Correspondence on the British Association, 1954 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers relating to the British Association for the Advancement of Science, including the following items:
Agenda and minutes of meetings of the British Association on 9 September 1959, 6 January 1961, 5 January 1962 and 4 January 1963.
Reports, agenda and minutes of the meeting of the British Horological Institute on 4 July 1963.
General correspondence with the British Association and Richard Woolley, 1956-1963.
Correspondence with various people, including R. Woolley and Professor F. Hoyle, regarding the Conference of Astronomers at Cardiff, 31 August - 9 September 1960.
Draft report of the British Association on seismological investigations, 1958.
General correspondence on British Association meetings, lectures, memberships, etc., 1954-1963. The correspondents include R. Woolley; H. Spencer Jones; R. Atkinson; East Sussex County Council (1961); Royal Holloway College (1960); the Electrical Research Association Laboratory (1960); Professor Macmillan of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (1956); the Imperial College of Science and Technology (1954); and the University of Liverpool (1954).
Dates
- Creation: 1954 - 1963
Creator
- From the Series: Jones, Harold Spencer, Sir, 1890 - 1960 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
R1
Finding aid date
2006-06-07 12:32:37+00:00
Subject
- Woolley, Richard van der Reit, Sir, 1906 - 1986 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Atkinson, Robert d'Escourt, 1898 - 1982 (astronomer, physicist and inventor) (Person)
- British Association for the Advancement of Science (Organization)
- British Horological Institute (Organization)
- Hoyle, Fred, Sir, 1915 - 2001 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
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