Papers relating to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), 1955-1975
Scope and Contents
Contains: correspondence and papers relating to meetings and symposia; a report of meetings of the Study Group on Cell Growth convened by the Council for International Organisations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) (12-16 December 1955); material concerning UNESCO'S 1967 'Statement on Race and Racial Prejudice' (an update of the 1951 'Statement on the nature of race and race differences').
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1975
Creator
- From the Series: Waddington, Conrad Hal, 1905-1975 (embryologist and professor of animal genetics, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, subject to the researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form wherever noted. A small amount of the material has been redacted, pending a future review.
Biographical / Historical
Waddington was involved in various UNESCO-related projects and committees etc, including chairing the Cell Biology Panel of the Royal Society/UNESCO Committee in 1959 and organising a symposium on behalf of UNESCO titled 'Biological Organisation: Cellular and Sub-Cellular' at the University of Edinburgh in September 1957.
Full Extent
2 boxes
Physical Location
CLX-A-1057-1058
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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