Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of
Dame Kathleen Lonsdale FRS
(1903
- 1971)
VOLUME II
Section F: Visits and conferences
Thibeaud
section H: Correspondence
Index of correspondents
Section G: Societies and organisations
NCUACS catalogue no. 106/5/02
by Simon Coleman, Alan Hayward and Caroline
K. Lonsdale
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SECTION F
VISITS AND CONFERENCES
This section documents Lonsdale’s foreign and domestic travel, 1943-1971.
chronological order.
It
is arranged in
Second Institute of Physics Conference on X-Ray Analysis in
Cambridge, 9-10 April 1943.
Industry,
Lonsdale
phenomena’.
spoke
at
this
Conference
on
‘Thermal
effects
and
allied
Programme; offprint of a report on the conference in Nature.
Colloquium on the Structure of Crystals and their X-Ray Diffraction Patterns,
Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland, 14-27 July 1943.
See A.71 for related photographs.
Correspondence and papers re arrangements; two passport photographs of
Lonsdale.
Printed abstracts of conference papers.
Letter of thanks to Lonsdale from Eamon de Valera, Prime Minister of
Ireland, 9 August 1943.
Lonsdale is listed as a speaker on ‘Thermal and other perturbations of crystal
structures’.
Conference on X-Ray Analysis during the War Years, Institute of Physics X-
Ray Analysis Group, July 1946.
3pp manuscript report by Lonsdale on the Fellowship.
Lonsdale spent six months in the United States during which time she
travelled
research
institutions.
Special
Maryland, United Sates, January-July 1947.
Fellowship,
Research
National
in numerous universities
Institute
of
Health,
Bethesda,
widely
and
lectured
and
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Visit to Scandinavia, September 1948.
Lonsdale visited Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland to give lectures.
Correspondence re arrangements, with 1p index thereto, 1948.
Conference on the Biological Hazards of Atomic Energy, Royal Institution,
London, 20-21 October 1950.
Lonsdale was a member of the conference organising committee as well as
a contributor to its discussions.
Correspondence re arrangements, 1950; conference programme.
Two 5Spp manuscript drafts for lecture by Lonsdale.
Manuscript background notes.
Correspondence re arrangements etc, 1954.
F.10-F.12
World Tour, August-October 1954.
Lonsdale spent two months travelling round the world, giving lectures on
various subjects including crystallography, science and religion, pacifism and
the responsibilities of scientists. She visited India, Japan, Australia and New
Zealand and spent several days in Canada on her return home.
Letters to Lonsdale, 1954-1955.
Invitations to visit Chile, during the 1955 Summer vacation (declined).
The Australian Friend, October 1954.
This issue includes reports on Lonsdale’s visit to Australia.
Issues of the Japanese journal X-Rays, 1948, 1949.
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F.14-F.27
Visit to China, August-September 1955.
Lonsdale spent three weeks in China during which time she gave scientific
lectures in Peking, Shenyang, Chancung, Nanking and Shanghai and met
Chinese crystallographers, Christian leaders and Quakers. She also briefly
visited the Soviet Union and Outer Mongolia.
Letters sent by Lonsdale to her husband and H.J. Grenville-Wells during the
visit, August 1955.
General correspondence relating to the visit, 1955-1956; list of participants
on the visit to China; itinerary.
F.16-F.18
Diaries.
Three small softback notebooks used by Lonsdale to record events during
the visit.
‘China Diary |’, 10-26 August 1955.
Includes a short account of her stay in Moscow on the way to China.
material.
Softback notebook containing lists of individuals, mostly Chinese scientists,
Church leaders and officials. There are also names and signatures at the
back and some intercalated material.
Softback notepad, inscribed ‘Notes’ on the front cover, containing notes on
places visited, including Peking Prison.
There is a little loose intercalated
Softback notebook containing details of itinerary and notes on places visited.
There are also names and signatures of various Chinese people at the back.
‘China Diary II’, 26 August-5 September 1955.
‘China Diary III’, 5-13 September 1955.
48pp annotated typescript of Lonsdale’s diary.
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Visits and Conferences
4pp manuscript draft of speech given by Lonsdale in China, n.d.
Manuscript speech notes by Lonsdale entitled ‘Science in China (Conway
Hall, Red Lion Sq. 7.30)
19.10.1955’; manuscript notes, found therewith, re
various visits in China, 18 August-3 September 1955.
Memorabilia; manuscript notes etc.
Duplicated typescript papers, circulated by the Friends Peace Committee, re
a Society of Friends Mission to China, October, November 1955.
Newspapers cuttings and printed background material relating to China,
1955:
Joint Conference on Low Temperature Crystallography, Oxford, 12-13 April
1956.
293-630
2 folders.
Correspondence and papers re Debye factors for urea, 1955-1956.
Papers re arrangements, including duplicated typescript abstracts of papers,
1956.
This meeting was jointly arranged by the X-Ray Analysis Group of the
Institute of Physics and the Low Temperature Group of the Physical Society.
Lonsdale spoke at the meeting on the ‘Determination of Debye factors by
intensity measurements of low temperatures’.
Printed programme and list of participants, 1957.
in
International
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 1-5 July 1957.
Conference
Problems
Current
Miscellaneous manuscript notes and calculations by Lonsdale, n.d.
a speaker on ‘Thermal vibrations
of atoms and
Lonsdale is
as
molecules in crystals’.
listed
on
Crystal
Physics,
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Symposium on Science and Society, University of London, 19 March 1958.
Lonsdale is listed as a speaker on ‘The social place of scientists’.
Programme; 1p typescript notes.
