Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of
SIR ALISTER CLAVERING HARDY FRS
(1896 - 1985)
Deposited in the Bodleian Library, Oxford
Compiled by Jeannine Alton and Peter Harper
1988
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University of Bath
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LIST OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
SECTION A
BIOGRAPHICAL AND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
A.1-A.57
Career, Honours and Awards
Autobiography
Miscellaneous
SECTION B
ZOOLOGY AND MARINE BIOLOGY
B.1-B.167
-1-B.67
Research Projects
-68-B.95
Lectures, Publications, Broadcasts
SECTION D
SECTION C
C.1-C.111
Introduction
Investigations and Ideas
- 156-B.167
References and Recommendations
RELIGION AND THE PARANORMAL
-96-B. 106
Visits and Expeditions
- 107-B.155
Correspondence
Lectures, Publications, Broadcasts
PATENTS, INVENTIONS, IDEAS
Religious Experience Research Unit (RERU)
Correspondence
Printed Material
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SECTION E
OTHER INTERESTS
Introduction
Flight and balloons
With an introductory note
Northern Cyclist Battalion (NCB)
With an introductory note
Drawing and painting
With an introductory note
Fiction and poetry
With an introductory note
Boxing
With an introductory note
SECTION F
NON-PRINT MATERIAL
Photographs
Drawings
Films
Tape recordings
INDEX OF CORRESPONDENTS
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION
PROVENANCE
The material was received at various dates July 1986 - February 1988
from Mr Michael Hardy and Mrs Belinda Farley (son and daughter).
OUTLINE OF
THE CAREER OF SIR ALISTER HARDY
Alister Hardy was born in 1896 into a prosperous middle-class family
then living in Nottingham where his father was an architect.
His mother was
from Northumberland;
both parents were country lovers and the family regularly
spent holidays in Yorkshire in the country or
at
the sea.
When Hardy's father
school (Oundle 1911-14) and university (Exeter College Oxford 1914).
in the laboratory in
a
spiritual matters for the rest of his life.
He returned to Oxford in 1919,
of natural history, cycling, aircraft and sketching.
The enforced interruption
died in 1904 they moved to Harrogate and Hardy embarked on
a traditional
Already, however, less conventional elements were present in his love
education pattern at preparatory school (Bramcote, Scarborough 1908-11), public
of the war and his service with the Northern Cyclist Battalion gave him new
perspectives and catalysed his thinking on many social, humanitarian and
conducted research at
the Stazione Zoologica Naples in 1921 and from August of
that year took up his first post at the Fisheries Laboratory Lowestoft where he
worked on herring drifters and from aircraft as well as
his research interest and providing the additional stimuli of new experiences,
study of plankton.
This became his principal research interest and prompted
his devising of recording apparatus leading to the Continuous Plankton Recorder
In 1924 he was appointed Zoologist on the Discovery expedition to the
Antarctic 1925-27.
This was another vital formative period, confirming him in
with which his name will always be associated.
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a degree of physical challenge, camaraderie and a distancing from everyday
preoccupations.
On his return he enriched his private life by marriage to
Sylvia Garstang (December 1927), while professional ly he was appointed to a
newly created Professorship at Hull with a special interest in marine biology
(October 1928).
Here he was able to develop a Department of Oceanography and
pursue his work on marine and aerial plankton.
His award of the Scientific
Medal of the Zoological Society (1939) and election to the Royal Society (1940)
date from this period.
Hardy moved in 1942 to the Regius Chair at Aberdeen and in 1946 to
the Linacre Chair at Oxford where he did much to encourage field researches at
the Bureau of Animal Population and the Edward Grey Institute for Field
Ornithology.
a contribution to his aim of fostering the study
He saw these as
of ecology - including human ecology - adumbrated in
his Inaugural Lecture at
Aberdeen 1942 (‘Natural history old and new') and developed in his British
Association Address 1949 ('Zoology outside the
marine biology continued and his major work
The open sea was published in
laboratory').
own work
His
in
two
volumes in the 1950s.
up
address for
The living stream and
The divine flame in 1965 and
With the Gifford Lectures given at Aberdeen 1963-64 and 1964-65 and
their publication as
1966
Hardy's career moved more strongly towards the study of evolutionary theory,
natural theology and the biological basis of religious behaviour.
In 1968 he
Set
the Religious Experience Research Unit at Manchester College Oxford to
assemble and analyse religious experiences and most of his later writings were
about the work of the Unit and his own beliefs.
This aspect of his life work
was crowned by the award of the Templeton Prize for 1985 which enabled the work
to continue under a fitting change of name as the Alister Hardy Research
Centre.
Hardy himself, then 89, lived to make preparations and compose his
be present and died
a week later, in May 1985.
the award ceremony, but was not well enough to
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DESCRIPTION OF
THE COLLECTION
It
must
be borne in mind that Hardy and his wife lived to
a great age
and as they became frailer moved to smaller accommodation with inevitable
restrictions on space.
Thus while the collection gives a good picture of most
aspects of Hardy's many-sided life there are some omissions, such as any
records of committee work for his several universities and departments, for
government or advisory boards or for learned societies.
There are
few,
albeit
interesting, first-hand research records and Hardy's expeditions and travels
are under-documented.
The surviving correspondence is relatively thin and much
must have been discarded.
Fortunately Hardy,
who was determined to write his
autobiography,
firmly kept documentation of what
he considered key events or
those
“whieh continued In
athe
wforefront
of
his
interest.
There
is
in
consequence more material about his early formative years than about the
established career, especially the Oxford period.
The papers are presented as shown in
the List
af Contents.
otherwise recorded;
There
individual entries in the body of the catalogue.
The following paragraphs aim
which Hardy did not live to complete;
the extant draft goes up to 1925 and
the material tails off somewhat after about 1950.
Section A (Biographical and autobiographical) documents most
of
the
only to draw attention to material of particular interest.
Additional explanatory notes accompany many of
the sections, sub-sections and
relationships, and includes some applications for or offers of posts not
steps in Hardy's career both in relation to formal appointments and to personal
are also the plans, outlines and several draft chapters for
the autobiography
thus includes the crucial 'vow' which Hardy made in his first term at Oxford to
Of special interest is the
includes Hardy's early plankton research, the development of the plankton
try
to bring about
a reconciliation between evolution theory and the spiritual
research material with related publications, lectures and expeditions.
Section B (Zoology and marine biology) contains the surviving
the ill-fated expedition and shipwreck of
1941
in
an
indicator and recorder,
attempt to explore plankton as a food resource.
awareness of man.
It
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material on
the Discovery expedition, with Hardy's preparatory work and
sketches and his journals and reports;
material on
his published account of
the voyage,
Great Waters,
and
later correspondence are also included.
Other
projects are aerial drift, vertical migration and the 'Aquatic man' theory.
The correspondence, though generally slight, has more substantial exchanges in
the 1920s with Armand Denis whom Hardy met
at Naples,
and with Sir John
Ellerman the reclusive millionaire shipping magnate who supported Hardy's
oceanographic work at Hull.
Section C (Religion and the paranormal) supplies another dimension in
Hardy's life and work.
The material preserved here suggests that rather than
being a scientist with a secondary interest in religious matters Hardy was a
religious or mystic personality who saw his scientific career as
an essential
platform from which he could pursue a primary spiritual aim.
The introduction
to Section C develops and gives some of the evidence for this view.
The material includes records of Hardy's early (1916) and continuing
interest in telepathy and thought transference.
There is
a considerable number
bibliographies.
of various kinds in 1979.
of lectures and publications;
the best-known are of course the Gifford
liveliness and ingenuity of Hardy's mind,
and also his self-confidence;
its founding in 1968 to Hardy's death in 1985.
first attested patent dates from 1919,
and he was still busy inventing devices
The history of
the Religious Experience Research Unit
is also
Lectures, but they are only the most substantial contribution to
a steady
Section D (Patents, inventions, ideas) is
a short section showing the
documented in some detail through correspondence, minutes and other papers from
output right up to 1984 by no means all of which are listed in the published
his formation and mind. There are fuller notes on all these topics in Section E.
Battalion, however, bring out much more sharply some of the factors bearing on
Section E (Other interests) bears more abundant testimony to Hardy's
His short stories and writings were in part an attempt to
his philosophical and social preoccupations.
sketching might
be termed 'hobbies' though Hardy put
them to good use
in other
correspondence and other material on boxing,
and on
the Northern Cyclist
exceptional drive and energy.
Some of the 'interests' such as flight and
areas of his life.
externalise some
of
the
The
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Section F contains photographs, tape recordings and film of most
phases in Hardy's career, including his war service, the Discovery and other
expeditions, his university departments at Hull and Oxford and some of his
marine research.
The tape recordings are of his autobiographical Desert Island
Discs programme, and expositions of his views on evolution and religion.
The obituary of Hardy published in
The Times bore the headline
‘Zoologist and religious thinker', and with truth.
Yet this leaves out of
count one of the most fundamental aspects of his character as shown in his
personal papers:
anger
at false values, revulsion from established privilege and artificial barriers.
This complex emotion,
which Hardy himself found hard to express in other than
an amalgam of philanthropy, idealism, social concern,
rather naive terms,
was triggered by his sudden contact as
an immature 19 year
old with
Battalion.
the Northumberland and Durham pitmen of
the Northern Cyclist
He felt, as he later explained, intense anger at having been misled
by his education and social circumstances into such ignorance of
and he
determined never himself to erect social barriers and to dismantle them
wherever he could.
His resolution combined with his innate energy and he was
life,
as good as his word.
The letters speak directly or
One
a treasured correspondence when the
arranging reunion
and also of wives,
considerable distances to hospitals,
homes and gatherings,
meals and meetings, welcoming old acquaintances at his home,
children and grandchildren taking up
The collection abounds in clusters of correspondence from
those in subordinate positions whom he never overlooked, never forgot, and
never treated as other than a friend.
by
implication of steady exchanges of news, advice, visits, remembrances for
birthdays, Christmas, weddings and christenings unto the second and third
generation.
has a picture of Hardy making regular safaris often to
original recipient was too infirm, or dead.
There were shipmates from the
George Bligh (A.14) and Discovery (A.16), laboratory staff from Hull Nils
A.24), Aberdeen (A.39) and Oxford (A.47).
There are sparring partners (E£.35-
There are touching letters from the widows of the lost crewmen of the
to do other than admire his dedication.
Most remarkable is the long sequence of letters and
other material from the ex-servicemen of the Northern Cyclist Battalion (E£.12-
£.23) with its repeated testimony to the respect and affection which Hardy
inspired in those who kept up
and a degree of artificiality in
his own directness and simplicity make it impossible
the correspondence.
While there was undoubt edly
E.42).
Christine Rose (A.33).
some measure of social guilt on Hardy's part,
such a relationship, yet
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Hardy thus emerges as something of
a Protean figure yet wholly
straightforward in all his activities.
It
is perhaps significant that he went
by an unusual variety of names to suit the circumstances.
He did not
own name Alister which he described as 'sissy', though he used it
addressed by
in official correspondence and by less close friends.
To
university employees he was 'Prof' and to their families and children 'Uncle
Prof'.
To most scientific colleagues he was 'A.C.'.
like his
and was
it
To his father-in-law he
was and signed himself 'Ali'.
More mysteriously, old friends from Oundle and
Plymouth called him 'Glider'
and
some
of
his Lowestoft colleagues use
But
‘Clarence'.
to his shipmates and NCB comrades he was always 'Mac',
and
‘Uncle Mac' to their families, contracted from 'Mac - Alister' a nickname he
had been given in 1915 because of the vaguely Scottish origins of his own name.
It
so many names - one is reminded of
is uncommon to find someone answering to
David Copperfield - and it adds another strand to
the tantalising mixture of
complexity and simplicity in Hardy's personality.
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LOCATIONS OF OTHER MATERIAL
Alister Hardy Research Centre Oxford:
watercolours of temples
Fisheries Laboratory Lowestoft:
framed photograph of George Bligh and crew;
plans,
and miscellaneous photographs of
Continuous Plankton Recorder
Hull University Library Archives:
taped recollections
National Maritime Museum:
26 watercolours and
3 photographs of Discovery
expedition
Oxford University Department of Zoology:
42 watercolours
Science Museum London:
original Continuous Plankton Recorder
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Monks Wood Experimental Station Huntingdon:
insect drift material
material available and for their advice and encouragement, and members of
the
We would like to thank Mr Michael Hardy and Mrs Belinda Farley for making the
June 1988
staff of the Department of Western Manuscripts of the Bodleian Library for
advice and information.
Jeannine Alton
Peter Harper
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SECTION A
BIOGRAPHICAL AND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
Career, Honours and Awards
Autobiography
Miscellaneous
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CAREER, HONOURS AND AWARDS
A.1-A.54
Early Days
Postcards from parents.
Miscellaneous religious material including Hardy's Member's Card
of Schoolboys' Scripture Union.
