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Science

 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

 Series

A Scheme for Establishing the Royal Society, c 1665-c 1727

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4005.2: 1-8
Scope and Contents

Seven drafts.

Dates: c 1665-c 1727
 Sub-Series

Alphabetical files, 1914 - 2002

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PRTZ 3/1
Scope and Contents

This series of files were in alphabetical order. A lot of the material relates to references and honours and is therefore closed on data protection grounds.

Dates: 1914 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access: Closures are noted in the catalogue
 Series

Audio-visual, 1975 - 2002

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PRTZ 5
Scope and Contents

This series includes a number of short films and documentaries about Max and his work. It also includes some material prepared by other scientists of the time.

Dates: 1975 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access: Only access copies can be issued. It would be helpful if these could be ordered in advance, unless the catalogue states that a copy exists already.
 Sub-sub-class

Bagnold's 'flat-files'

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BGND B.14-B.15
Scope and Contents

Containing data on size of sand grains from the Libyan Desert.

 Series

Correspondence, 1921 - 1967

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CKFT 20
Scope and Contents This is a wide-ranging series, covering a large proportion of Cockcroft's career from his time at university until his death. Retaining Cockcroft's own arrangement, the series has been split into sections including: general correspondence with scientists; correspondence with particular individuals; correspondence arranged by subject; correspondence with and on the numerous people who asked for Cockcroft's help in finding various positions, after the Second World War; miscellaneous papers;...
Dates: 1921 - 1967
 Series

Correspondence, 1914 - 2003

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PRTZ 3
 Series

'History of New Museums', 1716 - 1891

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/History of New Museums
Scope and Contents

This collection of records assembled by John Willis Clark, documents the development of the former Botanic Garden in central Cambridge as the site - the New Museums site as it became known - for teaching and research in science subjects. Clark, who was Superintendent of the Museum of Zoology and Secretary of the Museums and Lecture Rooms Syndicate 1865-91, provided a contents list at the start of each volume. This has been transcribed in the descriptions below.

Dates: 1716 - 1891
 Series

Laboratory notebooks, 1927-03-31 - 1946-04-19

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CKFT 1
Dates: 1927-03-31 - 1946-04-19
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Literary, 1937 - 2002

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PRTZ 4
Scope and Contents

This series includes published scientific papers, articles about scientific and other issues, some obituaries, book reviews published in New York and London, and notes for both lectures and speeches.

Dates: 1937 - 2002
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