Priestley, Sir Raymond Edward, (1886-1974), Knight, Knight Geologist

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Surname:	Priestley
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	Raymond Edward
Gender:	Male
Date:	1886-1974
Title:	Knight
Biography:	ODNB link for Priestley, Sir Raymond Edward (1886-1974) Knight Geologist
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275561 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P143841 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1953-1955: Royal Commission on the Civil Service (Priestley Commission): Minutes, Reports and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	T 182
2	1907-72: corresp, journals and papers	Cambridge University: Scott Polar Research Institute	MSS 193, 196, 198, 280, 298, 504, 510, 1065, 1097, 1179	See Guide 1982
3	1908-12: natural history notes	Wellcome Collection	MS 3996
4	1935-38, 1958, 1974: letters, diaries etc	University of Melbourne Archives		See Guide 1983 p184
5	1920-60: corresp and papers	University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections		See information from website
6	addnl papers	University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections	1997/10	See Research Libraries Bulletin, No 6, Autumn 1998
7	1946-58: corresp	The National Archives	BW 90
8	corresp with Thomas Bodkin	Trinity College Dublin	MSS 6910-7079	NRA 24102
9	1938-1953: diaries (15) with photographs, newscuttings and some corresp inserted	University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections	US38	See Annual Return 2007
10	1911: biological jottings made from his Terra Nova diary	Cambridge University: Scott Polar Research Institute	MS 2320	See Annual Return 2021