Box RGO 113/2/4-18, 2/36, 4/1-4: Box 2
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Sub-Series
Tom W. Broadbent: Papers and photographs on the history of Grubb Parsons, c.1920-1982
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 113/4
Scope and Contents
Tom Webster Broadbent first worked for Charles Parsons at Heaton Works before he was taken on as Draughtsman and later, Chief Draughtsman, at Grubb Parsons after Parsons purchased the company in 1925. This series is comprised of Broadbent's personal photographs and papers recording his work for Grubb Parsons at the Observatory of Pop Ivan, Poland, and on the PZT at Neuchatel, Switzerland. It includes a career scrapbooks, photographs and letters.
Dates:
c.1920-1982
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).
Sub-Series
Publications and trade catalogues, 1857-c.1971
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 113/2
Scope and Contents
A set of 22 volumes of Heaton Works Journal by C.A. Parsons & Co., Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, and a selection of company brochures advertising astronomical instruments and optical glass.
Dates:
1857-c.1971
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).