| Description | Anna Hastings [?] to Mr Forster-Cooper Preparing an exhibit of Polyzoa and requested two specimens, 19 Mar 1928
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Thanked for receipt of slides from Sir Sidney Harmer, 10 Sep 1928
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Returning the two slides, plus one she had picked up by accident at Cambridge, 26 Aug 1929
Mr Forster-Cooper to Anna Hastings, Pleased to see her on 16 November, 2 Nov 1931
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Requested specimens she had left at the Museum and a specimen for Dr. Borg, 18 Nov 1931
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Enclosed a drawing illustrating sub-orders of Gymnolaematous Polyzoa, 27 Jan 1932
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Returning specimens and either preparations she had made, 3 Aug 1932
Mr Forster-Cooper to Anna Hastings, Receipt for return of specimens, 5 Aug 1932
Mr Forster-Cooper to Anna Hastings, Sending four slides, 5 May 1933
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Returning tubes, boxes and slides borrowed in July (list of borrowed specimens attached), 16 Oct 1933
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Left seven slides and specimens with Mr Parrington, but took pieces of Flustra, 27 Feb 1934
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Sending a parcel containing slides, tubes, etc. (scrap of paper shows additional attachments), 20 Apr 1934
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Thanked for the 55 slides connected to Sir Sidney Harmer's 3 Siboga Report, 3 Aug 1934
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Returning two slides with comments on incorrect locality of specimens, 31 Dec 1934
Anna Hastings to Mr Forster-Cooper, Queried whether a specimen of Bugula robusta was in his Museum, 12 Nov 1935
John Lockhead to Miss Hastings, Did not have the specimen mentioned, but a different species, 15 Nov 1935
Anna Hastings to Mr. Cott, Requested material on species of Bugula, 31 Oct 1938
Mr Cott to Miss Hastings, Had passed her inquiry to Mr Smith, in charge of Invertebrates, 3 Nov 1938
Mr Smith to Miss Hastings, Could only find two of the seven species and was sending specimens, 7 Nov 1938
Miss Hastings to Dr. Smith, Thanked for sending two bottles of Polyzoa, 10 Nov 1938
Anna Hastings to Dr. Smith, Attached a list of the collection from Miss L R Thornely if they would like in their Museum (list attached), 17 Nov 1938
Dr. Smith to Anna Hastings, Thanked for her offer - could she hold the specimens for him to see at the Museum in Dec, 18 Nov 1938
Anna Hastings to Dr. Smith, Returning two bottles of specimens, 12 Dec 1938
Dr. Smith to Miss Hastings, Would be pleased to accept slides for teaching material, 13 Dec 1938
Anna Hastings to Dr. Smith, Clarified that the Polyzoa slides unsuitable, perhaps he would prefer Tunicate ones, 14 Dec 1938
Anna Hastings to Dr. Smith, Had they managed to find the specimen of B. neritina, 24 Feb 1939
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Would look for the specimen when he had finished setting exam papers, 27 Feb 1939
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Had returned slides in 1933 and wondered if she had given them another name, 17 Apr 1942
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Had located the slides and noted the names - Membranipora crassimarginata, and incrutans, 18 Apr 1942
Anna Hastings to Dr. Smith, Thanked for his information. Suggested correction on front of one slide, 20 Apr 1942
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Wondered how specimens had been stored in War, and requested specimen of Flustra, 5 Jun 1944
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Sending specimen of Flustra rhizophora, 13 Jun 1944
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Returning slide sent. Working at home in Kew as safer from flying bombs than Museum, 11 Aug 1944
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Could not trace her postcard, but could not trace the material she wanted either, 12 Aug 1944
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Wanted to compare Spiralaria species. Working at home since she had a baby, 31 Aug 1944
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Please keep Spiralaria slide. He was doing more teaching and admin away from Museum, [nd]
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Thanked for specimen - damage to home had been broken glass and door-fastenings, 18 Sep 1944
