IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): RSC SUGAR
Held at: Royal Society of Chemistry
Title: The J P Ogilvie 'Sugar' Collection
Date(s): 1752-1952
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 347 items
Name of creator(s): OGILIVIE | James Pettigrew | 1881-1953
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
James Pettigrew Ogilvie (1881-1953) was the son of a well-known sugar refiner and became an authority on the subject of sugar himself, authoring many books and journal titles in the area as well as working within the sugar industry. He became a Fellow of the Chemical Society in 1912 and later presented a number of valuable books on sugar chemistry to the Society.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
The collection is comprised of 347 books and pamphlets on the subject of sugar; the oldest item is from 1752 by E Comyns.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: Mainly English language.
System of arrangement:
UDC number and individual Accession Number
Conditions governing access:
Open access by prior arrangement
Conditions governing reproduction:
Scanning and copying not permitted for items pre-1930. Digital photography of items is permitted.
Finding aids:
Library catalogue.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated by J P Ogilvie.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: March 2011.