Histories of the Institute and related topics, 1932-c.1971
File — Box: EUA-A-65, Box: data_value_missing_d444e1d5c21bc118b076f6bb64740241, Box: data_value_missing_2531f8fa794388aac231b29d0fc99ff5
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/5/5
Scope and Contents
Contains:
- photocopied typescript titled 'Institute of Animal Genetics at Edinburgh: The First Twenty Years' by Margaret Deacon of the Science Studies Unit (unpublished and undated, c.1971);
- one copy, plus one photocopy, of the Institute newsletter titled 'General News of the Institute', including personal news of present and past workers at the Institute (circa 1954);
- 4 typescripts titled 'Institute of Animal Genetics, University of Edinburgh', containing 'a brief resume of the development of the Institute of Animal Genetics during the first 25 years of its history' (c.1945);
- correspondence about various histories of or publications concerning the Institute (1932-1951), including the University Liason Committee's commission of a statement about the Institute as part of a booklet;
- reprint of article titled 'Institute of Animal Genetics Edinburgh' by C.H Waddington and I.L Mason (published in Research, 4, 1951);
- typescript titled 'Institute of Animal Genetics. University of Edinburgh' (undated);
- timeline of key events from the Institute's history (1911-1975);
- offprint titled 'The Genealogy of the Poultry Research Centre' by F.A.E Crew, from the British Journal of Poultry Science, 121: 289-295, (1975).
Dates
- Creation: 1932-c.1971
Creator
- From the Sub-subfonds: University of Edinburgh, Institute of Animal Genetics (1930-1990) (university research institute) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open.
Full Extent
1 folder
Subject
- Crew, Francis Albert Eley, 1886-1973 (professor of animal genetics and professor of public health and social medicine, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Deacon, Margaret, fl 1969 (oceanography historian) (Person)
- Mason, Ian Lauder, 1914-2007 (livestock geneticist) (Person)
- Poultry Research Centre (1947-1986) (research institution) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
