Agricultural Research Council (UK research council)

Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains: reports on visits to other institutions, such as Cambridge University and the Royal Veterinary College, University of London; report on Beatty's attendance at various conferences and congresses, including correspondence with the Agricultural Research Council; progress reports on research carried out by Beatty's colleagues and students; notes relating...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains: reports on visits to other institutions, such as Cambridge University and the Royal Veterinary College, University of London; report on Beatty's attendance at various conferences and congresses, including correspondence with the Agricultural Research Council; progress reports on research carried out by Beatty's colleagues and students; notes relating...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains: reports on visits to other institutions, such as Cambridge University and the Royal Veterinary College, University of London; report on Beatty's attendance at various conferences and congresses, including correspondence with the Agricultural Research Council; progress reports on research carried out by Beatty's colleagues and students; notes relating...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains: reports on visits to other institutions, such as Cambridge University and the Royal Veterinary College, University of London; report on Beatty's attendance at various conferences and congresses, including correspondence with the Agricultural Research Council; progress reports on research carried out by Beatty's colleagues and students; notes relating...

Scope and Contents The correspondence deals with Greenwood's experimental work, the establishing and furnishing of the Poultry Research Centre, staff and salary matters. Also present are two items of correspondence from the PRC to Greenwood's widow Josephine Greenwood (1984) concerning her late husband's biographical details.

Scope and Contents The file contains: correspondence with the Agricultural Research Council mainly concerning Waddington's salary, insurance and expenses; an appointment letter to Waddington for the position of Chief Geneticist at the National Animal Breeding and Genetics Research Organisation (26 April 1945); and items of correspondence with Waddington's colleagues in Cambridge regarding research matters and meeting arrangements.

Scope and Contents The file contains correspondence with: the University of Edinburgh concerning the Chair of Animal Genetics; various bodies including the ARC about expenses and administrative matters and various colleagues about queries, research matters and Waddington's publications. The material also includes a letter (31 October 1947) from Jessica MacDonald, daughter of James Cossar Ewart, and some letters congratulating Waddington on his appointment to the National Animal Breeding and Genetics Research...

Scope and Contents The file contains correspondence and memoranda chiefly relating to some internal disputes at the Institute of Animal Genetics, partly relating to the ARC review of the running of the Genetics Section in the Institute which took place from 11-14 October 1950.

Scope and Contents The correspondence covers a variety of topics, including the establishing and funding of the Group, staffing, expenses and progress reports to the MRC.

Scope and Contents The correspondence chiefly concerns the ARC'S financial support and the establishment of the Poultry Research Centre. Also contains draft typescripts of reports written by Waddington, including 'Constitution of a Self-Contained University Department of Genetics and Re-Organisation of the Present Institute of Animal Genetics' (1946), copies of memoranda of meetings between ARC representatives, the Department of Agriculture for Scotland and the University (1946-1947).