Correspondence on the Clockmakers' Company, 1968-01-03 - 1970-01-12
Scope and Contents
General correspondence and some related papers regarding the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, including correspondence with R.C. Pennefather, Clerk of the Company; O. Heckmann, Direktor der Hamburger Sternwarte; Asa Briggs, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex; P.M.S. Blackett of the Ministry of Technology; F. Hoyle of Cambridge University; the Venerable The Archdeacon of London; J.A. Saxton of the Radio and Space Research Station, Ditton Park, Slough; N.A. Ward-Jones of Bexhill-on-Sea; Sir Frank Francis, Consultant to the Council on Library Resources, Washington D.C.; Lord Devonport; G. Buggins of Messrs Thwaites and Reed Ltd; the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths; the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers; Skinners' Company; F.W. Bibb, Director General of the British Jewellers' Association; B. Kotkin of Pasadena, California; I. Finlay, Director of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh; Lord Harris of Faversham; Sir James Harman; Group Captain F. Whitworth; W.H. Perkins of Berkeley Square; A.C. Chibnall of Cambridge University; and Colonel H. Quill. There is also correspondence between Sir Richard Woolley, as Senior Warden, and the Master of the Company.
Other material includes invitations to various functions; the Reuter Warden's Report for the year ending 30 November 1967; minutes of the Audit Court held on 10 January 1968; minutes of the meetings of various committees; and a draft of Sir Richard Woolley's speech given at the dinner to mark his appointment as Master of the Company.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-01-03 - 1970-01-12
Creator
- From the Series: Woolley, Richard van der Reit, Sir, 1906 - 1986 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
250.00C
Finding aid date
2006-06-30 08:55:47+00:00
Subject
- Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (Organization)
- Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers (Organization)
- Hoyle, Fred, Sir, 1915 - 2001 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Blackett, Patrick Maynard Stuart, 1897 - 1974 (Baron Blackett, physicist) (Person)
- Briggs, Asa, 1921 (Baron Briggs of Lewes, historian) (Person)
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