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- 1598-1920 (Creation)
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975 items.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Colonel Frederick Nathan joined the Royal Artillery in 1879 and in 1886 took up an appointment at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. Colonel Nathan worked in the explosives industry.
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RSC NATHAN 1598-1920 Collection (fonds) 975 items. Nathan , Frederick Lewis , 1861-1933
Colonel Frederick Nathan joined the Royal Artillery in 1879 and in 1886 took up an appointment at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. Colonel Nathan worked in the explosives industry.
Bequeathed to the Chemical Society by Colonel Nathan.
Books, pamphlets and folio-size posters on explosives and firearms dating from 1598 to 1920. Many of the pamphlets in the collection relate to the manufacture and use of gunpowder.
Organised by Accession Number.
Open access by prior arrangement.
Items not to be copied or scanned.
Mainly English and Latin.
Library catalogue.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. March 2011. Firearms War Guns Dangerous materials Weapons International conflicts Military equipment Equipment
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bequeathed to the Chemical Society by Colonel Nathan.
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Scope and content
Books, pamphlets and folio-size posters on explosives and firearms dating from 1598 to 1920. Many of the pamphlets in the collection relate to the manufacture and use of gunpowder.
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Organised by Accession Number.
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Open access by prior arrangement.
Conditions governing reproduction
Items not to be copied or scanned.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Mainly English and Latin.
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Library catalogue.
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English