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Letter from [William Dickson] Lang to Henry [Dale], regarding a paper 'Preliminary report on the Olduvai expedition 1931' by Arthur Tindell Hopwood

Reference number: RR/W/1/18

Date: 04 June 1932

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Paper reference code: B.28

"In view of the unfavourable report by the referee, I think it better to withdraw the paper now, as you suggest, without troubling the Society to refer it further".

[Not published].

Received 6 June 1932.

Reference number
RR/W/1/18
Earliest possible date
04 June 1932
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Letter on paper
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Letter from [William Dickson] Lang to Henry [Dale], regarding a paper 'Preliminary report on the Olduvai expedition 1931' by Arthur Tindell Hopwood, 04 June 1932, RR/W/1/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_w_1_18/letter-from-william-dickson-lang-to-henry-dale-regarding-a-paper-preliminary-report-on-the-olduvai-expedition-1931-by-arthur-tindell-hopwood, accessed on 11 February 2026

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