[Material re the life and work of the Beck family of microscope manufacturers. 1 folder, 1883-1989. Includes a 133p. copy typescript re various family members and their work / R.N. Shephard (1979), and numerous portrait photos of same. Listing available]

The folder is a collection of material relating to the life and work of the Beck family of 19th and 20th century microscope manufacturers. It includes a 133-page typescript history of the pertinent family members and numerous portrait photographs of them. The information complements and enhances the Museum’s collection of microscopes by this important British maker.