Expeditions and research, 1924 - 1990
Scope and Contents
This section includes documentation of Bagnold's early explorations with fellow officers in the Middle East and North Africa 1926-32, particularly the expedition of 1932. There is also a little material from other overseas visits 1933-38. Bagnold's scientific research is less well documented; most of the material dates from the post-war period and the work best represented is Bagnold's later research on random distributions. There is also a set of Bagnold's publications.
The pre-second world war material relates almost entirely to Bagnold's expeditions in the Middle East and North Africa from 1926. This material is supplemented by maps in Section D and photographs in Section E. Bagnold's explorations between 1926 and 1932 are recounted in his book 'Libyan Sands. Travel in a Dead World' first published in 1935. At B.38 is Bagnold's own set of his published papers, with bibliography.
Dates
- Creation: 1924 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Biographical / Historical
Bagnold first became interested in the creation and movement of sand dunes as a result of his expeditions in the desert in 1929 and 1930. He began his study of the physics of blown sand on his return to England in 1934, in a laboratory at Imperial College London with a home-made wind tunnel. The results of this pioneering work were published in 'The physics of blown sand and desert dunes' (Methuen, London, 1941).
Extent
3.5 archive box(es)
Language of Materials
English
Date information
DateText: Dates given are often the dates of expeditions. Some documents and accounts may have been produced at a later date.
Finding aid date
2015-12-01 11:50:32+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
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Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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