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D. E. Lea Papers and Notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0840

  • Staff Only

This collection houses papers and notebooks relating to the career of radiation researcher Douglas E. Lea.

Dates

  • 1931-1943

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 record boxes)

Abstract

This collection houses papers and notebooks relating to the career of radiation researcher Douglas E. Lea.

Biographical/Historical Note

Douglas E. Lea (MA, PhD) was born in 1910 in Great Britain. During his career, he worked as a physicist at England's Strangeways Laboratory and as a reader in the Department of Radiobiology in the Department of Radiotheraputics at Cambridge University. The majority of his work dealt with the effects of radiation on cells. Lea died in an accident in Cambridge, England, on June 16, 1947.

Arrangement

Collection consists of two boxes divided into two series:

  1. Series I: Papers, 1931-1940
  2. Series II: Experiment Notebooks, 1939 May-1943 July

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480