Record

RefNoCOR/1/5/2
LevelFile
TitlePersonal papers of Sir John W Cornforth - hobbies
Date1967 - 1995
DescriptionChess was obviously important to Sir John Cornforth, and this file is largely made up of chess correspondence games, including games played with Robert Robinson FRS. The file includes other chess related items, such as Cornforth's entry to The Listener's Christmas competition (1985/86) and results of county matches (1995), when Cornforth played for Sussex. The file also contains letters to and from the Southdown Lawn Tennis Club in Lewes.
Extent1 folder
FormatTypescript, manuscript and printed
AccessStatusOpen
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