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Notebook containing detailing various poultry experiments, 1925-1929, c.1929

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1057/2/1

Scope and Contents

The handwritten notebook details 22 experiments on poultry, including adrenalin injections and ovary and testis grafts, covering the period 1925-1929. Also present are some photographic inserts. The spine of the book bears the inscription 'Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here.'

The notebook is only partially filled.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1929

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

1 volume 16 x 20cm

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Biographical / Historical

It is likely that these notes were created as 'fair copies' of experimental data collected over the previous few years by Greenwood as part of his research at the Institute of Animal Genetics.

Extent

1 volume

Physical Location

CLX-A-643

Physical Description

1 volume 16 x 20cm

Dimensions

16 x 20cm

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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