sub-fonds GB 0117 PH - Royal Society: Photocopy Collection

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Reference code

GB 0117 PH

Title

Royal Society: Photocopy Collection

Date(s)

  • nd (Creation)

Level of description

sub-fonds

Extent and medium

12 groups of copies, bound and boxed

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GB 0117 PH nd Sub-fonds 12 groups of copies, bound and boxed Royal Society

A small collection of photostats or photocopies of manuscripts held in other institutions, but of some relevance to the Royal Society and its own Archives. The series largely consists of groups of correspondence, notable letters to Julius Plucker (PH.1) letters of Hevelius, Newton and Flamsteed (PH.2) and of Edmond Halley (PH.3) There are some records of other institutions, including a minute book of the Physiological Society 1876-1892 (PH.9), and copies of Rutherford's correspondence at the Cavendish Laboratory.

Open

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

English

All items in the series noted in the Archive Card Catalogue; only PH.1 and PH.2 are on a letter by letter basis.

Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Feb 2009. Newton , Sir , Isaac , 1642-1727 , Knight , physicist and mathematician Hevelius , Johann , 1611-1687 , astronomer Plucker , Julius , 1801-1868 , mathematician and physicist Learned societies History of science Flamsteed , John , 1646-1719 , astronomer Halley , Edmond , 1656-1742 , astronomer Royal Society Physiological Society Associations Science of science Organizations

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Scope and content

A small collection of photostats or photocopies of manuscripts held in other institutions, but of some relevance to the Royal Society and its own Archives. The series largely consists of groups of correspondence, notable letters to Julius Plucker (PH.1) letters of Hevelius, Newton and Flamsteed (PH.2) and of Edmond Halley (PH.3) There are some records of other institutions, including a minute book of the Physiological Society 1876-1892 (PH.9), and copies of Rutherford's correspondence at the Cavendish Laboratory.

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Accruals

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Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

All items in the series noted in the Archive Card Catalogue; only PH.1 and PH.2 are on a letter by letter basis.

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Existence and location of copies

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Royal Society

Rules and/or conventions used

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; 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

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