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Documents relating to William Clift (1775-1849), museum curator and scientific illustrator

Letter dated 15 Sep 1839 from Clift. Written at the Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, to R McCormick Esq. Relates to the procurement and preparation of spirits for preserving animals and the acquisition of dissecting instruments. The recipient, Robert McCormick (1800-1890) was naturalist on H.M.S. Erebus on a voyage of discovery to the Antarctic under the command of Captain James Clark Ross. The ship sailed in September 1939 and returned in 1843. Obituary for William Clift from 'The Illustrated London News', with copies of an illustration and a photograph of a bust of Clift. Article about the Hunterian collection at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, entitled 'How a Great Museum Grew' by A. K. Page, from The Windsor Magazine.

Domus, Issue 619, July 1981.

'Pragmatic Classicism', an article on the work of Terry Farrell, authored by Charles Jencks. The article references the Clifton Nurseries building, the Maunsel Housing Society developments, the 'Oakwood 13 and 18' development for Warrington New Town, the Wood Green development, and the practice offices in Marylebone.

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