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CodeDS/UK/274
NameEvans; Lewis (1853-1930); collector
SurnameEvans
ForenamesLewis
HistoryChairman of the family paper-making firm John Dickinson and Co Ltd, and collector of scientific objects, in particular astrolabes. Founder of the History of Science Museum, offering his collection of scientific objects to Oxford University in 1922. In 1925 the 'Lewis Evans Collection' opened to the public, changing its name to the 'Museum of the History of Science' in 1935. In 2018 it changed its name to the History of Science Museum.
RulesInternational Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Sourcehttps://hsm.ox.ac.uk/lewis-evans-biographical-account (accessed 25/04/2019)
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MCR/1/1/41Great Britain: Miscellaneous1864-16 Sep 1916
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