Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1838 - 1839 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 bundle
Scope and content
Manuscript letters and printed papers sent to the Secretary of King’s College London including the London Assurance Society regarding the College’s fire insurance; S Netherthorpe Day of Lambeth Water Works giving permission to students to visit the works; John Lindley (1799-1865) of the Horticultural Society, asking the College to recommend suitable students studying botany and chemistry for the post of Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens in Ceylon (Sri Lanka); John Lonsdale (1788-1867), Principal, regarding the resignation of John Philips (1800-1874), Professor of Geology and the misconduct of John Gleeson, night watchman; Charles Blomfield (1786-1857), Bishop of London, regarding the reasons for dismissal of James Rennie (1787-1867), Professor of Natural History. Also includes papers regarding the College Library; letters from the University of London.