Scope and Contents Contains: 'A Note on the History of the Royal Society Club of Edinburgh' by Douglas Guthrie (typescript, not dated, c.1946); 'Lasswade' by J.E Wilson, reprinted from the State Veterinary Journal (not dated, c.1951); 'Section E: Husbandry and Miscellaneous', Symposium: The Use of Artificial Light, photocopied reprint from the ...

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The memorandum, in which interestingly Waddington mentions 'epigenetics' as important future course of study, arose out of the impending retirement of Professor Reginald Punnett from the Arthur Balfour Chair of Genetics at the University of Cambridge, which, according to the memorandum, gave 'an opportunity for a reconsideration of the position of genetics in the University and of its relation to other biological departments.'

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The names are assumed to relate to visitors to Ewart's residence at the Bungalow, Penicuik. Index includes tick boxes next to categories such as 'Sheep and wool' and '21 Days Horse', which possibly relate to people's research interests or purchases. Names include: G. Baldwin Brown, J. Burdon-Sanderson, Arthur Cecil, , A. Geikie, R.B Haldane, F.H.A Marshall, R.C Punnett, Arthur E. Shipley and E.N Wentworth.