Janus: Papers and correspondence of Sir Harold Jeffreys

St John's Library/Jeffreys contains:
A1-A226	Biographical Papers
B1-B316	Research
C1-C35	Lectures
D1-D404	Publications
E1-E20	Societies and Organisations
F1-F25	Visits and Conferences
G1-G190	Correspondence
H1-H219	Non Textual Material

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Papers and correspondence of Sir Harold Jeffreys

Title	Research
Reference	B1-B316
Covering Dates	1902–1996
Extent and Medium	136 folders; paper

Content and context

The documentation comprises notebooks, manuscript working, data, drafts, correspondence and off-prints. The earliest material is a group of nine small notebooks used by Jeffreys for natural history notes, 1902-1915. There are also significant components relating to probability and statistics, and seismology, especially the later work in collaboration with R.S. Sidhu, M. Gogna and M. Shimshoni. Additionally, at the end of the alphabetical sequence, there is a small group of miscellaneous papers, including manuscripts by C.G. Darwin, and drafts relating to theses supervised by Jeffreys: V.S. Huzubazar in respect of statistics (1949) and E.P. Arnold in respect of the revision of seismological tables (1965).

Presented alphabetically by topic or container title from 'Artificial Moon Craters' to 'Variation of Latitude' (with R.O. Vicente).

St John's Library/Jeffreys/B1-B316 contains:

B1-B4

'Artificial Moon Craters'. Contents of envelope so inscribed by Lady Jeffreys divided into four for ease of reference: photographs and photographic negatives, copy of Arhiv za Hemiju I Farmaciju, Zagreb, 1928 including paper by S. Mohorovicic, correspondence including letter from Mohorovicic, 1979, translations by Lady Jeffreys.
4 folders; paper and photographs.

1928–1979

B5-B10

Artificial Satellites. Contents of envelope inscribed 'Theory of artificial satellite' by Jeffreys divided into six for ease of reference: manuscript working, drafts, a little correspondence, undated. Includes off-print of 1963 paper.
6 folders; paper.

1963

B11

Caustics. 'Caustics 1981-1983 (Lapwood, Burridge)'. Contents of envelope so inscribed by Lady Jeffreys: correspondence with E.R. Lapwood, off-print of paper by Burridge etc.
1 folder; paper.

1981–1983

B12-B24

Earth's Core.
13 folders; paper.

1968–1991

B25-B38

Librations of the Moon.

1957–1971

B39-B44

'Modified Lomnitz'. Contents of folder so inscribed by Jeffreys divided into six for ease of reference: data, manuscript working, manuscript drafts titled 'The secular accelerations of satellites', 'The damping of the Moon's librations', 'Rock-Creep - A correction', and 'Rock Creep and Tidal Friction', correspondence.
6 folders; paper.

1957–1960

B45-B52A

Natural History.

1902–1915

B53-B79

Probability and Statistics.

1923–1996

B80-B81

Radioactivity. 'Radioactivity Jacobs'. Contents of envelope so inscribed by Lady Jeffreys divided into two for ease of reference: correspondence with J.A. Jacobs and others, off-prints.
1 envelope; paper.

1950–1985

B82

Rotation of the Earth. 'Rotation of the Earth since 1973 Newton, Morrison, Muller'. Contents of envelope so inscribed by Jeffreys: manuscript notes, correspondence etc.
1 envelope; paper.

1972–1973

B83-B85

Saturn's Satellites. 'Saturn Satellites'. Contents of folder so labelled by Lady Jeffreys divided into three for ease of reference: manuscript working, n.d; letter from colleague at Leiden, 1924.
1 folder; paper.

1924

B86-B191

Seismology.

1930–1991

B192-B211

Standard Earth Model.
paper.

1971–1983

B212-B214

Thermoelastic Waves. 'P. Chadwick et al. Thermoelastic Waves'. Contents of folder so inscribed by Lady Jeffreys divided into three for ease of reference: manuscript working, off-prints, correspondence, 1965-1966, 1990. 1990 correspondence is between Chadwick and Lady Jeffreys.
1 folder; paper.

1965–1990

B215-B262

Variation of Latitude.
1 box; paper.

1940–1988

B263-B290

Miscellaneous.
paper.

1924–1982

B291-B316

Theses.

1949–1965