Bramcote Preparatory School, Scarborough (Roll of Honour).
views of school and laboratory,
Oundle School:
Transactions of
Science Society 1914, cyclist's map of area with some underlined
roads and places, headmaster's testimonial 1916 recommending
Hardy for
the Board.of
Agriculture', and a later letter 1919.
‘“Fomest Officer to
the post
of
Exeter College
Oxford 1914, 1919-21
Matriculation Certificate 1914.
Club! meetings,
menu card designed by Hardy and signed
War Service
‘Decimal
by members 1914, miscellaneous memorabilia 1919-20.
Question paper for Christopher Welch scholarship, press-cut ting,
letter of congratulation 1920.
1936) through whom Hardy had first joined the cyclist battalion.
Certificates of courses attended, transfer to Northumberland
Fusiliers, posting abroad, demobilisation etc.
Also included here are two letters from F.C. Garrett (1919,
Memorabilia, including souvenirs of brief service in France.
Commission with Northern Cyclist Battalion 1915.
Army book 439 with record of service.
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the Northern Cyclist Battalion was a very
Hardy's service with
important factor in his life, introducing him to
a hitherto
unknown sector of British society.
The relationships he made at
the time and carefully fostered for the rest of his life are
documented in Section E and in
the photographs and film in
DEC ELON: rs
Work on camouflage 1917-18
Notes
Warfare', 'Camouflage'.
'Painting
on
its
use
and
misuse',
‘Invisibility in
Army instruction book on camouflage.
Letters from wartime comrade 1918-23, 1926.
Stazione Zoologica, Naples
spent
- June
1921
at
it
friends
six
months
December 1920
the
Hardy
The
Stazione,
correspondence with
about
research, the organisation of the Stazione and his own future
Career prospects;
is presented in alphabetical order of
correspondent.
working on Priapulus and other worms.
is
his colleagues and
Two draft letters by Hardy on the organisation of the Stazione.
1920-21
fin”
ELS2Y}
L927 1922
1920, 1921:
1920
Bourne, G.C.
Buxton, P.A.
de Beer, G.
Goodrich, E.5.
Harerson,, 7) WA
Shorter correspondence following Naples visit.
This is
a wide-ranging exchange of personal and scientific news
on
Hardy's
letter of
16 May 1921 reveals his range of interests, his views
on academic research and his inclination towards the post at the
Fisheries in preference to an immediate return to University
work.
Hardy's and Huxley's careers etc.
the Stazione,
Huxtey.,.
J <5.
1920-26
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Hardy's journal of impressions of Rome and Naples December 1920
- January 1921, and 1 page on leaving Naples 3 June.
Hardy's report on work done at Stazione.
Diary for 1921 including Naples and Italian travels, visits to
NCB comrades, expeditions on George Bligh, flying at Felixstowe.
Career prospects 1920, 1921
Offers of posts as Curator of Sarawak Museum,
at Leeds, assistant lecturer at Edinburgh.
special lecturer
Fisheries Research, Lowestoft
as Assistant
Hardy's appointment
preliminary
correspondence with J.S. Gardiner, testimonials, resignation
from Christopher Welch scholarship,
thanks on
resignation from post to serve on Discovery, signed menu for
farewell dinner 1924.
Naturalist,
letter
of
Miscellaneous telegrams (signed with nicknames) and letters from
colleagues at Lowestoft 1922-57.
Later material, mainly historical 1967-84.
Includes various
references to Hardy and colleagues, photographs and films, a
copy of Hardy's comic drawing of
the George Bligh and its
personnel (made 1922 or 1923) with his description and
reminiscences (1982).
Also included are Signed menus for
Letters from crew of George Bligh (research trawler at
Lowestoft) and their families.
Correspondence re Hardy's appointment as 'Zoologist on
Scientific Staff" (he had applied for the post of Director, to
which S.
end of
appointment (1928).
letters of thanks at
Kemp was appointed),
'Discovery' expedition
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launching parties, and copy of
Nineteenth Century
expedition and which he often refers to
The
1923 which first aroused Hardy's interest in
R. Darnley's article in
in his accounts.
Letters from crew of Discovery and their families.
Material relating to the research of the Discovery expedition is
in Section B.
Photographs are
in Section F.
Engagement and
marriage
Letters to Sylvia Garstang (14 December 1925)
Garstang (28 July 1926).
and Walter
Hardy's long letter (43
an important statement
of his views on evolution, the relationship between science and
religion, human nature, class, and his own personality and
spiritual development past and future.
to Sylvia is
pp)
University College (later University) of Hull
This episode is referred to
Letters of congratulation, notices of wedding 1927.
Hardy's draft letter of application for Chair of Zoology.
Letter 1929 from Duchess of Bedford giving set
Zoological Society to Hardy's Department as
most courteous letter'.
history of the Department (A.30) pp.13-14.
period as Principal of McGill University.
Correspondence 1936 re application by Hardy for the Chair of
Zoology at Glasgow and his decision to remain at Hull.
Includes
long draft letter from Hardy to Huxley setting out his views on
his career, the eventual possibility of the Oxford Chair and his
wish to develop research in human ecology, and manuscript
testimonials from S. Kemp and A.E. Morgan.
Correspondence 1935-40 with A.E. Morgan including Morgan's brief
of Journal of
he had written 'the
in the
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Ax 21
Hardy's letter to old members of Needler Hall (of residence)
where he was Acting Warden 1940.
Minutes of meetings, statement by Hardy on his acceptance of the
Regius Chair at Aberdeen and
the oceanographical
work at Hull, 1942.
the future of
Conferment of
.Hon. D.Sc, Hull; 1963.
Letters from Hull Laboratory staff and their families.
Letters from Needler Hall staff and their families.
of
life
for
Historical material on
the University of Hull
Hardy
Letters and photographs from J. Bartlett and family.
at Needler Hall
first met Bartlett during the Second World War
a porter and Hardy was Acting
where Bartlett was then working as
He remained in touch with him and his family through
Warden.
the
the many vicissitudes of Bartlett's career and was known to
The letters, from Bartlett, his
children as ‘Uncle Prof.'
children and others,
run from 1940 to 1985 showing Hardy's
solicitude and unwearying attempts by precept, gifts, visits and
interventions to establish a stable way
him.
Several of Hardy's later letters are of interest for their
autobiographical content and exposition of his spiritual views;
they survive in longhand drafts or copies laboriously made when
he was already in his eighties.
detailed comments by Hardy and Lucas, 1976-77.
Correspondence with author and with C.E£. Lucas on University
history project, with special reference to Chapter 5 'Success
and failure: two case studies'.
Includes draft chapter, and
Brief correspondence and (part) transcript of Hardy's taped
recollections recorded for the history project for the 50th
anniversary of the foundation of the University College, 1971.
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A.28
‘Notes on Cyril Lucas', written by Hardy at request of Public
Orator (J.G. Phillips) for conferment of Honorary Doctorate on
ucas 571970).
3 pp. typescript recollections, mainly on plankton research;
includes reference to shipwreck of Christine Rose expedition off
West of Scotland in 1941.
Also included here are Lucas's own recollections of early years
(1929-57) at Holl adcd.
‘Sir Alister Hardy's reminiscences of
Department of Zoology at
the University of Hull.'
the early days of the
47 pp. typescript with manuscript corrections, contributed at
the request of
a proposed
history of the Zoology department from its inception in 1928.
J.G. Phillips and
Miles for
H.B.
Includes material on the circumstances of Hardy's appointment,
building design, teaching load, early colleagues, museum and
library, plankton research, kite-flying and aerial plankton,
Hardy's acceptance of
the Regius Chair at Aberdeen and the
transfer of oceanographic work to Edinburgh as the Oceanographic
Laboratory of
See
also Bal 2,
the Scottish Marine Biological Association.
Belo.
the foundation and early history of
Special mention is made in the Foreword of
Copy of the history.
Hardy's assistance.
Miscellaneous biographical material 1930s
Correspondence 1981-84 with Phillips and Miles is also included.
Printed matter relating to
University College Hull and to Hardy's work there.
Society of London 1939.
be
Correspondence on proposed Biological Station at Bermuda to
built by the Rockefeller Foundation and offer to Hardy of post
These are Hardy's own manuscript copies of
as first Director.
Letters to
“€.d.
5 June 1937 to J. Ellerman
Ashworth) n.d. [1930] see letter of
ate
Correspondence on award of first Scientific Medal of Zoological
Royal
Discovery, plan of review.
Review at
(Woxiey}”
ang
*E.JcA,".
invitation aboard
him:
be.
'Joo.H."
Naval
Spithead
1935;
Be Liye
7
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The 'Christine Rose!
a steam trawler engaged on
This was
investigate the possibility of using marine plankton as
of food, which sank off the West of Kintyre on
with the loss of the captain and four members of the crew.
a research project to
a source
10 September 1941
Material includes certificate of loss of belongings, draft note
letters from
by Hardy for Nature,
next
letters of
condolence and money (addressed to nursing home where he was
recuperating).
Hardy's list of crew members,
whom
crew
sent
Tost
had
kin
he
of
of
to
Aberdeen University
For earlier correspondence about
Seer Al.
the Regius Chair at Aberdeen,
Warrant of appointment 1942.
co:
and
1949.
Hardy,
history - old
Address 'Natural
History Museum of University
UK copyright libraries because of
Montage of photographs of Natural
sent
Hardy's Inaugural
new'
delivered 28 April 1942, with Hardy's reflections on human
ecology and evolutionary theory.
Copy with some later revisions
by Hardy.
Also includes his correspondence 1982 arranging for
copies to
be sent to
the
relevance of the lecture to his later work.
Letters from Aberdeen Laboratory staff and their families.
Letters of thanks for copies of original address, some with
personal or scientific news.
Conferment of Hon. L1.D.
1962.
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Glasgow University
Offer of Chair of Zoology, 1944.
Oxford University
Preliminary correspondence and approaches to Hardy about the
Linacre Chair of Zoology, February—-July 1945.
Hardy's application for Chair,
miscellaneous material on FSSU, salary.
letter of appointment July 1945,
Letters and telegrams of congratulation, described as 'selection
from the many
“some: withepersional or
scientific news,
~.*. «.recelived!,
1945.
General shorter correspondence on affairs of Department 1957-71.
Correspondence and papers on Hardy's retirement, the Linacre
Chair,
the organisation of biological studies at Oxford and the
new Zoology building 1959-63.
Letters from Oxford Laboratory staff and their families.
General correspondence on the affairs and organisation of the
Oxford Department 1945-48;
scientific correspondence, Hope
Professorship, ecological studies in America etc.
See also F.34, F.35.
Miscellaneous material on Oxford Department 1947-77, including
presentation of the triple portrait of Hardy, J.R. Baker and
E.B. Ford in
the new building 1972.
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British Museum of Natural History
Correspondence 1946-47 when Hardy was asked to consider the post
of Director.
Honours 1949-57
Honours 1961-84
Election to Athenaeum 1949.
Hon. Fellowship, Zoological Society of India 1956.
Knighthood 1957.
Hon. Life Member, New York Academy of Sciences 1961.
Hon. D.Sc., University of Southampton 1962.
Charities
Hardy's death
Hon. Fellowship, Merton College Oxford 1964.
Vice-Presidency, World Congress of Faiths 1979.
Hon. Membership, British Ecological Society 1963.
Vice-Presidency, Scottish Marine Biological Association 1984.
the very large number received. )
Miscellaneous subscriptions and charities.
Includes
correspondence re Hardy's regular donations to
Giles Church
Oxford;
in his letter of October 1956 he explains his practice
of calling there most mornings on his way
though
feeling 'more at ease theologically' for public worship at
Manchester College.
Letters of condolence on Hardy's death 1985.
(Few survive from
St
to work,
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Recollections of Hardy,
Society Memoir of Hardy) and passed on by him;
C.
N. Tinbergen.
N.B. Marshall (author of Royal
from P. Brunet,
Southwood,
Southern,
sent to
Elton,
Lucas,
[.R.E.
J.R.
H.N.
A.54
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Hardy had intended to write a full autobiography to complement
the various accounts of separate episodes of his life already
published.
He drew up plans and chapter headings and had many
photographs prepared from manuscripts, letters, drawings or
press-cuttings already in
He envisaged a
two-volume production, to be called 'For fun and for joy' and
‘More fun and greater joy' with the subtitle 'An Autobiography
of a life of many experiences and adventures, but governed by
a
teen-age vow'.
Later the title 'A Life with a vow' was adopted
and Hardy began dictating the work to Anita Dunn.
The surviving
document is typescript with some manuscript corrections by
Hardy.
his files (see F.48).
