Papers of Roderick Redman

Correspondence regarding the dome and building of the Isaac Newton Telescope, including B. O'Rorke's notes on the exterior and interior of the building, with related correspondence between Redman and Richard Woolley; correspondence with Woolley on the use of Vitrolite; Woolley's correspondence with B.N. Wallis, Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, on dome design and covering in view of Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd exceeding their estimate, including a reply by Redman; a copy of a letter to Woolley from F.B. Allcock, Navy Works Department, reviewing the situation in view of the I.N.T. Board of Management's decision on 25 April 1962 to reject the proposal that the dome and drum should be copper; letters relating to Redman's meeting with G.M. Sisson on 17 July 1962, enclosing a report of the meeting to Woolley; letters concerning a meeting with Allcock after the formation of a Sub-Committee to deal with the I.N.T. and its building; and copies of Woolley's correspondence with Allcock, B.H. Rule and Sisson concerning Rule's alleged criticism of the I.N.T. building, with Redman's comments.