Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Robert John Harvey-Gibson

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GB 0248 DC 002/14/211

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c1917-1922

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letter

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Harvey-Gibson | Robert John | 1860-1929 | dean, Faculty of Science, University of Liverpool

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Robert John Harvey-Gibson in which he informs Bower that he has just beeen speaking with his assistant, Miss Knight who has stated that she does not want to remain at the University of Liverpool once he retires. He wonders if Bower might have a vacancy for her and expands on her qualifications for the post. He has a first class BSc and is an admirable teacher and artist. He tells Bower that her strong points are sea weed and physiology. He wonders, however, if the salary might be difficult as she is on a higher amount than she might expect to receive from the University of Glasgow.

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Robert John Harvey-Gibson
Item Summary
Reference Code	GB 0248 DC 002/14/211
Date(s)	c1917-1922
Extent and medium of the unit of description	1 letter
Name of creator	Harvey-Gibson \| Robert John \| 1860-1929 \| dean, Faculty of Science, University of Liverpool
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Robert John Harvey-Gibson in which he informs Bower that he has just beeen speaking with his assistant, Miss Knight who has stated that she does not want to remain at the University of Liverpool once he retires. He wonders if Bower might have a vacancy for her and expands on her qualifications for the post. He has a first class BSc and is an admirable teacher and artist. He tells Bower that her strong points are sea weed and physiology. He wonders, however, if the salary might be difficult as she is on a higher amount than she might expect to receive from the University of Glasgow.
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Subjects	Applications for Positions Employment Physiology Professional Assistance Seaweed
People	Bower \| Frederick Orpen \| 1855-1948 \| regius professor of botany, University of Glasgow Harvey-Gibson \| Robert John \| 1860-1929 \| dean, Faculty of Science, University of Liverpool Knight \| Miss \| fl1917-1922 \| assistant botanist, University of Liverpool
Businesses and Organisations	University of Glasgow \| 1451- : \| university \| Glasgow (Scotland) University of Liverpool \| 1881-: \| Liverpool (England)
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