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Could she have another specimen from the Cambridge Museum of the Flustra, 1 Dec 1944
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Sir Sidney was not sure he still had the specimen, 6 Dec 1944
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Believed she may have put the specimen with genus Chartella, 14 Dec 1944
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Had located and enclosed the specimen of Flustra, 19 Dec 1944
W.A.S. to Dr. Smith, Thanked on her behalf for slide, suffering domestic stress, believed there was spirit material, 17 Jan 1945
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Did he have any material of Lepralia robusta, 9 Sep 1946
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Could not trace the slide and was looking for it, 14 Sep 1946
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Would still like to see above slide and requested two others, 26 Feb 1947
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Sending two slides, but still unable to trace the Lepralia, 28 Feb 1947
Dr. Hastings to Dr. Smith, Returning two slides - had carefully cleaned corner of one, 28 May 1947
Dr. Smith to Dr. Hastings, Thanked for receipt of slides, 31 May 1947
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Thanked for 20 mounted specimens of Polyzoa, 17 Sep 1963
Patricia Cook to Dr. Goodhart, Would be at Cambridge on 21 and 22 to discuss Siboga specimens, 20 Sep 1963
Dr. Goodhart to Patricia Cook, Agreed she should keep material until their Museum rebuilt, 25 Sep 1964
Patricia Cook to Dr. Goodhart, Could she visit him on 12 February to go through Siboga slides, 19 Jan 1965
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Would be pleased to see her on 12th - suggested she join him for lunch, 20 Jan 1965
Patricia Cook to Dr. Goodhart, Hoped to arrive at 10 am, would return on the 5.26 to Colchester. Had lists of specimens , 26 Jan 1965
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Expected her at 10 am, 1 Feb 1965
Patricia Cook to Dr. Goodhart, Thanked for his hospitality. Enclosed revised list (attached) of names and request for slides (Notes for Miss Robson - References to Zanclea), 17 February 1965
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Had passed her letter to Miss Robson with thanks, had found slides of Zanzibar material, 18 February 1965
Patricia Cook to Dr. Goodhart, Very interested in material found in 1904 paper as wrapping and requested further specimens. Letter lists specimens she and Dr. Hastings would like to see, 23 Feb 1965
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Sending slides as requested , 27 Feb 1965
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Had found a letter from Mr Waters of 13 Jun 1918 under a cupboard, sent for interest no copy of Waters' letter on file, 17 May 1965
Miss Cook to Dr. Goodhart, Thanked for letter and specimens on loan, hoped their Museum plans progressed, 17 Jun 1965
Patricia Cook to Dr. Goodhart, Returning some of the specimens lent, 6 Sep 1965
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Thanked for return of specimens and corrected names, 9 Sep 1965
Note on file reads: Correspondence with Prof. Goodhart (1963-64) mainly by JPH removed to keeper's file by JPH August. 1964. Several undated notes are attached concerning Cambridge's request for material which related to Siboga report and was incorporated in the British Museum collections. Section ends with a memorandum to Dr. Hastings from Keeper of Zoology that we could not send rare specimens from the national collection to Cambridge.
Dr. Hastings to Keeper of Zoology, Agreed that they were over optimistic in their demands - hoped they would ask for other specimens, 7 Oct 1964
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Noted that there were loans to her outstanding - wanted them back eventually, 22nd February, 1977
Miss Cook to Dr. Goodhart, Apologised for keeping so long - needed to retain some if possible for a bit longer, 3 Mar 1977
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Would like the whole lot returned and then make a new loan (handwritten list of slides attached ), 18 Apr 1977
Patricia Cook to Dr. Goodhart, They would return all slides and make a request to borrow 11 again, all slides are there, 4 May 1977
Dr. Goodhart to Miss Cook, Thanked for slides, but had found discrepancies (list of discrepancies attached along with list of Zanzibar boxed material), 20 Jul 1977
Patricia Cook to Dr. Goodhart, Letter explained reason for discrepancies, 17 Aug 1977 |