Woodward, John, 1665-1728 (physician and geologist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1665 - 1728
Biography
John Woodward (1665-1728), geologist, physician and author; Professor of Physics at Gresham College, London 1693-1728, founded the Woodwardian Professorship of Geology at Cambridge.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Archives of the Department of Geology and the Woodwardian and Sedgwick Museums, 1731 - 1987
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/GEOL
Scope and Contents
The earliest records relate to Woodward's will, estates and the administration of his fossil collection. From the 1880s, administrative records of the burgeoning Department of Geology, its teaching, examining, and students, survive alongside papers for the lengthy project to build the Sedgwick Museum. The archives also include the papers of Professor T. McKenny Hughes, Woodwardian Professor 1873-1917.
Dates:
1731 - 1987
Conditions Governing Access:
Personal records are closed to scholars for 80 years under data protection legislation. Restrictions are clearly indicated in catalogue entries.
Fonds
Catalogue of Antiquities
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7570
Dates:
1725-1727
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Sub-Series
Deeds and related papers for property at Raveningham, Thurlton and Norton, Norfolk, 1607 - 1940
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/D.XIV
Scope and Contents
The revenue from the estate endowed the Woodwardian Professorship of Geology, established in 1728 by the will of John Woodward, MD.
Dates:
1607 - 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Fonds
John Woodward: Correspondence
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8286
Dates:
1699-1723
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
John Woodward: Geological Notebook
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9386
Scope and Contents
Geological notebook, consisting of fair copies of Woodward's geological, mineralogical and metallurgical writings; 124 loose leaves. It is probably in the same hand as 'A catalogue of some of my antiquities' (MS.Add.7570), which was written for Woodward by John Hindle. [1] 'Journey into Cornwall', covering ore deposits, wells and geological sites. It includes 'Of Pyran sands', 'Veins of tin extending to the sea', 'Cleggo cliffs. Of the tin found in them. Of growan or moorstone', 'The works...
Dates:
1720 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Additional filters:
- ARCHON code (for CUL materials)
- Archives and MSS Dept. (GBR/0012) 3
- University Archives (GBR/0265) 2
- Type
- Collection 3
- Archival Object 2
- Subject
- Geology 2
- Basic study subjects 1
- Fossils 1
- Norfolk 1
- Raveningham 1