Papers relating to the Institute of Animal Genetics, 1934-c.1971
Series
Identifier: Coll-1057/2
Scope and Contents
Contains:
- notebook detailing various poultry experiments for the period 1925-1929 (c.1929);
- a typescript titled 'Memorandum regarding poultry research in the Institute of Animal Genetics, Edinburgh', by Alan Greenwood (1934);
- two typescript copies of the Institute of Animal Genetics Report for the Year 1943-1944 (1944);
- bound typescript titled 'Institute of Animal Genetics - Publications 1920-1942';
- a typescript copy of 'The Institute of Animal Genetics at Edinburgh: the first twenty years' by Margaret Deacon (c.1971).
Dates
- Creation: 1934-c.1971
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Biographical / Historical
Greenwood joined the Institute of Animal Genetics as a research student in 1923, gaining his PhD in 1925. He remained in the Institute as a member of staff, standing in as acting director during World War Two when F.A.E Crew was absent on war service. He left the Institute in 1947 when he was appointed Director of the newly established Poultry Research Centre.
Extent
3 folders
1 volume
Physical Location
CLX-A-643
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Clare Button June 2013
Subject
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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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