Scrapbooks of H.C. Williamson, F.R.S.

• Reference:GB 254 MS 163
• Former Reference:GB 254 MS 15/91
• Dates of Creation:1902-1921
• Name of Creator:
  Dr Henry C. Williamson
• Physical Description:
  0.08 linear metres

• Scope and Content

  Scrapbook of news cuttings relating to fishing; 1902-1921; Photocopy of obituary, 1949.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Dr Henry C. Williamson (d 1949) graduated from St Andrews University in 1892. He spent five years in Canada investigating the migratory movements of salmon for the Canadian government and thereafter returned to Scotland to continue his research at University College, Dundee. He was a member of staff of the Fishery Board's research station at Aberdeen and made a life-long study of fish and crustacea. He was a fellow of the Royal Society. He died in Dundee in December 1949.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  These records were transferred from Dundee University Library in 1977

• Note

  Dr Henry C. Williamson (d 1949) graduated from St Andrews University in 1892. He spent five years in Canada investigating the migratory movements of salmon for the Canadian government and thereafter returned to Scotland to continue his research at University College, Dundee. He was a member of staff of the Fishery Board's research station at Aberdeen and made a life-long study of fish and crustacea. He was a fellow of the Royal Society. He died in Dundee in December 1949.

• Other Finding Aids

  Scrapbook of news cuttings relating to fishing; 1902-1921; Photocopy of obituary, 1949.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Mareike Platt

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 163