Correspondence
MS. Eng. c. 7955/11
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Correspondence
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7955/11
Summary
Correspondence on invitation to G.A. Baramki to participate in a conference, 1981, 1983; letters from Anne Eaton, widow of Cyrus Eaton in whose house the first Pugwash conference had taken place, 1982, 1987. Letter of 1987 explains the name: 'Pagweak is the Indian for Deep Water and somehow became Pugwash...while "Pugwash" is not the most elegant word I've always felt Deep Water quite appropriate for the issues discussed there'.
Date
1981-1987
Language
English
Physical extent
1 folder
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Collection contents
Additional papers of Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin
Peace and humanitarian interests
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Correspondence
