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Collapse 116 - Correspondence and papers on Piltdown Man116 - Correspondence and papers on Piltdown Man
1 - Press cuttings collected by Arthur Smith Woodward
2 - Press cuttings
3 - Photographs
4 - Ball, H W: audiotapes recording two interviews
5 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: letters from G Elliot Smith
6 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: notes for articles
7 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: drawings and photographs
8 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: references, bills and a cartoon
9 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: correspondence
10 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: index to letters
11 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: letters from Charles and Mrs Dawson
12 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: letters from Charles Dawson
13 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: correspondence
14 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: correspondence
15 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: correspondence
16 - Woodward, Arthur Smith: notes and drafts of papers by Woodward and Charles Dawson
17 - Oakley, Kenneth: papers and correspondence
18 - Abbott, W J L
19 - Broom, R
20 - Chatwin, C P
21 - Coon, C S
22 - Dawson, C
23 - Essex, R
24 - Hinton, M A C
25 - Keith, A
26 - Woodward, A S and Lady
27 - Kennard, A S
28 - Leslie, S
29 - St Barbe, G
30 - Sollas, W J
31 - Teilhard de Chardin, P
32 - Teilhard de Chardin, P
33 - Weiner, J S
34 - Williams, J L
35 - Woodhead, S A
Expand 36 - Correspondence relating to the Piltdown Man36 - Correspondence relating to the Piltdown Man
Collapse 37 - Correspondence belonging to Kenneth Oakley relating to Piltdown Man 37 - Correspondence belonging to Kenneth Oakley relating to Piltdown Man
1 - Movius, [Hallam L]
2 - Straus, William L
3 - Washburn, S L
4 - Watson, D[?]
5 - Kendall, Guy
6 - Lucius[?], Miss M
7 - Trechmann, C T
8 - Lowther, A [?]
9 - Chaplin, Hugh
10 - [unknown]
11 - Philipson, P H
12 - Hillaby, John D
13 - Valliany[?], C E
14 - [Burkitt], Miles [Crawford]
15 - Coon, Carleton
16 - Dronkers, H A
17 - Hall, E T
18 - Vallois, H V
19 - Heizen, Bob
20 - Washburn, S L
21 - Gunner, A
22 - Baylis, H
23 - Kendall, Guy
24 - Vallois, Professor H V
25 - Stewart, T D
26 - Mulliken, John
27 - Skull duggery
28 - Gunner, A
29 - Howells, W W
30 - [Valliany, C E]
31 - Gunner, A
32 - Forbes, Hugh and Ruth
33 - Stopes, Marie C
34 - Goodman, Victor
35 - Burkitt, Miles [Crawford]
36 - McCown, Ted
37 - Pyddoke, E
38 - Armstrong, Leslie
39 - Arambourg, C
40 - Goodman, Victor M R
41 - Brodrick, Alan Houghton
42 - Coon, C S
43 - Watson, D M S
44 - Otey, W W
45 - Arambourg, C
46 - Higgin, David
47 - Curwen, E Cecil
48 - Howells, W W
49 - Baylis, H A
50 - Lucius[?], M
51 - Edmund, T[?]
52 - Sharman, Ivan M
53 - Baylis, H A
54 - Armstrong, Leslie
55 - Meek, J
56 - Briggs, L Cabot
57 - Arambourg, C
58 - Heizen, Bob
59 - Muldoon, Mr E
60 - [Ilchester, Lord]
61 - Tallents, Stephen
62 - James, W Warwick
63 - Fleure, H J
64 - Scott[?], Graham
65 - Curwen, E Cecil
66 - Dart, Marjorie
67 - Edmund, T[?]
68 - [unknown]
69 - Frank[?]
70 - [Beer, Gavin de]
71 - Sauter, Marc R
72 - Williams, Iolo
73 - Lancy[?]
74 - Fagg, Bill
75 - Chubb, L J
76 - Sauter, Prof [?]
77 - Calder, Mr [?]
