Alfred Newton Papers

John Scales (1794-1884), ornithologist, entomologist, Principal, Royal Agricultural College, 1844-51; his father, Robert Scales, entomologist

[1-54] Letters to him and Robert Scales (father)

[1-9] CHARLES ALFRED BURY (1808-83) (clergyman, ornithologist). Letters to

John Scales (one to Borrer) (n.d.)

[10] JOHN COOPER (Bungay, egg collector). Letter to John Scales (1821)

[11] B. CORBETT (Piccadilly, natural history dealer?). Letter toJohn Scales (1821)

[12-16] ROBERT HAMOND (1785-1831) (clergyman). Letters to John Scales (1821-

31)

[17] ADRIAN HARDY HAWORTH (1767-1833) (entomologist, botanist). Letter to

John Scales (1826)

[18-19] GEORGE HELSHAM (1806-36) (surgeon, apothecary). Letters to John Scales

(c.1828-30)

[20] J. HENDERSON (Milton, entomologist). Letter to John Scales (1827)

[21] WILLIAM CHAPMAN HEWETSON(1806-78) (naturalist, zoological illustrator,

draughtsman). Letter to John Scales (c.1832)

[22-24] THOMAS COULTHARD HEYSHAM (1792-1857) (Mayor, Carlisle;

naturalist). Letters to John Scales (1831-32)

[25] WILLIAM KIRBY (1759-1850) (clergyman, entomologist). Letter probably to

Robert Scales (1811)

[26-31] WILLIAM ELFORD LEACH (1790-1836) (naturalist). Letters to Robert

Scales (c.1810-19)

[32] THOMAS MARSHAM (c.1748-1819) (entomologist). Letter to Robert Scales

(1811)

[33-38] SANDFORD PALMER (Ballinlough, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary). Letters to John

Scales (1858)

[39] PRIDEAUX JOHN SELBY (1788-1867) (naturalist). Letter to John Scales (1825)

[40] GEORGE BRETTINGHAM SOWERBY (1788-1854) (conchologist). Letter to

Robert Scales (c.1811)

[41-42] JAMES SOWERBY (1757-1822) (naturalist, artist). Letters to Robert and

John Scales (1811-19)

[43-46] WILLIAM SPENCE (1783-1860) (entomologist). Letters to Robert Scales

(1810-12)

[47-53] JAMES FRANCIS STEPHENS (1792-1852) (entomologist). Letters to John

Scales (1819-23)

[54-55] WILLIAM WHITEAR (1778-1826) (clergyman, ornithologist). Letters to John

Scales, C.J. Temminck (1820-23) Add.9839/21/54-55

[56-58] SIMON WILKIN (1790-1862) (editor). Letters to Robert Scales (1810-12)

Add.9839/21/56-58

[59] JAMES WILSON (1795-1856) (zoologist). Letter to John Scales (1825)

[60-65] JOHN WILSON (Edinburgh, natural history dealer). Letters to John Scales

(1820-23)

[66-67] MS lists of eggs, one inscribed 'from Mr. Hancock'.

[68] MS memoir of John Scales, by or sent to Thomas Southwell, n.d.

[69] MS copy inscription on monument to Robert Scales (d.1728) in Bungay Church

(annotated by Alfred Newton, 'Enclosed to T. Southwell in litt. W. Hartcup, Feb. 28/85').

[70-71] Lists of letters to Robert and John Scales and papers.

[72-80] Alfred Newton, notes for memoir of John Scales.

[81] THOMAS SOUTHWELL, memorial note to Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists'

Society, Norfolk Chronicle, 7 MAR 1885.