Series 3 - William Henry Bragg - Later Life


Date Range1903 - 2010
Quantity77 cm, 53 files
ProvenanceJenkin, John
Description

The material in this Series was stored by John Jenkin in filing cabinets, with labelled suspension files used for high-level subjects and manila folders within these titled at a more granular level. Many of these folders primarily contain photocopies drawn from a variety of sources, often accompanied by research notes and related correspondence. The suspension files have been discarded for preservation reasons, with the labelled tabs retained with the first item from that file. Inventory item titles have been taken from John Jenkin’s own manila file titles where available, with the broader suspension file tab recorded as the title qualifier, which appears directly beneath each title.

Series 3 consists of material relating to William Henry Bragg's later life following his return to the United Kingdom from South Australia.

William Henry Bragg returned to the UK in 1909, taking up a position as Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Leeds. He continued his own research and in 1915 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, along with his son William Lawrence Bragg, for his work on X-ray Crystallography. He continued to be a prominent figure within the scientific community until his death in March 1942.

This Series can loosely be divided into three main subjects:

1. Research
2. WWI
3. Nobel Prize and Later

1. Consists of material collected by John Jenkin relating to William Henry Bragg and the University of Leeds. Includes contextual material relating to Bragg's appointment and his residences in Leeds. Also includes material relating to his research, largely on X-ray Crystallography, for which he would win a Nobel Prize, as well as material relating to his contempories Norman Campbell, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley and George Howard Darwin.

2. Consists of material relating to William Henry Bragg during the First World War, particularly in relation to his work attempting to detect German submarines by listening underwater for the sound of their engines. Also includes both contemporary and retrospective articles on science and scientists during the war.

3. Consists of material relating to awards given to William Henry Bragg, including the 1915 Nobel Prize for Physics and Order of Merit in 1931. It also includes material relating to his later life, his work at University College London and his election to the Royal Society.


Inventory Listing

BRAG00225 Appointments - Leeds etc. - University of British Columbia - King's College London - University of Edinburgh - then University College, London
Appointments - Leeds, UBC, KCL, Edinburgh, UCL

Includes photocopied correspondence and other material relating to William Henry Bragg's appointment at the University of Leeds, the University of British Columbia, King's College London, University of Edinburgh and University College London.

Also includes obituary of Arthur Smithells.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1907 - 1985    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Minutes and Agendas, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00225 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00226 University of Leeds - History
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (early)

Loose material from the front of suspension file with the tab: "WHB - Leeds (early)".

Includes articles and other material on the history of the University of Leeds, a streetplan of Leeds and a typed letter from Charles Todd to William Henry Bragg regarding Bolton and Leeds.

Also includes handwritten notes by John Jenkin on where to find correspondence regarding Leeds in his other research material.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1909 - 2010?, John Jenkin's handwritten notes are not dated.    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00226 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00227 William Henry Bragg - residences in Leeds
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (early)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Contains research material on houses and areas in which William Henry Bragg lived while at the University of Leeds. Includes tourist guides to Bolton Abbey, map of area around Bolton Abbey highlighting places William Henry Bragg visited, sketches of Deerstones cottage, loose notes and related correspondence to and from John Jenkin.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1971 - 2005    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Journals, Sketches and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00227 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00228 William Henry Bragg - memorial at Leeds
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (early)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Contains research on material held on William Henry Bragg at the Central Filing Office, University of Leeds. Includes: photocopy of an article entitled "The Cavendish Giant" on William Henry Bragg which appeared in "The Reporter", a regular staff publication; a copy of a lecture on William Henry Bragg's life given in 1975 by Professor A.C.T.North; photocopied correspondence regarding the establishment of Bragg memorial lectures; notes and correspondence by John Jenkin.

Also includes copy of a photograph of William Henry Bragg. Note on back reads "U Leeds photo acquired from Leeds Conservative Club papers in Leeds City Library".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1910? - 1983, Photograph of William Henry Bragg is not dated.    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Journals, Loose Photographic Prints and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00228 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00229 John Jenkin - visit to Leeds
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (early)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Contains correspondence between John Jenkin and the University Archivist at Univeristy of Leeds regarding his forthcoming visit to Leeds and material he would like to consult.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1982 - 1987    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier BRAG00229 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00230 Smithells [Professor Arthur Smithells] Collection, University of Leeds
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (early)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Contains information and research on the Smithells [Professor Arthur Smithells] collection held at the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds. Includes: correspondence to and from John Jenkin regarding the collection; a photocopied list of the correspondence in the collection; leaflet on the Brotherton Library; notes made from the collection by John Jenkin on William Henry Bragg.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1949 - 1987    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents and Lists
Inventory Identifier BRAG00230 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00231 Physics department - University of Leeds
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (Physics)

Loose material from front of suspension file with the tab: "WHB - Leeds (Physics)".

