| Description | Letters to De Beer regarding his research enquiries for The Sciences Were Never at War. Most of the letters enclose typescript or photostat copies of historical correspondence, including: Sir Joseph Banks to M Nyor, 1797; Banks to M de La Billardiere, 1796; Baudin, Journal de Bord, dans Jean-Paul Faivre, 1800-1842; between Nyon and Banks, 1800; Banks to Marc-Auguste Pictet, 1807; Banks to M Otto, 1800; Banks to Dr Franklin, 1782; Banks to Saussure, 1792, 1797. |