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VICMAIN - Victorian Papers, Main Series
6 - Files relating to the Crimean War, Queen Victoria's Jubilee and Funeral and Prince Albert's files relating to the Great Exhibition and other topics
12 - Prince Albert's papers about the Great Exhibition of 1851
2 - Prince Albert's papers about the Great Exhibition of 1851
Collection
Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference
VIC/MAIN/F/25/86
Record Type
Correspondence
Title
Copy letter from Prince Albert to Lord Derby
Date
5 April 1852
Writer
Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee
Derby, Lord; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Description
Copy letter from Prince Albert to Lord Derby on the development of the Museum of Practical Geology under Sir Henry De la Beche. Plus the suggestion of the establishment of a Department of Applied Science at the Board of Trade.
Place Of Writing
Buckingham Palace
Language
English
Extent
1 document (6 pages)
Physical Description
Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions
Available in surrogate form only
Digitisation Notes
These papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
URL
https://albert.rct.uk
Level
Item
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