| Description | Correspondence and memos about the Whale Hall and display of whale specimens.
Includes letter from Edward Wickham, Wexford, Ireland, to the Secretary of the Natural History History Museum, London, 23 April 1934. Wickham was the boatman who 'captured' the Blue Whale in Wexford, Ireland. This specimen was displayed in the Whale Hall from 1934, until it was moved to the Central Hall in 2017 and named 'Hope'. The letter reads:
"Dear Sir,
A cutting has been
sent to me, describing the
erection of the skeleton of
a whale, which was captured
by me in March 1892.
this naturally interested me
after that lapse of years.
Would it be asking too much
of you, to send me a photograph
of the skeleton erected,
I had a photo, of the animal
just after its capture, but I have
changed about so much since
the it got lost.
No trace now remains of the
place where Mr [E] Gerrard dissicted
it; my home was there but 8 years
ago the whole sandy [?] was
washed away. Thanking you in
anticipation, and trusting I am not
troubling you too much.
Yours Faithfully
E. Wickham" |