Papers relating to Gowland's metallurgical researches
Reference code
GOW/04
Title
Papers relating to Gowland's metallurgical researches
Date
1901-1925
Level of description
series
Extent and format
1 box
Scope and content
The one common theme of the contents of this box is Gowland's interest in historical metallurgy. The notes appear to have been brought together in the later years of Gowland's life, probably in relation to publications, whether completed or in progress, although some date from much earlier.
A few papers fall into specific categories:
• Receipts for drawings and photographs made for use in lectures and publications (GOW/04/01)
• Drawings and photographs collected for publications (GOW/04/02)
• Correspondence (GOW/04/03)
• Notes relating to furnaces (GOW/04/04)
• One small artefact (GOW/04/05)
The remaining original contents (GOW/04/06) consist of manuscript notes, many by Gowland himself, often taken from publications which he had read or consulted (including a significant number in German); some which appear to be early drafts; cuttings from journals, not always identified or dated; a small amount of correspondence relating to particular batches of notes.
The final item is a file on Gowland's collection of Japanese artefacts, sold to Augustus Franks in 1889, and now in the British Museum (GOW/04/07).
A few papers fall into specific categories:
• Receipts for drawings and photographs made for use in lectures and publications (GOW/04/01)
• Drawings and photographs collected for publications (GOW/04/02)
• Correspondence (GOW/04/03)
• Notes relating to furnaces (GOW/04/04)
• One small artefact (GOW/04/05)
The remaining original contents (GOW/04/06) consist of manuscript notes, many by Gowland himself, often taken from publications which he had read or consulted (including a significant number in German); some which appear to be early drafts; cuttings from journals, not always identified or dated; a small amount of correspondence relating to particular batches of notes.
The final item is a file on Gowland's collection of Japanese artefacts, sold to Augustus Franks in 1889, and now in the British Museum (GOW/04/07).
Creator
Gowland, William (1862-1922), metallurgist and archaeologist
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/894/4
Archival history
Presented by Mrs and Miss Gowland in 1925, with one exception, a file compiled at the Society of Antiquaries, 1975.
Contents
- GOW/04/01 - Receipts for drawings and photographs made for use in lectures and publications
- GOW/04/02 - Drawings and photographs collected for Gowland's publications, other than his report on Stonehenge
- GOW/04/03 - Correspondence
- GOW/04/04 - Furnaces: an accumulation of papers reflecting Gowland's interest in ancient smelting methods
- GOW/04/05 - Sword guard
- GOW/04/06 - Notes and papers relating to aspects of metallurgy and ancient metal-working
- GOW/04/07 - 'Japanese Antiquities (in the British Museum)'