Departmental Records: Physics, Biophysics, Physical Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Medical Physics, 1913-1974.

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University of Leeds. Registry. Departmental Records: Physics, Biophysics, Physical Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Medical Physics, 1913-1974.

Departmental Records: Physics, Biophysics, Physical Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Medical Physics, 1913-1974.

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc., relating to the administration of the departments. File headings include: General, Accommodation, Equipment, Finance, Gifts and Grants, Staff. Chronological and topical coverage provided by the records is not uniform for all departments. Items of particular interest include: Physics: Handwritten memorandum by W. G. Bragg (Cavendish Professor of Physics in the University of Leeds, 1909-1915; Pro-Vice-Chancellor, 1912-1913) concerning the state of research in the Department, 1914. Biophysics: Documents relating to the founding of the Department, 1962, under the headship of Professor R. D. Preston. References to the work in the field of Textile Physics of W. T. Astbury (after whom the Department of Biophysics was initially named) are to be found in departmental papers in the University Archive relating to the Department of Textile Industries. Medical physics: Two files of personal departmental papers of Professor F. W. Spiers (head of the Department, 1950-1972), 1936-1958.

6 boxes; (16" x 11.5" x 4.5")

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library