Personal correspondence, A-H, 1959 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Personal correspondence of Sir Richard Woolley regarding invitations, awards, lectures, committees, dinners and other subjects. There is correspondence with newspapers and magazines concerning books and articles; with tradesmen, banks and insurance companies; with individuals, including Dr Atkinson, Sir Edward Appleton, Sir Allen Brown at Australia House, G. de Beer, Professor Bondi, K. St. B. Collins, Sir N. Cooper-Key M.P., Sir John Carroll, Sir Durnford Slater, Sir H. Spencer Jones, Professor Mott, Dr Eggen, Professor Bondi, Dr D. Evans, Dr Gottleib, F. Hoyle, Viscount Hailsham, W. Heintz, A. Hunter and Sir E. Hodge; and with societies, universities, schools, observatories and other institutions, including the Australian Academy of Sciences, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Academy of Arts, the Archimedeans, Sir William Boreman's Foundation, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, the Clockmakers' Company, Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd, the Drapers' Company, Gonville and Caius College and various Herstmonceux societies, including Herstmonceux Football Club and Herstmonceux Cricket Club.
Dates
- Creation: 1959 - 1960
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
R12A-H
Finding aid date
2006-06-30 14:36:20+00:00
Subject
- Jones, Harold Spencer, Sir, 1890 - 1960 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Hunter, Alan, 1912 - 1995 (astronomer) (Person)
- Atkinson, Robert d'Escourt, 1898 - 1982 (astronomer, physicist and inventor) (Person)
- British Museum (Organization)
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Organization)
- Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (Organization)
- Appleton, Edward Victor, Sir, 1892 - 1965 (Knight, physicist) (Person)
- Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co Ltd (Organization)
- Hoyle, Fred, Sir, 1915 - 2001 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Eggen, Olin Jeuck, 1919 - 1998 (astronomer) (Person)
- Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (Organization)
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