This folder is divided into two sections:

-Contains photocopy of a letter to William Henry Bragg regarding the award of the Barnard Gold Medal to him and his son, William Lawrence Bragg, including copy of the report made to the National Academy of Sciences; a report on the state of the Physics Department as William Henry Bragg left it, 1916.

-Includes: copy of correspondence which includes a verse from the University song which mentions William Henry Bragg and a comment on the character of Mrs Gwendoline Bragg.

Also includes article by L. Vegard on the Polarisation of X-rays; an obituary of William Thomas Astbury; transcribed correspondence regarding William Lawrence Bragg's candidature for the Royal Society; research notes on William Henry Bragg's involvement with the Philosophy and Literature Society.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1909 - 2010?, John Jenkin's notes not dated.    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00231 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00232 University of Leeds - Calendars and Annual Reports
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (Physics)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Includes photocopied extracts from the Univeristy of Leeds Annual Reports 1903-15 regarding the Faculty of Science, Physics Department and William Henry Bragg.

Also includes correspondence to and from John Jenkin regarding J.H.L. Porter, Demonstrator in Physics at the University of Leeds 1910-11; research notes by John Jenkin made on material from the Univerity of Leeds Archive regarding William Henry Bragg's time as professor.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1903 - 2005    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Published Reports and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00232 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00233 Univeristy of Leeds, 1914 - WHB to Vice-Chancellor re research
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (Physics)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Contains photocopied correspondence regarding William Henry Bragg's research including correspondence from William Henry Bragg to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Leeds.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1914 - 2010?, Date photocopied is not known.    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00233 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00234 Univeristy of Leeds - 'Tony North
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (Physics)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Includes correspondence between John Jenkin and Professor Anthony C.T. North regarding William Henry Bragg and a published copy of a lecture given by Professor Anthony C.T. North on William Henry Bragg.

Also includes handwritten notes by John Jenkin on the Cavendish Professors; a copy of "Apologia pro Vita Mea: Being a record of the troubles and pleasures of a Cavendish Professor of Leeds 1885-1909" by Professor W. Stroud; and a photocopy of an article by E.C. Stoner, Cavendish Professor of Physics, on William Henry Bragg.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1962 - 1988    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Loose Notes, Books, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00234 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00235 Stroud [Professor William Stroud] - Leeds
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (Physics)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Includes copy of "Apologia pro Vita Mea and Early Reminiscences of Barr and Stroud Rangefinders" by Professor William Stroud and a copy of the History of Physics Group 2006 Newsletter which contains an article entitled "The Braggs and Astbury: Leeds and the beginning of molecular biology" by Tony North.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 2005 - 2007    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Newsletters and Journals
Inventory Identifier BRAG00235 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00236 The Bragg Notebook
William Henry Bragg - Leeds (X-ray Crystallography)

Loose material from front of suspension file with the tab inscribed "WHB - Leeds (XRX)".

Includes correspondence to John Jenkin regarding "The Bragg Notebook" in which William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg recorded the results of the experiments for which they would later win a Nobel Prize for Physics.

Also includes archival information on "The Bragg Notebook" from the Univerity of Leeds Special Collections website.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 2009    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00236 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00237 WHB - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Leeds Research Notebooks
William Henry Bragg - Leeds (X-ray Crystallography)

Includes notes made by John Jenkin on William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg's research notebooks.

Also includes correspondence and notes on William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg's X-ray Spectrometer.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1913 - 2010?, John Jenkin's notes are not dated.    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents, Figures and Calculations
Inventory Identifier BRAG00237 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00238 Vegard [Dr. Lars Vegard]
William Henry Bragg - Leeds (X-ray Crystallography)

Loose material from second suspension file behind the tab inscribed "WHB - Leeds (XRX)".

