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Both Angus Smith and Henry used this memoir in the preparation o f their respective biographies 394 Preservation o f John Dalton’s apparatus Proceedings, i8 6 0 ,1, 5 3-4 395 G ift - Dr. Dalton’s manuscript correspondence - Dr. W.C. Henry Proceedings, 1864, 3, 57 396 Return o f Dalton’s apparatus and instruments from the loan exhibition South Kensington and future preservation Proceedings, 1877, 16, 228 397 G ift — Photographic portrait of Dr. Dalton enlarged from a daguerreotype. Photograph o f the first prospectus of Dalton’s school - Mr. G.S. Wooley Proceedings, 1877-8, 17, 27 398 Faraday, F.J. List o f interesting gifts to the Society including Dalton’s apparatus and mss. by W.C. Henry, 1863, and a bust o f Dalton by Mrs. Samuel Fletcher in 1864 Proceedings, 1892, 35, 2 399 G ift - two receipts for private lessons, 24 June and 29 September, 1831 — Mr. George Bowman Proceedings, 1896, 40, 99 and 108 400 G ift — Cabinet in which to preserve the Dalton manuscripts — Sir Henry Roscoe Proceedings, 1896, 40, 108 401 Exhibit o f oil painting o f Dalton [no further details] Proceedings, 1896, 40, 58 402 Restoration o f Dalton’s tomb. G ift - Dalton’s diploma of honorary membership o f the Edinburgh Medical Society Proceedings, 1899, 44, 2 403 Dalton’s tomb. Illustration o f the tomb-frontispiece. Proceedings, 1899, 44, 29 and 50 404 G ift - Dalton’s ‘Grammar’ - Mr. W.E. Hoyle Proceedings, 1901, 45, 21 405 G ift - Mural tablet in white marble, placed in the Secretaries’ room, bearing the following inscription: ‘This room was the laboratory o f John Dalton: here his great discoveries were made, and here he conceived and worked out his atomic theory’ — Dr. Edward Schunck Proceedings, 1901-2, 46,
406 Letter from D. Mendeléeff referring to Dalton Proceedings, 1903-4, 48, 28 407 Gifts: - Silhouette portrait - Mr. A. McDougall; engraved portrait by J. Stephenson - Mr. Charles Leigh: marble columnar pedestal for the bust of Dalton - Dr. Henry Wilde Proceedings, 1903-4, 48, 27 408 Unveiling o f bronze bust o f Dalton, the work o f Miss Levick, and based on the bust executed by Chan trey in 1833 and a statuette presented to the Society by Dr. Bealey. Presented by Sir Henry Roscoe as a memento of
his years o f association with the Society. Illustration o f bust - frontispiece Proceedings, 1903-4, 48, 3. See also 469 409 G ift — Volume o f scientific memoirs which had been in the possession o f Dalton, Hodgkinson and Fairbairn — Mr. F. Nicholson Proceedings, 1905-6, 50, 21 410 G ift - Framed enlarged photograph of the statues o f Dr. Dalton and Dr. Joule in Manchester Town H all - Sir W.H. Bailey Proceedings, 1906-7, 51,7 4 1 1 Gifts — Engraved portrait and a lock o f Dalton’s hair — Dr. F.W. Jordan Proceedings, 1907-8, 52, 2 4 12 Reply to request for loan of Dalton’s apparatus from the Committee o f the Franco-British Exhibition Proceedings, 1907-8, 52, 35 4 13 Exhibition o f drawing of John Dalton signed by J. Stephenson and thought to be the original from which the celebrated engraving was made Proceedings, 1908-9, 53, 23 4 14 G ift - Letter to Elihu Robinson, dated ‘2nd mo. 20th, 1794’ - Mr. Francis Nicholson Proceedings, 1911-12 56, 38 4 15 G ift — Microscope which formerly belonged to Dalton — Dr. A.E. Barclay and Mr. John No ton Proceedings, 1916-17, 61, 26 4 16 G ift - Original painting by Ford Madox Brown for the fresco in Manchester Town H all o f Dalton collecting marsh gas - Mr. Henry Boddington Proceedings, 1917-18, 62, 2 4 17 G ift — Large medallion o f Dalton — Mr. P.E.B. Jourdain Proceedings, 1918-19, 63, 2 4 18 Gifts — Marriage certificate witnessed by Joseph Dalton; another witnessed by John Dalton; a copy of The Schoolmaster's Assistant which contains Dalton’s signature inscribed when he was nine years old - Mrs. S.J. Hickson and Mrs. L.H . Fletcher Proceedings, 1921-2, 66, 3 3 4 19 Gifts — Silver medal o f Dalton, 1842; copies o f the Illustrated London News, 1844 Proceedings, 1924-5, 69, 31 420 G ift — John Dalton’s pupil’s notebook — the Misses Taylor Proceedings, 1925-6, 7 0 ,7 4 2 1 Joule, J.P. Autobiographical note Memoirs, 1930-1, 75, 109-15 422 G ift — A ir pump believed used by Dalton — Mr. A. McCandlish Proceedings, 1932-3, 77, 20 423 Gifts — Gold watch given to John Dalton by Peter Clare — Miss A. Wood; piece o f glass apparatus - Major Peter Groves; meteorological register Proceedings, 1934-5, 79, 4-5
