Lewis [sometimes spelt Louis] Balfour

Career Unknown

Biography Son of Henry Balfour, who lived in London, and was named in his father's will as executor. Balfour's estate was left in the hands of his son. Lewis gave his father's collection of 3-4,000 books and 6,000 pamphlets to the Museum, along with his 'large and beautiful collection of musical instruments, fire-making apparatus and general ethnographical specimens…[that]were designed to augment or complete collections in the Museum, but these collections and the library were kept in his house because of severe congestion in the Museum' (Penniman, Annual Report 1939). Later he gave monies which contributed to the building of the 'Balfour Building' at 60 Banbury Road which were used to display musical instruments until 2007? [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 04/12/2006]

Clubs & Societies British Association for the Advancement of Science

County London [Greater] / Yorkshire

Relationship Other Owner / PRM Source

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Dates active ?-by 1974

Donated around 1969

Owned 1939 - 1965

English collections Hand mangle and tinder box collected by Henry Balfour

Oxford Uni Education Unknown

Oxford based Unknown

English collection size 2

Connections Henry Balfour / Gabriel