United States
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 263 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence on American observatories, 1938 - 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/475
Scope and Contents
(1) Correspondence regarding various American observatories, 1938-1959, including correspondence with the Yale University Observatory; P. van de Kamp, Sproul Observatory, Pennsylvania; Yerkes Observatory; Carnegie Institution of Washington; G.C. McVittie, Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota; Astronomical Department, Berkeley University; The Observatory, University of Michigan; Georgetown College Observatory; Dr James G. Baker, Professor Harlow Shapley and Dr Bart J. Bok, Harvard...
Dates:
1938 - 1959
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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Correspondence on American observatories, 1959 - 1963
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/482
Scope and Contents
(1) Correspondence regarding various American observatories, 1959-1963, including correspondence with the United States Naval Observatory, Washington; Thornton Page, Van Vleck Observatory, Wesleyan University, Connecticut; William Liller, Dr H. Shapley, Professor Donald H. Menzel and Professor Leo Goldberg, Harvard College Observatory; Peter van de Kamp, Sproul Observatory, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Dr I. King, University of Illinois Observatory; Dr Olin J. Eggen, Mount Wilson and Mount...
Dates:
1959 - 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).
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Correspondence on loans, 1957 - 1963
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/300
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding the loan of items from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, including the following papers:Correspondence on the loan of the chronometer Harrison 4 to the United States Navy, 1961 and 1963.Correspondence on the loan of the Shortt Clock (Sidereal) and the Shortt 49 Clock (Mean Time) to Western Australia, 1960-1961.Correspondence on the continuation of the loan of the unifiliar magnetometer PIC 111 in use at Halley Bay, 1959.Correspondence...
Dates:
1957 - 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).
Item
Correspondence relating to John Crosley's claims for payment for an expedition to the north-west coast of America to make nautical, astronomical and trigonometrical observations for the Navy, 1797 - 1806
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/1: 157-178
Scope and Contents
Includes a claim for loss of instruments and books on board HMS Providence when it sank on 16 May 1797.
Dates:
1797 - 1806
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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Correspondence with Dwight D Eisenhower, 1956-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 1/14
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Churchill and Eisenhower, President of the United States, on the Suez Crisis and Churchill's belief in the importance of the Anglo-American alliance in the Cold War. Also includes a covering letter from Winthrop Aldrich, American Ambassador to Britain.
Dates:
1956-11
Conditions Governing Access:
Closed for review.
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Correspondence with foreign observatories, 1957 - 1968
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 10/780
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with various overseas observatories, S-Z, including the following items:Saudi Arabia: correspondence regarding the setting up of a large telescope in Riyadh, and minutes and correspondence concerning a special committee to advice Riyadh University.South America: correspondence with the National Observatory of Argentina.Spain: correspondence regarding the Seville Observatory and its lease by the Royal Greenwich Observatory from the Jesuit...
Dates:
1957 - 1968
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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Correspondence with MPs and Peers, surnames "HOWE (GEOFFREY) 2", October 1976-circa January 1978, 1976-10 - 1978
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 2/1/1/31
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with Sir Geoffrey Howe MP (includes: his note for MT, "Inflation proofed pensions", 1 November 1976; report of his visit to meet management and unions at British Leyland’s Cowley works, 16 November 1976; copy of his statement to a meeting of the Backbench Finance Committee, 25 January 1977; his letter attached a report to the Conservative Research Department by Konrad Zweig, "The concerted action in Germany", May 1977, with MT’s handwritten annotations; his report on...
Dates:
1976-10 - 1978
Conditions Governing Access:
Opened in November 2003
It may be possible to access a digital version of the file in PDF format at Churchill Archives Centre. Advance notice is essential so please contact us to make a request.
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Correspondence with U.S. institutions, 1962-10-05 - 1967-01-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 10/569
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with American observatories and universities, including Donald H. Menzel of the Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts; A.R. Sandage of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories, Pasadena, California; Mrs J. Wardlaw of the University of Texas, Austin; R. Zander of the John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Professor S.W. McClusky of the Warner and Swasey Observatory, East Cleveland, Ohio; John R. Isbell of the Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland,...
Dates:
1962-10-05 - 1967-01-20
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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Correspondence with U.S. institutions, 1969-07-10 - 1972-08-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 10/577
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with United States observatories and universities, including P. van de Kamp of the Sproul Observatory, Swartmore, Pennsylvania; Mrs H.F. Czaplicki of the Hale Observatories, Pasadena, California; Miss P. Hughes and T. Thomas of the Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Florida; G.E. Kron of the United States Naval Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona; A.A. Hoag of the Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, Arizona; C.B. Waff of the John Hopkins...
Dates:
1969-07-10 - 1972-08-03
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).
Fonds
David Binnie: World tour diaries and photographs
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8558-8560
Dates:
1873-1874
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Democratic Party (USA), 1962
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ABMS 5/12
Scope and Contents
Collection of pamphlets, public opinion survey data, and campaigning literature relating to the Democratic Party (United States of America), including a copy of the Democratic National Committee's 'Campaign Communications Handbook' (n.d.) with annotations.