Includes biographical information on Dr. Lars Vegard; photocopy of a letter from Dr. Lars Vegard to William Henry Bragg regarding the work of Max von Laue; photocopy of two articles by Lars Vegard entitled "The Structure of Silver Crystals" and "The Polarisation of X-Rays compared with their Power of exciting High Velocity Cathode Rays".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1912 - 2010?, John Jenkin's notes are not dated.    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00238 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00239 WHB: Early X-ray Crystallography papers
William Henry Bragg - Leeds (X-ray Crystallography)

Folder from second suspension file behind the tab "WHB - Leeds (XRX)" inscribed "WHB: Early X-ray - Xall'phy papers".

Includes list of William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg's publications on X-ray Crystallography, 1912-1915; and various photocopied articles on X-rays and crystals mostly by William Henry Bragg.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1912 - 2010, John Jenkin's notes not dated    Quantity 5 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Notes, Journals, Published Papers or Articles, Published Reports, Photocopied Documents and Lists
Inventory Identifier BRAG00239 Box Number 22 Series 3
BRAG00240 Ewald [Paul P. Ewald]
William Henry Bragg - Leeds (X-ray Crystallography)

Folder from third suspension file behind the tab inscribed "WHB - Leeds (XRX)".

Folder is split into two sections:

-contains biographical information on Paul P. Ewald and photocopied articles by Paul P. Ewald on crystallography and William Henry Bragg

-title on folder reads: "Am. Institute Phys. - Centre History Phys - July 1983 (ply. [particularly] re. Ewald)"

Includes correspondence and research notes on Paul P. Ewald; photocopied correspondence between William Lawrence Bragg and Paul P. Ewald; photocopied photograph of Paul P. Ewald with William Lawrence Bragg and others.

Also includes statement made by William Lawrence Bragg on Paul P. Ewald's 80th birthday, describing how they met.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1962 - 1992    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00240 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00241 Other papers on early X-ray Crystallography
William Henry Bragg - Leeds (X-ray Crystallography)

Folder from third suspension file behind the tab "WHB - Leeds (XRX)" inscribed "Other papers on early X-ray - Xall'phy".

Includes various photocopied articles on X-ray crystallography, particularly the work of Peter Paul Ewald and Max von Laue.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1966 - 2002    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Books, Journals, Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00241 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00242 WHB at Leeds - X-ray Crystallography - correspondence - n/paper cuttings
William Henry Bragg - Leeds (X-ray Crystallography)

Folder from third suspension file behind the tab "WHB - Leeds (XRX)" inscribed "WHB at Leeds - XRX - correspondence - n/paper cuttings".

Folder is split into two sections:

- Includes photocopied correspondence to William Henry Bragg while at the University of Leeds regarding his work on X-rays.

- Includes photocopied newspaper cuttings regarding William Henry Bragg's research and experiments at the University of Leeds.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1912 - 2010?, John Jenkin's notes not dated.    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Loose Notes and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00242 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00243 WHB - Cavendish Chair - Honorary Degree, University of Leeds
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (later)

Loose material behind suspension file with the tab "WHB - Leeds (later)".

Contains handwritten note by John Jenkin on the Cavendish Chair of Physics at the University of Leeds; photocopy of a letter inviting William Henry Bragg to accept an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Leeds; copy of speech presenting William Henry Bragg the degree of Doctor of Science.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1919 - 2010?, John Jenkin's notes not dated.    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00243 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00244 University of Leeds - re opening of Physics building
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (later)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Includes photocopied newspaper cuttings and correspondence regarding the opening of the Physics building at the University of Leeds in 1932 by William Henry Bragg.

Also includes photocopied invitation to the opening, and programme of proceedings.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1931 - 1932    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00244 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00245 University of Leeds - memorial plaque
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (later)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Includes photocopied newspaper cuttings and correspondence regarding the memorial plaque in the Brotherton Library at the University of Leeds commemorating the work of William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg.

A note by John Jenkin on the material in this folder reads: "some interesting items incl. re original work etc.".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1942 - 1951    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00245 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00246 Fax to Dr John Jenkin re WHB and WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] etc. at Leeds
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Leeds (later)

Material in this folder was originally housed in a plastic folder which has been removed for preservation reasons.

Includes fax sent by Lady Heath to John Jenkin regarding William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg, and the landmark ceremony held by the Royal Society of Chemistry to commemorate their work.

