From Albert Günther 21 December 1881
British Museum
21. 12. 81
My dear Mr. Darwin
In consequence of the great number of Candidates for the Attendantships in the Brit. Mus. it is always difficult for a person to obtain an appointment1 But the first step to be taken is that the man should obtain the promise from one of the Principal Trustees to be placed on his list.2 When that is done, and the man has a particular liking or qualifications for one of the Departments, he should inform the Principal Librarian or Keeper of it. In that case his appointment may be accelerated. I enclose a paper which will give some additional information. Please, note that the man must not be beyond 30 years of age.3
There is no vacancy in my Department, nor likely to be one for the next year or so.4 I have asked the Treasury through the Trustees for four additional Attendants, but met with a refusal.
If you think that the man would be better satisfied as to his prospects of an appointment in the Brit. Mus. by seeing me, I shall be very glad to explain to him all he wishes to learn.
With my best wishes to you, Mrs Darwin & all your family, and with my most sincere hope that the coming & succeeding years will be marked by signs of your undiminished activity | Believe me | Yours very truly | A Günther
Footnotes
Bibliography
Thornbury, Walter and Walford, Edward. [1878.] Old and new London. 6 vols. London, Paris, and New York: Cassell, Petter & Galpin.
Summary
Explains how to go about getting an attendantship at the British Museum.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13574
- From
- Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) Günther
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- British Museum
- Source of text
- DAR 165: 258
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13574,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13574.xml