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Catalogue description Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of EDMUND JOHN BOWEN, FRS (1898-1980)
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| Reference: | CSAC 81.5.81 |
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| Title: | Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of EDMUND JOHN BOWEN, FRS (1898-1980) |
| Description: |
SECTION A BIOGRAPHICAL AND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CSAC 81.5.81/A.1 - CSAC 81.5.81/A.17 SECTION B HISTORICAL WRITINGS CSAC 81.5.81/B.1 - CSAC 81.5.81/B.29 Dr. Bowen kept almost no records of his scientific work in the field of photochemistry, though see the reprints in A.17. The surviving documents, other than biographical, relate mainly to his interests in the history of science, and of Oxford University and City. Section A contains mainly personal material, including an autobiographical account of Bowen's childhood, service in the First World War and subsequent career to 1929 (see CSAC 81.5.81/A.3); Section B consists of drafts and background material relating to Bowen's keen interest in the history of science, including some interesting reminiscences of Oxford chemistry between the First and Second World Wars. |
| Note: |
Compiled by Jeannine Alton and Julia Latham-Jackson The work of the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre, and the production of this catalogue, are made possible by the support of the following societies and institutions: The Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland The Biochemical Society The British Pharmacological Society The Charles Babbage Foundation for the History of Information Processing The Institute of Physics The Institution of Electrical Engineers The Nuffield Foundation The Physiological Society The Royal Society of London " |
| Date: | 1931-1980 |
| Related material: |
A copy of Bowen's history of University College, Oxford (of which he was a Fellow from 1922), is held in the College Library. |
| Held by: | Oxford University: History of Science Museum, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical description: | 46 files |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
The material was received from Mrs. E. Bowen (widow) and Dr. H.J.M. Bowen (son). |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
SUMMARY OF CAREER b. 1898 Parish of St. John in Bedwardine, Worcester Educated Worcester Royal Grammar School 1915 - 1916 Balliol College, Oxford 1917 - 1919 Lieutenant, No. 13 Siege Battery, R.G.A. 1919 - 1920 Balliol College, Oxford 1921 Lecturer, University College, Oxford 1922 - 1965 Fellow, University College, Oxford 1924 Married Edith Moule 1935 Fellow of the Royal Society 1938 - 1952 Demonstrator in Chemistry, Oxford University 1952 - 1965 Aldrichian Praelector in Chemistry, Oxford University 1963 Davy Medal (Royal Society) 1965 Honorary Fellow, University College, Oxford |
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