Guide to the Papers of George H. Briggs, 1868-1983

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 8255
Creator:
George H. Briggs
Extent:
0.14 metres and (1 box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of George H. Briggs, National Library of Australia, MS 8255, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises personal and business correspondence and photographs. They include copies of letters sent by William Briggs (father) to his father in England (1868-77), correspondence relating to the National Standards Laboratory CSIR (1938-39), correspondence pertaining to Briggs' work for the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (1946-47), and correspondence concerning his retirement dinner (1958).
Biographical Note:

1893 Born 23rd March in Concord, Sydney, N.S.W. Fort Street Boys' High School (Secondary education)

? – 1916 University of Sydney (B.Sc.)

1918 – 1927 University of Sydney (Demonstrator and Lecturer in Physics) Married Edna Dorothy Sayce

1925 – 1926 University of Cambridge (Ph. D. studying at the Cavendish Laboratory with E. Rutherford)

1928 – 1939 University of Sydney (Assistant Professor of Physics under Professor Madsen)

1937 University of Sydney (D.Sc.)

1939 – 1945 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (C.S.I.R.), Physics Section, National Standards Laboratory (Officer-in-charge)

1945 – 1958 C.S.I.R. / Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (C.S.I.R.O.), Division of Physics (Chief)

1946 – 1947 Atomic Energy Commission, United Nations, New York, U.S.A. (Scientific Advisor to the Australian representative)

1950 – 1952 Institute of Physics, Australian Branch (President)

1950 – 1958 National Standards Commission

1953 Proposal by Briggs to form independent Australian Institute of Physics rejected

1958 Retirement from C.S.I.R.O.

1962 Adoption of Briggs' proposal for Australian Institute of Physics and Briggs made Honorary Fellow

1987 Died 24th July, aged 94

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Library by Dr Barbara Briggs, via the Australian Science Archives Project, in April 1991.

Arrangement:

The papers were described and arranged by officers of the Australian Science Archives Project.

Indexed terms

Names:
George H. Briggs

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2708234).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of George H. Briggs, National Library of Australia, MS 8255, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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