Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from William Henry Lang

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GB 0248 DC 002/13/206

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20 January 1916

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letter

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Lang | William Henry | 1874-1960 | professor of natural history, University of Manchester

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from William Henry Lang returning a letter from Abercrombie Anstruther Lawson (not attached) and remarking that it is great news than the last great gaps in the life history scheme of the the fern Pteridophyta are being filled up. He discusses his duties during term time and mentions that he has been in touch with Cormack, remarking that it might be useful to keep in touch with him although they have been in touch with the Royal Aircraft Factory since July. He also discusses examination dates, asking Bower to let him know of the proposed dates for Glasgow as he suspects that there might be a clash with his medical examinations in Manchester.

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from William Henry Lang
Item Summary
Reference Code	GB 0248 DC 002/13/206
Date(s)	20 January 1916
Extent and medium of the unit of description	1 letter
Name of creator	Lang \| William Henry \| 1874-1960 \| professor of natural history, University of Manchester
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from William Henry Lang returning a letter from Abercrombie Anstruther Lawson (not attached) and remarking that it is great news than the last great gaps in the life history scheme of the the fern Pteridophyta are being filled up. He discusses his duties during term time and mentions that he has been in touch with Cormack, remarking that it might be useful to keep in touch with him although they have been in touch with the Royal Aircraft Factory since July. He also discusses examination dates, asking Bower to let him know of the proposed dates for Glasgow as he suspects that there might be a clash with his medical examinations in Manchester.
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Subjects	Examinations Ferns Professional Interaction
People	Bower \| Frederick Orpen \| 1855-1948 \| regius professor of botany, University of Glasgow Cormack \| fl1916 \| Lang \| William Henry \| 1874-1960 \| professor of natural history, University of Manchester Lawson \| Abercrombie Anstruther \| 1870-1927 \| professor of botany, University of Sydney
Businesses and Organisations	Royal Aircraft Factory \| 1912-1918 \| aircraft manufacturers \| Farnborough (England) University of Glasgow \| 1451- : \| university \| Glasgow (Scotland) University of Manchester \| 1851-: \| university \| Manchester (England)
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