BIB_ID
442791
Accession number
MA 13112.197a
Creator
Balston, Hugh R., sender.
Display Date
Maidstone, England, 1962 April 11
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Dear Cousin Tom".
Written on printed letterhead stationery from the firm of: W. & R. Balston, Ltd. / Makers of Whatman papers since 1740 / Springfield Mill, Maidstone, Kent.
Forms part of a collection chiefly composed of letters received from friends and associates of the English publisher Thomas Balston (1883-1967); see: MA 13112.
Written on printed letterhead stationery from the firm of: W. & R. Balston, Ltd. / Makers of Whatman papers since 1740 / Springfield Mill, Maidstone, Kent.
Forms part of a collection chiefly composed of letters received from friends and associates of the English publisher Thomas Balston (1883-1967); see: MA 13112.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Acknowledging receipt of a letter with an enclosed letter to Balston from Sir Anthont Wagner, concerning plans by the firm of W. & R. Balston to discontinue the manufacture of Whatman papers; confirming that the information received by Wagner is correct, and explaining the financial considerations that have led to the firm's decision to cease production of Whatman papers.
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