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Godwin, George to [Finlay, F.D. ?]
6 Nov 1879
Addressed: "Dear Sir", but presumably to Finlay, since it is an acceptance to attend the Sala dinner.6 Nov 1879
Sender: Hutton, Kenneth
Recipient: Simpson, Esther
Letters: 1
Date(s): 4 Sep 1984
Location: SC MS 959/398
Note: 3 ff.
Sender: [Sharp, Clifford]
Recipient: Bennett, Louie
Letters: 1
Date(s): 28 Sep 1917
Location: BC New Statesman 398
Note: Carbon, possibly by J.C. Squire, not Sharp.
Sender: Shah, Manubhai Mansukhlal
Recipient: Drummond-Wolff, Henry Maxence Cavendish
Letters: 1
Date(s): 21 Dec 1964
Location: SC 709/398
Note: World trade.
Sender: Hinton, Eric Austin
Recipient: Beckwith, Frank
Letters: 2
Date(s): 4 Jul 1950 - 11 Jul 1950
Location: SC 622/398, 402
Note: 1) Elswick Lead Works and Kinghorn family. TS. 2) References to
Tuthill Stairs chapel. TS.
Sender: Travers, Morris William
Recipient: Smithells, Arthur
Letters: 3
Date(s): 30 Jan 1901 - 23 Jan 1938
Location: SC MS 416/137, 397, 398
Note: 1) Experiments on properties of various gases in liquid state;
his low temperature apparatus. MS. 2 ff. 2) Requests letters
of William Ramsay for an edition of documents. TS. Annotated
by Mrs K. Smithells. 3) Seek help to trace other letters from
William Ramsay; enquiry about British Association meeting at Leeds in 1890. TS.
Sender: Sinclair, John, Sir, 1754-1835.
Recipient: Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827.
Letters: 35
Date(s): 19 Feb 1807 - 10 Jul 1827
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Constable 366-369, 378-380, 384-385, 389, 393-398, 400, 404-405, 408-409, 411, 413-415, 417-420, 422-424, 429-430
Note: Letter dated 19 February 1807 concerns code of longevity; printed circular concerning "Codes", dated 18 December 1819; "Memorandum as to Johnson's Dictionary" sent 7 March 1822.
Sender: Neville Wallis, Barnes
Recipient: Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry
Letters: 36
Date(s): 26 Aug 1957 - 26 Oct 1970
Location: SC MS 742/316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 326, 328, 332,
338, 339, 340, 343, 345, 349, 366, 367, 382, 383, 386, 388, 390,
392, 394, 395, 396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 404, 405, 406, 779
Note: 1) Opinion of Sir Geoffrey Taylor on aerodynamics. 2 ff. TS. 2) Further to item 316. TS. carbon. 3) Further to 316. Rivalry between ministries. TS. 4) Long-range supersonic flight; ground level flight and other matters. 3 ff. TS. 5) Low-level flight; manned aircraft v. missiles. 2 ff. TS. 6) Difference of opinion between ministry experts and others. 2 ff. TS. 7) Same topic. 2ff. TS. 8) His credibility; "Swallow" project. 2 ff. TS. 9) Congratulates HLB on his speech in House of Commons. TS. 10) List of those who support the "Swallow" project. 3 ff. TS. 11) Meetings. TS. 12) Lunch with Sir Frederick Brundrett 13) Forwarding a copy of the paper which he read at Eton college; further meetings. 14) Enclosing a copy of his paper delivered at Eton college. TS. 15) About a quotation. TS. 16) Visit by Brundrett to Weybridge; future visit by NATO officials. TS. 17) Cooperative development of weapons with USA. TS. 2 ff. 18) American support for "Swallow" project; attitude of Ministry
of Supply. TS. 19) Arrangement for HLB to visit RAE Farnborough. 2 ff. TS. 20) An error in HLB's speech in House of Commons. 2 ff. TS. 21) Various meetings. 22) Conflicting opinions of Sir George Edwards and NASA staff on variable geometry aircraft; Chapman Pincher. TS. 23) Suspects interference in relationship between Sir George Edwards and himself. TS. 24) Reproduction of Wallis's paper on "The Strength of England". TS. 25) The same topic. TS. 26) Arrangements for lunch. TS. 27) Thanks for lunch; preparing a paper for HLB on training scientists. 28) Science and education; Einstein and the vagaries of inspiration. 2 ff. TS. 29) Personal. TS. 30) Mainly personal. TS. 31) Plowden Report, science, engineering and the British aircraft industry. 2 ff. 32) A meeting with directors of Vickers. TS. 33) A lunch appointment. TS. 34) Unable to accept an invitation to dinner. TS. 35) Personal. TS. 36) TS.