Also includes article by Frank James entitled "William Henry Bragg and the University of Leeds as reflected in the archives of the Royal Institution of Great Britain".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 2003    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Loose Notes and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00246 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00247 Norman R. Campbell
Norman Campbell

Includes photocopied entry for Norman R. Campbell in the Dictionary of Scientific Biography and photocopied correspondence to and from John Jenkin regarding Norman R. Campbell.

Also includes photocopied letter from Norman R. Campbell to William Henry Bragg regarding the formers book on Modern Electrical Theory, and notes by John Jenkin on Norman R. Campbell's publications.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1908 - 2005    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Loose Notes, Books, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00247 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00248 Norman Campbell - Articles
Norman Campbell

Loose material at back of suspension file with the tab "Norman Campbell".

Includes various photocopied articles relating to Norman Campbell.

Also includes photocopied articles written by Norman Campbell including "Modern Electrical Theory", "A History of the Cavendish Laboratory" and "Ionization by Alpha Rays".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1907 - 2002    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Notes, Books, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00248 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00249 Moseley and Darwin - Biographical
Moseley [Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley] and Darwin [George Howard Darwin]

Loose material from the front of suspension file with the tab "Moseley and Darwin".

Includes biographical information on Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley and George Howard Darwin.

Also includes biographies of Gwen Raverat, Charles Galton Darwin and Geoffrey Keynes.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1915 - 2008    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00249 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00250 Moseley and Darwin
Moseley [Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley] and Darwin [George Howard Darwin]

Includes various photocopied articles by Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley and George Howard Darwin, mostly on the "Reflexion of X-rays" and "High Frequency Spectrum of the Elements".

Also includes photocopied correspondence from Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley to William Henry Bragg and draft of an article by William Lawrence Bragg on George Howard Darwin.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1913 - 1976    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00250 Box Number 23 Series 3
BRAG00251 Physicists in WWI - articles
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WWI and "Manifesto"

Loose material from the front of suspension file with the tab "WHB - WWI and "Manifesto".

Includes various photocopied articles on the standpoint of scientists during the first world war, including: "The Biology of War" by Dr. G.F.Nicolai; "Einstein on Peace"; and "The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck as Spokesman for German Science".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1918 - 2003    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Books, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00251 Box Number 24 Series 3
BRAG00252 Manifesto - The Times and Nature
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WWI and "Manifesto"

Includes photocopied news cuttings from The Times and Nature regarding the manifestoes of university professors in Britain and Germany.

Also includes various photocopied news articles on "Science and the State", "Science in National Affairs" and "Science in the War".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1914 - 1916    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00252 Box Number 24 Series 3
BRAG00253 WWI General
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WWI work

Includes various photocopied articles on science during the First World War, including an article by William Henry Bragg entitled "Physics in War-time".

Also includes photocopies of patents taken out by William Henry Bragg for "Improvements in Apparatus for Detecting the Direction of Sound in Water".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1915 - 2010?, John Jenkin's notes are not dated.    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Maps, News Clippings, Loose Notes, Books, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00253 Box Number 24 Series 3
BRAG00254 BIR [Board of Investigation and Research] and Hawkcraig
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WWI work

Contains articles and correspondence regarding William Henry Bragg's work on antisubmarine harbour defences and "Indicator Loops".

Includes photocopy of a letter from William Henry Bragg to his wife Gwendoline Bragg from Hawkcraig Experimental Station; and correspondence between Ernest Rutherford, Joseph John Thomson and Richard Threllfall.

Also includes "Report on Detection of Enemy Submarines by Acoustic Methods" by Joseph John Thomson.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1906 - 2009    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Journals, Published Reports and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00254 Box Number 24 Series 3
BRAG00255 WHB - CBE - KBE
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WWI work

Includes correspondence and photocopied news cuttings relating to the awards presented to William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1919 - 2006    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00255 Box Number 24 Series 3
BRAG00256 Letters WHB to GB [Gwendoline Bragg] from USA, 1914
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WWI work

Includes photocopied correspondence from William Henry Bragg to his wife Gwendoline Bragg, sent from America.

Also includes photocopied letter from William Henry Bragg to William Lawrence Bragg regarding his lectures and work in America.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1914 - 2010?, John Jenkin's notes are not dated.    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00256 Box Number 24 Series 3
BRAG00257 Public Record Office - (The National Archives) - number 1

Suspension file with tab inscribed "PRO (TNA), number 1".

