Personal correspondence, A-H, 1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Personal correspondence of Sir Richard Woolley regarding invitations, awards, lectures, committees, dinners and other subjects. There is correspondence with magazines and publishers concerning books and articles; with tradesmen, banks and insurance companies; with various societies, universities, schools, observatories and other institutions; and with various individuals. The correspondents include Dr Atkinson; Professor Blaauw, Groningen; E.M. Burbidge; O.J. Eggen, Palomar; Dr Farrukh, Beirut; F. Hoyle; A. Hunter; Allhallows School; the Astronomical Institute, Ankara; the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; the Australian Academy of Science; the B.B.C.; the British Horological Society; 'Burke's Peerage'; the Clockmakers' Company; the Embassy of the United Arab Republic; and the 'Encyclopaedia Hebraica', Jerusalem.
Dates
- Creation: 1963 - 1964
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 14:36:36+00:00
Subject
- Burbidge, Eleanor Margaret, 1919 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hunter, Alan, 1912 - 1995 (astronomer) (Person)
- Atkinson, Robert d'Escourt, 1898 - 1982 (astronomer, physicist and inventor) (Person)
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Organization)
- Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (Organization)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (Organization)
- Hoyle, Fred, Sir, 1915 - 2001 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Eggen, Olin Jeuck, 1919 - 1998 (astronomer) (Person)
- Blaauw, Adriaan, 1914 (astronomer) (Person)
- Allhallows School, Lyme Regis (Organization)
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