To Lyon Playfair [before 29 April 1875]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews |
Date: | [before 29 Apr 1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 97: C18 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9909 |
To Lyon Playfair 15 May [1875]
Summary
Discusses Vivisection Bill.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews |
Date: | 15 May [1875] |
Classmark: | Bonhams (dealers) (10 November 2009); DAR 147: 245 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9980 |
To Lyon Playfair 26 May 1875
Summary
Writes about the Vivisection Bill; there is great fear that it may prevent demonstration dissections on insensible animals.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews |
Date: | 26 May 1875 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Playfair 206) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9994 |
To Lyon Playfair 28 May [1875]
Summary
Writes again on the Vivisection Bill, expresses his desire not to ruin the progress of physiology whilst avoiding useless vivisection.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews |
Date: | 28 May [1875] |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Playfair 207) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9997 |
From Lyon Playfair 29 April 1875
Summary
Supports the Vivisection Bill, with a more humanitarian preamble. Working to get it through the House of Lords.
Author: | Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Apr 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 174: 48 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9956 |
From Lyon Playfair 21 May 1875
Summary
The Government has decided to hold a Royal Commission on vivisection with Lord Cardwell as chairman.
Author: | Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 May 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 174: 49 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9987 |
From Lyon Playfair 27 May 1875
Summary
The Vivisection Bill was defeated because it was repudiated by one of its own fathers: J. S. Burdon Sanderson.
Author: | Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 May 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 174: 50 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9996 |
letter | (7) |
Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
Playfair, Lyon | (3) |
Playfair, Lyon | (4) |
Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
1875 | (7) |