Visit to Norway, Sweden and Denmark, March-April 1958.
During this
interrelation of science, politics and religion.
visit Lonsdale gave lectures on crystallography and also the
Correspondence re arrangements, 1957-1958.
Conference on Science in Schools, London, 17-18 April 1958.
This conference was held by the British Association for the Advancement of
Science. Lonsdale spoke on ‘The réle of the Universities’.
Programme; 15pp annotated typescript.
Lonsdale attended this conference as an observer for the Friends’ World
Committee for Consultation.
International Affairs Reports from Quaker Workers 5, no. 26, October 1958.
This issue consists of a report by Lonsdale on the conference.
F.37-F.43
Visit to the University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, 30 November-6 December
1958.
Second United Nations International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of
Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1-13 September 1958.
3pp typescript report so entitled.
Lonsdale made this visit on behalf of the British Council. During her stay she
gave a series of four lectures which were subsequently published by the
University of Cagliari.
‘Visit to Santulussurgiu, Sardinia. Kathleen Lonsdale. 3rd December, 1958’,
4pp manuscript report by Lonsdale on the visit.
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F.39-F.43
Drafts of lectures given during the visit.
F.39
‘Ist Lecture
and 12pp typescript.
Crystallography and other sciences’, 7pp annotated typescript
‘2nd Lecture
draft, 13pp typescript.
Crystal Structure Analysis’, 12pp manuscript and typescript
‘3rd Lecture Neutron Diffraction by Crystals’, 8pp manuscript and typescript
draft, 11pp typescript.
‘Ath Lecture
draft, 8pp typescript.
X-Ray Studies of Diamond’, 9pp manuscript and typescript
Manuscript and typescript draft legends for figures.
Plaistow Grammar School Speech Day, London, March 1960.
Newspaper cutting; photograph. 1960.
F.46-F.56
Visit to Egypt, March-April 1961.
Photograph of Lonsdale, sent with covering letter, 12 January 1961.
Lonsdale gave an address and distributed prizes at the Speech Day.
Prizegiving Ceremony at Kynaston School, St John’s Wood, London, 27
September 1960.
Correspondence and papers re arrangements, 1959-1961.
Lonsdale visited Egypt with H.J. Milledge for three weeks in the Spring of
1961 to advise and give lectures at the National Research Centre, Cairo.
During this
the
Centenary Celebrations of the Institut d’Egypte, Cairo.
visit Lonsdale also represented the
Royal
Society at
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Correspondence arising from the visit, 1961, 1963.
2 folders.
7pp manuscript report by Lonsdale on Egyptian science and the Centenary
Celebrations of the Institut d’Egypte, n.d.
Papers re the Centenary Celebrations of the Institut d’Egypte, n.d.
Papers re the National Research Centre, Cairo, n.d.
Includes 3pp manuscript draft and 3pp typescript by Lonsdale re the National
Research Centre Library.
Correspondence re
September-October 1961.
visits
by
Egyptian
research
students
to
England,
Miscellaneous research notes and calculations by Lonsdale, n.d.
‘The Crystal Structure of 1.2. diphenylbenzene’‘, 9pp typescript + figures by
M.S. Farag and S.M. Salem, National Research Center, Cairo.
Latest
bibliographical reference 1960.
Memorabilia from the visit etc, 1961.
Loose notebook pages, found together, containing manuscript notes by
Lonsdale on various subjects including ‘Temperature and other modifying
factors included in the “Debye factor” ’, n.d.
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Lonsdale travelled to India in order to represent the British Association for the
Advancement of Science at the 49th session of the Indian Science Congress
in Cuttack, 3-9 January 1962.
She travelled widely during her stay in India
and gave several lectures, but unfortunately fell ill and had to spend a week
in Breach Candy Nursing Home, Bombay before returning to England.
F.57-F.67
Visits to Egypt and India, December 1961-January 1962.
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Lonsdale travelled to India via Egypt, where she spent ten days in
late
December visiting the National Research Centre, Cairo and touring with her
family.
Correspondence relating to Lonsdale’s visit to Egpyt, 1961-1962.
F.58-F.60
Correspondence and papers re arrangements for the visit to India, 1961-
1962.
3 folders.
Indian Science Congress programme; invitation cards for events during the
Congress.
F.62-F.65
Correspondence arising from the visit to India, 1962.
4 folders.
F.68-F.83
Visit to South Africa, June-July 1962.
‘Visit to India and Pakistan (28 December 1961-19 January 1962)’ by D.C.
Martin, Assistant Secretary,
7pp duplicated typescript +
appendix, 30 January 1962.
Royal Society,
Miscellaneous manuscript notes relating to the visit; memorabilia etc.
The main purpose of this visit was to give a lecture on ‘Thermal movements
in solids’ at the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the South African Chemical
Institute, Johannesburg, 2-11 July.
During the trip Lonsdale also took the
opportunity to travel and give lectures in other parts of South Africa as well
as Southern Rhodesia, Kenya and Uganda.
Itineraries.
F.68-F.72
Correspondence re arrangements etc, 1957, 1960-1962.
5 folders.
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Printed abstracts of papers given at the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the
South African Chemical Institute, 1962.
Correspondence arising from the visit, 1962-1964.
Drafts for publication of Lonsdale’s lecture on ‘Thermal movements in solids’.
28pp incomplete typescript (annotated in places).
26pp typescript + captions + appendix; annotated proof.
4pp typescript notes entitled ‘Introduction.
Description and interpretation of
X-ray data’; 17pp typescript notes entitled ‘X-ray studies of diamonds and
diamond
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