Gray, John Edward

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Epithet: FRS, Keeper of the Zoological Dept British Museum

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referencedIn MISCELLANE0US AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, signatures, etc.; 1830-1878, n.d. The letters are taken mainly from correspondence of Thomas Sansom (d. 1872), of the Custom House, Liverpool (and later of Newcastle), Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and ..., 1830-1878 British Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf PANIZZI PAPERS. Letters to Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B., Principal Librarian of the British Museum (d. 1879); 1845-1877, n.d. Followed (ff. 53-55) by two letters of Panizzi; [1860?], 1860-1869. Supplements Add. MSS. 36714-36727, 59778 and Eg. MS. 3677..., 1845-1877 British Library
creatorOf WARREN DAWSON PAPERS. Vol. XXIX. Collection of autograph letters and miscellaneous documents; 1612-1899. Some French and Latin. W.D.27. Dawson records the provenance of some of the items. Paper and vellum; ff. 98.includes:f. 2 Richard Graves: Sir Hen..., 1612-1899 British Library
creatorOf SIR HENRY ELLIS: private and official letters to Sir Henry Ellis K.H., (b.1779, d.1869), Principal Librarian of the British Museum, mostly on antiquarian matters and frequently relating to his duties at the British Museum; 1812-1866, n.d. A few lette..., 1812-1866 British Library
creatorOf MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XIII (ff. 91). Correspondence, etc., of members of the Natural History Departments, afterw. the British Museum (Natural History); 1773-1916, n.d. English and French. Includes some portraits.includes:f. 1 Daniel Charles So..., 1773-1916 British Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 305: U.S. National Museum Accession Records.
referencedIn ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. X. Album of papers and drawings of Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1827-1856, including portraits and photographs of Sir Henry (ff. 15-17, 34-36, 54-57), his wife (f. 19), and father (ff. 20, 21), d..., 18th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. VI (ff. x+169). Letters numbered 1680-1759; 1808-1871, n.d. Decorated title page, '1910 Autographs Volume XI'. Several pages are missing. Attached is a list of the letters made by Mrs. McCrimmon. Contemporary foliation 1-77..., 1808-1871 British Library
referencedIn Vol. VI, ff. 264, F-K.includes:f. 1 William Farr, statistician: Letter to -: 1877. f. 2 Alphonse Favre, botanist: Letter to -,: 1882: Fr. f. 4 William Fawcett, Director of Public Gardens and Plantations, Jamaica: Letter to A. S. Woodward: 1894. f. 6 ... British Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society. John Edward Gray Papers.
creatorOf WARREN DAWSON PAPERS. Vol. XXXVIII. Transcripts of letters from John Edward Gray, naturalist (d.1875), with related material; 1934. W.D.41.John Edward Gray, FRS; Keeper of the Zoological département, British Museum: Transcripts of letters of, by W. R..., 1934 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II, M-Z, followed (Vol. II, ff. 179-207b) by some correspondence relating to special cases; 1872-1879.British Museum: Applications, etc., for Reading Room tickets: 1872-1879.: Partly printed.includes:f. 1 Sir William MacCormac, Baronet; surgeon:..., 1872-1879 British Library
referencedIn Vol. I, ff. 198, 1 Nov. 1862-30 Aug. 1864.John Edward Gray, FRS; Keeper of the Zoological département, British Museum: Letters to Mrs. R. M. Crawshay: 1862-1873.Rose Mary Crawshay, wife of R T Crawshay, of Cyfarthfa: Letters to, from J. E. Gray: 1862... British Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 52: Assistant Secretary, Incoming Correspondenc.
creatorOf Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron, 1834-1913. Avebury Papers. A. General Correspondence, 1855-1911. Vol. V (ff. 187). 1867-1868. British Library
referencedIn Vol. II, ff. 234, 2 Sept. 1864-22 Sept. 1873 with undated and fragmentary letters.John Edward Gray, FRS; Keeper of the Zoological département, British Museum: Letters to Mrs. R. M. Crawshay: 1862-1873.Rose Mary Crawshay, wife of R T Crawshay, of Cyfa... British Library
referencedIn LAYARD PAPERS. Vol. CXLV (ff. 237).1. Notes on art subjects, partly in Sir A. H. Layard's hand. f. 1.2. Drafts of poems, etc., including a [italics]copy[/italics] (f. 81) of Walter Savage Landor's poem 'To Layard, Discoverer of Nineveh' ([italics]Wor..., 1879-1880 British Library
creatorOf DIPLOMAS of John Edward Gray, Ph.D., F.R.S., Keeper of the Department of Zoology in the British Museum, as member of various English and foreign learned societies, etc.; 1823-1874. Signed; many with seals. Interspersed are a few original letters, the..., 1823-1874 British Library
creatorOf MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. V (ff. 170+74*). Letters numbered 1594-1678, with additions 1782-1786; 1806-1877, n.d. Contemporary index. Probably vol. X from the original series, see Add. 70844 below. Disbound, with several pages missing. Contemporary f..., 1806-1877 British Library
referencedIn Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Vol. X. (ff. 566). 1865-July, 1866.Prosper Mérimée: Letters to A. Panizzi: 1850-1870.includes:ff. 1, 54, 485 Sir Charles Thomas Newton, KCB; archaeologist: Letters to A. Panizzi: 1854-1872. ff. 3, 9, 47, 48, 50, 61, 169, 235, 295, 456 John Evelyn De..., 1865-1866 British Library
referencedIn Vol. IV. (ff. 664). 1854-1856.includes:ff. 1, 24, 59, 118, 224, 237, 239, 241, 269, 271, 472, 510, 529, 562, 625, 640, 642 Right Hon William Ewart Gladstone: Letters to A. Panizzi: 1843-1875. ff. 2, 50, 65, 91, 127, 129, 159, 182, 203, 250 Luigi Set..., 1854-1856 British Library
referencedIn Vol. VIII. (ff. 395). 1845-1848.includes:ff. 1, 15, 146, 163, 172, 190, 215, 221, 225, 233, 371 Albert Way, FSA: Correspondence with Sir F. Madden: 1840-1870. f. 4 George Maule, Solicitor to the Treasury: Correspondence with Sir F. Madden: 1845. ff...., 1845-1848 British Library
creatorOf ORIGINAL letters of Naturalists, chiefly English, to Dr. Daniel Carl Solander, Dr. John Edward Gray, and others; 1758-1837. The greater number of letters are from John Ellis, 1760-1763; John Francillon, 1782-1809; Bracy Clark, 1760-1792; and George J..., 1758-1837 British Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Spencer F. Baird Papers (Mc 2000.11).
creatorOf LETTERS, ETC., TO SIR RICHARD OWEN, K.C.B., Superintendent of the natural history collections at the British Museum; 1856-1859, n.d. Supplements Add. MSS. 33348, 39954. Followed (ff. 27-30) by a letter of Col. Frederick Brine, R.E., 29 July 1864, enc..., 1856-1864 British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. (ff. i. + 460). Letters of "men of political and literary reputation, probably selected by Francis Place, junior"; Sept. 1813-21 June 1852.Francis Place: Correspondence: 1813-1852.includes:ff. 1-3 Maps and Plans: Walk from London to Northampt... British Library
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