'A Life with a vow!
pp. 19-27
pp. 28-32
pp. 45-54
pp. 71-82
Chapter
1
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Oundle
pp. 33-44
Beloved company
pp.55-65
Introduction i-ii
Pack up your traps
1914 - War and the vow
with two additional pages
Airships and flying machines
The honeysuckle and the bee - childhood wonder
pp. 1-18
7)
R.R.S. Discovery - preparing for the voyage
pp. 106-112
Fisheries research, Lowestoft 1921-1924
pp. 90-105
Flying for fish (pages not numbered)
Oxford 1919-1920
Naples
pp. 83-89
My mermaid
(pp.
Camouflage
pp.66-70
Chapter 10
Chapter 13
Chapter 11
Chapter
Chapter
8
9
Chapter 33
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Also included are various chapter-headings and draft
introduction for 'For fun and for joy', notes of episodes to be
included etc.,
1
December 1977
C.51) outlining his intentions and
proposed method for the autobiography.
and a duplicate copy of Hardy's letter of
(also at
Miscellaneous biographical notes prepared by Hardy at different
dates.
MISCELLANEOUS
Includes:
Shorter personal correspondence, various dates 1925-85.
Envelope of photographs and documents found in Hardy's wallet
and of special value to him.
Passports.
Envelope of obituaries of friends and colleaques, many written
by Hardy.
Obituaries of Hardy.
Miscellaneous memorabilia.
Press cuttings.
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SECTION B
ZOOLOGY AND MARINE BIOLOGY
B.1-B.167
Research Projects
B.68-B.95
Lectures, Publications, Broadcasts
B.96-B. 106
Visits and Expeditions
B.107-B.155
Correspondence
B. 156-B. 167
References and Recommendations
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
B.1-B.67
In chronological order of the surviving dated material.
PRIAPULUS
Hardy was able to obtain specimens of this rare worm in Essex
and won the Christopher Welch Scholarship in 1920 largely to
conduct research on them.
did not
publish it.
During his period at Hull he continued his interest
in the work, which was carried out by M. Tazelaar on specimens
provided from various sources on the Essex mudflats.
He drafted a paper,
but
"Notes on the habits, reproductive and excretory organs, and
early stages in the development of Priapulus caudatus.'
Manuscript draft
marginal comments signed
obtained specimens for Hardy in
l3pp, acknowledgments, references.
passing on the material 1926 (no indication of recipient).
with manuscript corrections by Hardy and
Lambert who
See correspondence).
With a note from Hardy
'FJL' (probably
the 1930s.
F.J.
Hardy's notes on the literature.
Experimental notes probably 1920.
Correspondence 1920 re location of specimens.
Drawings and diagrams, some dated 1920, 1931, most undated.
Zoologica Naples) and other larval forms.
Later correspondence 1931-40 on Priapulus research, location of
specimens;
includes correspondence with E.S. Goodrich to whom
Hardy sent his early drawings and notes.
lecture by Hardy on Priapuloidea,
which
Stazione
Manuscript draft
Spinunculoidea (a
for
a
worm
he
had studied
at
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PLANKTON
This was the principal subject of Hardy's scientific work, begun
in 1921 at the Fisheries Research Laboratory, Lowestoft.
It
prompted him to invent the plankton indicator and, later, the
Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) which has continued in
use,
in modified form, as
a tool of oceanographical research.
and
may include drawings,
The surviving material is presented in chronological order of
drafts and
topic,
correspondence.
at
and
of the
in the laboratory, and of
east coast ports of Britain are held at Lowestoft.
Photographs
of the recorder in use on the Discovery
expedition, and the
original drawings, are at F.16 and F.49 respectively.
the fishing fleets working out
the recorder in use
Photographs of
photographs,
sea
Plankton and herring
his scheme for a
photographs of
Early papers on plankton.
erugsce KKK Ve0f 5.9. George Bligh, 22-30 March 1922.
This was
the cruise when Hardy was in charge because of the illness of
W. Wallace and used a spare day to conduct a multiple sampling
over 24 hours from the same station.
The wide variation in
plankton distribution which he thus discovered was of great
importance in prompting him to devise a continuous recording
instrument (Memoir p. 230).
'The study of plankton in relation to the food of
to Challenger Society June 1922.
Material includes 'programme' for cruise, Hardy's manuscript
report on his findings 30 March 1922,
'24 Hours
station experiment' 14 February 1923, diagrams of fluctuation
observed on original experiment,
‘'patchiness of
North Sea plankton', plankton identification charts.
fish (Herring, Mackerel and the like)', August 1922.
Hardy's patent no. 205260,
for 'An instrument for use on fishing
boats to indicate the probable presence or absence of pelagic
‘Plankton in relation to
Association September 1923.
the herring', British
"Notes on plankton'.
the herring’,
the food of
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Plankton Indicator and Continuous Recorder
Material commemorating first successful tow of recorder by
commercial ship from Hull to Bremen, 1931.
Includes signed
dinner menu, drawings of recorder and plankton variations, and
earlier letter 1927 from M.T. Denne who made the first recorder
(see Hardy's Autobiography).
Material 1934 re The Hardy Patent Plankton Indicator for
commercial fishing.
Br12, “Bibs
reports and papers September 1948 - March 1951
Correspondence,
relating to continuing plankton recording at Hull
its
transfer from Hull to the Scottish Marine Biological Association
Oceanographic Laboratory, Leith, Edinburgh.
and
Hardy felt that this transfer, and his part in
misunderstood and unfavourably interpreted and
particularly concerned that
out in the Hull Departmental history (see A.29).
had been
was
the matter should be correctly set
it,
he
1950-51.
1950.
Includes Hardy's farewell letter to the staff 31 March
The correspondence is exchanged with
the Universities of Hull
and Edinburgh, the Development Commission, and with research
colleagues.
Hardy's letter 6 May 1949 to the Principal of Hull
1948-49.
explains his thinking about the move to Leith and the history,
financing and possible future of oceanographical research at
Hull.
arts
Material re working scale model of plankton recorder made at
Government Training Centre Leicester 1951 and presented to
Includes photographs, correspondence with manager and
Hardy.
re
with
retirement of manager which Hardy attended.
ne
trainees involved,
long association with
Plankton
"My
J.M. Scrivener,
Recorder'.
Laboratory Steward at Hull from 1936 and later at Edinburgh.
80pp typescript account by
Hardy Continuous
the
1960
all
and
later material
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B.16
Correspondence etc. with Science Museum London 1976-77,
1981 on
original CPR displayed in new Geophysics and Oceanography
Gallery.
Miscellaneous correspondence on plankton recorder.
1945 (early work by J.V. Thompson).
1959 (recorder on submarine).
1963 (plankton in Indian Ocean).
1977 (opening of Institute for Marine Environmental Research,
Plymouth, where work was transferred from Edinburgh).
Aerial plankton/insect drift
This work began in the early 1930s somewhat hazardously using
kites on land, and later using col lecting nets or kites flown
from the research ship George Bligh.
The work was resumed in
1947 using ships and helicopters.
F.6.
Plankton as a source of food
Material includes small notebook of observations on George Bligh
3-9 August 1937 (not
and some later notes May
1945 on vertical distribution of plankton, correspondence and
reports on 'Sky-Insect-Trap' with RAF personnel on helicopter
observations, copy of Punch article on ship observations on
Newhaven-Dieppe crossing (not otherwise documented).
in Hardy's hand),
For photographs of Hardy's experiments on aerial plankton (all
dates) see F.5,
an economic harvest.
This was a wartime project, mainly triggered by articles and
Parliamentary questions by Sir John Graham Kerr, which Hardy
developed via an article in Nature (June 1941) into a research
proposal funded by the Agricultural Research Council.
The work
began in August 1941 but was cut short in September by the loss
of one of the vessels, the Christine Rose, with the loss of
the
skipper and four of the crew.
Investigations continued: in 1942
and 1943 but were brought to
an end in July 1943 as the plankton
yield appeared to
be declining and to offer little prospect of
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Belo
Correspondence and papers April-August 1941, including exchanges
with Graham Kerr,
Hardy's Nature article and research proposal,
negotiations with Agricultural Research Council and other
official bodies, and with scientific colleagues on various
aspects of research.
Correspondence on equipment, mainly special netting required.
Correspondence September-November 194] following shipwreck,
including medical certificate for Hardy 'suffering from an
extreme form of debility both physical and nervous’.
-
'
Correspondence and papers 1942-44 on continuation of
Includes Hardy's 'Brief note on experiments
investigations.
;
ARC
of plankton for
‘Investigations (1941-43) into the possible use
the feeding of animal stocks' (2 copies, one with extensive
deletions and corrections).
his unpublished report
1943,
July
and
the
to
Observations and data 1941-43.
unpublished.
Background material,
some
Costs and expenses.
Shorter later correspondence on plankton as food 1949, 1954.
Hardy's 'Diary and proceedings' of the origins, setting-up and
research of 1941 expedition, up
to and including the loss of the
Christine Rose.
22 May - 27 August 1942.
Two small notebooks of observations at various points off coast
of Scotland.
Vertical migration
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B.28
16-29 September 1942,
1 May -
3 July 1943.
For photographs of
WaNePaton, see b.4, fF. /-E.10.
this work,
and of Hardy's assistant
THE DISCOVERY EXPEDITION
Preparatory work
Hardy describes much of this work in his draft autobiography,
Chapter 11 R.R.S. Discovery - preparing for
the voyage and also
in Great Waters.
Album 'Notes from the "Michael Sars" July 1924'.
This was the
research ship (spelt Mikel Saars in the autobiography) of Johann
Hjort the Norwegian oceanographer with whom Hardy spent six
weeks planning and making detailed drawings of equipment.
The
album contains photographs and pen and ink drawings.
Loose papers from B.30;
press-—
cutting, map of Mount Hekla and letter from E.B. Poulton about
moth specimen.
include water-colours by Hardy,
Drawings for ‘Arctic and Antarctic Plankton-Boats', probably
made on Michael Sars, and two letters 1924, 1928 from J. Hjort.
and 'crossbow',
Album of photographs taken during summer 1924, including testing
of whale-marking gun
of Michael Sars equipment
and gear, Hardy's tour of Iceland, ascent of Mount Hekla where
he found a specimen of Epsilia quadrangula not recorded at that
altitude.
1969.
Hardy's original sketches 1924 for the shore laboratory at South
Georgia,
and the original blueprint made from them August 1924
sent to Hardy as a gift from the British Antarctic Survey in
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Deck plans and drawings, some by Hardy.
Charts and diagrams some by,
or annotated by Hardy.
Report of
the Interdepartmental Committee on Research and
Development in
Hardy's
own copy, with some marginal scoring of sections relating to
work on whales.
the Falkland Islands, HMSO 1920.
...
General regulations and instructions for
expedition.
the Discovery
Hardy's Journals and reports
‘The Private Diaries of
LOZ].
A.C. Hardy.
R.R.S. Discovery 1925-
Two large ledger-type volumes, closely written in pen, with
considerable revision, deletion and editorial work in pencil
probably added when the material was revised for Great Waters.
Volume 2 pp. 301-376.
16 December 1926
-
25 April -
9 September 1927.
24 September 1925 - 25 April 1927.
‘Second report on the scientific work of the R.R.S. William
scoresby'
31 January 1927.
Hardy's original 10 pp. manuscript, and later typed-up version.
‘Description of Wilson Harbour', n.d. [1927].
"Fourth report of the scientific work of the
Scoresby' for period 11 May - 30 June 1927.
and typed-up version.
‘Report
defects and deficiencies in
equipment generally on the William Scoresby', n.d.
above.
upon
the scientific fittings and
but sent with
R.R.S. William
Hardy's manuscript
on damage done
in
the deck laboratory
...
Volume 1 pp. 1-300.
for period
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B.41
Miscellaneous press-cuttings on Discovery expedition.
Great Waters
Hardy's account (Collins 1967) of the Discovery expedition,
based on his journals and other contemporary material, and on
the published Discovery reports.
Miscellaneous data, notes and drawings assembled or made for
book.
Included here is correspondence 1937-62 with Methuen & Company
whose editor E.V.
Rieu had been in contact with Hardy since 1937
with a view to publishing his book (Antarctic Natural History).
Later the company felt less interested in the project and the
book was published by Collins.
Correspondence with colleagues in preparation for book,
information, permission to quote or reproduce diagrams, comments
on draft.
Includes some recollections
of expedition, photographs etc.
Various dates 1962-67.
Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science,
made in 1968 for Great Waters.
Correspondence, draft of Hardy's speech of acceptance (read on
his behalf).
Errata lists, Hardy's list of those receiving complimentary
copies,
letters of thanks from readers, some with personal
recollections or scientific information/queries and some with
Hardy's replies.
On 'crossbow' for whale-marking (see also B.30).
Captain of Discovery;
ship
Later Discovery correspondence and material
and original sketch of
includes
off South
On
J.R.
1965.
photograph (1941),
Shetland, by Stenhouse April 1927.
Stenhouse,
1976.
Reviews of book.
