martin, H. Newell (Henry Newell), 1848-1896 (Person)
- Title
- Francis M. Balfour papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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