D4 - Boswell, Professor P. G. H. - 1913-1963
Papers of Prof Boswell including typescript autobiography c. 1948, photographs, certificates, correspondence etc plus geological notebooks etc of Mr G H Morton, FGS, of Mr Thomas H Cope, Gateacre, Liverpool and of Mr J E A Wheeler
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| Archive level description: | Sub-sub fonds |
| Physical Description: | 5 boxes |
| Alternative Format: | A negative microfilm of D4/1, made by Messrs. Cull Reprographics of Birkenhead, was purchased for the Library of the Royal Society, in July 1982. The Library was also supplied with a copy of the list of contents of D4/1A. A negative microfilm of D4/1 was purchased, July 1982 |
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| Summary: | Papers of Prof Boswell including typescript autobiography c. 1948, photographs, certificates, correspondence etc plus geological notebooks etc of Mr G H Morton, FGS, of Mr Thomas H Cope, Gateacre, Liverpool and of Mr J E A Wheeler |
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| Date: | 1913-1963 |
| Reference Number: | D4 |
| Custodial History: | Initial deposit from the Executor of Prof Boswell or from Mrs Hope Boswell. The Registrar recalled receiving the manuscript in a suitcase "4 or 5 years ago". |
| Related Material: | British Association for the Advancement of Science archives 1831-1970 in the custody of the Department of Western Manuscripts, Bodleian Library, Oxford |
| Alternative Format: | A negative microfilm of D4/1, made by Messrs. Cull Reprographics of Birkenhead, was purchased for the Library of the Royal Society, in July 1982. The Library was also supplied with a copy of the list of contents of D4/1A. A negative microfilm of D4/1 was purchased, July 1982 |
| Biographical/Administrative Information: | Professor Percy George Hamnall Boswell, Professor of Geology 1917-1930; General Secretary of the British Association 1931-1935 and Treasurer of the same 1935-1943. Professor Boswell was born and educated at Ipswich, and later studied at the Royal College of Science and the Royal School of Mines. Herdman Professor of Geology at the University of Liverpool 1917-30. Professor Boswell was Professor of Geology at the Imperial College of Science and Technology and head of the Department of Geology, Oil Technology, and Mining Geology 1930-38. He was General Secretary of the British Association 1931-35 and Treasurer of the same 1935-43 |