Clergy and Gentry of Bandon area on necessity of establishing a means of disseminating useful knowledge etc.; MS. re. Bandon Institution Library (4pp).
Ref.
U140/J/01/02
Date:
?1820s - 1840s
Level : file Title:
Cork Cuvierian Society
Extent: 8 items Scope and Content: File, 'Cork Cuvierian Society', kept by Richard Dowden.
1. c. 1823 MS. Address/Letter from Presidents etc. of the Cuvierian Society to his excellency George William, Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, advocating advancements in agricultural, horticultural, and arboricultural practices based on sound botanical knowledge, through establishment of a botanical garden in Cork, and requesting funds to same. (7pp)
2. 1820s - 1830s Cork Cuvierian Society for the promotion of the Sciences, series of printed notices for meetings from Francis Jennings, Secretary. Includes mention of 'Coffee at half past nine o'clock...', ballots and public business at eight o'clock, lecture on 'The Nature and origin of coal by Professor Hackings...' , appointment of officers, essay on popular climatology by Richard Dowden, etc. (7 items)
Ref.
U140/J/01/03
Date:
1832 - 1839
Level : file Title:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Extent: 3 items Scope and Content: File, 'Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge', kept by Richard Dowden.
1. Aug 1832. Printed handbill/circular letter for the 'Penny Magazine' of the Society. Published in London and Dublin every saturday. (1p)
2. [1839] Printed Treasurers Account of Receipts and Expenditure of the Society from 1 Jan 1835 to 31 Dec 1838, also advert for 'Statistical Account of the British Empire', 2nd edition, and tables of logarithims. (2pp)
U140 Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List
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