Dates:
1962
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Description of a visit to the United States to see fire control and gunnery equipment, 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CLSN 1/3
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Papers comprising official reports, articles, lectures, correspondence and press cuttings
Dates:
1944
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Desk diary, 1945-01 - 1945-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL 2/4
Scope and Contents
Including Second World War service as head of the British Admiralty Delegation in Washington.
Dates:
1945-01 - 1945-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/10
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office, in particular with Anthony Eden; Cadogan's insight into the Axis campaigns in the Balkans; diplomatic concerns regarding Britain's activities in North Africa and Persia [now Iran]; reception of intelligence in advance of Hitler’s planned attack on Russia; Cadogan's opinions and influence upon Churchill's communications with Roosevelt, the voyage to the USA aboard the H.M.S. Prince of Wales and the drafting of the Joint...
Dates:
1941
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/11
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the Foreign Office, War Cabinet, and Special Operations Executive; Cadogan's role and interventions in ongoing strategic discussions between Churchill and Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Stalin, and De Gaulle; Cadogan's opinions on the Allied negotiations over future Soviet frontiers and the second front; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits, and the hosting of Soviet diplomats in Edinburgh and London; plans for an Allied...
Dates:
1942
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/12
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's role as an intermediary between Churchill and statesmen including Anthony Eden and Charles De Gaulle; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits; Turkey's relationship with the Allied powers and strained relations with the Soviet Union, including discussions with Ismet Inönü at the Adana Conference; the increasingly hostile relations between the Soviet Union and Poland...
Dates:
1943
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 5 August-29 September 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/14
Scope and Contents
Diary of Cadogan's involvement in the Dumbarton Oaks and Second Quebec Conferences in the autumn of 1944. Subjects covered include: discussions surrounding the formation of the United Nations Security Council, including negotiations over voting procedure and rights of veto for member states; interaction with the press and photographers; Cadogan's reaction to hearing his own voice on a Paramount film of the Dumbarton Oaks Conference; and comments on travel, dinners, and books read.
Dates:
5 August-29 September 1944
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/15
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits, including meetings at Alupka, Athens, Cairo, Washington, and San Francisco; Cadogan's role in the Malta Conference, Yalta Conference, and the United Nations Conference on International Organisation; the Allied invasion of Germany; negotiations over the Polish question and Soviet actions in Eastern Europe; reactions to the death of...
Dates:
1945
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 1-21 January 1946
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/16
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Ernest Bevin and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's role in the first meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation, and his pessimistic account of the progress made at delegation meetings; and comments on books read while travelling, including disparaging remarks on Douglas Goldring's "The Nineteen Twenties".
Dates:
1-21 January 1946
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 22 January-21 November 1946
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/17
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: Cadogan's appointment as Permanent Representative of the UK Government to the United Nations; relationships with United Nations delegates and the Foreign Office; United Nations resolutions; Security Council negotiations on subjects including uses of the veto and withdrawal of troops from Syria, Lebanon, and Iran; discussions relating to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission and reaction to proposals of Bernard Baruch; and comments on leisure activities,...
Dates:
22 January-21 November 1946
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 21 November 1946-31 December 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/18
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with United Nations committees, the British Delegation, and the Foreign Office; notes on the development of United Nations procedures and elections; the admission of new member states Yemen and Pakistan; discussions relating to United Nations Security Council resolutions and the Partition Plan for Palestine; Cadogan's attendance at working committee meetings regarding atomic energy and the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission; comments on...
Dates:
21 November 1946-31 December 1947
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/19
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relations with United Nations committees, the British Delegation, and the Foreign Office; notes on the development of United Nations procedures and the admission of new member states; discussions relating to United Nations Security council resolutions on Palestine and the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir [region in China, India and Pakistan]; ongoing discussions surrounding Eastern Europe; the Berlin Blockade; the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission;...
Dates:
1948
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary, 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/20
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relations with United Nations committees, the British Delegation, especially with Barbara Castle, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's inspection of building plans and models for the new United Nations Council Chamber; notes on progress with the United Nations Atomic Energy commission, the Commission for India and Pakistan, and the Commission for Conventional Armaments; discussions relating to United Nations Security Council resolutions on Indonesia, Palestine,...
Dates:
1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Diary of RSC's visit to Canada and the United States, 1929-08 - 1929-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/RDCH 11/24
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of RSC's diary of his tour of Canada and the United States with Winston Churchill, his uncle John S Churchill and cousin John G Churchill, marked up with notes for publication.
Dates:
1929-08 - 1929-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. The catalogue includes details of some material in the collection which is currently too fragile to be produced and researchers should seek advice from Archives Centre staff about accessing this material.
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Documents on standards, 1860 - 1868
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/360
Scope and Contents
Confidential documents issued by the Warden of the Standards to the Standards Commission. The volume also includes a list of American standards sent to England in 1843; newspaper and magazine cuttings; papers on Indian weights and measures; papers on a decimal system; reports of the Warden of the Standards; and parliamentary bills and acts.
Dates:
1860 - 1868
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).