History of science
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Archives of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, 1936 - 2006
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/HPS
Scope and Contents
The archives cover most areas of activity to varying degrees. There are relatively large groups of records relating to teaching, learning and research, to the development of the discipline, that is, in the 1960s and 1970s especially; and small quantities only relating to accommodation and finance. Minimal if any professional secretarial assistance was provided until the mid 1970s to support the handful of academic staff teaching and researching the field. This was reflected in the...
Dates:
1936 - 2006
Conditions Governing Access:
Within the archives of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, personal records are closed to scholars for 80 years from the date of creation under data protection legislation. Restrictions are clearly indicated as part of individual catalogue entries.
File
Minutes and papers of the History of Science Committee, from among the departmental papers of Professor Fox, 1949 - 1952
File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/Min.VII.170
Scope and Contents
Include minutes, March 1949-June 1952; reports, 1951-2, memorandum on staff, 1951.
Dates:
1949 - 1952
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Management Group:
The minutes of some Committees are closed to scholars for periods of years; see each catalogue entry for further detail.
File
Papers of the History and Philosophy of Science Committee, 1959 - 1963
File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/Min.V.221
Scope and Contents
Contents include: extracts from Cambridge University Reporter; reports of examiners, with statistics; notices of lectures; committee agenda, minutes and reports; copy letter of Registrary relating to the Reckitt Fund; letter to Heads of Departments on new developments for 1960-1; joint notice from History and Philosophy of Science Committee and Committee of Management for History and Philosophy of Science in the Natural Sciences Tripos; General Board circular concerning possible changes,...
Dates:
1959 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).