WATSON, David (fl 1864-1899)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0098 B/WATSON
Held at	: Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/recordsandarchives ›
Full title	: WATSON, David (fl 1864-1899)
Date(s)	: Created 1864-1867
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 13 volumes
Name of creator(s)	: Watson | David | fl 1864-1899 | student at the Royal School of Mines

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

David Watson was a student at the Royal School of Mines from 1864 to 1867. His son, David Meredith Seares Watson (1886-1973), was a leading palaeontologist, and his grandaughter the geologist, Janet Vida Watson (1923-1985).

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Notebooks of David Watson, [1864-1867], containing notes on lectures by Professor Andrew Ramsay concerning geology; lectures by August Wilhelm von Hofmann, 1865; lectures by Professor Edward Frankland concerning organic chemistry; lectures by T H Huxley concerning natural history, 1865; palaeontological demonstrations by Robert Etheridge, 1867; notes on mining, metallurgy and physics.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

The notebooks are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.

Conditions governing access:

Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.

Conditions governing reproduction:

A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.

Finding aids:

A catalogue is available at the College Archives.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited by David Watson's son, David Meredith Seares Watson (1886-1973).

Allied Materials

Related material:

Papers of Thomas Henry Huxley (B/HUXLEY) and Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay (KGA RAMSAY), held at Imperial College.

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
December 2000