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Institute of Animal Genetics History, 1950-1993

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Identifier: Coll-1690/7/1

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This folder contains:

  1. The Institute of Animal Genetics at Edinburgh, The First Twenty Years, by Margaret Deacon. 38 pages typescript.
  2. Cutting from The Times, 2.6.1973: Addition by Waddington to an obituary of Prof. F.A.E. Crew.
  3. Offprint: The Genealogy of the Poultry Research Centre Edinburgh, by F.A.E. Crew. From British Poultry Science 12, 1971.
  4. Typed draft obituary of Prof. Crew (probably by Douglas S. Falconer).
  5. Short biographical notes on 4 Professors of Genetics to accompany their photographs on the main stair of Ashworth (Profs. Crew, Waddington, Robertson and Falconer), Sept. 1995, by Douglas S. Falconer.
  6. Institute of Animal Genetics: Archives contents of folders (2 page typed list of 24 items).
  7. Proceedings of 7th International Genetics Congress, Edinburgh 1939, 23-30 August. Photocopy.
  8. Correspondence (May 1992-Jan 1993) with Adrian Hogben about his father Lancelot Hogben's time in Edinburgh in the 1920s. Research into this matter from the archives by Douglas S. Falconer.
  9. Correspondence with Ronald Hunter answering questions about dates for Profs. Crew and Waddington.
  10. Charlotte Auerbach honorary degree at Trinity College Dublin - oration in Latin and English (1 page photocopy).
  11. Resume of the development of the Institute of Animal Genetics during the first 25 years. Plus appendix, a note on the desirability of maintaining and exten~g genetical research with dairy cattle. Typed carbon copy 6 pages. No author or date given, probably by Douglas S. Falconer.
  12. Handwritten sheet: Courses, dates started.
  13. Typed sheet: "Some post-Waddington dates" ( dates of appointments).
  14. Typed sheet on the Buchanan Chair ta.ken from Who was Who 1929-40' and 'Who's Who 1981.
  15. C.H. Waddingon 'From current biography 1962' (4 pages in two columns).
  16. Photographic print (and photocopy thereof): 'Early Visitors 1924' (A. Walton, D'Arcy Thompson, P. Kammerer, L. Hogben, H. Fell, Prof. Crew, M.V. Cytovich). (listed by Douglas S. Falconer). Plus photocopy of a photograph of a building, dated 1930 (probably the Institute?).
  17. Pencil sheet of notes: numbers of post-doc. and PhD students and papers. Other notes on reverse.
  18. Pencil copy of Degree board in Hall of lnstitute.
  19. Reprint from Animal Breeding Abstracts, 18 no. 4, 1950: A review of Work in Progress at the Institute of Animal Genetics, Edinburgh.
  20. Newspaper article by Roy Perman on Waddington's School of the Man Made Future.
  21. 'A Scotsman's Log' by Wilfred Taylor, from The Scotsman, 17.4.1975, about universities and especially FRS's and the Genetics Department.
  22. Obituary of Waddington "drafted by Douglas S. Falconer".
  23. 'The impact of Genetics on Animal Breeding' by J.W.B. King-paper presented at seminar on 30 Sept. 1980, (9 pages).
  24. Offprint from Genetics Society of Edinburgh: Perspectives: 'Quantitative Genetics in Edinburgh 1947-1980 by Douglas S. Falconer.
  25. Offprint from Research (1951): 'Institute of Animal Genetics Edinburgh, by Waddington and Mason.
  26. Early draft of leaflet: 'The History and Work of the Institute of Animal Genetics (1950) by Mason. (Typed with many handwritten alterations): In two sections, Parts I and II, Part III.
  27. Notes by Douglas S. Falconer on lecture given by Crew in Poultry Research Centre 16 Nov. 1970 (typed).
  28. 'Party' to mark closure of ARC unit: Speech given by Douglas S. Falconer Oct. 1980 - his manuscript pencil copy plus a version later typed by his son John.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950-1993

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1 folder

Language of Materials

English

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