National Physical Laboratory

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1900-1970
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central) > Dept of Scientific & Industrial Research
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C72358 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O49257 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1900-13: Observatory Dept, Kew, records	The National Archives	BJ1
2	1945-1970: records	Science Museum Library and Archives	NPL
3	1951-1964: papers of GBB Sutherland as director	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	MS Add.8353 C.1-C.52	NRA 25481 Sutherland