Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1904-1915 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
4 items (4 leaves)
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
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.
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
See archivist
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.
See archivist
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.
See hard copy catalogue.
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.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
(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.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
See hard copy catalogue.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
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.
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
A typed transcript is filed with the original letter.
Unités de description associées
Note de publication
Zone des notes
Note
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
Identifiant de la description
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
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.
Statut
Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
- anglais