F. B. Power's Death - Correspondence with Power's Family

Date:
1927
Reference:
WF/E/01/06/12
Part of:
Wellcome Foundation Ltd
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Description

Mainly correspondence to Henry Wellcome in period after FBP's death, from Power family - Minnie B Power; Louise Power Heimke; Donald M Power. Includes biographical information on Dr Power

Item 1 contains:
9 May 1921, 5pg typescript of notes re 'Presentation to FBP of medal conferred by HSW in Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club, Washington'.
3 Apr 1927 The Church of the Covenant inc. notice of FBP's death
c.6 Apr 1927 Reprint of 'Official Record, United States Dept of Agriculture' biography with ms amendments [by HSW] also partial letter from LPH.
6 Apr 1927 copy of letter to HSW from Royal Society of Medicine
14 Apr 1927 ms letter from LBH
14 Apr 1927 [no letter] enc.
* letter from HSW to FBP 1876 (on Burnett House headed notepaper, Cincinnati) re work for McK&R;
* New Year card from New Yok 1874/1875
* Poole & Geisinger business card with HSW ms notes on reverse
* list of good in HSW ms.
22 Apr 1927 from LBH enc. reprint from 'American Perfumer & Essential Oil Review Jul 1919, by FE Watermeyer, Laboratory of Fritzsche Bros, re. American Liquid Styrax.
11 Apr 1927 typed extract from 'Daily Malta Chronicle'
22 Apr 1927 ms letter from LBH
22 Apr copy letter from CA Smith, University of Wisconsin to DMP
26 Apr 1927 from DMP re FBP as father
26 Apr 1927 ms letter from LBH inc. bay leaf from HSW's wreath.
4 May 1927 copy letter to LBH from HSW
16 May 1927 ms letter from LBH
16 May 1927 FBP medal - Wellcome, Fluckiger and hanbury sent to Wellcome at Washington.
31 May-10 Jun 1927 copy telegrams to LPH re medals and clothes received
28 Jun 1927 letter to HSW re FBP biography.
29 Jun 1927 ms biography of FBP - inc. his boyhood (as remembered by his sister).
5 Jul - 27 Aug 1927 letters from Chas B Thompson re memorial in First Parish Church, (Presbyterian) Hudson, New York - possibly a Tiffany Window.
undated
* list of publications, sent by LBH? to HSW.
* HSW ms notes
* 2pg typscript biography of FBP to 1916
* colour postcard of Old Academy Hudson New York

Item 2 contains c.19 May 1927:
2 versions of a typescript biography of FBP, one copy (24pg) annotated by LPH and her aunts. the toher (25pg) another [final?] version.
19 May 1927, 24 pg

Publication/Creation

1927

Physical description

2 files

Copyright note

Copyright assigned to the Wellcome Trust

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