Nathy O'Hora Papers, 1913 - 1927, bulk: 1946 - 2014
Scope and Contents
The Nathy O'Hora papers include the research, publications, and presentations of himself, others, and the RGO. This research notably includes eclipses, a topic to which O'Hora devoted considerable time after retiring. The collection also includes papers and correspondence relating to the Time Department where he worked, his notebooks on various scientific theories and practices, ledgers that he used to record weather data, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1913 - 1927
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1946 - 2014
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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).
Biographical / Historical
Nathy Patrick Joseph O’Hora joined the RGO in 1948 and spent his career in the Time Department, first at Abinger and then at Herstmonceux. He took a particular interest in explaining time and the workings of the RGO to others, which led to him serving as Public Information Officer and, after his early retirement in 1981, helping at the Observatory Science Centre.
Nathy met his wife Elizabeth (Betty) at Abinger where the Time Department had been located during the war. They were among the first staff to move to Herstmonceux and made their home there for the rest of their married life. Betty worked for some years in the Observatory shop near the west entrance of the castle. They three children: Noel, Ruth and Síle.
Nathy was active in the affairs of the RGO Club. Outside work he was deeply involved in local Catholic organisations including St Richard's School in Bexhill where he was chairman of governors. He died on 24th March 2014.
Extent
0.042 cubic metre(s) (3 archive boxes) : paper, photographs, slides, news clippings
Arrangement
The papers are arranged into nine series and chronologically within each series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifted by Elizabeth O'Hora, 14 June 2014.
General
Catalogued by Jamie Hennessy Jackson, January - March 2023.
Repository Details
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