Nobel prizes
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Letter from Adams, Walter 1933-1936, 1936-02-15
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7653/1/i/A/14
Scope and Contents
Writing from the Academic Assistance Council, Adams encloses the letter he has received from Michael Hansen of the Nansen [International Office for Refugees] answering Rutherford's about Nobel prizes of [1936 January] 30. Feels that the only course is polite acknowledgement and the expression of the hope that the Prize Committee will give the matter very careful consideration over the next year, which Adams will do on his behalf if Rutherford wishes. [The locations of Rutherford's January...
Dates:
1936-02-15
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The MS Add.7653 Ernest Rutherford papers are owned by the University of Cambridge and are open for consultation under the normal regulations of the University Library's manuscripts collections; see http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/.
The only limitations to use are in respect of the low-level radioactivity of a small number of items in the collection. Further advice is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room staff.
Item
Letter to Adams, Walter 1933-1936, 1936-02-19
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7653/1/i/A/15
Scope and Contents
Rutherford writes that in a letter just received ICI refuses to support the scientists they brought from Germany. With regard to the Nansen Office letter about the possibility of a Nobel Prize award of funds for the Academic Assistance Council, Rutherford agrees Michael Hansen's letter is not encouraging and that the International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation would have first place. Asks Adams to draft an acknowledgement; will see him on Friday at lunch [Friday February 21?].
Dates:
1936-02-19
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The MS Add.7653 Ernest Rutherford papers are owned by the University of Cambridge and are open for consultation under the normal regulations of the University Library's manuscripts collections; see http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/.
The only limitations to use are in respect of the low-level radioactivity of a small number of items in the collection. Further advice is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room staff.