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Edgar Johnson Allen (1866-1942): Manuscripts, notes, letters and notebooks relating...
Catalogue reference: PAL
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This record is about the Edgar Johnson Allen (1866-1942): Manuscripts, notes, letters and notebooks relating... dating from 1887-1938.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PAL
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Title (The name of the record)
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Edgar Johnson Allen (1866-1942): Manuscripts, notes, letters and notebooks relating to research on a variety of subjects as well as poems
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Date (When the record was created)
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1887-1938
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Description (What the record is about)
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E.J. Allen was MBA Director from 1895-1936, then Governor.
This collection contains ncludes laboratory notebooks (1897-1938); manuscripts; correspondence and notes regarding proposed aquarium in Edinburgh (1913-1916), and book of eight poems by E.J. Allen (1918-1920). "Secret" report (1917) for the Admiralty on sea lion underwater hearing, and the possibility of training them as "sub-marine trackers". Allen's draft for a report on the presentation of the Emil Christian Hansen prize to himself (1923). Confidential reports, laboratory notebooks, correspondence with various researchers on a variety of subjects.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Allen, Edgar Johnson (1866-1942)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 box files; 9 hard cover & 9 soft cover notebooks
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Access by appointment with MBA Library
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/38fb3af6-7960-4f39-ae38-34fafbbce340/
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Edgar Johnson Allen (1866-1942): Manuscripts, notes, letters and notebooks relating to research on a variety of subjects as well as poems