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B.48
Mainly on project to refit and restore Discovery
1979.
as
floating museum as part of National Maritime Museum, colloquium
on project (Hardy attended and spoke, photographs included), map
showing ‘Hardy Point' on Bel lingshausen Island, Hardy's drafts
for display material etc.
1980.
expedition to National Maritime Museum,
colloquium (includes photograph).
Hardy's gift of watercolours and photographs of
second Discovery
1981-83.
Maritime Museum and Maritime Trust.
Continuing correspondence, mainly with National
1977-84.
and historians of Antarctica.
expedition and its history, see F.11-F.20.
Miscellaneous correspondence with Discovery colleagues
the Discovery
For photographs of
MOTHS AND THE MOON
'A programme of herring research’,
for
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 1944, address on same
topic October 1949,
minutes of Herring Group meetings (chaired
by Hardy) 1949, 1951.
prepared by
Hardy
HERRING
Records of three experiments September 1947 and September 1948
to investigate possible effects of light on insects, using
balloons and ground observers, conducted at Weston-on-the-Green,
Oxford (see Memoir p. 245).
The descriptive title is Hardy's
own.
his lectures on camouflage and animal coloration at B.72.
Correspondence, photographs and papers 1959-76 on zebra
coloration and its relation to 'dazzle' camouflage.
Includes
exchange of correspondence with N. Tinbergen December 1964 in
which Hardy explains his ideas on illusion patterning.
See also
ZEBRA COLORATION
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KRILL
1960-63.
krill by
Correspondence on preparation of report on Antarctic
J. Marr, and on Hardy's Great Waters.
1965.
New Scientist, July 1965.
Correspondence arising from Hardy's article on krill
in
Material relating to Symposium on Antarctic Oceanography,
Santiago, Chile, September 1966, which Hardy attended as
a
the Royal Society, delivering a paper 'The
delegate of
production, distribution and possible exploitation of
the
The paper was not published at the time and
Antarctic krill'.
Hardy submitted it
a
subsequent conference in 1976.
G. Deacon's letter returning
the paper in B.57.
the proceedings of
for inclusion in
See
Included here is a provisional patent specification filed on 26
January 1967 for 'A device for the capture of fish, krill etc.
by a combination of nets and pumps'.
Later correspondence and material on krill harvesting 1976-79.
LOCH NESS MONSTER
AQUATIC MAN
Much of
Correspondence, photographs and other material mainly 1960-62
including minutes of meeting at Linnean Society April
1961 and
separate reports by C.F.A. Pantin and Hardy.
and researchers, drafts of papers, comments by Hardy etc.
the possible aquatic past
Hardy published only short papers on
an extended work
of man,
in collaboration with Desmond Morris during the 1970s.
The
ideas of the earlier papers, which were widely disseminated,
aroused interest among researchers and were a material factor in
the popular accounts The descent of woman and The aquatic ape,
by E. Morgan (see B.63).
the material consists of correspondence with colleagues
though there were tentative plans for
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IF
B.59
Hardy's published articles on
Copies of
(New Scientist April
presented with linking material
to
The aquatic ape.
1960,
The Listener May 1960,
for publication as
aquatic man
Zenith Lee,
an appendix
Miscellaneous manuscript notes by Hardy.
Cunnane, S.C.
Correspondence, drafts, Hardy's comments 1977-79.
Harries, H.C
Kurtén, B.
.21979
La Lumiére, L.P. and others.
comments 1980-83.
Correspondence, drafts, Hardy's
E.
and others.
Morgan,
the writing and
reception of
Hardy's and
Morris's letters of February 1979 refer to plans for a book by
D. Morris provisionally called Aquatic man: the Hardy theory re-
examined.
Hardy's foreword etc.
1979-85, mainly on
The aquatic ape,
1982.
1979-85;
1979-83.
Morris, D..
snerry, B.J.
Wescott, R.W.
Miscellaneous shorter correspondence.
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LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, BROADCASTS
B.68-B.95
LECTURES
Very few lecture scripts survive.
Those that do are mainly for
university courses, all manuscript and with drawings or diagrams
by Hardy,
sometimes given from year to year with additions and
updating, and in consequence very difficult to date.
"Modern whaling', 25 September 1930.
7pp. manuscript.
‘Principles and problems of pelagic ecology'.
three
special lectures, University College London, November 1934
(Notice only.
Not otherwise documented.)
Course of
15 (Island faunas) of
forms'.
7
"The Mechanics of animal design', n.d.
'Larval
Notes and diagrams of several dates,
incorporating some verses by Garstang, Hardy's notes of lecture
on larval forms by Garstang, Plymouth 1920, and notes by him for
a lecture on
See B.83 re his
publication of Garstang's verses.
'The Idea of Paedomorphosis'.
‘Animal distribution'.
Lectures 4 (Coral reefs and islands),
8 (The tropical forest),
9-13 (Zoogeographical regions),
14 (Land bridges),
a course,
n.d.
Material on coral reefs incorporates later talk on 'Visit
to
a
coral reef' on occasion of Pacific Science Congress in 1957 (see
B.100).
Bodley Club, Merton College Oxford May 1950.
‘Animal coloration'.
Notes, drawings and material, perhaps
199 OS: (ote
a talk on
‘Camouflage in nature and war' and Hardy's water-colour drawings
and photographs (marked 'Secret') for camouflaged road-blocks on
main roads into Oxford, on Hull University writing-paper and
probably done before Second World War.
Notes and material for a paper given to
8.54) 5
Includes brief notes for
'deads or
Tales?'.
The
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B.74
Hardy's introduction to
'The Final Honours Course in Zoology at
Oxford University’ for advanced class undergraduates, October
T9> hs
History as
"Natural
Man’.
Manuscript notes and drawings for lecture at University of
Singapore 1953.
its Importance to
a Science and
See B.96-B.98.
‘Toward prediction in the sea'.
‘Perspectives in
Oceanography 1956.
in Bibliography of Memoir.
See
Paper given at Symposium on
Institution of
Marine Biology',
Text prepared for publication but not listed
Scripps
B.99.
'General Morphology'.
of six lectures given at Oxford, n.d. 1950s.
Notes, drawings and material for a course
'Evolution'.
a
course of sixteen lectures given at Oxford, n.d. 1950s with
updated references to 1960.
reading lists for
drafts, drawings,
Notes,
-80, B.81
Also includes miscellaneous manuscript notes and diagrams,
mainly on sea floor sampling.
‘Biological Qceanography'.
Syllabus, notes, drafts, drawings,
reading lists for a course of sixteen lectures given at Oxford,
n.d.
1950s with updated references to 1962.
Also includes notice and reading list for a course of five
lectures on evolution given by Hardy for University of Oxford
Institute of Education 1958, and miscellaneous unattributed
notes and drafts.
1954 (programme enclosed).
Background information on Linacre, including Thomas Linacre
School Wigan where Hardy gave the Speech Day address November
‘Thomas Linacre - his life and inf luence'.
1960, Linacre's quincentenary.
Heavily corrected variously-paginated manuscript draft.
Lecture given in
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B.82
Brief notes by Hardy on his lectures at Oxford,
for examination questions.
and suggestions
PUBLICATIONS
Larval Forms
No manuscript material survives for most
publications.
expedition, see B.42-B.46.
his book Great Waters on
For
of Hardy's scientific
the Discovery
of
known.
The Open Sea
This was a collection of 'zoological verses' by Walter Garstang,
Hardy's father-in-law.
Hardy collected and edited them in 1951,
contributing an introductory essay on Garstang's theory of
paedomorphosis, the importance of which from an evolutionary
point
The
publisher was B.H. Blackwell.
view he thought insufficiently well
Correspondence 1951-80 with colleagues, family and publisher,
royalty statements etc.
very popular, with American and paperback editions.
Hardy was first invited to contribute a book of this title to
Collins 'New Naturalist' series in 1943 by Julian Huxley who was
then on the editorial board.
A contract was signed in 1943 and
arrangements made for Hardy's own water-colours to be used as
illustrations, with photographs by the distinguished marine
photographer D.P. Wilson.
When Hardy's manuscript was finally
completed (1956)
it greatly exceeded the series length and the
decision was taken to present it
two volumes - The World of
plankton (1956) and Fish and Fisheries (1959).
The books were
in
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Vol.I
The World of plankton
Correspondence with colleagues sending information, photographs,
specimens etc. 1952-56.
In alphabetical order.
Comments on book, suggestions for corrections, Hardy's errata
lists 1956-58.
In alphabetical order.
Letters of thanks for complimentary copies 1956.
Vol.II
Fish and Fisheries
Correspondence with colleagues sending information, specimens
etc. 1957-58.
In alphabetical order.
Collins Publishers
Reviews
Illustrations
In alphabetical order.
Correspondence with publishers and editors, contracts, later
editions etc. 1943-84.
Comments on book, suggestions for corrections, letters of thanks
etc. 1959-60.
Also a little later
correspondence from readers 1968-84.
of D.P. Wilson's photographs used as plates.
Press-cuttings of Vols.I and
II.
Drawings,
figures,
plates, mostly Hardy's originals, also some
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous shorter correspondence with publishers and editors
on projected books and writings 1964, 1981, 1983.
Folder of royalty statements and information, all dates, on both
scientific and religious publications.
Royalties
BROADCASTS
1960.
BBC TV
'Eye on research' (correspondence only).
1961.
Granada TV (correspondence only).
1984.
1930.
Listener 1 October.
History Unit (Aerial plankton -
BBC series of six talks 'Our food from the sea',
versions
BBC talk ‘Catching whales', version published in
The
1981.
BBC’ Natural
correspondence only).
1931.
published in The Listener April-May.
only).
Golden Dolphin Productions (aquatic ape - correspondence
1982.
Central TV 'Nature Watch' (correspondence only).
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VISITS AND EXPEDITIONS
B.96-B.106
Far East 1953-54
The main purpose of the visit was to Hong Kong for the launch of
the research vessel Alister Hardy
built for the University's
fishery research department.
Hardy also attended the Pan-
Pacific-Congress in Manila as a Royal Society delegate, and
visited Singapore, the Philippines and Ceylon.
Travel arrangements and schedules, Hardy's sketch maps of places
visited.
Hardy's preliminary circular letter outlining tour,
Department and to family, letter from Hong Kong colleague.
letters to
Lecture notes.
USA 1956
Far East 1957
For photographs of
F.24,.
For a film of the launch, see F.55.
the journey and the Alister Hardy see F.2l-
Schedule and personal material only.
at Scripps Institution during visit.
and other visits en route.
Papers, correspondence, travel schedules etc.
re Ninth Pacific
Science Congress Bangkok (Hardy attended as Royal Society
delegate),
British Council lecture tour in Japan via Pakistan
See 8.76 for lecture given
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World Tour 1961
This included attendance at Tenth Pacific Science Congress,
Honolulu as Royal Society Delegate,
visits to Fiji, Australia,
New Zealand, Canada lecturing and visiting institutions and
colleaques.
Travel schedules, Hardy's speech of thanks at Congress, visit to
Cli.
Visits in Australia.
Visits in
New Zealand and Canada.
Te Vega Expedit
ion 1965
For photographs of the expedition see F.28, F.29.
Hardy joined Cruise 8
lecturing on plankton biology,
Correspondence and papers, invitation, appointment, organisation
and arrangements, reports on expedition, exchanges with crew
members etc.
The Te Vega was a research schooner used for graduate student
cruises under the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
California.
in September 1965 as Visiting
Professor,
zoology of plankton
animals, aquatic man etc.
Comité d'Honneur.
Correspondence and papers.
Hardy accepted nomination to the
West Indies 1968
Brief correspondence on visit and lectures.
Pelagic Biogeography Conference Amsterdam 1985
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CORRESPONDENCE
B.107-B.155
The surviving correspondence is unlikely to be more than a small
proportion of that received by Hardy.
There is, for example,
almost no official correspondence relating to his University
Departments, to professional organisations, learned societies,
committees or advisory boards on which he served.
Although there are a few more substantial exchanges, many of the
letters are incoming only;
even when the content is primarily
scientific, the tone almost always reflects the warmth and
enthusiasm engenderd by Hardy's own personality.
Personal news,
or photographs, may also feature and Hardy's late letters - such
as remain - often include news of his publishing commitments and
of his research on religious questions.
Bahl, K.N.
and Bahl, K.
1942-44
An Indian zoologist who had studied at Oxford 1919-21;
acted as guardian to his son during his war service.
Hardy
Baker, 3.R.
Barrington, M.R.
Factory farming
Early Oxford research and career etc.
L920-24,.:1928, 1998, 1962;°)970, 198k
See F.53.
Taped discussion with D. Morris.
Bencke, H.
Bisset, K.A.
Ciliate protozoa
Burkhardt, R.W.
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B.114
Chen, C.
and others
1948-54, 1982-85
A Chinese colleague working on plankton,
whose relations with
Hardy were broken by political factors and resumed mly towards
the; end of their lives.
