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Francis, William Lancelot, 1906 - 1996 (chemist)

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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Correspondence on an A.A.T. meeting, 1964-04-16 - 1964-04-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/291
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A copy of a letter from Redman to Richard Woolley, 16 April 1964, regarding the Southern Hemisphere Telescope Committee meeting on 25 March. There is also a letter from Alan Hunter, 21 April 1964, sending a memorandum by W.L. Francis entitled 'Suggested Terms of Reference of Mission to Australia', which was circulated at the meeting.

Dates: 1964-04-16 - 1964-04-21
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 on Redman's visit, 1967-05-04 - 1967-06-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/299
Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding Redman's visit to Kitt Peak and Vancouver to discuss design proposals for the Anglo-Australian Telescope. The correspondents are C.S. Beals, Ontario; J.F. Hosie; W.L. Francis; S.C.B. Gascoigne, Mount Stromlo Observatory, who encloses an interim report prepared by him and Hermann Wehner on 'A Visit of the 150-inch Technical Committee to the USA. May 1967'; and J.D. Pope. There are handwritten drafts of letters from Redman to W.L. Francis, 20 May 1967, and (on the...
Dates: 1967-05-04 - 1967-06-10
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 on the A.A.T., 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/306
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Copies of letters from E.G. Bowen, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation to W.L. Francis, 4 July 1967; K.N. Jones to S.C.B. Gascoigne, Australian National University, 13 July 1967; and J.F. Hosie to K.N. Jones, 25 July 1967, regarding the Southern Hemisphere Telescope, discussing the Joint Policy Committee and the appointment of a project engineer. There is also a draft press release on the J.P.C.

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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Correspondence with Corning Glass Works, 1967-06-07 - 1967-08-08

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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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Correspondence with L.C. Secord, 1967-05-17 - 1967-07-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/425
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Correspondence with Lloyd C. Secord, Dilworth, Secord, Meagher and Associates, regarding the progress of the Queen Elizabeth II Telescope, Dominican Astronomical Observatory; Redman's request for a copy of Volume II of the company's Phase I Report dealing with the telescope; and Redman's request that Secord contact W.L. Francis, Secretary, Science Research Council.

Dates: 1967-05-17 - 1967-07-05
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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Letter from W.L. Francis, 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/297
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A copy of a letter from W.L. Francis, Science Research Council, to Hermann Bondi, 20 January 1967, regarding the visit of O.J. Eggen and K.N. Jones, Canberra, to begin talks on the Southern Hemisphere Telescope, with an accompanying compliments slip containing Redman's handwritten notes.

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).