Smith, Walter Campbell, (1887-1988), geologist

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Alternative name(s):	Armitage-Smith (Also known as) Hambleden (Also known as)
Surname:	Smith
Forenames:	Walter Campbell
Gender:	Male
Date:	1887-1988
History:	Assistant in the Department of Minerals at the British Museum in 1910; Deputy Keeper from 1931-1937; Deputy Chief Scientific Officer of the British Museum (Natural History) from 1948-1952; and Keeper of Minerals from 1937-1948.
Biography:	ODNB link for Smith, Walter Campbell (1887-1988) Geologist
References:	Who's Who 1989; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275112 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P128391 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1910-1968: British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Correspondence and Papers of W Campbell Smith	The Natural History Museum Archives, London	DF 8
2	1910-65: diaries, letterbooks and papers	Natural History Museum Library and Archives	DF	NRA 32747 Natural
3	1921-29: corresp	Geological Society of London		See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980