| RefNo | MDA/A/19/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from S C Bradford, British Society for International Bibliography, Mulberry Cottage, 8 Marryat Road, Wimbledon, S W 19, to Sir Alfred Egerton |
| Recipient | Egerton; Sir; Alfred Charles Glyn (1886-1959); British chemist |
| Date | 1 January 1947 |
| Description | Summarising for Egerton the development and position of the International Federation for Documentation, at the request of Sir Clifford Paterson. In connection with Bradford's work on colloids he became aware of the 'deficiencies in scientific bilbiography' and has devoted himself to organising documentation, founding the Society [British Society for International Bibliography] with Professor Pollard for this purpose. They have created a plan in a letter to M Bonnet, the secretary of the International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation, regarding the improvement of the Abstracting Bureax and the 1942 formation of the 'Joint Committee of British Abstracts and Science Abstracts, which invites the adhesion of other abstracting bodies'. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Typescript copy |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8212 | Egerton; Sir; Alfred Charles Glyn (1886 - 1959); chemist | 1886 - 1959 |