Invertebrate Section Correspondence, 1893-1915

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Head of the Invertebrate Section from 1867-1913 was Edgar Albert Smith (1847-1916); other members of the Section were Francis J Bell (1855-1934), Curator of worms and echinoderms, SO Riley (1853-1935) Curator of Sponges and WT Calman (1871-1952) Curator of Crustaceans.

The bulk of the letters are to FJ Bell. He joined the Museum in 1878 and retired in 1919. As well as responsibility for worms and echinoderms, Bell edited the zoological reports of the National Antarctic Expedition (Discovery) published in 6 volumes, 1907-1912.

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