RefNo | ACS/1/2/6/13 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from [Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton], 40 Chester Square, S. W., to Alice [Susan Lucy Swinton] |
Creator | Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer |
Date | 20 June 1920 |
Description | Reports on his activities whilst in Paris for two nights; informs he is better but still suffering from the effect of shingles, having to be careful about his diet; notifies of having a had a fine "wireless" concert, mentioning wirleless speech and the upcoming second Royal Society Soiree. Encloses a group photograph from a dinner party he held at his home (40 Chester Square), depicting himself, Sir Herbert Jackson; Sir Alexander Kennedy, Professor Arthur Keith, Horace Brown, and Professor John Millar Thomson. Informs he is engaged in a wireless patent case, as expert witness for Sir Oliver Lodge. |
Extent | 5p |
Format | Photograph |
Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | This letter comes with an attached black and white photograph which has been housed in a separate melinex sleeve, for preservation reasons. |
Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8285 | Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer | 1863 - 1930 |
NA1711 | Jackson; Sir; Herbert (1863 - 1936); chemist | 1863 - 1936 |
NA1703 | Kennedy; Sir; Alexander Blackie William (1847 - 1928); mechanical and electrical engineer | 1847 - 1928 |
NA7000 | Keith; Sir; Arthur (1866 - 1955); museum curator and palaeoanthropologist | 1866 - 1955 |
NA6968 | Brown; Horace Tabberer (1848 - 1925) | 1848 - 1925 |
NA930 | Thomson; John Millar (1849 - 1933); chemist | 1849 - 1933 |