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Oakley, Kenneth Page, (1911-1981), Anthropologist and Geologist
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Surname: | Oakley |
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Forenames: | Kenneth Page |
Gender: | Male |
Date: | 1911-1981 |
History: | Anthropologist, palaeontologist. Assistant keeper of geology at the British Museum 1935-1959, deputy keeper of palaeontology 1959-1961. Helped to expose the Piltdown skull hoax by radio-carbon dating. |
Biography: | ODNB link for Oakley, Kenneth Page (1911-1981) Anthropologist and Geologist |
References: | DNB; NCA Rules |
Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P275119 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P125790 ) |
Number | Description | Held by | Reference | Further information |
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1912-1983: British Museum (Natural History): Department of Palaeontology: Piltdown Man: Records
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The Natural History Museum Archives, London
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DF 116
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2 |
1935-1982: British Museum (Natural History): Department of Palaeontology: Anthropology Sub-Department: Subject files
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The Natural History Museum Archives, London
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DF 141
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3 |
corresp and notebooks
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Natural History Museum Library and Archives
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See Accessions to Repositories 1974 1980 1988
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4 |
1949-50: letters from Robert Broom
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Natural History Museum Library and Archives
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See Accessions to Repositories 1972
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5 |
1953-57: letters to OGS Crawford
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Crawford
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NRA 21553 Crawford
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6 |
1946-65: corresp with WR Dawson (25 items)
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Natural History Museum Library and Archives
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L MSS DAWS
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See Catalogue of MSS...Natural History Museum (1995)
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7 |
1943-1947: corresp with William Joscelyn Arkell
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Oxford University: Museum of Natural History
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NUCACS 102/1/02
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NRA 43879 WJ Arkell
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