GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP48 - CURLING, Claude Douglas (1923-1993)

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GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP48

Title

CURLING, Claude Douglas (1923-1993)

Date(s)

  • 1923-1993 (Creation)

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5½ boxes

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Biographical history

Born 2 June 1923; Christ's College Cambridge, 1941-1943; MA, 1943; temporary Officer at the Admiralty Signal Establishment, Witley, 1943-1946; Honorary Scholar of Natural Science, Christ's College Cambridge, 1946-1950; Lecturer in Physics, King's College London, 1950; Sub-Dean of Natural Science, King's College London, 1969; Senior Lecturer, King's College London, 1972-1985; died 3 December 1993.

Archival history

GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP48 1923-1993 Collection (fonds) 5½ boxes Curling , Claude Douglas , 1923-1993 , lecturer in physics

Born 2 June 1923; Christ's College Cambridge, 1941-1943; MA, 1943; temporary Officer at the Admiralty Signal Establishment, Witley, 1943-1946; Honorary Scholar of Natural Science, Christ's College Cambridge, 1946-1950; Lecturer in Physics, King's College London, 1950; Sub-Dean of Natural Science, King's College London, 1969; Senior Lecturer, King's College London, 1972-1985; died 3 December 1993.

Donated in two accessions by Vera Curling, Claude Curling's wife, in February 1996 and 2007.

Papers of Claude Curling, 1923-1993, including correspondence, 1964-1985; correspondence and papers on electron microscopy, 1951-1969; typescript and manuscript papers by Curling,1946-1993; lecture transcripts and notes by Curling, 1946-1993; poems and songs by Claude Curling, 1974-1992; audiotapes and video tapes of Curling’s papers and lectures, 1977-1992 and booklets, articles and other publications by Curling.

As given in Scope and content.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College, London.
English

Collection level description. Box list available for the second accession.

 Feb 2000 Equipment Amalgamated Society of Engineers Astronomy Cosmology Curling , Claude Douglas , 1923-1993 , lecturer in physics Physics Science of science Science philosophy Scientific equipment

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated in two accessions by Vera Curling, Claude Curling's wife, in February 1996 and 2007.

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Scope and content

Papers of Claude Curling, 1923-1993, including correspondence, 1964-1985; correspondence and papers on electron microscopy, 1951-1969; typescript and manuscript papers by Curling,1946-1993; lecture transcripts and notes by Curling, 1946-1993; poems and songs by Claude Curling, 1974-1992; audiotapes and video tapes of Curling’s papers and lectures, 1977-1992 and booklets, articles and other publications by Curling.

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Accruals

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As given in Scope and content.

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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College, London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Collection level description. Box list available for the second accession.

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King's College London College Archives

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Language(s)

  • English

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