Scope and Contents "This is a most peculiar person. She had funny ideas during the war, was a fierce Nazi, thought this country was on the wrong side, denounced the Government. The police nearly too action but didn't. She is a widow. House passably clean, two rooms for two. Son very leftwing in his views. Nurse says this woman is travelled, intelligent and well read and takes a poor view of local intelligence. [Male informant] avoids going to her shop. PAO says this is a cantankerous old woman who pokes her...

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"This damnable woman used to be a teacher, the children used to boo her in the street. She stirred up a lot of trouble, remarkably unpopular. Dr says she was an ultra socialist."

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"This lad is in the Labour party, talks utter rubbish, writes poetry, talks ++, soft, erratic, easily hurt, no guts."

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The Correspondence: Henry Hyatt Howell to Arthur Roope Hunt sub-series consists of:

Scope and Contents The papers of David Gregory consist of: Most of the scientific content of Folio B comes from early in Gregory's career. It includes an index of later letters of John Collins (1625-1683) to James Gregorie (1638-1675), a number of Edinburgh lectures in geometry, mechanics, and optics, and some tables and manuscript pieces of 'Elementa Catoptricae et Dioptricae', the 'Institutes of Astronomy', and the...

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A print out of a speach given by Haroldine M. Copp titled "Is Moderation in Politics Good for Canada?" In the speach, Copp asks if significant change can occur under a moderate government.

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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton sending him an advance copy of his book for review with some notes concerning known typographical errors. He reports that the United States Geological Survey is awaiting a decision from the Senate concerning expansion to incorporate individual State Surveys. He is not hopeful of a favourable outcome due to some hostility from Congress.

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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton giving the background details to the current Congress debate concerning the expansion of the United States Geological Survey to incorporate individual State Surveys. He reports that he will shortly be leaving to undertake field work at the Grand Canyon and requests that Geikie send his sister copies of the review he has written of Dutton's book.

Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, thanking him for his articles on weathering and postulating that the Grand Canyon was formed in this manner, and that he is preparing a section concerning this for Geikie's manual. He recommends William Henry Holmes' topographical drawings of the Grand Canyon and reports that photolithographs are being prepared. He gives details of the depths of the individual geological stratifications which can be observed at the Grand...

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Letter, 29 January 1935, Copenhagen, Fritz Busch to Donald Tovey. Discussing a concert programme and describing the political situation in Germany. Holograph signed.