Fonds DAVT - Papers of Harold Davenport

Zone d'identification

Cote

DAVT

Titre

Papers of Harold Davenport

Date(s)

  • 1911-1986 (Production)

Niveau de description

Fonds

Étendue matérielle et support

60 boxes

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

(1907-1969)

Notice biographique

Davenport was born and educated in Accrington, where his gifts for mathematics and chemistry were early recognised. At the age of sixteen he was awarded scholarships to attend Manchester University (1924-1927), where he won first-class honours and theread more

Histoire archivistique

The material was received by the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre from Mrs. Anne Davenport at various dates 1983 - 84. A little additional material was received from Professor B.J. Birch in 1986.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Acquired from the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre, 1986.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

The papers consist of correspondence, school notebooks, research notes and drafts, diaries, photographs, and publications documenting most aspects of Davenport's life and work. His contributions to his subject as student, teacher, writer and researcher,read more

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d’accès

This material is open for research unless otherwise stated.

Language of material

  • anglais
  • allemand

Finding aids

This record was prepared using a more detailed finding aid created by Jeannine Alton, Peter Harper and Margaret Erskine at the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre in 1986, reference number CSAC 112.3.86.

Archivist's note

The current record was created using the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre finding aid, and was edited by Diana Smith in 2020-2021.