The collection consists of a wide variety of biographical materials (including Gray's diaries and maps from his service in WWI), Gray's undergraduate and post-graduate research notebooks (including notebooks documenting his ground-breaking work on animal locomotion), a number of research-related working papers (including notes), notes and slides for lectures, and a selection of professional correspondence concerning research and Gray's participation in various Committees.
Sir James Gray: Papers
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Add.8125
- Dates of Creation1909-1975 (Circa)
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description9 archive box(es) 9 boxes
Scope and Content
Access Information
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Acquisition Information
The papers were received from Lady Gray and from Dr. Hans Lissmann at the Department of Zoology, Cambridge, 1976.
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This is an abbreviated record. A hard copy of the full catalogue is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. A full online catalogue, created by NCUACS, is available on the National Archives website at http://tinyurl.com/sirjamesgray
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