John Allan Howe
Timeline
Date | Details |
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1869 | Born. |
1901 | Appointed Geologist. |
1902 | Curator and Librarian. |
1920 | Assistant to the Director. |
1920 | O.B.E. |
1931 | Retired. |
1929 | Bolitho Medal. |
Biographies and obituaries
Publications
Works listed in the BGS Library catalogue
Howe, J.A. The Woodford and Ilford Railway : Summary of Progress of the Geological Survey of the UK and Museum of Practical Geology for 1902, Appendix 6, p.194.
Pocock, T.I. ; Barrow, G. ; Gibson, W. ; Howe, J.A. ; Newton, E.T. ; Wedd, C.B. ; Geological Survey of Great Britain (1906). The geology of the country around Macclesfield, Congleton, Crewe and Middlewich : Explanation of sheet 110. (Memoir (Sheet) Geological Survey of GB (England & Wales) - New Series; 110). London : HMSO.
Howe, J.A. ; Dick, A.B. ; Geological Museum (1914). A handbook to the collection of kaolin, china-clay and china-stone in the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London, SW. London : HMSO.
Lovegrove, E.J. ; Howe, J.A. ; Flett, J.S. (1929). Attrition tests of British road-stones (with notes by J A Howe and J Flett). (Mem Geol Surv UK (Misc)). London : HMSO.
Howe, J.A. ; Teall, J.J.H. ; Ussher, W.A.E. ; Allen, H.A. ; Cantrill, T.C. ; Dixon, E.E.L. ; Macalister, D.A. ; Hall, T.C. Visit to the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street : Saturday, March 28th, 1908. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 20(6) 1908 p.467-472.
Maps
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Howe, J.A. ; Bromehead, C.E.N. (1914). Sheet 1A SE & 2 NE - Kent. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Kent). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Bromehead, C.E.N. ; Pocock, T.I. ; Howe, J.A. (1920). Sheet 3 NW - Kent. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Kent). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Howe, J.A. ; Robertson, T. ; Sherlock, R.L. (1921). Sheet 41 SE - Hertfordshire. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Hertfordshire). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Hester, S.W. ; Howe, J.A. (1949). Sheet 47 NE - Hertfordshire. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Hertfordshire). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Howe, J.A. (1911). Sheet 49 SW - Buckinghamshire. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Buckinghamshire). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Howe, J.A. (1914). Sheet 53 NE - Buckinghamshire. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Buckinghamshire). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Howe, J.A. (1902). Sheet 53 SE - Buckinghamshire. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Buckinghamshire). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Noble, A.H. ; Howe, J.A. (1911). Sheet 54 NW - Buckinghamshire. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Buckinghamshire). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Howe, J.A. (1902). Sheet 54 SW - Buckinghamshire. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Buckinghamshire). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Bromhead, C.N. ; Howe, J.A. (1968). Sheet 56 NE - Buckinghamshire. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Buckinghamshire). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
Geological Survey of Great Britain ; Howe, J.A. (1902). Sheet 57 NW - Buckinghamshire. (Geological Survey of England and Wales 6 inch [1:10 560] county series - Buckinghamshire). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.
External publications
Howe, J.A. (1910). The geology of building stones. (Arnold's geological series). London : Arnold.
Howe, J.A. ([1920?]). Stones and quarries. (Pitman's common commodities and industries). London : Pitman.
Howe, J.A. ; Crichton-Browne, J. (1928). The stones of London : Proceedings of the Royal Institution XXV 1928 p262-269. (1928).
Elsden, J.V. ; Howe, J.A. (1923). The stones of London. London : Colliery Guardian.
BGS archives
Ref No | Title | Description |
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GSM/GL/Bm/1 | Correspondence: letters to H.A.Allen, R.Crookall, J.S.Flett, J.A.Howe, F.L.Kitchin, W.F.P... | |
GSM/GL/Ds/1 | Correspondence: letters to S.C.A.Holmes, J.Howe, Kitchin, J. Pringle and F.B.A.Welch | |
GSM/GL/Ta/3 | Correspondence; letters to Flett, Howe, Kitchin, McLintock and H.H.Thomas | |
GSM/GL/We/7 | Letters to Howe and Dewey, letter from Reynolds | |
GSM/GL/Wr/2 | Letters From W B Wright | Letters to J Pringle 1936 (1); Letters to S W Hester 1929 (1); Letters to J A Howe 1929 or replies (6); Letters from F L Kitchin 1929-1930 (2) |
GSM/GL/Wr/8 | Letters From W S Bisat to W B Wright | Letters 31-40; 1 letter to L H Tonks 1letter of reply from W B Wright to J A Howe |
GSM/GL/Wr/24 | Letters From J A Howe to W B Wright | 1-10 letters from J A Howe to W B Wright; 1 letter from W B Wright to J A Howe |
GSM/GL/Wr/25 | Letters From J A Howe to W B Wright | 11-15 letters from J A Howe to W B Wright; 1 letter from W B Wright to J A Howe |
GSM/MG/C/11 | Correspondence re collections, presentations and purchases of minerals and building stone for the Museum. Arranged alphabetically. | Addressed to J Howe. |
GSM/MG/C/25 | The Assynt model: papers and sketches re corrections and repainting from J.L Bowie, J.Horne and J.A.Howe. | |
GSM/MG/P | Personnel | The following papers relate mainly to the key figures in the Museum from its beginnings. The... |
GSM/MG/P/5 | Misc papers of J Howe. | Minutes, notes and papers of Museum administration. |
GSM/MG/P/6 | Notebook of memoranda kept by J Howe. | |
GSM/MG/P/7 | Correspondence to J Howe, Curator | Letters about building stones, roadstones specimens etc |