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Personal papers left at the Department, volume 2, c.1950-1962

 Item
Identifier: Coll-41/9/5/2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Folder originally marked 'Contents of top right hand desk drawer and misc from desk at Genetics'. Contains:

  1. a framed promotional British Petroleum postcard caricaturing a scientist with microscope, with handwritten caption 'This Must Be the Man?' (part of frame broken);
  2. hand annotated list of names titled 'Wadd's Library Mailing List No.2';
  3. papers and brochures concerning lab equipment;
  4. a black and white photographic portrait of Waddington, two photographs of poultry, and various photographs of cattle in Africa;
  5. an invitation to a first showing of paintings by Pearl Goodwin, Provincetown, Massachussetts (August 1962).

Material accompanied by note in unknown hand: 'Amphibia 1937 and chick at Amsterdam 1930?'

Dates

  • Creation: c.1950-1962

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open, subject to the researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form wherever noted. A small amount of the material has been redacted, pending a future review.

Full Extent

1 folder

Additional Description

Physical Location

CLX-A-1073

Related Names

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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