Deacons: G.ESR.
1967,,.
2985
Correspondence 1967 is re H. Herdman, hydrologist on Discovery.
Denis, A.G.
1922-1950s
Hardy met Armand Denis,
a Belgian zoologist with private means,
at Naples and they maintained close relations for some years,
Denis sharing Hardy's interests in spiritual and ethical as well
as scientific matters.
Early letters include comments on
Hardy's 'Osmic
Later Denis became well-known for
film and television work on animal life.
(£.30).
Jones'
Letters
[ne
miscellaneous cards and letters,
the 1950s.
cantinus .-relet ively” regu bar ly
not
all
dated,
to:
#1933;
continue into
Photographs of Denis are included at
F.4.
1935-56
His father,
his part,
Ellerman,
EL venman ya.
Sir John Ellerman was a wealthy but reclusive magnate with a
serious interest in zoology.
from whom he inherited
a fortune in 1933, was born in Hull and founded the Ellerman
Lines.
Hardy encouraged Ellerman's research on small mammals,
on which he eventually published standard
especially rodents
works.
for
supported Hardy's
oceanographical research at Hull, providing additional funds in
1936 when the move to Aberdeen was first bruited and the help of
the shipping line for fishery investigations,
and later made a
donation to the Oxford department.
Sir James Gray's paper on science in education.
The letters (mostly from Ellerman but with a few of Hardy's
drafts) are mainly on the progress of Ellerman's research and
show the mutual help he and Hardy gave each other and the
friendly basis of their relations.
Hardy's letters of 5 June
1937, 30 October 1945, September-October 1948 are of special
interest in setting out various research proposals.
Galbraith, V.H.
Bord 54 E4.B.
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B.120
Gardiner, W.A.C.
45
1922-43
Gardiner was a hydrobiologist, educated at Oundle, who had
worked at Lowestoft and elsewhere though his scientific career
was interrupted by illness.
Includes letters from Gardiner's
family after his death,
and reflections on science teaching at
Oundle.
Garrett Rac.
1918-27
Garstang, W.
£922, 1943,11949 1954, 1960-83
Only one letter (1943) from Garstang (Hardy's father-in-law);
later correspondence is recollections or historical enquiries.
Item of 1929 is humorous verse on Hardy's museum at Hull.
See
[.o2.
Glover, R.S.
Gunther, E.R.
1975, 1983-85
1927-28, 1949
Hardy).
Tre Huxley, J.S.
1980-83
Jones, F.W.
Selection.
Includes letters from Gunther's family after his death.
Huxley had been Hardy's tutor at Oxford, and also tutor to
Sylvia Garstang (later Lady
The material mainly
concerns memorials to Huxley and includes Hardy's own 7pp.
account 'Some memories of Julian Huxley by Alister Hardy’.
letters from family after Kemp's death.
Kemp was the leader of the Discovery expedition;
includes
;
1943, 1944
Kemp, S.W.
1937-42, 1945
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B.128
Klingender, F.D.
46
1942
‘Dialectical
lecture at Aberdeen.
materialism',
arising from Hardy's
Inaugural
Land, M.
Gigantocypris
Edecas, .G.E.
Mackie, G.
Publication
Marshall, S.
Matthews, J.
History of whaling.
Medawar, P.B.
Nicholson, E.M.
Turning in flocks of birds.
Oxford Zoology Department, religion, appointments.
F.4, F.7+F.10.
Paton was a young marine biologist who had worked with Hardy on
vertical migration of plankton shortly before the start of
the
Second World War in which he served with the Fleet Air Arm
before being reported missing in June 1942.
Includes wartime
letters from Paton, and letters from family and colleagues after
his death and Hardy's obituary notice of him.
See also B.27,
B.28,
1962, 1969
1941-47
Parks, P.
Paton, W.N.
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B.138
Peitzmeier, J.
Evolution in birds.
Polanyi, M.
Genes and homology
Ride, W.D.L.
1963, 1977, 1982
Correspondence 1977 is
of
Thylacinus and Hardy's wish to have it completed.
the early work
on
B.
Tucker
on
RLGCGeErDUSh,
“feo.
Herring and environment.
Seward, M.
smith,» A.J.F:
1976-79
Smullen, I.
Animal coloration.
Sutherland, J.M.
Turtle expedition.
Expeditions etc., mainly on blind fish.
Mainly personal news.
Hardy's assistant at Hull.
Fishing methods in Borneo.
Tabretty K.P.
Tazelaar, M.A.
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B.148
Thorsen, G.
Tinbergen, N. and others
1958). 1962 ,728 70>, a.d;
Totton; Ask.
Hippopodius
Tucker, D.
scientific and personal correspondence.
Vickers, 0.6:
LIZ 3=27 p< L9G9s
195)
Vickers was a slightly older contemporary of Hardy at Oundle,
and shared his interests in sketching, ballooning and ingenious
inventions, and also in spiritual matters.
The exchange of
letters in 1927 is
of special interest for Hardy's exposition of
his views and aims for the future 'to establish the reality of
the mystical by
the scientific method' and Vickers's reply,
Vickers was best man at Hardy's wedding later that year.
1956-59
Sealers.
Yonge, C.M.
Victor, A.Q. and others
Shorter unindexed correspondence
1940-83
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REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
B.156-B.167
B.156-B. 166
Correspondence relating to theses, research grants and
proposals, university and other appointments.
B.156
B.157
B.158
B.159
B.160
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
B.161
B.162
B.163
B.164
B.165
1966
1967
1968-69
1970
1971-73
B.166
1975-78
Individual/personal requests for advice on career or for a
reference from Hardy, letters of thanks.
1955, 1961-63, 1968.
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SECTION C
RELIGION AND THE PARANORMAL
Introduction
Investigations and Ideas
C.12-C.65
Lectures, Publications, Broadcasts
C.66-C.90
Religious Experience Research Unit (RERU)
C.91-C.110
Correspondence
Printed Material
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INTRODUC TION
This topic, however difficult to encapsulate in
a short form of
words, was of immense importance to Hardy.
was of over-riding importance, and that his scientific career was in
It could indeed be argued that it
a sense no
more than the establishment of
a reputation and solid background from which he
could
man.
launch a long-prepared project of research into the spiritual nature of
had begun collecting evidence of news items on religious or spiritual
He
through a press-cutting agency from
matters
his carefully fostered friendships with old comrades fromthe war and later
laboratory staff, boxers and miners as essential
expeditions, shipmates,
some extent regarded
1925
and
to
features in his understanding of humankind and thus as contributing to his
task.
Hardy made many references to
the shape and priorities of his life as he
saw them,
his autobiography;
and would certainly have elaborated on this theme had he completed
a particularly succinct account is given in one of his last
public speeches in October 1984 at
the opening of
the Alister Hardy Religious
'‘blind'
the mixture of
in
his
own
nature.
Centre
(successor
to
The Discovery expedition
research over vast wastes,
his Religious Experience Research Unit).
broadcasts and correspondence;
giving the experience to clarify his spiritual ideas.
investigations extending over a long period of
time,
its extremes of microscopic and gigantic life-forms,
a very similar pattern to that of
the scientific work in Section B.
is therefore no accident that the material in this Section follows
its physical contact with elemental forces was well suited to
Research
Nevertheless, his chosen branch of science - marine biology - with its
mysticism and boisterous energy
was a crucial factor here both in determining his future research career and in
A collection of shorter publications on religion is presented at C.Jll.
The tally of lectures and writings is considerable and greatly extends the
publication of the Gifford Lectures (The living stream, The divine flame) which
number listed in the Bibliography of the Royal Society Memoir.*
parallels the
two major works on marine biology (The open sea,
a further resemblance is
the two-volume major
lectures,
publications,
Great waters).
There are
In addition,
It
*
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there is the crucial component of the Religious Experience Research Unit (RERU)
which Hardy established at Manchester College Oxford, financed originally by
the royalties from his Gifford Lectures and other religious publications, and
enabled to carry on after his death, bearing his name, through his making over
of the substantial benefaction of the Templeton Prize for 1985.
of
Hardy's religion was not
a doctrinal or dogmatic nature.
He
described himself as
a Unitarian and for that reason had had long contact with
Manchester College, though his Linacre Chair was at Merton where he was a
much-loved member of the Common Room.
In writing or speaking on the subject he
often used terms such as 'natural theology',
transcendental';
some of his own early investigations were of telepathy,
he
was President of
the Society for Psychical Research, and he retained an
interest in the subject (publishing a collaborative book with R. Harvie and
A. Koestler in 1973) alongside the attempts to assemble and Classify religious
experience on scientific principles at
'spiritual awareness',
the RERU.
'the
St.
C.G.
Many of
Giles Oxford (A.52),
Vickers (B.152),
H.G. Wells (D.3) should also be consulted.
the stories or planned writings at £.28-£.34 dating from the
early 1920s show Hardy attempting to work out some of his ideas in poetic,
P. Toynbee (C.53),
Similar, albeit
more summary, discussions or professions of faith are frequent in his later
general correspondence.
The opportunity has been taken to group together at C.l a selection
of material of different dates documenting Hardy's interest in the spiritual or
non-material aspects of life and his dissatisfaction with most established
forms of religion.
In addition, certain of his letters elsewhere in the
collection such as those to Sylvia Garstang (A.17), J.S. Huxley (A.19), the
Vicar of
A. Koestler and
narrative or fictional form.
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INVESTIGATIONS AND IDEAS
C.1-C.11
Miscellaneous material 1923-84 testifying to Hardy's interests,
attitude to religion, established churches,
aims
in life etc.
social class,
Includes:
Arrangements with press-cutting agency 1925, 1935.
Letter 1923 (addressee unidentified).
Letters 1925 to NCB comrades and to
friendship.
R. Cowan on social class and
Correspondence 1937
Christianity, theology and faith.
with
Bishop of Hull
(H.T.
Vodden) on
Letter August 1978 to
Hardy's ideal to establish friendships across social barriers.
Buck, autobiographical account of
Mrs.
K.
Draft speech October 1984 at press lunch for Alister Hardy
Research Centre.
Correspondence 1917 with Reverend J.R. Trotter, on religious
problems.
Notes and accounts of séances 1916-17, in London and Skegness
(Lincs.), mainly with Mrs. Margaret Wedgwood and Dr.
W.F. Miller
(see C.3) but also with others.
Correspondence with W.F. Miller, 29 March 1917 -
14 January
1920, on 'spiritual rationalism', 'psychic force' etc., mainly
from Miller (a doctor at Wainfleet, Lincs.) but a few by Hardy.
Psychical Research on ‘Biology and Psychical Research’.
'Telepathy'.
Folder of drawings of thought-transference
experiment;
used
and discussed by Hardy in his 1953 lecture to the Society for
Specimens of automatic script November and December 1918.
based on early experiments of 1883 and 1885,
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C.%
Photocopies of data of 'precognitive guesses' sent to Hardy
1965.
Correspondence on telepathy.
1950
L959
997
1962
1967
1970
1973
Garpenter, G.D.u.
Murray, G.G.A.
Lack.)
Dislis
Agnew, A.L.
Williams, C.B.
Rushton, W.A.H.
Rosalind
O79
Gilbert, M.J.
1983
1984
McConnell, R.A.
Playfair, G.L.
his altered views on telepathy).
(Hardy's letter of
6 April explains
Miscellaneous notes, references, quotations, ideas on religion.
Gora. aGed:
Two notebooks, marked
'A' and 'B' kept as commonplace books for
ideas and quotations on religious and philosophical topics,
e.l9Z5.
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LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, BROADCASTS
C.12-C.65
lecture given at Exhall
'Science in relation to religion',
Training College, Coventry, 15 January 1947.
Manuscript draft,
correspondence, arrangements for a second visit by Hardy to
answer questions arising from his lecture.
‘The faith of
December 1948.
draft and on published version (Lindsey Press).
a scientist', address at Priestley Hall Leeds,
Copy of address, comments from colleagues on
‘Zoology outside the laboratory',
section D of British Association, 1949.
comment, biographical notes prepared by Hardy.
Presidential Address to
Copy of lecture, press
Correspondence 1949 re talk on telepathy given by Hardy to Royal
Society Club.
‘Religion in
1964.
The Gifford Lectures
a scientific age',
draft for lecture at
The Hague,
a
‘Science and Christianity - VIII', Hardy's contribution to
series broadcast in
1955.
Transcript of broadcast, photocopy of version published in
The Friend.
BBC European Service August
Correspondence and programme for Society of Experimental Biology
meeting January 1950 at which Hardy chaired a symposium on
paranormal phenomena.
the first,
The lectures 'on natural theology without reference to creeds’,
were given by Hardy in
They
constitute a major statement, occupying two sessions, each of
ten lectures, in the academic years 1963-64 and 1964-65.
