Record

CodePX1114
Dates1911-1990
Person NameClaringbull; Sir; Gordon Frank (1911-1990); Knight; Mineralogist; Director of the British Museum (Natural History)
SurnameClaringbull
ForenamesGordon Frank
PreTitleSir
TitleKnight
EpithetMineralogist; Director of the British Museum (Natural History)
ActivityMuseum staff: appointed assistant keeper (2nd class) in Department of Mineralogy 1935; assistant keeper (1st class) 1944; senior scientific officer 1946; principal scientific officer 1948; Keeper of Mineralogy 1953; Director 1968; retired 1976
X-ray crystallographer
Catalogue
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DF/MIN/20/21/8Claringbull, Gordon Frank: X-ray notebook, simpsonite, mostly empty
DF/MIN/20/21/7Claringbull, Gordon Frank: X-ray notebook 'Optical notes'
DF/MIN/20/21/6Claringbull, Gordon Frank: X-ray notebook 'Explosives'
DF/MIN/20/21/5Claringbull, Gordon Frank: X-ray notebook 'Explosives:- RDX etc'
DF/PH/7/1/3/1Emperor Hirohito on Museum steps
DF/MIN/20/21/3Claringbull, Gordon Frank: 'Fedorov measurements', mostly empty
DF/PH/3/6/3/7Opening of Gallery of British Natural History: Guests viewing exhibition
DF/MIN/20/21/4Claringbull, Gordon Frank: X-ray notebook 'Tellurite, fluellite'
DF/MIN/20/21/1Claringbull, Gordon Frank: Official diary recording daily duties in the Museum
DF/PH/7/1/3/3Emperor Hirohito with Director in Central Hall
DF/PH/2/4/4Staff Group Photograph: Mineralogy Department
DF/MIN/20/21/2Claringbull, Gordon Frank: Diary for visit to USA and Canada to attend Crystallography Congress
DF/PH/3/13/5/6Opening ceremony for fossil mammal gallery: Right Honorable Margaret Thatcher discussing exhibit with Dr Claringbull, Director
DF/PH/3/13/5/5Opening ceremony for fossil mammal gallery: Right Honorable Margaret Thatcher looking at fossil mammal
DF/PH/3/13/5/4Opening ceremony for fossil mammal gallery: Right Honorable Margaret Thatcher talking to Dr Claringbull, Director
DF/MIN/20/21/9Claringbull, Gordon Frank: X-ray notebook, taafeite, mostly empty
DF/PH/13/18/24Tring Museum: Prince Philip opening new ornithological building: The Director, Sir Gordon Frank Claringbull, talking with gentleman
DF/PH/13/16/3Tring Museum: Laying foundation stone of ornithological building: Guests in conversation
DF/PH/13/18/9Tring Museum: Prince Philip opening new ornithological building: Prince Philip in conversation with Derek Goodwin, David Snow on the left
DF/PH/13/18/25Tring Museum: Prince Philip opening new ornithological building: Prince Philip and the Director, Sir Gordon Frank Claringbull, in room with bird skeletons
DF/MIN/10/1/27Paper on meteorite research by Gordon F Claringbull and Max H Hey
DF/PH/13/18/20Tring Museum: Prince Philip opening new ornithological building: G F Claringbull with T C S Morrison-Scott
DF/PH/7/2/3/2Director and Keepers, Dr John Philip Harding's retirement
DF/PH/2/9/1/7Director Gordon Frank Claringbull
DF/PH/13/16/10Tring Museum: Laying foundation stone of ornithological building: Dr G Claringbull in conversation
DF/MIN/2/7Claringbull, Gordon F: register of in and out-letters
DF/MIN/2/18Claringbull, Gordon F: register of in and out-letters
DF/PH/7/2/3/1Director and Keepers, Dr John Philip Harding's retirement
DF/DIR/933/127/1East Infill Project Director's file, 1968-1977
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