Fonds GB 0096 AL311 - Rücker, Sir Arthur: correspondence

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GB 0096 AL311

Titre

Rücker, Sir Arthur: correspondence

Date(s)

  • 1904-1915 (Création/Production)

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Étendue matérielle et support

4 items (4 leaves)

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Notice biographique

Arthur William Rücker was born in Clapham, Surrey, and educated locally before studying mathematics and natural science at Brasenose College, Oxford. From 1871 to 1874 he was a fellow and lecturer at Brasenose before becoming a professor at the new Yorkshire College of Science, Leeds. In 1886 he moved to London to become a professor at the Royal College of Science, serving as College Principal from 1901 until his retirement in 1908. His research topics centered around electromagnetism and liquids. Rücker became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1884 and received its medal in 1891; he also served as President of the Physical Society (1893-1895) and the British Association (1901). He was knighted in 1902.

Histoire archivistique

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GB 0096 AL311 1904-1915 fonds 4 items (4 leaves) Rücker , Sir , Arthur William , 1848-1915 , Knight , physicist

Haldane , Richard Burdon , 1856-1928 , 1st Viscount Haldane of Cloan , politician, lawyer and philosopher

Thorpe , Sir , Thomas Edward , 1845-1925 , Knight , chemist

Arthur William Rücker was born in Clapham, Surrey, and educated locally before studying mathematics and natural science at Brasenose College, Oxford. From 1871 to 1874 he was a fellow and lecturer at Brasenose before becoming a professor at the new Yorkshire College of Science, Leeds. In 1886 he moved to London to become a professor at the Royal College of Science, serving as College Principal from 1901 until his retirement in 1908. His research topics centered around electromagnetism and liquids. Rücker became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1884 and received its medal in 1891; he also served as President of the Physical Society (1893-1895) and the British Association (1901). He was knighted in 1902.

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Gift from Miss W Myers, 1962.

(1-2) Letters from William Arthur Rücker and Sir Thomas Thorpe to Mr Lupton, 20 Jan 1904. Accepting a dinner engagement on 26 Jan 1904 to meet Mr Miall.

(3) Letter from Richard Burdon Haldane to William Arthur Rücker, 24 Feb 1904. Making a dinner engagement.

(4) Printed mourning card for William Arthur Rücker, who died 1 Nov 1915.

The 3 letters are autograph, with signatures.

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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

A typed transcript is filed with the original letter.

Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with 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.
Aug 2008 Rücker , Sir , Arthur William , 1848-1915 , Knight , physicist Haldane , Richard Burdon , 1856-1928 , 1st Viscount Haldane of Cloan , politician, lawyer and philosopher Thorpe , Sir , Thomas Edward , 1845-1925 , Knight , chemist

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Gift from Miss W Myers, 1962.

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(1-2) Letters from William Arthur Rücker and Sir Thomas Thorpe to Mr Lupton, 20 Jan 1904. Accepting a dinner engagement on 26 Jan 1904 to meet Mr Miall.

(3) Letter from Richard Burdon Haldane to William Arthur Rücker, 24 Feb 1904. Making a dinner engagement.

(4) Printed mourning card for William Arthur Rücker, who died 1 Nov 1915.

The 3 letters are autograph, with signatures.

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Conditions d'accès

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions de reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

Instruments de recherche

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

A typed transcript is filed with the original letter.

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Senate House Library, University of London

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Compiled in compliance with 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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  • anglais

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