The
published versions, in two volumes, indicate by their sub-titles
the somewhat different emphases of
the University of Aberdeen.
the series;
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_:
:
a restatement of evolution theory and its
The living stream
The divine
relation to the spirit of man (1965)
an essay towards a natural history of religion (1966).
flame
The books reached a wide public, The
stream being awarded
the Lecomte de Noy Prize (see C€.23) and Hardy made over the
royalties from
other books on religion to
establish his Religious Experience Research Unit.
and the second,
living
these
and
his
Invitation
Correspondence, information on Gifford bequest etc.,
1962.
The living stream
Miscellaneous notes and drafts by Hardy.
Correspondence with colleagues for information or comments
during preparation of lectures 1963-65.
Reviews of
The living stream.
Award of Lecomte du Nouy
Prize 1968, and correspondence 1968-71.
of complimentary
correspondence from scientific colleagues, friends and
some with detailed
Hardy's errata lists for published volume and
Copies;
members of public arising from publication,
replies from Hardy.
some with drafts of Hardy's replies.
Hardy's original black and white line drawings.
Hardy's list
correspondence from
colleagues preceding or following publication, and from readers,
of complimentary copies,
The divine flame
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Dy/
C.26
Hardy's lists of acknowledgments and permissions to quote,
correspondence with publishing house;
syllabus and abstracts of
lectures.
Reviews of
The divine flame.
‘Behaviour as
a new look at evolution
theory', lecture to Section D, British Association, September
1967.
Manuscript drafts, summary report.
a selective agent -
'Theology in the university: an outsider's view', lecture at
Conference for teachers of theology in
Leeds,
December 1967.
UK Universities,
Manuscript draft.
Manuscript draft.
the Marett
Memorial
Manuscript draft.
22
May
1968,
and
Notes, ‘abridged version’.
lecture on work of newly-
'Marett,
Lecture, Oxford, 9 May 1968.
anthropology and religion',
lecture at Manchester College
to Guild of Pastoral Psychology
‘Science and
established RERU, n.d. [1968-69].
an experimental faith',
"Science and the transcendental',
Oxford,
Conference, Oxford, September 1968.
version published in The Listener, correspondence.
'A scientist looks at religion', Friday Evening Discourse at
Royal Institution, 7 November 1969.
Manuscript draft,
Correspondence.
Similar material to C.32.
'Is there a future for religious belief?', talk on BBC Third
Programme, 17 March 1970.
Hardy's draft, transcript, shorter
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C.D
Correspondence (only) re Hardy's 'Lunch-hour Dialogue' at
St.
Mary-le-Bow London, 29 September, and Advent Lectures on 'The
Spiritual Development of
14
December 1970.
Man' at Sion College London,
7 and
‘Does God make a difference?', talk on BBC Overseas Service
November 1971.
Hardy's manuscript draft, transcript.
Correspondence (only) re BBC
experience 1972-73.
TV 'Horizon' programme on religious
‘An experimental faith',
published in The Times 18 August 1973.
draft survives) had appeared on
draft for second of two short articles,
The first article (no
11 August.
Sermon preached at Christ Church Cathedral Oxford 18 November
1973
Manuscript notes,
incomplete.
at Oundle School
1975.
May
and
8
with
R.
‘Evolution and
22 November 1973.
the human spirit',
lecture at Sussex University,
Manuscript draft.
Harvie and
A. Koestler,
The challenge of chance.
telepathy and
published by
Experiments and speculations, 1973
Brief correspondence, reviews and replies to reviews.
‘Behaviour and evolution', the Boyle Lecture, Oxford, 1 February
1974.
A collaborative publication on coincidence,
randomness,
Hutchinson and in USA by Random House, Inc.
experience of mankind', n.d., perhaps 1975.
"Behaviour as
contribution to
new preface for J. Huxley's Evolution’: the modern synthesis,
3rd edition 1975.
Manuscript drafts and notes.
the Farmington Trust
Volume’,
and ‘Spiritual awareness in the
Drafts for
entitled 'The world we live in',
two chapters 'for
a selective agent
in evolution',
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The biology of God (Cape 1975)
Notes, quotations etc. used for book.
and man :
later writings and interviews).
Draft for Chapter 9 'Dog
man and God' (an idea frequently used by Hardy in
Hardy's
colleagues and readers.
list
of presentation copies,
correspondence from
Reviews, a few with correspondence.
'The universality of religious experience', address to World
Congress of Faiths, 17 September 1977.
Manuscript draft.
The spiritual nature of man (Oxford 1979)
Miscellaneous notes and drafts.
BBC TV 'Everyman' programme 'It could happen to you', October
1979.
Manuscript notes, brief correspondence.
Comments on draft by colleagues and editor;
readers.
publicity, paperback edition etc.
Correspondence re possible publication of book
and other
projected writings by Hardy, mainly with Cape but also with
Gollancz.
of special
interest in outlining his substantial writing programme
including his autobiography (a duplicate is included for ease of
reference at A.55).
Correspondence with OUP 1978-83, contract, editing, publishing,
Hardy's letter of
1 December 1977 is
correspondence from
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C.55
Hardy's list
of complimentary copies, correspondence with
writers, journalists, editors etc. re publicity.
Hardy was
particularly desirous of ensuring a wide
and sympathetic
reception for
the book which described the results of the work
of the RERU and was also intended to assist its future via the
royalty receipts (the BBC TV 'Everyman' programme (C.48) was
also intended to foster interest).
Hardy's letters to Arthur
Koestler and Philip Toynbee set out
at some length his views on
science and religion.
Reviews of Spiritual nature of man.
‘Science and spirituality',
Spiritual and Psychological Studies,
Westminster Abbey 20 September 1980.
Draft.
lecture given to Centre for
the Jerusalem Chamber
in
'The church and science', Lenten lunch-time talk,
the-Fields London, 1981.
Oraft.
St. Martin-in-
‘Darwinian evolution need not be materialist
given
December 1981.
Manuscript notes and draft.
Higher Education Foundation Conference,
at
.... ', paper
Exeter,
Correspondence (only) re possible BBC Radio 4 programme on
coincidence 1982.
Border Television volume based on series of programmes on
'Revelations', for which Hardy wrote a Foreword.
Correspondence
1984-85, draft of Hardy's contribution.
Typescript and manuscript drafts and amended proofs.
This was the last book which Hardy saw through the press, and
the only one for which a complete draft survives.
Darwin and the
spirit of man (Collins 1984)
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C.60
Correspondence with publishers,
comments, revisions, publicity etc., 1981-84.
contract,
readers' and editor's
Correspondence 1982-84 re biographical interview arranged as
part of launch of book, published in The Standard 13 February
1984.
Includes drafts of article and Hardy's emendations and
comments.
Correspondence with colleagues, replies to reviewers.
Reviews of book, press-cuttings on Darwin and Darwinism.
‘Science and Religion', article written on request for Le Figaro
Magazine, but apparently not published.
October 1984.
Miscellaneous invitations to attend or address meetings and
conferences on religious topics.
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RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE RESEARCH UNIT (RERU)
C.66-C.90
(from 1984:
THE ALISTER HARDY RESEARCH CENTRE)
The material is presented as follows:
C.66-C.78
Organisation and research 1966-85.
A chronological sequence of correspondence,
reports and papers relating to all aspects of RERU
(establishment, administration, funding, relations
with Manchester College, appointments, research
programmes).
C.79-C.86
Funding.
C.87-C.90
Staff and appointments.
Organisation and research
the
Unit,
circular letters and reports,
1969.
correspondence.
Launch of
1966-68.
Establishment of Unit, assignment of royalties from
The divine flame, agreement with Manchester College, legal
arrangements.
committees etc.
1970-75.
correspondence,
extracts from college
committee minutes (compiled by Hardy).
Includes speech by Hardy
to celebrate 25th anniversary of founding of Faith and Freedom
and its editor E.S. Price, 1972.
1976-78.
Meetings of RERU Research Council (lst Meeting July
1976), reports, correspondence, charitable status, college
Reports,
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C.70
1979.
This was a difficult year for the RERU financially and
also because of uncertainty about the programme of future
research proposed by the Director, E.A. Robinson.
In view of
the weak financial situation, Hardy dissolved the Research
Council after its meeting in April in order to relieve the
Trustees of any responsibility, which he took upon himself for a
limited period.
A. Robinson,
by
Drafts for research projects put forward for RERU
E.
including ‘Tradition and Experience' 1979,
religious studies in education, and others, various dates 1979-
81,
the
papers and correspondence.
some annotated unfavourably by Hardy,
and discussed in
1980.
proposals, separate charitable status etc.
Meetings of reconstituted Research Council, research
Correspondence August-—December 1980 with Director and Council
members on research proposals.
1981-82.
with college, possible re-siting etc.
Papers and correspondence on future of RERU, relations
Council meetings, new trust deed, proposals for new
1983.
Alister Hardy Research Centre and comments.
Draft documents, proposals and appeal material for
the
Alister Hardy Research Centre, some annotated, discussed in
committee meetings and correspondence and including final
versions.
the Council meeting on 7 May and died on 22 May).
1984.
Meetings, reports on research project, correspondence,
arrangements for Press Lunch for Alister Hardy Research Centre 9
October.
Meetings and correspondence January-June (Hardy attended
1985.
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Funding
An alphabetical sequence of correspondence and papers relating
to individuals and charitable institutions including the
Templeton Trust and Templeton Prize of £170,000 awarded to Hardy
in 1985.
The Dulverton Trust 1980, 1984.
re Mrs. Ernest,
Correspondence 1968-70, 1985 (with daughter).
a benefactor who left a bequest to RERU in 1969.
The Farmington Trust 1972, 1980-85.
The Moorgate Trust Fund,
earlier patron at Hull and Oxford) in 1970.
1980-81 with Lady Ellerman and Trustee.
founded by
Sir John Ellerman (Hardy's
Correspondence
The Templeton Foundation
General correspondence with J.M.
1984.
Templeton and others 1973-80,
Award of Templeton Prize to Hardy in 1985.
The award was
announced to Hardy on
10 February (his birthday) and the public
ceremony took place at Guildhall London on 14 May.
On the
previous day Hardy suffered a stroke and was unable to attend or
to give his address, which was read for him.
22 May.
difficulties and successes in fund-raising.
Miscellaneous financial statements and estimates for RERU 1971-
82.
Also included is a letter from Hardy June 1983 about his
Folder includes correspondence, arrangements and invitations for
ceremony, copy
his manuscript commentary
on the Lord's Prayer, brochure of ceremony.
of Hardy's speech and
Letters of congratulation (not indexed).
He died on
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Staff and collaborators
Hay, J.D.L. 1977-84.
Knox, Cs 198). 1984.
Robinson, E.A. 1969-70, 1975, 1979.
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CORRESPONDENCE
C.91-C.110
Armstrong, H.J.B.
Berry, Rod.
Bult.
1965-68
Correspondence on various theories and writings;
includes
extensive comments by Burt on Hardy's draft Gifford lectures,
and copy of letter on logos by
M. Laski (Memoir, p. 265).
Cook, G.
and Cook,
VY.
Ernest, J.
O79, 1361 1963
Honig-Prager, D.
1979-85
Hyde, L.
1929, L927, 1951-52
Dieuwke Honig-Prager was
industrialist, whose writings she assembled.
research studentship at RERU in his memory.
the widow of
C.J.
Honig,
a Dutch
She endowed a
Includes Hardy's draft for foreword for book on life of the
mystic and healer Dorothy Kerin, by Ernest.
1969, 1976
Includes material re
Brian Inglis,
Instone Bloomfield), memorial meeting for Arthur and Cynthia
Koestler, Koestler Chair of Parapsychology.
K.I.B. Foundation (Koestler,
Micklem, N.
Oxford contemporary of Hardy.
Koestler, A.
1979-85
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C.100
Montgomery, H.
Scoresby, Coleridge and the unconscious.
Oakeshott, W.
Manchester College and Oxford University.
Popper, K.
1966-67, 1974-76
Correspondence 1966-67 includes Hardy's comments on Popper's
Herbert Spencer lecture on evolution.
Raven, C.E.
Letter
Correspondence 1975 is te biography of Raven.
is from*Raven;
1962
on
‘Teilhard’
Lobes aT
de
Chardin,
Robertson, E.H.
1981-82
Simpson, H.
Tickell, R.
1963-64, 1972
Russell, W.M.S.
Mainly on article written by Robertson on Hardy and RERU for
‘God and the scientists', and includes draft and comments.
Not indexed.
Miscellaneous shorter correspondence on religious matters,
experiences, publications etc.,
most with replies from Hardy on
his views and plans.
Weatherhead, L.D.
Wilson, M.
1983-84
1963-66, 1983
1952, 1966
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PRINTED MATERIAL
Cail
Articles, letters to press etc. on religion by Hardy.
RERU Reports.
Press-cuttings on Hardy and religion, RERU, Templeton Prize etc.
