Letter from Jenny Blake to F W Rudler

BGS image ID: P828709

This sad letter from 13 year old Jenny Blake was written in 1886. It was enclosed inside another letter from her father Charles Carter Blake (c1840-c1887) who was an anthropologist, palaeontologist and comparative anatomist. Both letters were sent to Frederick William Rudler (1840-1915) who worked for the Geological Survey and Museum from 1861-1876 and 1879-1902. It is not known what befell Charles Blake and his family.

Andrew L Morrison

Notice relating to female visitors at the Geological Survey and Museum

BGS image ID: 827763

This notice was issued in 1921 by John S Flett who was the then Director of the Geological Survey and Museum. It is not known if there was a particular incident which resulted in it being written.

The name "Mr Cantrill" has been written in pencil in the top left-hand corner. This is probably Thomas Crosbee Cantrill (1867-1931) who joined the Survey in 1896 and retired in 1927 by which time he was a District Geologist.

Andrew L Morrison