Alan Hunter Papers, 1949-1975.

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Alan Hunter Papers, 1949-1975.

Contains: A. Files of loose papers, now taped and boxed. B. Documentation of important topics and events, such as: the celebrations to mark the tercentenary of the founding of the Royal Observatory; the Northern Hemisphere Observatory project (which continued under Hunter's direction). C. The following is a list of the names of correspondents and others as they appear in the handlist to this class of papers in RGO Archives. It must be remembered that this is not necessarily an exhaustive list of names as they appear in the papers themselves. Researchers interested in a particular period are invited to write to the RGO Archivist at the above address if they are interested in particular individuals whose names do not appear below, but who could possibly have been in correspondence with the person or institution responsible for creating the class. Correspondents: R. Atkinson; S. Baliga; Q. Begum; D. Brouwer; D. Browser; Dr. Elliot; Sir H. Ennor; S. Fukushima; T. Gold; F. Graham-Smith; G. Harding; B. Harris; Sir F. Hoyle A. Hunter; C.H. Johns; Y. Kamya; M. Kodama; I. Kondo; P. Marsden; A. Marx; K. McCracken; Y. Miyazak; K. Nagashima; D. Palmer; M.O. Robbins; K. Sen; J. Simoson; R.H. Stoy; T. Thambyahpillai; R. Thompson; E. Wampler; R.L. Waterfield; A. Wolfendale; Sir R. Wooley; S Yoshida; and M. Zverev; among others.

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