Contains research notes made by John Jenkin at the Public Record Office in London. Includes minutes and reports from the Board of Invention and Research on the development of anti-submarine devices.

Also includes photocopied correspondence between William Henry Bragg and Albert Beaumont Wood.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1915 - 1995    Quantity 5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Journals, Published Papers or Articles, Published Reports and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00257 Box Number 24 Series 3
BRAG00258 Public Record Office - (The National Archives) - number 2

Suspension file with tab inscribed "PRO (TNA), number 2".

Includes photocopied letters from Lord Fisher [John Arbuthnot Fisher] to the Prime Minister [David Lloyd George] on the threat from German submarines.

Also includes extracts from a memorandum presented by Lord Fisher to the Prime Minister entitled "The Submarine"; and reports from the Board of Invention and Research and minutes from the War Cabinet on the "submarine menace".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1914 - 1995    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Minutes and Agendas, Published Reports and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00258 Box Number 47 Series 3
BRAG00259 Royal Navy - Anti submarine devices
UK Naval History

Loose material in front of suspension file with the tab "UK Naval History".

Includes photocopied articles and research notes on sonar and the uses of science in the First World War.

Also includes photocopied section of "The Technical History and Index" on the anti-submarine division of the naval staff 1916-1918; and catalogue list of the Fisher [John Arbuthnot Fisher] papers.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1919 - 1996    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Books, Journals, Photocopied Documents and Lists
Inventory Identifier BRAG00259 Box Number 24 Series 3
BRAG00260 Marder [Arthur Marder] on the Royal Navy 1904-1919
UK Naval History

Includes photocopied chapters from book entitled "From the Dreadnought to Scarpa Flow: The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919" by Arthur J. Marder.

Also includes extracts from a collection of essays on Naval Warfare in honour of Arthur Marder.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1961 - 2010?, John Jenkin's notes not dated.    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Notes, Books and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00260 Box Number 25 Series 3
BRAG00261 Articles - WWI

Includes various photocopied articles on scientific developments during the First World War, particularly relating to submarine detection and the Board of Invention and Research.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1978 - 2006    Quantity 5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Books, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00261 Box Number 25 Series 3
BRAG00262 Albert Beaumont Wood
A.B. Wood

Loose material in front of suspension file with the tab "A.B. Wood".

Includes photocopy of special edition of the Journal of the Royal Naval Scientific Service in commemoration of Albert Beaumont Wood.

Also includes photocopied articles written by Albert Beaumont Wood entitled: "A Textbook of Sound", "A Radio-Acoustic Method of Locating Positions at Sea" and "On 'Light Body' Hydrophones and the Directional Properties of Microphones".

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1921 - 1996    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Journals, Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00262 Box Number 25 Series 3
BRAG00263 RI MS WHB 37A - Wood Correpondence
A.B. Wood [Albert Beaumont Wood]

Includes photocopied correspondence between Albert Beaumont Wood and William Henry Bragg on the Board of Invention and Research regarding the development of anti-submarine devices.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1917 - 1962    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00263 Box Number 25 Series 3
BRAG00264 WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Solvay Council

Includes photocopied articles, printed material and correspondence on the Solvay Councils and William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg's participation.

Also includes letter from Ernest Rutherford regarding William Lawrence Bragg's application for a grant from the Solvay Funds.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1913 - 2002    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00264 Box Number 25 Series 3
BRAG00265 Barnard Gold Medal

Includes photocopy of letter sent to William Henry Bragg informing him that he and his son, William Lawrence Bragg, had been awarded the Barnard Gold Medal, with attached report of the committee on award of the Barnard Medal for "meritous service in science"; and related newspaper cutting.

Also includes photocopied extracts from Nature regarding the award to William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg of the Rumford Medal and a Gold Medal from the Societa Italiana delle Scienze.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1915 - 1968    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00265 Box Number 25 Series 3
BRAG00266 WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Nobel Prize

Includes various photocopied articles on the award of Nobel Prizes for Physics in the early twentieth century, as well as information on the award made to William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg in 1915 "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays".

Also includes a set of special edition Royal Mail Nobel Prize stamps with an accompanying article to mark the centenary of the awarding of the first Nobel Prizes.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1981 - 2005    Quantity 4 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, News Clippings, Loose Notes, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00266 Box Number 25 Series 3
BRAG00267 Nobel Prize
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Nobel Prize

Loose material from front of second suspension file behind the tab "WHB - WLB - Nobel Prize".

