Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1950–1989 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
74 files in 4 boxes (0.66 linear metres)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Dr Frank Alan Burnett Ward (1905–1990) was a founder member of the Antiquarian Horological Society, its Treasurer, Programme Secretary, Vice-President, and the organiser of Continental tours for the Society.
Born in Stockport, Cheshire, he was educated at Highgate School, London, and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he read physics and undertook research in nuclear physics with Lord Rutherford at Cavendish Laboratory, gaining a PhD (Cantab). His main career, which spanned nearly forty years starting in 1931, was at the Science Museum, London. As Keeper in the Department of Physics, Dr Ward was involved in managing the Time Measurement Collection, from sundials to quartz clocks. He also organised two major exhibitions there: ’The British Clockmaker's Heritage' (1952) and, in conjunction with the AHS, 'Collectors' Pieces, Clocks and Watches' (1964). During the Second World War he was seconded to the Air Ministry (Meteorological Office) and was later commissioned in the RAFVR (Meteorological Branch).
After his retirement in 1970, Dr Ward catalogued the British Museum's collection of European scientific instruments, as well as the clock and watch collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum and Waddesdon Manor. Between 1973 and 1985, he published fifteen articles in Antiquarian Horology.
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Deposited as part of the Michael Hurst collection (HUR), these records formed a separate archive kept in five box files marked "Dr Ward".
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This collection comprises Dr Ward's correspondence, reports, lecture notes as well as printed material and photographs. They mostly document various horological tours and exhibitions organised by him, and his cataloguing and consulting work.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Envelopes bearing no relation to their contents have been disposed of; only fragments containing relevant information, where present, have been retained.
Aanvullingen
Dr Ward’s archive has been fully catalogued and no further deposits are expected.
Ordeningstelsel
Dr Ward kept his papers in envelopes, many of them repurposed and bearing no relation to the papers within. Most envelopes were annotated with brief descriptions of contents but were arranged in no discernible order. In this catalogue, the contents of each envelope constitue a file, and they have been arranged into the following series:
WAR/01: Minutes and reports
WAR/02: Correspondence
WAR/03: Lectures, notes and articles
WAR/04: Printed brochures
WAR/05: Photographs
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
These records are mostly available for public access by prior appointment. Records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 2018.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Mostly English, some Dutch, German and French
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Generated finding aid
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related units of description
Aantekeningen
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
Schrift(en)
Bronnen
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Catalogued in April 2024 by the AHS Archivist.