Includes correspondence re electron diffraction. 1935, 1945
Sends a copy of the Germano-Swedish Treaty (not present), and refers to the other type of treaty as exemplified by the one concluded between Switzerland and Italy.
With a few miscellaneous notes.
With the assistance of/by their mother Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith.
'Delighted to see you on Tuesday'.
All these items relate personally to R. B. McKerrow, except those described as printed. Most of the rest are printed forms filled up by hand.
Correspondence re terms of appointment, equipment required etc, 1965-1967; letter from K.L. Blaxter re Synge's 'inaugural days', 7 Mar 1969.
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 42 (1996), pp 455-479.
Includes list of Synge's publications. References to Synge's publications in this catalogue refer to this list and appear in the form Biblio.
[Blind embossed stamp of Royal College of Science, Dublin] - Describes in detail his disappointment on his return from his expedition to the Torres Strait, that the Department of Physical Anthropology has taken a medical turn, mentioning [Alexander] Macalister, [Wynfrid] Duckworth, [J. N.] Langley, Michael Foster; his prospects 'were never so unpromising for the last twenty years as they are at this present moment'.
Photograph of thirteen men posed in front of a pavilion with names, colleges, and sport in caption below, taken by Stearn & Sons, Cambridge. Besides Thompson for the High Jump, the group includes Harold Abrahams, President of the Athletic Club in front, E. C. Kennedy of Queens College (100 Yards, 2nd 1/4 Mile), A. G. G. Marshall of Jesus College (1/4 and 1/2 Mile), R. S. Starr of Christ's College (2nd Half Mile), J. J. Sweeney of Jesus College (Weight), and P. Wyn-Harris of Gonville and Caius College (3 Miles).