Corning Incorporated
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
File
Correspondence on bids, 1969-02-14 - 1969-04-17
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/469
Scope and Contents
A letter from M.H. Jeffery, 14 February 1969, enclosing copies of bids by Owens-Illinois Inc. and the General Electric Company for the secondary and flat mirror blanks; letters from Jeffery seeking clarification of the bids; and subsequent letters, cables and telex messages, including a copy of the Corning Glass Works bid.
Dates:
1969-02-14 - 1969-04-17
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Correspondence with Corning Glass Works, 1967-06-07 - 1967-08-08
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/427
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of Redman and others with Corning Glass Works regarding mirror blank requirements. There is a copy of a letter from E.L. Phillips, Sales Manager, to S.C.B. Gascoigne, 7 June 1967, concerning a meeting in Australia to discuss specifications; a letter from F. Williams, Product Engineer, to Redman, 11 July 1967, agreeing to change the specifications in line with interpretations he has outlined; and a letter from Phillips to W.L. Francis, Science Research Council, 8 August 1967,...
Dates:
1967-06-07 - 1967-08-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Miscellaneous photographs, 1967
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/1749
Scope and Contents
A miscellaneous set of black and white photographs:Pope, Gascoigne and others during a visit, 18 July 1967, 3 photographs.Mann, Gascoigne, Wehner, Pope and Redman at Corning Plant, Bradford, Pennsylvania, 20 July 1967.'Helwan mirror. No. 2', undated.CER-VIT Reflective Mirror Blank, 4 undated photographs.'C101 Electron Micrograph', 2 undated photographs.Russian 6-metre Alt-Azimuth Telescope, undated.'NGC 2004 (LMC) 5 min. D Plate 45ยบ...
Dates:
1967
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Paper on mirror blank supplies, 1973
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/1003
Scope and Contents
A paper by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd entitled 'Large Mirror Blank Supply Situation December 1973', regarding the situation at Corning Glass Works and Owens Illinois.
Dates:
1973
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Specification for the 153" Mirror Blank, 1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/1392
Scope and Contents
A copy of the specification from Corning Glass Works for the Anglo-Australian Telescope 153" Diameter Solid Fused Silica Mirror Blank, 13 June 1967, including drawings. There is also a copy of a report by M. Carpenter, 3 July 1967, of the meeting held between the representatives of Corning Glass and Redman and others on 30 June 1967.
Dates:
1967
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).