File of papers relating to the mining of potash in Yorkshire

Reference No:
U DX88/1
Dates:
1949-1974
Description:
Contains various handwritten research notes and photocopies taken from newspaper articles about potash, debates about potash in the House of Commons and the Yorkshire Potash Hearing (1969); copies of and extracts from publications including Phosphorus & Potassium No. 58 (Mar/Apr 1972) and No. 10 (1964), Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin (May 1967), the Mining Journal (Apr 1965), and Town Planning Review (Oct 1971); maps showing the potash areas in Yorkshire (1968-70); photocopies of reports relating to potash including a Report on the Supply of Chemical Fertilisers (1959), Report by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd on Yorkshire Potash (1966), Report by Fisons Fertilizers Ltd on Yorkshire Potash (1965); and items relating to the application by Cleveland Potash Ltd to mine in North Yorkshire in the Whitby, Staithes-Hinderwell and Robin Hood's Bay areas including copies of correspondence, reports and material from the Local Inquiry into the applications (1950s-70s).
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
91 items
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Research papers of John G. Robertson