Typed Letter Signed ('E. Ashworth Underwood') to 'The Editor, Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, John Street, Adelphi, London, W.C.2.'

4to: 1 p. Very good. 18 lines. Concerns a 'lecture by Dr. D. A. Allan' (Douglas Alexander Allan, writer of several works on museums and exhibitions). 'It is very regrettable that Dr. Allan made the statements which he did without confirmation. They were completely erroneous and on the day following he called here and expressed his regrets at the incident. He has now full particulars in skeleton form regarding the activities of this Museum'. Since Allan has informed Underwood that he will 'substitute this information for the offending paragraph', it seems to Underwood that it will 'not only serve no useful purpose but will be positively harmful' if the remarks made after the lecture by Miss M. E. Rowbottom ('a member of my scientific staff') are printed in the Journal. Underwood suggests that 'Miss Rowbottom's part in the discussion should be completely eliminated. She fully agrees with this course and I hope that you will concur.'