Contains: a list of research workers and visitors to Beatty's research group from 1965-1975, a photocopy of Avril Sutherland's thesis abstract 'Genetic and Non-Genetic Aspects of Reproductive Performance in Man and the Rabbit', research reports to the Foundation from Beatty and Anne McLaren for the year 1979-1980 and two copies of Beatty's final report to the Ford Foundation for April 1979-September 1980.

Includes: notes and data relating to rabbit sex control experiments; two handwritten drafts of lectures, 'Sex Ratio Control - what are the prospects?' (noted 'BCBC 13 Jan 1981 Cambridge') and 'The Perplexing History of Attempts to Control the Mammalian Sex Ratio' (marked 'Newcastle 14/10/82'); various article reprints by Beatty, Anne McLaren and Douglas Falconer and a typed first draft of 'An attempt to influence the sex-ratio in rabbits using immunological methods' by Beatty.

Contains: statements of expenditure, correspondence between Beatty and Anne McLaren, a typescript of the annual report to the Ford Foundation for April 1977 - March 1978 and a photocopied typescript of an abstract titled 'Electron and light microscope studies of mammalian spermatozoa' from David Mortimer's thesis, submitted to the Faculty of Science of the University of Edinburgh for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (August 1977).

The papers chiefly consist of correspondence between Beatty, Anne McLaren and David T. Baird, as well as copies of various drafts of the memorandum to the Medical Research Council.

Contains: correspondence between Beatty, Anne McLaren and the Foundation about the terms and continuation of the grant, and responding to requests for information, including a list of visitors to Beatty's research group.

Folder originally marked 'People in Institute - Confidential'. Contains papers concerning the promotion of various individuals in the Department and recommendations for Anne McLaren's election to the Royal Society.

Contains a photocopy of the typescript proposal titled 'Proposal for the establishment of a Centre for Reproductive Biology in Edinburgh', prepared by David Baird, Beatty and Anne McLaren, and typed notes by Beatty titled 'Ideas on general nature of the Centre'.

All of the reports were prepared by C.H Waddington, with the exception of the 1962-1965 report, which Waddington prepared in collaboration with Anne McLaren. The reports also include staff lists and lists of publications.