Himsworth, Harold Percival, Sir, 1905-1993 (British scientist)
Dates
- Existence: 19 May 1905 - 1 November 1993
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers, April 1963-August 1963
The material consists of correspondence and papers of Martin Rivers Pollock, dated April 1963-August 1963. It includes a 3 page typescript, 'Outlined proposal for an Institute of Molecular Microbiology' by Pollock and William Hayes, 2 July 1963 and response of Sir Harold Himsworth, Head of the MRC, asking for more detailed proposals.
Correspondence and papers, September 1963-October 1963
The material consists of correspondence and papers of Martin Rivers Pollock, dated September 1963-October 1963. It includes a draft and final copy of 'Trends and prospects in Microbial Biochemistry and Genetics' by Pollock and William Hayes sent to Harold Himsworth, 3 October; and draft and final copy of their 'Proposal for an Institute of Molecular Biology', sent in response to his reply to 'Trends and prospects', 28 October.
Himsworth, H.P., 1960-1967
The material consists of correspondence between Sir Harold Himsworth, Martin Rivers Pollock and J.H. Humphrey, dated 1960-1967. Sir Harold Himsworth was Head of the Medical Research Council (MRC). Pollock and Humphrey corresponded with him about their concern that experienced scientific staff were not being able to make a contribution to MRC policy.