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SECTION D
PATENTS, INVENTIONS, IDEAS
D.1-D.11
Historiograph 1919-45
was
a device ‘for displaying,
recording and teaching
This
Hardy first patented it when he was
history or other subjects'.
at Oxford in 1919 but was unable to interest any commercial
In 1937 and 1938 he revised and re-filed
educational publisher.
his
interest
University College Hull, then to raise private finance.
Ina
letter to HG.
he
explains that his main purpose in launching the device was to
further the scientific study of human ecology.
3 January 1941 included at
1940-41 pushed
Wells of
patent
first
hard
D.3
and
in
to
1919-23.
improved system for recording and teaching history'.
First patent, drawings, correspondence etc. for 'An
1937-38.
Revised patent, drawings, under title 'Histograph'.
1945.
Senate
Correspondence, extracts from Hull
An idea', 7 pp. manuscript draft, n.d.
1940-41,
minutes on 'Historiograph'.
'A floating university.
perhaps during Naples period c.1921.
3 and 4 only of patent for a device for microscopic work.
Two patents filed 1937:
patent and drawings for 'Microdrome' or
‘Improvements in buildings for instruction or entertainment';
pp.
'The motor catering company', 1 p. outline for a type of 'Meals
on Wheels' service aimed at
an affluent public, n.d. early
1920s.
Drawings of various devices for sea-bed harvesting by 'submarine
tractor trawl' harrow and mopeds, n.d.
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D.8
‘The need for Noah's Arks', Hardy's suggestion for preserving
aspects of civilisation after a nuclear war, published as
Includes draft, correspondence
article in
from readers 1960 and later (to 1967),
copy of abridged version
used as examination paper 1960.
The Times
May
1960.
Brief correspondence on new design for bicycle which Hardy had
invented and was thinking of patenting, 1979.
Melbourne Landmark Ideas Competition 1979.
entry and drawings, official report on entries received.
entry,
and hoped it might be incorporated in the eventual choice.
Includes Hardy's
In his
Hardy referred to his earlier 'Noah's Ark' proposal (D.8)
"Designs for
a "House of Prayer"', n.d.
see
B.9,
B.56 for other patents filed by Hardy.
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SECTION E
OTHER INTERESTS
Introduction
Flight and Balloons
With an introductory note
E.12-E 223
Northern Cyclist Battalion (NCB)
With an introductory note
E.24-E.27
Drawing and Painting
With an introductory note
E£.35-E.42
Boxing
With an introductory note
It
INTRODUC TION
E.28-E. 34
Fiction and Poetry
With an introductory note
material.
The topics in this section represent active interests of Hardy which
played a part in his scientific and spiritual formation rather than what would
normally be termed ‘outside interests'.
is clear from the outlines for his
autobiography (A.55),
the introductory notes to
each topic, that he intended them to feature in his own account of his life.
They are presented in chronological order of
the earliest surviving datable
which have been drawn upon for
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FLIGHT AND BALLOONS
E.1-E.11
Hardy's fascination with what he called ‘airships and
aeroplanes' dates from his preparatory schooldays in 1908.
Chapters 5 and 13
of the draft autobiography (A.55) deal briefly
with his first flight in 1914,
a lottery, and later
observation flying as part of
There is also
the account of a balloon flight from London to Oxford in 1924
which was published posthumously in
as Weekend with
Willows;
here Hardy refers to his schoolboy enthusiasm and adds
(p.15) ‘I still have four large scrap albums of cuttings and
photographs covering all the important flights of the years
1908-10'.
Additional material
of general historical interest can also be found at
These are preserved at
his fishery work.
£.1-£.4.
won in
1986
£.5,
E.9.
Four large-format scrapbooks of photographs and press—cuttings.
E.l
completed 5.1X.09'.
‘Airships and Flying-machines Vol.I', 'commenced 28.XII.08
E.2
completed 13.1.10'.
'Airships and Flying-machines Vol.II', ‘commenced 6.1X.09,
Includes
not completed.
E.3
completed 4.VIII.10'.
‘Airships and Flying-machines Vol.III', 'commenced 14.1.10,
Untitled, similar material, mainly 1910-11.
E.4
photograph of the 'Willows airship' signed by E.T. Willows.
Similar material, some contemporary with scrapbooks c.1909-11
but some later material, including Hardy's coronation balloon
flight at Merton (see also F.45), Sadler commemorative flight
(see also F.46), Lunardi bicentenary etc.
Probably intended for
incorporation in scrapbooks but
flapping wings', 2 August 1910.
Three early notebooks kept by Hardy at
Bramcote, Scarborough.
Artificial and natural flight by means of
‘Aeronautics.
E.7
flapping wings', 19 June 1910.
Artificial and natural flight by means of
'Aeronautics', begun 21 June 1909.
his preparatory school,
E.6
E.8
‘Aeronautics.
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Eso
Album of photographs and press-cuttings of various aviation
meetings 1908-14,
some
captioned by Hardy.
Includes original material relating to
Hardy's flight from Bradford to Leeds with Sydney Pickles in
July 1914 (certificate, photographs, Hardy's sketch of
the
route, poster 'Harrogate man wins free flight' etc.).
at Harrogate, Doncaster, Bradford etc.,
Hardy's copy of programme of 1909 Doncaster aviation meeting.
Miscellaneous material relating to balloon flight from London
with E.T. Willows in 1924,
later published as Weekend with
Willows.
Plan of account, manuscript draft of first episodes,
diary of events.
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NORTHERN CYCLIST BATTALION (NCB)
E.12-E.23
made his secret vow
Hardy served with the NCB from January 1915 to October 1917, and
was in command of C company from February 1917.
The battalion
was composed almost wholly of miners and pitmen from the Durham
coalfield.
Hardy's experience with the NCB was catalytic.
Although he had already, during his first term at Oxford in
1914,
to reconcile Darwinian evolutionary
principles with his deep sense of
the spiritual nature of man,
it was his encounter and prolonged contact with these men of
such differing origin and outlook from any previously imagined
which crystallised Hardy's view of the unity of mankind and
added
a desire to break down
artificial barriers of class and education.
The impression made
on him can be gauged by the title he gives Chapter 6 of his
draft autobiography - 'Beloved Company' - though the surviving
account as written up
is little more than an outline of his
career with NCB and the frequent promise of more to come.
The
various plans for the projected book show at least one and
sometimes two further chapters allocated to his later contacts
with his old comrades;
there is also a heading for a chapter on
'The conquest of class' (A.55).
a sense of social
anger and
€.22,
£.24);
he
was
originals at
as many as possible of the battalion;
The manuscript and other material below, however, give ample
indications of Hardy's devotion to the NCB and its men;
he
contributed drawings and cartoons to
the magazine The Northern
Mudguard (£.21,
in
correspondence with some former company members from early 1918
and by autumn 1919 had started to write to and assemble records
of
he published the
results at his own expense as A Memoir in 1920 (£.23);
and he
maintained regular postal contact with a substantial number of
old comrades and their families.
As with his contacts with
shipmates and laboratory staff documented in Section A,
the NCB
letters extend to children and grandchildren, may include
photographs, drawings or similar mementoes, and regularly record
visits by or
to Hardy and Lady Hardy, advice on careers and
welfare and quiet benefactions.
the exchanges are very
brief, perhaps through an early death or (very rarely) lack of
response, but the majority extend over long stretches of time
and are broken only by death.
They provide an interesting
picture of social changes;
they are preserved in alphabetical
order at £.12-€.18.
Christmas card which he designed specially every year as long as
in origin Hardy's idea,
The annual reunions, of which the first took place in 1919, were
not
but their regular continuation owed
almost everything to his determined enthusiasm.
The chief local
organiser was
the
Ashington and Ellington Social Club where the reunions were
often held, and there were various 'whippers-in' for other
districts.
Hardy made a point of attending and of looking up
old friends and their families whenever possible and into
advanced age.
Another feature of the NCB connection was the
years secretary of
Bob Cowan,
for
many
Some of
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he was able to do so and which was much looked forward to and
cherished by
the recipients (E.26).
Almost all the letters are incoming, and bear a tick or symbol
(@) indicating that Hardy had answered them;
only a few of his
draft replies remain, usually with material of some personal or
biographical interest.
Examples of these may
be found in
correspondence with D.D. Anderson 9 November 1927,
P.M.
Black 5
January 1932, J. Irwin 20 February 1949,
B. Patterson 4 October
L9ol 5 JA...
SQDEt” 1920,
£.12-E.18
Letters from old NCB comrades.
A.
Hardy's lists of correspondents (D-W only) are also
included here.
Miscellaneous material re NCB
Hardy's circular
attending reunions etc.
letters,
and reunions 1925-75.
lists
lists,
address
Includes
those
of
Eel,
Vol.
I,
nos. 1-24
E22,
1916,
October
January
Vol.
Vole
| nos... LZ
Tis
TIT, 4 noe
1.
1916 - December
1918
September 1915 - September 1916.
The Northern Mudguard (NCB magazine)
Press-cuttings of reunions 1919, 1920, 1961-69.
C Company, with preface by Hardy explaining genesis
A_Memoir of
of the work and his part in it.
reunion is at F.56.
Photographs of NCB members, on wartime service and in later
years, and of reunions are at F.37-F.43.
an NCB
Also included here is Programme of Military and Athletic Sports
meeting 1916.
n.d. [1920]
A film of
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DRAWING AND PAINTING
£.24-E.27
was
a skilful amateur artist.
He provided his
Hardy
own
sketches, diagrams and water-colour illustrations to all his
The open sea
major scientific works.
and Great waters are in the Zoology Department Oxford;
drawings
of temples are at
8.31,
See
B.72, F.50 for other water-colour sketches by Hardy, and B.91,
C.24,
Section D passim for drawings and diagrams.
the Alister Hardy Research Centre.
The original drawings for
Sketches and cartoons 1915-18, some of plans for coastal defence
by NCB but mainly caricatures and humorous drawings of
individuals or incidents.
The Northern
Mudguard.
Many appeared in
Miscellaneous drawings and sketches, including mining scenes
(c.1925), aeroplanes, bird flight, woad industry etc.
Album of Christmas cards designed and sent by Hardy to others
Album of NCB Christmas cards designed and sent by Hardy, 1915,
1937-78.
1938-84.
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FICTION AND POETRY
£.28-E.34
the early 1920s for many
A chapter heading for the draft autobiography (A.55)
is 'The fun
of writing stories’.
It remains tantalizingly unwritten, but
its place between 'Lowestoft' and 'Out with the herring fleet'
suggests a period in
of Hardy's
literary efforts.
This would be broadly correct, but much of
his writing was of
a semi-abstract nature on
his familiar
humanitarian anti-materialist themes which may be
of
a slightly
earlier date.
The reflections on Newcastle and the verses on
Durham cathedral for example (£.28) date from 1917 according to
Hardy's letter of
G55.)
and the drafts and plans for his book on'A layman's search for
God' (E.29) may belong to his time at Naples.
30 October 1979 to Philip Toynbee (see
to Durham' (both 1917),
'At the top of
Speculations, reflections, poems, plans for books or writings on
evolution, natural theology, social justice etc.
Include
reflections on Newcastle, a 'rough rhyme'
on 'Impressions of a
visit
'The Boiling Point' (perhaps
during wartime),
the ladder - what?' (outline for
seventeen chapters of book on
'a theory of scientific theology',
'The guiding force of future evolution' (outline for seven
chapters of book), speech attacking established Church (post
war), miscellaneous verses, outline for book on 'The Weaving :
a
natural history of life as
a whole’ (1925).
n.d.
God'.
Plans and drafts for book so
A. Denis on
'A layman's search for
titled.
but kept with draft of letter to
subject, and travel notes of journeys in Italy 1921.
'Osmic Jones.
Being a popular account of the extraordinary
adventures of Professor Oswald Jones FRS in the microscopic
world and the events leading to the foundation of the Tanklin
Society’.
page, introduction and variously paginated drafts.
This was Hardy's most ambitious venture, a science fiction
fantasy using his ideas on evolution and other autobiographical
elements.
the early correspondence
with Denis (B.116).
is given a notional
publication date 'London 1923' but Hardy does not seem to have
submitted it
a title
The material consists of
to
a publisher.
'title page'
It
is often referred to
in
The
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E.31
Short stories, written at Lowestoft, submitted to literary agent
and returned to Hardy at Dartmouth 1925 immediately before
sailing of Discovery.
Includes reader's report on five stories:
'The alchemist', 'Scrooby's hole', 'George and the dragon’, 'The
Yittle stlver
‘The
safts'’’:
the stories are signed
Whincroft mystery' is also included.
All
"Mac Alister' (Hardy's wartime nickname).
flute';.
story
‘Bath
A,
Sixth:
Manuscript draft for the first of
‘Out with the herring fleet'.
a series of narratives planned under
the title 'Little
Adventures! (list enclosed) which would also have included 'Down
the mine', 'Into the microscopic world', 'Weekend ballooning’,
"Flying for fish'
and accounts of travels in Italy and Iceland.
n.d. [1924-25].
