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Papers on the Radcliffe Observatory, 1950 - 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 10/645

Scope and Contents

Papers regarding the Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, including copies of the conditions of employment of the Radcliffe Observer and his Chief and Second Assistants; a report on the visit of Geoffrey Faber, Chairman of the Radcliffe Trust, to the Radcliffe Observatory in March 1954; a report by R.A. Humbert, a land agent, on the Wolverton Estate; notes and minutes relating to the annual meetings of the Radcliffe Trustees for 1959-1965; the Secretary's notes on the agreements with the scientific staff of the Radcliffe Observatory; the Report of the Radcliffe Observer, A.D. Thackeray, presented to the Radcliffe Trustees at their annual meetings of 1960, 1962, 1964 and 1965; notes on finance for the Radcliffe Science Library, 1927-1960; Radcliffe Trust balance sheets and accounts; and correspondence with E.L. Pilditch of Messrs Longbourne, Stevens and Powell, and with Buckmaster and Moore regarding the investment portfolio of the Radcliffe Trust.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950 - 1966

Creator

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).

Extent

1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2006-06-30 08:58:34+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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