Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Copy in his own hand of letter from W B Spencer to W A Horn 17/12/1895

Physical Description

17.12.1895. From B. S. (in Melbourne) to W. A. H. Précis of letter retained by B. S. Explains plans of publication.

Primary Comments

Correspondence relating to the Horn Expedition to Australia

Transcript

Copy in his own hand of letter from W B Spencer to W A Horn 17/12/1895 - Page 1

The University of Melbourne
Dec. 17. 1895
My dear Horn
By this mail send dozen negs or so. rest follow next mail. Those wanted in book have label cores. number on this corresps. to that in book.
Am arranging all the photos as they are wanted for illustration of the work & am sending you sheets corresp. to the plates.
Send you rough copy of good part of Anthrop. article. You will see that it is good. sections to follow deal with ceremonials, nature drawings, food products, gesture language. Copy needs review & proof must be submitted to anth hence for sake of saving time & for preserving uniformity of work trust that

Copy in his own hand of letter from W B Spencer to W A Horn 17/12/1895 - Page 2

you will send it out here to me to be printed.
With money which you have sent I am aiming at getting as much work done as possible.
Gillens article not included: that will be pub. separately at the end & under Gillen’s own name.
Zoology approaching completion: send you more printed matter.
Geology & Botany in press “According to your instructions I am having them bound in stiff paper covers.
Vol. of photos gone into quarantine.
W.B.S.

Rights: Pitt Rivers Museum

Document Details

Date Made
17/12/1895
Creator
Region
Melbourne
State
Victoria

Document Details

Letter From
Sir, Spencer, Walter Baldwin
Letter To
Horn, William Austin

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Institution

Institution
Pitt Rivers Museum
Registration
PRM1A_30