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A.J. Bradley correspondence

Catalogue reference: W.L. BRAGG/39D

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This record is a file about the A.J. Bradley correspondence dating from 29 April 1938 to 4 December 1963.

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W.L. BRAGG/39D
Title
A.J. Bradley correspondence
Date
29 April 1938 to 4 December 1963
Description

Lawrence Bragg with A.J. Bradley, Marjorie Bradley and others

Typescript & MS W.L. BRAGG/39D/1-235

Correspondence concerning A.J.Bradley's appointment as Assistant Director of Research in Crystallography, Cambridge University, 1938; his illness dating from 1944, including medical reports; Bradley's post with William Jessop & Sons Ltd (later, B.S.A. Group Research Centre), Sheffield, 1944-1951; attempts to obtain financial support for Bradley from the Royal Society's Warren Fund and Scientific Relief Fund, and from the Iron and Steel Industry Research Council; letters concerning Bradley's F.S.S.U. benefits and insurance policies. Includes Bradley's curriculum vitae and list of publications, 1924-1952; with account by Bradley, 3 July 1961, of his crystallographic work.

In addition to correspondence with A.J. and Marjorie Bradley, includes correspondence between Lawrence Bragg and Edward Appleton, Cambridge University Financial Board (C.R. Macdonald, A.E.L.Parnis), Cambridge University Registry (J.T. Saunders), Henry Dale, A.C.Egerton, Bernard Hart, D.R. Hartree, R.S.Hutton, T. Knox-Shaw, Iron & Steel Industry Research Council (Edgar C.Evans, J.V. le Maistre), William Jessop & Sons Ltd (L. Chapman), A. McCance, H. McCombie, J.T. McCuddy, N.J.W. Norrish, D.A. Oliver, The Royal Society (J.D.Griffiths Davies, D.C.Martin), Messrs Stanton & Walker, John Stopford, H.M. Taylor H. Thirkill, and F.M.R. Walshe.

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Royal Institution of Great Britain
Language
English
Physical description
235 items
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/33386a65-e525-41dc-b63b-ab116b2f9176/

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