| Content Warning | A review of the Archive catalogue and documents within the Archive relating to Anthropology identified that some contain information that may be offensive or distressing. This includes racist language, and descriptions of historical collecting and research methods. The Museum does not condone unacceptable language and practices of the past, but has not redacted these records to maintain authenticity and facilitate discovery of records for research, including study of the history of science and museums |
| Description | Letter dated 17 Mar 1914 from The Surgeon General, His Majesty's Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar, Gosport to The Assistant Keeper, Geological Department, British Museum, Natural History, concerning specimens from the Sir John Richardson Collection of Arctic America sent from Haslar Hospital to the British Museum (Natural History) |