Record

RefNoMDA/N/1/111
LevelFile
TitleCorrespondence between Frederick Sydney Dainton and the Royal Society
CreatorDainton; Frederick Sydney; Baron Dainton (1914-1997); British chemist and public servant
Date21 March 1957-16 July 1959
DescriptionCorrespondence on various subjects, including: Dainton's attendance for admission to the Society, and material for his personal record file; a letter following his visit to M.I.T., with a query about a flag at the Smithsonian Institution; and a detailed itinerary for a visit to Australia and New Zealand in July-September 1959. Letters to and from the Assistant Secretary, David Christie Martin, and the Librarian, Igor Kaye.

The original file featured the typed name and address: 'Professor F.S. Dainton F.R.S., School of Chemistry, The University, Leeds 2'.
Extent1 file;17 items
FormatTypescript
Typescript copy
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3639Dainton; Frederick Sydney (1914 - 1997); Baron Dainton of Hallam Moors1914 - 1997
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