Papers concerning the proposal to the Medical Research Council for the establishment of a Centre for Reproductive Biology, 1970-1974
Scope and Contents
Contains a photocopied typescript of the submission to the Medical Research Council and correspondence chiefly regarding the drafting process as well as some notes relating to the proposed accommodation arrangements of the Centre. Also contains some minutes of the Reproductive Biology Building Project Sub-Committee and Users Group as well as CVs and research interests in report form from David Baird, Beatty, Anne McLaren and Roger Short.
Dates
- Creation: 1970-1974
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, subject to researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form.
Biographical / Historical
David Baird, R.A Beatty and Anne McLaren, in collaboration with Roger Short, made the submission to the Medical Research Council on Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the establishment of a Centre for Reproductive Biology in Edinburgh in 1971, following an circular letter from the Medical Research Council to all medical schools in Britain.
Extent
2 folders
Physical Location
CLX-A-1099
Subject
- Baird, David T., fl1972 (professor in obstetrics and gynaecology) (Person)
- McLaren, Anne, Dame, 1927-2007 (developmental biologist and director, MRC Mammalian Development Unit, London) (Person)
- Short, Roger Valentine, 1930-: (reproductive biologist, professor of reproductive biology, Monash University, Australia) (Person)
- University of Edinburgh Reproductive Biology Building Project Sub-Committee. Reproductive Biology Building Project Sub-Committee (fl 1973) (Organization)
- Medical Research Council (1913-:) (Organization)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Beatty, Richard Alan, 1915-2005 (reproductive biologist) (Person)
Repository Details
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