Record

RefNoRHB/1/13/8
LevelItem
TitleCorrespondence with Sir Clement Clapton Chesterman
Date1962
DescriptionCorrespondence between Robert Hanbury Brown and his father in law, Sir Clement Clapton Chesterton, during the year of Robert's departure from the UK for Australia. Includes two letters from Chesterman to his daughter Heather Hanbury Brown, enclosing a letter from Chesterman to a Dr Buckley regarding Heather's health. Also three letters from Chesterman to the Secretary of the Nuffield Foundation, Farrer-Brown, requesting an interview regarding funds for construction of the Narrabri interferometer with a reply from Farrer-Brown.

Six press cuttings regarding Narrabri and Hanbury Brown collected by Sir Chesterton and kept with the correspondence.
Extent10 letters and 6 press cuttings
FormatTypescript
Manuscript
AccessStatusOpen
CopiesDigital images (tiff files)
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