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Scientific research

 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-sub-class

Bagnold's 'flat-files'

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

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

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Series

Cavendish Laboratory equipment records, 1924 - 1939

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CKFT 31
Scope and Contents

This series includes photographs, publicity brochures and correspondence in relation to equipment used at the Cavendish laboratory, Cambridge.

Dates: 1924 - 1939
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Series

Equipment (EQ), 1958-1991

Reference Code: GBR/590/CSEC/03
Scope and Contents

This series includes published pamphlets about equipment purchased; equipment manuals, inventories and instructions; correspondence on condition of equipment and details of problems; reports on the boats [Salterella,Collenia]. Also including photographs and sketches/plans of the boats.

Dates: 1958-1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some of these records are fragile -access may only be possible with support from specialist staff. Please seek guidance.
 Series

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

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CKFT 1
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers comprising laboratory notebooks, articles, lectures, correspondence and photographs.
Also includes records of the Kapitza Club, 1922-58 and 1966, and copy papers of the Maud Committee, 1940-1.
With offprints of papers by Ernest Rutherford, 1872-1913.

Dates: 1927-03-31 - 1946-04-19
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Sub-Series

Research

Reference Code: GBR/0014/BGND E.70-E.81
Scope and Contents

Photographs and glass photographic plates recording results of wind tunnel experiments on sand movement. The material was found in Bagnold's boxes, the titles of which are reproduced in the catalogue entries.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Sub-Fonds

Research and work papers, 1951 - 2008

Reference Code: GBR/0014/EDWS 2
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Personal and scientific papers including correspondence, research and laboratory notebooks, draft publications and journal articles, newspaper clippings, photographs, videos and film.

Dates: 1951 - 2008
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is mostly open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Some files are closed for data protection reasons, and these closures are marked in the catalogue.
 Fonds

The Papers of Adam Sedgwick

Reference Code: GBR/590/ADSW
Scope and Contents

The collection comprises 64 notebooks and 11 boxes of annotated field maps, 1818-1858. There are also notes and papers relating to geology university teaching syllabuses, 1821 and 1832.

Dates: 1818 - 1856
Conditions Governing Access: Some of these records are fragile- access may only be possible with support from specialist staff. Please seek guidance.
 Fonds

The Papers of Patrick Steptoe

Reference Code: GBR/0014/STPT
Scope and Contents

Personal and scientific papers relating to Steptoe's professional life. Including correspondence, scientific articles, photographs and slides.

Dates: 1946 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is mostly open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Some files are closed for data protection reasons, and these closures are marked in the catalogue.
 Fonds

The Papers of Sir Robert Edwards

Reference Code: GBR/0014/EDWS
Scope and Contents

Personal and scientific papers including correspondence, research and laboratory notebooks, draft publications and journal articles, newspaper clippings, photographs, videos and film.

Dates: 1925 - 2014
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is mostly open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Some files are closed for data protection reasons, and these closures are marked in the catalogue.