Plans and drafts for stories similar to those at
E.31 but also
including 'The Expedition' perhaps written during or after
Discovery expedition.
Includes some humorous
Plans and drafts for later writings.
‘Developing ideas. Essays towards new
anecdotes, various dates;
and religion' (anthology of
ways of thinking about science, psi
Hardy's addresses 1942-60),
1960s,
‘The conquest of class' n.d. (also proposed as a chapter title
'Ideas and Speculations' n.d.
in draft autobiography).
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BOXING
E.35-E.42
the
title of
the Discovery',
an unwritten chapter in
Once more
the draft
autobiography (A.55) provides a partial clue to this interest of
It reads 'What is it about boxing?' and is immediately
Hardy.
followed by ‘Appointed to
again suggesting that
his involvement with the sport was developed during his years at
Lowestoft.
The correspondence with the Dann brothers (£.40)
supports this by their recollections of sparring sessions in
various Lowestoft public-houses where they were landlords,
though no date is given.
Hardy's preparation for
the Discovery
voyage seems to have included physical training,
which brought
him into contact with H.W. Birmingham and H. Young, both army
BOXersS (Eooe bea).
an amateur boxer then serving in the army.
On his move to Hull, Hardy wished to continue boxing.
He
advertised in the Hull newspaper and received a reply from
C.J. Buck,
This
began a long involvement with the Buck family through many
vicissitudes, Hardy greatly valuing the contact with a (then
very humble) Hull family who welcomed him into their home,
and
keeping in touch with successive generations by post and by
visits right to
Several of his later letters to the
younger members necessarily contain explanations of his arrival
among them as 'Uncle Mac'
and are of interest in that respect.
the last.
is
Buck
(E.35-£.38),
Correspondence with C.J.
Hardy's bundles, some with notes by him.
Because of its extent, the material relating to C.J. Buck and
family is placed first
the
other boxing
correspondence following in alphabetical order.
less clear how Hardy became involved with A. Newton,
It
a blind boxer who ran training establishments for several years
in London.
The earliest letter is dated 1952 but suggests some
previous acquaintance.
Hardy kept up contact with the family
for many years (E£.41).
1954-69.
Miscellaneous correspondence with members of the Buck family
1951-71 (year of C.J. Buck's death).
and family 1932-50,
kept
in
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t.38
Later correspondence with members of
the Buck family after the
death of C.J. Buck 1972-82.
Hardy wrote a circular letter at
Christmas and sometimes in between, and continued to offer
friendship, help and annual visits (the last apparently in
1979).
Several of his letters contain personal and biographical
reminiscences.
Letters from H.W. Birmingham and family 1925-63.
Letters from Arthur, George and Ernest Dann and families 1939-61.
Letters from and material relating to the blind boxer A. Newton,
and family 1952-80.
Letters from H. Young 1926-31.
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SECTION F
NON-PRINT MATERIAL
F.1-F.48
Photographs
Personal and family F.1-F.3
Colleagues F.4
Research projects F.5-F.10
Discovery F.11-F.20
Other expeditions F.21-F.29
Hull F.30-F.33
Oxford -§ 15452655
British Association F.36
Northern Cyclist Battalion F.37-F.43
Miscellaneous F.44-F.48
2.49, 1b o50
Drawings
F.5S1-F 54
F699, °F ea6
Tape Recordings
Films
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PHOTOGRAPHS
F.1-F .48
Personal and family
Portrait studies of Hardy 71915, in uniform 1917.
Hardy's mother.
Hardy and Sidney Pickles in aircraft 1914.
Hardy and his children (snapshots) 1930s.
Hardy and Sylvia, Faroe Islands 1949,
Hardy 1949, 1979, n.d.
Honorary degrees Southampton 1962, Hull 1963.
Colleagues
F.S. Russell.
W.N. Paton c.1942.
A.E. Morgan.
In Australia (2) 1961.
(2
with
Ernst
Mayr,
1
with
J.R. Baker and T.T. Barnard, Plymouth
Ornithological Congress 1966
V. Wynne-Edwards).
At Alister Hardy Research Centre ?0ctober 1984.
Hardy with C.P. Blacker,
19203
Armand Denis, all periods.
Mrs Ernest (benefactor of RERU).
Monica Taylor (Sister Monica).
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Research projects
Aerial insect drift.
kites and balloons 1930s.
Tow-net experiments from ships and with
Aerial insect drift.
Tow-nets from helicopters 1947.
Vertical migration.
paper 1947.
Work with W.N.
Paton c.1942,
some used for
Vertical migration.
"Plankton Wheel'.
Early 1950s.
Work with R. Bainbridge and others on
At Millport.
Hardy in frogman suit.
Late 1940s.
At sea off Scotland.
71950s.
Bioluminescence and vertical migration
Discovery
Crew and colleagues.
Some,
waters.
See also B.49.
but not all, of these photographs were later used in Great
Discovery (sometimes with other ships).
Launch of first Discovery, Dundee 1901 (3).
Ships:
William Scoresby (2)
st. George, Dartmouth 1925
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F.14
Photographs (small
landfall in Canaries etc.
format) identified by
Hardy
on
verso,
Landfall in South Africa.
Voyage, equipment, crossing the line, plankton recorder etc.
Tristan da Cunha.
Birds, penguins, seals, dolphin.
Icebergs and floes, Antarctic scenery.
Other expeditions
crew, equipment etc.
at work,
May
Two enlarged photographs of Alister Hardy.
Hardy and colleagues during Hong Kong visit.
Construction,
sea trials of research vessel
Includes negative of photograph of Hardy framed
Visit to Hong Kong 1953 (see B.96-B.98).
launching ceremony and banquet,
Alister Hardy.
by vessel's lifebelt, of which he was very fond.
Not used.
Photographs of Alister Hardy,
1954.
On research vessel Explorer 1957.
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At Angkor Wat, 1957 (see B.100)
Te Vega expedition 1965 (see B.104).
Album.
Photographs of
Te Vega expedition.
Department and laboratory.
Hardy and members of department.
Specimens and exhibits,
referred to
in
W. Garstang's verses of 1929 (see B.122).
mainly the
very
large tunny
fish
Oxford
1948 (with key)
1949 (with key)
1957 (with key)
1958 (with key)
Zoology Department Group photographs.
Hull University College Group photograph May 1931.
1956 (with key)
1955 (with key)
|
n.d.
1959 (with key)
1960 (with key)
1951 (with key)
1954 (with key)
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Fv oD
Photograph of £.B. Ford, Hardy and J.R. Baker posed in front of
their
Schwarz unveiled in Zoology
H.
Department by J.S. Huxley 1972.
triple portrait
by
Photographs of
(successive Linacre Professors) at party in Department.
Pringle and
Hardy,
J.W.S.
T.R.E.
Southwood
Photograph of Department at coffee break 1958.
British Association
Group photographs of Section D (zoology) at annual meetings 1948
Brighton, 1949 Newcastle, 1958 Glasgow (with key).
Northern Cyclist Battalion
Album of individual and group photographs compiled by Hardy.
NCB with cycles during active service.
Group photographs during active service.
Photographs or cards of sites of NCB service on East coast.
Portrait photographs or snaps of NCB comrades during active
service, most identified and dated.
Most at Ashington, some London.
Later photographs of NCB comrades, families.
NCB reunions, some dated.
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Miscellaneous
Crew of George Bligh.
Photographs at Ashington.
Attempts to send up balloon from Merton quadrangle to celebrate
Coronation 1953.
Sadler Commemoration balloon ascent
1970.
from Merton playing field
C.J. Buck and family, all periods (album).
Glossy photographs documenting all periods of Hardy's career,
taken or enlarged by
of Hardy's
preparations for his autobiography, from existing photographs or
memorabilia.
Richards c.1984 as part
N.
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DRAWINGS
F.49, F.50
Continuous Plankton Recorder drawings.
In roll.
Certificate for 'Crossing the Line' Ceremony on Discovery 1925
(drawn by Hardy).
Also later certificate for crossing by plane
1963.
Kept together.
RECORDINGS
F.S1-F.54
'A scientific approach to religion' Seminar Cassettes Ltd. 1973.
‘Desert Island Discs' BBC cassette c.1974.
Discussion with D. Morris 8 June 1983.
Interview with D. Freeman, Radio Oxford 2 August 1984.
NCB reunion, 9.5 mm.
Launch of Alister Hardy, Hong Kong 1953, 16 mm. silent.
F aod, Fae
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INDEX OF CORRESPONDENTS
ABRAMS, STEPHEN L.
AGNEW, A.L.
APPLETON, George, Rt.
Rev.
ARMSTRONG, H.J.B.
ATTENBOROUGH, David Frederick
BAHL, Karm Narayan
BAILEY, Roger
BAKER, John Randal
BAKER, R. Alexander
BALFOUR-BROWNE, William Alex Francis
BAMFORD, Thomas W.
BANNERMAN, David
BISSET = KA.
B.107
Bo le/
A.37, A.41, A.43, A.44,
B.108, C.62
Bele 2
Ago.
A.27
B.44
A.43
Deo
C70, C.74
BEEBE, William
BARKER, David
BARKER, Eileen
BARNES, Harold
B.88
Ci23
B.109
BARRIE, Michael
BENCKE, Helen M.
Ca25
A.37
A.19
B.85
BARBER, Eric Arthur
BAYLIS, Henry Arnold
BARRINGTON, Mary Rose
BARTLETT, Sir Frederic (Charles)
BEDFORD, Mary du Caurroy, Duchess of
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BEVERTON, Raymond John Heaphy
BICKERSTETH, Geoffrey
BERTRAM, G. Colin L.
BLOOMFIELD, Instone
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B.17
A.37
BLACKER, Thetis
BENTLEY, John
BERRY, iRied'.
B.110
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BOLIN, Rolf L.
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BOURNE, Gilbert Charles
BROAD, C.D.
BROOKE, John
BRUNET, Peter
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BULLOCK, Alan Louis Charles, Baron
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BURKHARDT, Richard W.
BURT,
Sir Cyril Lodowic
BUXTON, Patrick Alfred
CAIN, Arthur J.
CALLAN, Harold Garnet
CALMAN, William Thomas
CARPENTER, Geoffrey Douglas Hale
CARR-SAUNDERS, Sir Alexander (Morris)
CARRUTHERS, J.N.
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CHAPLIN, John M.
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GROTS, - Doris Re
COOK, Gordon
COOK, Victor
CHIBNALL, Albert Charles
CLARK, Sir Wilfrid (Edward) Le Gros
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DALE, Sir Henry Hallett
CURLE, Richard
CUTTEN, John
DARNLEY, E. Rowland
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DAVENPORT, Demorest
DAVID, Peter
DAVIES, Gwion
B.85
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DEACON, Sir George (Edward Raven)
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DENIS, Armand
DENNE, M.T.
DILLISTONE, Frederick William
DINGWALL, E.J.
DIVER, Cyril Roper Pollock
DOBSON, Alban Tabor Austin
DYSON, Hugo V.D.
ELLERMAN, Sir John Reeves
ELLIS, George W.F.
ELMHIRST, Richard
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ELTON, Charles Sutherland
"ESPINASSE, Paul Gilbert
FISHER, Sir Ronald (Aylmer)
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FRASER, Francis Charles
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FORKER, Wilbert
FORMAN, Bruce
FORTES, M.
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FRASER, J.H.
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FROST, Winifred E.
FYFE,
Sir William Hamilton
GARDINER, John Stanley
GARDINER, Walter Alan Campbell
GARRETT, Frederic Charles
GARSTANG, Walter
GASS,
Ian G.
GILBERT, Martin John
GEOVER, (Riso
GOODRICH, Edwin Stephen
GORDON, Isabella
GOURLAY, R. George
GRAHAM, Michael
GRAY,
Sir James
GREENHILL, Basil Jack
GRENSTED, Laurence William
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HADERLIE, Eugene C.
HARTLEY, Peter
B.43, B.44, B.124
B17
GUNTHER, A. Everard
GUNTHER, Eustace Rolfe
B.43
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HARRIES, Hugh C.
HARRISON, J.W.A.
GUNTHER, Mavis
GURNEY, Robert
HAVELOCK, Eric Henry Edwardes
HINSHELWOOD, Sir Cyril (Norman)
HETHERINGTON, Sir Hector (James Wright)
HAY, John David Lumsden
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HENDERSON, G.T.D.
HERDMAN, Mabel
HICK, JH.
HINDLE, Edward
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HINTON, Martin A.C.
HJORT, Johann
HON IG-PRAGER, Dieuwke
HOWARTH, T.G.
HULMES, Edward D.A.
HUTCHINSON, Donald
HUXLEY, Sir Julian Sorell
HUXLEY, Marie Juliette, Lady
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