Box 1: RGO 107/1-3
Container
Contains 3 Results:
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P.S. Laurie Wartime diaries and World War files, c.1918, 1939-1945, 1990-1982
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 107/1
Scope and Contents
Laurie worked in the Solar Department at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, which remained open throughout the Second World War. This section includes two wartime diaries kept by Laurie, along with photocopies and a related article. There are two second world war files: one comprised of war-era circulars, notices, and ration lists etc.; the other comprised of bomb damage reports for the ROG. There is also a handwritten 'Klaxon warning' notice giving orders for dome watchers in the event of...
Dates:
c.1918, 1939-1945, 1990-1982
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).
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Research files (thematic) collated by P.S. Laurie, 1783, 1811, 1901-1990
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 107/2
Scope and Contents
Research files and notes by P.S. Laurie on various aspects of RGO History. For Laurie's wartime diaries and research files on the ROG during World Wars 1 and 2, see RGO 107/1.
Dates:
1783, 1811, 1901-1990
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).
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Staff lists, ROG/RGO and Nautical Almanac Office, 1963
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 107/3
Scope and Contents
ROG/RGO and NAO Staff Lists compiled by P.S. Laurie. See also RGO 171/6.
Dates:
1963
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).