Spencer, Leonard James, (1870-1959), Mineralogist

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Surname:	Spencer
Forenames:	Leonard James
Gender:	Male
Date:	1870-1959
History:	President of the Mineralogical Society, 1936-1939; Assistant in the Mineral Department of the British Museum in 1894 and Keeper of Minerals at the British Museum of Natural History from 1927-1935. FRS 1925; CBE 1934.
Biography:	ODNB link for Spencer, Leonard James (1870-1959) Mineralogist
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275115 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P156944 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1894-1950: British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Correspondence and Papers of L J Spencer	The Natural History Museum Archives, London	DF 17
2	1894-1927: corresp, diaries and papers	Natural History Museum Library and Archives	DF	NRA 32747 Natural
3	1900-50: scientific and personal corresp and diaries	Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982