Visitors Book listing visitors entertained at the British Empire Cancer Campaign Environment Unit, Easter Bush Estate, 1963-1968
Scope and Contents
The volume lists the menus for various guest and staff lunches and dinners hosted at the British Empire Cancer Campaign Environment Unit. Guests include various key figures in the City and University of Edinburgh, including Edward Appleton, George L. Montgomery and Duncan M. Weatherstone, as well as academics and visitors from research institutions all over the world. The volume also contains various 'thank you' letters.
The volume is only half-filled.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-1968
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 volume 18.5 x 13.3cm
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Biographical / Historical
Greenwood, who, in his words, had long harboured an 'interest in the culinary art (or science)' became well known as a skilled chef at the Poultry Research Institute, and hosted numerous lunches and dinners to a variety of guests over the years.
Extent
1 volume
Physical Location
CLX-A-644
Physical Description
1 volume 18.5 x 13.3cm
Dimensions
18.5 x 13.3cm
Subject
- Appleton, Sir Edward Victor, 1892-1965 (physicist and principal of the University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Dunbar, John Greig, Sir, 1907-: (Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1960-1963)) (Person)
- Montgomery, George Lightbody, 1905-1993 (professor of pathology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Weatherstone, Duncan M., 1898-1972 (Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1963-1966)) (Person)
- British Empire Cancer Campaign Environment Unit. Poultry Research Centre (c.1947-1970) (Organization)
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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