Scope and Contents Personal papers relating to the Science Research Council, including correspondence with Sir Harry Melville; a Science Research Council press notice relating to the Radio and Space Research Station; a note on probable provisions of the Science Research Council superannuation scheme; correspondence with the Royal Society; minutes of meetings; a first draft by Professor H. Bondi of a paper on astronomy in Great Britain; a note on the payment of fees and travelling and subsistence expenses to...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers regarding senior management matters at the Science Research Council:A paper by R. St. J. Walker entitled 'Conduct of Disciplinary Cases', accompanied by a paper from the Establishment Division giving a reversal of procedure for disciplinary cases, 1972.A letter signed by J.O. Paton of the S.R.C. giving details of E.M. Burbidge's delegated authority on personal matters, 1972.A letter from Sir Brian Flowers, Chairman of the S.R.C., setting out...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and reports regarding the budget and staff complement of the South African Astronomical Observatory. There is material concerning proposals for staffing needs; the transfer of Cape staff; advertisements and applications for various posts; the budget for 1972-1973; the future of the Lyot heliograph and kinetheodolite, 1972; and the tapering fund of contributions to the South African Astronomical Observatory from the Science Research Council. The correspondence is largely...

Scope and Contents Papers regarding the Special Merit Promotions Panel, including a report on the period 1946-1967; correspondence with Sir Charles Cawley of the Civil Service Commission; nominations for the 1968 review of candidates; a list of referees for candidates; reports on D. Lynden-Bell by T.G. Cowling of the University of Leeds, F. Hoyle of St John's College, Cambridge, and R.J. Tayler of the University of Sussex; a final interview programme for the promotion candidates; the Panel's report for 1968;...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and other papers regarding the Science Research Council's support of astronomy in South Africa, including the Cape Observatory and the Radcliffe Observatory. The papers include handwritten notes by George Harding on 'Astronomy in South Africa', 28 March 1968; the report of the Southern Hemisphere Review Committee on proposals to concentrate funding on the development of the Anglo-Australian Telescope; and a letter from A. Hunter to G. Harding concerning the aforementioned...

Scope and Contents Papers regarding the Science Research Council Astronomy Policy and Grants Committee, including correspondence with J. Tuson of the Science Research Council concerning the European Southern Observatory; correspondence concerning applications for grants and other matters, including the development of a spectrometer for work on the line profiles in stellar spectra; letters from H.A. Brück of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, on the proposal for a Northern Hemisphere Observatory; correspondence...

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Papers regarding the Science Research Council Computer Review Panel, including reports of the Computational Physics Panel.

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Selected papers regarding the Science Research Council Central Review Board Group C Review for 1977, held in 1978.

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Selected papers regarding the Science Research Council Central Review Board Group C Review for 1978, held in 1979.

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An unnumbered file of selected papers regarding the Science Research Council Central Review Board Group C Review for 1980, held in 1981.

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Papers relating to the Sussex Stellar Interferometer Project Committee of the Science Research Council, including minutes of meetings; progress reports; correspondence with R.Q. Twiss of the National Physical Laboratory; and correspondence with J.F. Hosie and I.A. Learmouth of the Science Research Council.

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Papers relating to the transfer of responsibility for the Royal Greenwich Observatory from the Admiralty to the Science Research Council.

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Correspondence and papers regarding the Royal Greenwich Observatory Whitley Council, both industrial and non-industrial. There are minutes of meetings at the R.G.O. and the Science Research Council Head Offices, and correspondence on matters of 'Whitleyism'.

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Correspondence and papers regarding meetings of the Directors of the Science Research Council:

Minutes of the Science Research Council, 18 July 1973.

A letter of invitation to the Directors' meeting, 24 April 1974.

Papers for the Directors' meetings of 17 May 1974, 3 October 1974, 11 November 1974, 20 January 1975, 10 March 1975, 21 April 1975, 9 June 1975, 28 July 1975, 9 September 1975, 16 October 1975 and 24 November 1975.

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A copy of proposals presented by the Science Research Council to the Joint Policy Committee for the 'Procurement of Instruments', February 1969.

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A series of papers prepared for the meetings of the Directors' Committee of the Science Research Council, and a miscellaneous set of papers on S.R.C. business, particularly that relating to the Royal Greenwich Observatory.