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With correspondence, 1980-3 (5): including letters from Sir Ian Jacob, 3 December 1980 (1), and Lord Carver, 4 December 1980 (1), about the Suez Crisis; and a letter from Sir Hermann Bondi, 28 January 1981, about a British nuclear deterrent. These letters are a mixture of photocopies and originals.

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Correspondence with fellows, including overseas fellows, chiefly concerning retirements and resignations.
1984-89. 4 files in 1 bundle (file 1 includes a CV of RH Tizard) Fellowship electors general correspondence. 1986-89. 1 file Allen Clark Fellowship: re funding, type of research etc. 1986-89. 1 file
Also includes correspondence, dinner party menus and photographs collected by Paula Laycock during her research for 'Flying Roast Ducks'.

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Correspondence with Hermann Bondi, King's College, University of London, regarding setting up a committee to formulate the British point of view on design problems in relation to the Southern Hemisphere Telescope, and discussing possible members.

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A copy of a letter from Hermann Bondi, King's College London, to O.J. Eggen, 4 March 1966, congratulating him on his appointment as director of the Mount Stromlo Observatory and requesting his support for the Anglo-Australian Telescope project.

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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.

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Notes written by Redman following a meeting with Hermann Bondi on the Anglo-Australian Telescope, with notes on a telephone conversation with Richard Woolley on the same subject.

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Undated reports by members of the Sub-Committee of the British National Committee for Astronomy: H.H. Plaskett, 'The Needs of the Radcliffe Observatory' and 'Needs of British Astronomy in the United Kingdom'; Brück, 'The Boyden Observatory'; Hermann Bondi, 'The British Commonwealth Southern Observatory in Australia'; R.H. Stoy; 'E.S.O...A Possible Compromise'; and Richard Woolley, 'J.E.S.O. Summary'.

Scope and Contents The papers include: material relating to Bondi's Mastership of Churchill College; personal material; some correspondence on scientific matters; texts and other papers from Bondi's lectures, speeches and seminars; papers relating to Bondi's position as Chief Scientist for the Department of Energy; publications by Bondi and others; research papers on topics including the Thames Barrage/London Flood Barrier, British Rail, and the Severn Barrage; papers relating to Bondi's membership of various...