Collection of planning and administrative records relating to the establishment and operation of the Synchrotron Radiation Source at Daresbury Laboratory

The collection consists of committee minutes, station log books, design drawings, working party minutes and reports, construction photographs, research committee correspondence, summary reports for proposed experiments, publications, seminar notes, safety handbooks, laboratory staff charts, laboratory telephone directories, agreements with research universities in Europe & Japan, facility review documentation and case study documentation relating to the design, construction and use of the Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS) at Daresbury Laboratory. The collection also includes documentation relating to the predecessor NINA high-energy particle accelerator and Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SRF). The documents also relate to wiggler magnet and beamline station technology, and give a broad picture of the nature of the research carried out at Daresbury Laboratory and its international significance as a research facility.