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 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

 Series

Astronomical Paintings, Drawings and Other Representations, 1677 - 1990

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 116
Scope and Contents Illustrative material collected from various parts of the Royal Observatory archival stores; chiefly images of Royal Observatory buildings at Greenwich. The first two series, the engravings of Francis Place, are perhaps the most celebrated. Other items of note include drawings, sketches and watercolours of the buildings at Greenwich by relatives of the Astronomer Royal, George Airy, including his sisters-in-law Elizabeth Smith (RGO 116/3) and Caroline Smith (RGO 116/4), and his...
Dates: 1677 - 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).
 Series

Fieldwork, 1878-1938

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/HRKR/02
Scope and Contents

The series comprises numbered and un-numbered field notebooks;specimen catalogues; sketchbooks, photograph albums, and maps.

Dates: 1878-1938
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
 Sub-Series

Sketchbooks, 1821-1844

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/ADSW/01/03
Scope and Contents

Comprising sketchbooks with pencil, ink and watercolour sketches of geological features.

Dates: 1821-1844
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
 Collection

The Papers of John Edward Marr

 Collection
Reference Code: GBR/590/MARR
Scope and Contents

The collection comprises 68 field notebooks (1875-1925) covering work undertaken in a variety of places in the UK (e.g. Yorkshire, Wales, Cumbria) and Bohemia [Czech Republic]. They include maps, sketches and notes about fossils collected. There are also notes and some correspondence in the collection.

Dates: 1875-1933
Conditions Governing Access: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.