Includes photocopied letter of congratulations sent to William Henry Bragg on being awarded a Nobel Prize; photocopied newspaper cutting regarding the award of the Nobel Prize to William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg.

Also includes photocopied articles relating to the award of the Nobel Prize to Max von Laue in 1914.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1914 - 1992    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Journals, Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00267 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00268 Nobel Committee - Max von Laue, William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Nobel Prize

Material from second suspension file behind the tab "WHB - WLB - Nobel Prize".

Contains papers relating to the Nobel Committee and Prizes for Max von Laue and William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg. Includes letters of nomination and reports on candidates.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1914 - 1984    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Loose Notes and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00268 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00269 Nobel Prize nominations
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Nobel Prize

Material from second suspension file behind the tab "WHB - WLB - Nobel Prize".

Contains correspondence between John Jenkin and Elizabeth Crawford on William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg's nomination for the Nobel Prize for Physics 1913-1915, including list of nominations 1913-1915.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1913 - 1985    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Photocopied Documents and Lists
Inventory Identifier BRAG00269 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00270 Oxford Companion to Australian History
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Minerva re Nobel Prize

Loose material from front of suspension file with the tab "WHB - WLB - Minerva re Nobel Prize".

Contains correspondence between John Jenkin and the Assistant Editor of the Oxford Companion to Australian History regarding an entry written by John Jenkin on William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg, with entry attached.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1996 - 1998    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Drafts
Inventory Identifier BRAG00270 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00271 Bragg - Minerva - Bragg family correspondence
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Minerva re Nobel Prize

Includes correspondence between John Jenkin and the Bragg Familly in research for an article for a special issue of the journal Minerva celebrating the centenary of the award of the first Nobel Prizes.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 2001    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier BRAG00271 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00272 Bragg - Minerva (re 1915 Nobel Prize)
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Minerva re Nobel Prize

Includes photocopy of an article by John Jenkin entitled "A Unique Partnership: William and Lawrence Bragg and the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics" which appeared in a special issue of the journal Minerva celebrating the centenary of the award of the first Nobel Prizes; and correspondence to and from John Jenkin concerning the article.

Also includes photocopied extracts from the Dictionary of Scientific Biography on William Jackson Pope and William Barlow.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1975 - 2002    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Books, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00272 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00273 Images of William Henry Bragg
WHB - U.C. London [University College London]

Loose material at front of suspension file with the tab "WHB - U.C. London".

Contains photocopied photographs of William Henry Bragg with related correspondence from John Jenkin.

Also includes photocopied Certificate of a Candidate for Election into the Royal Society of London for William Henry Bragg.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1907 - 2006    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Loose Photographic Prints and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00273 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00274 WHB - U.C., London
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - U.C. London [University College London]

Includes correspondence between John Jenkin and University College London regarding material held on William Henry Bragg; photocopied articles on the history of the Department of Physics within University College London.

Also includes biography of Kathleen Lonsdale, fellow of the Royal Society of London.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1929 - 1983    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00274 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00275 Publications - London
WHB [William Henry Bragg] - U.C. London [University College London]

Loose material at back of suspension file with the tab "WHB - U.C. London".

Includes various articles written by William Henry Bragg during his time in London, including for the Royal Society of London, Physical Society of London, Chemical Society of London, Faraday Society and Röntgen Society.

Also includes obituary notice for William Henry Bragg listing his publications.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1919 - 1950?, Obituary not dated.    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Journals, Published Papers or Articles, Published Reports and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00275 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00276 WHB [William Henry Bragg] - Later

Includes various articles written by William Henry Bragg and newspaper cuttings regarding his lectures 1929-1942; letters of congratulations to William Henry Bragg on O.M. [Order of Merit] 1931.

Also includes article by Paul P. Ewald marking the seventieth birthday of William Henry Bragg.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1917 - 2008    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Loose Notes, Journals, Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00276 Box Number 26 Series 3
BRAG00277 WHB [William Henry Bragg] - WLB [William Lawrence Bragg] - Broadcasts

Includes transcripts of broadcasts given by William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg; and newspaper cuttings regarding the broadcasts.

Also includes photocopied article entitled "The Braggs and Broadcasting" by James Friday.

Creator Jenkin, John
Date range 1930 - 1983    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings, Talks and/or Speeches, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier BRAG00277 Box Number 26 Series 3

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