424 Gifts — Miniature — Mr. E. Goodhew; daguerreotype and letter — Miss Law; portrait engraving - Mr. H. Hampson; small portrait engraving - Miss Rooke; photograph o f grave — Dr. Ashworth; thermometer — Mrs. K. Smithells; photograph o f a certificate - Mr. J.H. Walmsley; ‘Meteorology’ - Miss K. Dornan Proceedings, 1943-5, 86, 14 425 John Dalton’s grave renovated Proceedings, 1945-6, 87, 8 426 Replica o f the portrait o f Dalton, hung in Central Library Proceedings, 1946-7, 88,4
427 G ift — Engraving o f Dalton — Mr. Brayshaw Proceedings, 1947-8, 89, 6 428 Council has agreed for certain relics to be sent to the South Kensington Museum on loan. Gifts — Four early volumes o f John Dalton — Royal Agricultural Society; portrait and four engravings — Miss D. Wood; ‘Phosphates and Arseniates’ — Miss Chadwick Proceedings, 1948-9, 90, 12 429 G ift - Print o f John Dalton - General Sir H. Jackson Proceedings, 19 51-2, 93,7
430 Gifts - Letters and mementoes - Mr. Taylor; tables - Prof. Travers Proceedings, 1956-7, 98, 3 431 G ift — Bust o f Dalton — Dr. Petch Proceedings, 1961-2, 104, 5 432 G ift - ms. o f a paper signed by Dalton, dated September 14th, 1801, with the tide ‘New theory o f the constitution o f mixed aeriform fluids and particularly o f the atmosphere’ - Mr. H.C. W ilson Proceedings, 1962-3, 105, 5 432 .1 G ift - Certificate o f membership o f the Society o f the Revd. J.R. Beard, dated 1827 and bearing the signature o f John Dalton - M r M.H. Winder Thanks to D r A.P. Hatton for his assistance in having arranged the renovation and mounting o f a model steam engine made by Clegg, one of John Dalton’s pupils Proceedings, 1963-4, 106, 4-5 432.2 The Dalton mss. which survived the destruction o f the Society’s library in 1940, have been sorted and catalogued during the year. The publications sub-committee were concerned with the arrangements for the publication o f a bibliography o f John Dalton to be issued before the celebration o f the Dalton Bicentenary in September 1966 G ift - Seven microfilm spools o f books and periodical articles relating to Dalton - USSR Academy o f Sciences Proceedings 1964-5 ,107, 4-5 432.3 M icrofilm s have been made o f the surviving items o f the Society’s collection o f Dalton manuscripts; these are in such a charred and brittle condition that their future preservation is problematical During the session the Dalton bibliography was published by the
Manchester University Press in good time for the bicentenary o f his birth in September 1966; the Society is shown as the owner o f the copyright Film sequences were taken in the Society’s House on November 22nd 1965 for inclusion in a film on the life o f Dalton and his work, being prepared by IC I Ltd. 472.2 Proceedings, 1965-6, 108, 3-5 432.4 Report on the Dalton bicentenary celebrations The Dalton manuscripts which were deposited on loan in the Science Museum, South Kensington, in 1948 have now been returned. Proceedings, 1966-7,109, 3-4 and 6-7 432.5 A suggestion was put forward by the Council that a plaque should be inserted in the wall o f the new Bank o f England building recording the fact that this would extend over the site o f John Dalton’s house in Faulkner Street. This suggestion was accepted by the Bank and by the Manchester Corporation G ift - Four photographic transparencies o f John Dalton’s birthplace at Eaglesfield — M r J.T. Marsh Proceedings 1967-8, n o , 6-7 432.6 G ift — Two photographic plates o f John Dalton — The Manchester Geographical Society Proceedings, 1970-1, 113, 9 432.7 At a General Meeting o f the Society on October 30th, 1972, D r Arnold W. Thackray who has recently published a biography o f John Dalton, was elected a Corresponding Member. In acknowledging his Certificate o f Election, D r Thackray pointed out that a connection with Philadelphia and the University o f Pennsylvania is not without its historical precedent for the Society. Benjamin Rush, Joseph Priesdey and James Mease M D were all members o f the Society. G ift —John Dalton: a rntical assessment of his life and work — the author, D r A.W. Thackray Proceedings, 1972-3, 115, 3 and 8 432.8 On 11 July 1979 the Society was honoured by a visit by the Duke of Edinburgh to unveil a plaque to John Dalton. His Highness also showed considerable interest in the exhibition o f Daltonalia which had been mounted in the library. The surviving Dalton manuscripts were sold to the Manchester University Library The Curator has supervised the transfer o f the apparatus and exhibits to the North West Museum o f Science and Industry, to be held there on loan Proceedings, 1977-80, 120, 5 432.9 One happy discovery in the process o f demolition o f the Society’s House was the uncovering o f a bronze bust o f John Dalton, presented by Sir Henry Roscoe. The developers, French K ier Holdings Ltd., restored the bust, finally presenting it to the Society Proceedings, 1981-2, 122, 1
