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Assorted correspondence between Perret, Day and Keppel - including photographs
Letters between Perret, Day and Keppel regarding earthquakes and potential volcanic activity on Montserrat, including photographs of Plymouth and the Gages Soufriere.
Earthquake monitoring on Montserrat: Cost of retaining measuring instruments used by a Royal Society expedition
Discussions around instrumentation for monitoring earthquake activity on Montserrat in the 1930's. A mixture of typed and hand written communication.Includes the Royal society expedition report and reports from the volcano-seismological station on…
Earthquakes: reports from seismo-volcanological station on Montserrat
Account of volcanological and seismological observations made at the monitoring station on Montserrat.
Frank Perret to Arthur Day 1st March 1935 RE: Montserrat Activity
Letter contains info RE gas samples and observations on Montserrat.
J S Neill (Administrator - Dominica) to Frank A. Perret 1st April 1938 RE: Montserrat Report
Receipt of Perret's report on Montserrat and thanks for services rendered.
Letter: Bell to Perret - 11th July 1934
Invite to visit to study the volcano RE earthquakes. Thanks for offer to do so free of charge.
Letter: Commissioner of Montserrat to Perret 9th June 1934
Decreasing activity, reference to smell of gas and intensity of earthquakes
Letter: Curator at the department of Agriculture, Montserrat to Perret - 24th July 1934
Emphasises desire for Perret to visit.
Letter: Day / Merriam - 5th & 7th March 1936
Reference to Royal Society expedition and Perret's work.
Use of funds for Perret and his cooperation with the Royal Society expedition.
Letter: Day to Carnegie Institution of Washington (unknown person) - July 1936
Summary of Perret's research and involvement of Royal Society
English scientists spent money but missed key issues of islanders.
Support for Perret's request for funds to continue