Poultry Research Centre Visitors Book, 1947-1964
Scope and Contents
Contains signatures and addresses from visitors to the Poultry Research Centre, as well as pages dedicated to the attendees of particular events, such as Poultry Research Centre 'Christening Party' (1950). There are signatures by academics from universities and institutions around the world, key figures at the University of Edinburgh such as Edward Appleton and J. Russell Greig, and politicians such as Denzil Freeth, Michael Clark Hutchison and Herbert Morrison.
The volume also contains menu cards for four dinners, including a Royal Society dinner at the Poultry Research Centre (1954) and the 18th Directors' Club dinner (1960).
The book is only partially filled.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1964
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 volume 25.5 x 20cm and 1 envelope
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Biographical / Historical
Greenwood was to act as host and chef at every annual Directors' Club dinner from 1942-1962. The 'Club' represented the annual meeting of the Directors of Scottish Agricultural Research Institutes.
Extent
1 volume
Physical Location
CLX-A-643
Physical Description
1 volume 25.5 x 20cm and 1 envelope
Dimensions
25.5 x 20cm
Subject
- Appleton, Sir Edward Victor, 1892-1965 (physicist and principal of the University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Freeth, Denzil, 1924-2010 (British Conservative politician) (Person)
- Greig, John McDougal Russell, 1899-1963 (veterinarian, director of the Moredun Institute) (Person)
- Hutchison, Michael Clark Hutchison, 1914-1993 (Scottish Unionist politican) (Person)
- Morrison, Herbert Stanley, Baron Morrison of Lambeth, 1888-1965 (British Labour politician) (Person)
- Sang, James Henderson, 1912-2002 (biologist and geneticist) (Person)
- Directors' Club (1940-?) (Organization)
- Royal Society (c1645-:) (scientific society) (Organization)
- University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) (Organization)
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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