Papers and correspondence, including much photocopied material, collected by Oliver M. Ashford, Richardson's colleague, for his biography Prophet or professor? The life and work of Lewis Fry Richardson, 1985, and for his edition, with others, of Collected papers of Lewis Fry Richardson, 1993.
Lewis Richardson: Papers
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.9228
- Dates of Creation
- 1881-1993 (Circa)
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 4 archive box(es) 4 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 in September 1993 from Mr O.M. Ashford, a colleague and close friend of Richardson and the Richardson family, who brought the material together over many years in the preparation of his biography of Richardson Prophet or Professor? The Life and Work of Lewis Fry Richardson (Adam Hilger, Bristol & Boston MA, 1985).
Other Finding Aids
This is an abbreviated record. A full online catalogue, created by NCUACS, is available on the National Archives website at http://tinyurl.com/lewisfrichardson
A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.