RECORD: Marr, John E. 1909.01.30. Letter to A. E. Shipley. McGill-CA-OSLER0-P110[.178]. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. RN1
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John Edward Marr (1857-1933) was a student at St. John's College, Cambridge, who matriculated in 1875 and graduated in 1878. In 1886 he became a lecturer in geology at Cambridge and Fellow of St. John's.
"248. PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MONKEY LET DOWN IN THE SENATE HOUSE WHEN DARWIN WAS GIVEN THE HONORARY DEGREE OF LL.D. IN 1877. Lent by Dr John E. Marr, F.R.S." in [Shipley & Simpson eds.] 1909. Darwin centenary: the portraits, prints and writings of Charles Robert Darwin, exhibited at Christ's College, Cambridge 1909. A490 The same photograph carte de visite now in the collection at Christ's College has written on the verso "With Compliments / From W. Brockett / Oct 27. 1909." The copy in the J.C. Simpson Collection is in McGill-CA-OSLER0-P110[.179]
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104, HUNTINGDON ROAD,
CAMBRIDGE
Jan 30 1909
Dear Shipley,
I enclose the photo of the monkey let down in 1877. It was captured by one Hornby Steer, brother of Wilson Steer, & taken by him to Hills & Saunders to be photographed.
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That is why I possess a copy, as Steer was a friend of mine.
Believe me
Yours very sincerely,
John E. Marr
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