| Ref No | LDGSL/38/B/1/1 |
| Title | Geological Survey of Malaya |
| Date | Feb 1940-Jun 1952 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Correspondence between Elizabeth Alexander and members of the Geological Survey of Malaya, 1940-1952, notably including: Letter from Alexander to Willbourn, Director of the Geological Survey of Malaya, re: the location of her weathering experiment samples, 23 March 1940; Letter from Harold Service, Geological Survey, Federation of Malaya, re: a letter of introduction to the NHM for Alexander to study fossils from Singapore, 4 July 1950; Correspondence between Alexander, the Director of the Geological Survey and Messrs Boustead regarding Alexander's analysis (report included) on a local brick concerned in a case of theft, 3-12 July 1950. |
| Provenance | Donated by Alexander's daughter and biographer Mary Harris, June 2019. |
| Arrangement | The letters were in separate files, but have been placed together for continuity purposes. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | Mary Harris, 'Rocks, Radio and Radar: the extraordinary scientific, social and military life of Elizabeth Alexander’, World Scientific (2019). |
| ArchNote | Description by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | ALEXANDER | Frances Elizabeth Somerville | 1908-1958 | née Caldwell | geologist and physicist |