78 - Editor of New Statesman magazine
79 - Editor of New Statesman magazine
80 - Movius Junior, Hallam L
81 - Curwen, E Cecil
82 - Saarnivaara, Uuras
83 - Shapiro, H L
84 - Curwen, E Cecil
85 - Howel, W W
86 - Stewart, T Dale
87 - MacConaill, Michael G
88 - Sarrot, J Reynard
89 - Baylis, H A
90 - Harlett, Arthur
91 - Ehrhardt, S
92 - Krantz, F
93 - [illegible]
94 - Calder, Richie
95 - Crawford, O G S
96 - Washburn, S L
97 - [unknown]
98 - Child, G S
99 - [unknown]
100 - Crawford, O G S
101 - Trevor, J C
102 - Shapiro, Henry
103 - [?], John
104 - Allen, P
105 - Colatch, Louis Andre
106 - McCown, Ted
107 - Drumm, R J
108 - Haslett, Arthur
109 - Howells, W W
110 - Vlerk, I M van der
111 - Leighton, M M
112 - Sharman, Ivan M
113 - Thomas, Michael
114 - Grinsell, L V
115 - Trusted, E E
116 - Edwards, W N
117 - William, Iolo
118 - Heizer, Robert F
119 - Hewitt, Edward R
120 - Kleinschmidt, Dr O
121 - Woodward, W Adam
122 - Crawford, O G S
123 - Straus, William L
124 - Mellen, P
125 - Crawford, O G S
126 - Allen, P
127 - Simpson, Esther
128 - Bronkers, M A
129 - Flanagan, Dennis
130 - Evans Esquire, G A
131 - Movius, H L
132 - Brew, Evelyn and Alan
133 - Key[?], B
134 - Blaure, D C[?]
135 - Leighton, M M
136 - Trusted, Miss E E
137 - Mellen, M P
138 - [unknown]
139 - Flanagan, Dennis
140 - Wayland, E J
141 - Evans, G A
142 - Heizer, Bob
143 - H, F A
144 - Pogwhistle, Eliha[?]
145 - Pogwhistle, Ermyntrude
146 - Proscript to catalogue of fossil human remains
147 - Mellen, P
148 - The Piltdown Story
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41 - Piltdown fauna: data and letters
42 - Photographs of Piltdown specimens
43 - History and reinvestigation of the Piltdown specimens
44 - Hominoid remains: data and letters
45 - Publicity and the Piltdown Report
46 - Piltdown implements: data and letters
47 - Piltdown skull site reserve
48 - Taxonomic position of the forged skull
49 - References to pre-1930 literature
50 - Scheuer, A: allegations of forgery of fossil skulls
51 - Evolution protest movement letters
52 - Letters from the suspicious and sceptical
53 - Keeper of Palaeontology's Piltdown file
54 - Copeland, Miss B
55 - Woodward, G M: artwork for 'On the Discovery of a Palaeolithic Human Skull' by C Dawson and A Smith Woodward
57 - White, Errol - Articles and correspondence relating to Piltdown
58 - Correspondence between Ann Lum (Collection Development Manager, Earth Sciences) and Frank Spencer
60 - Piltdown correspondence, with Ann Lum (Collection Development Manager, Earth Sciences)
61 - Piltdown cuttings and articles
62 - Piltdown cuttings and articles
63 - Piltdown cuttings and articles
64 - Piltdown cuttings and articles
65 - Piltdown cuttings and articles
67 - Museum publicity regarding Piltdown
68 - Piltdown photographs, includes photograph album
69 - Notes of Brian Gardiner and Andy Currant regarding M A C Hinton and others
70 - Manuscript of 'The Piltdown Forgery, An Account of its Exposure' by J S Weiner
71 - Notes and photographs on Piltdown
72 - Letter from Gavin de Beer to M A C Hinton re Piltdown
73 - Publishing Section: photographs, x-ray of jawbone, press cuttings and invitation to launch of Frank Spencer's 'Piltdown - A Scientific Forgery'
74 - Brian Gardiner: notes on Guy St Barbe's statement accusing Charles Dawson of staining Piltdown bones and drafts for the paper 'Th Piltdown Hoax, Who done it?' he authored with Andy Currant
75 - Copies of publications, articles, obituaries and letters used as research by Brian Gardiner and Andy Currant for their publication 'The Piltdown Hoax, Who done it?'
76 - Copies of Brian Gardiner and Andy Currant's notes for their publication 'The Piltdown Hoax, Who done it?'
77 - Hinton, M A C: obituary, memoriam, biographical memoir, war service paperwork and other notes
78 - Copy of sketches from the notebook of Robert Broom, including sketches of teeth of 'Eoanthropus' and other specimens
79 - Piltdown articles, artwork, and photographs
80 - Notes and draft articles relating to Piltdown Man
81 - Newspaper cuttings collated by Kenneth Oakley
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