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Catalogue reference: AB 27

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AB 27

This series consists of private and official papers of Sir John Cockcroft, first director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell. These papers cover his wartime activities and his periods as Director of the Atomic Energy Research...

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AB 27

Title
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessors: Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell: Cockroft Papers
Date

1939-1961

Description

This series consists of private and official papers of Sir John Cockcroft, first director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell. These papers cover his wartime activities and his periods as Director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell and Member for Research of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

The series includes the texts of various lectures and speeches delivered by Cockcroft in his role as director, and files relating to his appointment, to the choice of the Harwell site, and to relations with various international atomic energy bodies.

Related material

Further correspondence to or from Cockcroft and his manuscript notes of meetings can be found in AB 58

See also AB 6

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Cockcroft, John Douglas, 1897-1967
Physical description

64 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Subjects
Topics
Nuclear energy
Research
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1642/

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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessors: Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell: Cockroft Papers

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