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Box CLX-A-1535

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Contains 9 Results:

Correspondence between Charlotte Auerbach and various institutions, 1960-1982

 Sub-Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1535
Identifier: Coll-1266/3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between Charlotte Auerbach and various institutions, chiefly concerning honorary membership or the awarding of prizes and degrees.. The institutions concerned include the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, the Genetics Society of Japan, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Cambridge.

Dates: 1960-1982

First Annual Award of the Environmental Mutagen Society awarded to Charlotte Auerbach, 28 March 1972

 Item — Box: CLX-A-1535
Identifier: Coll-1266/2/8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:

Contains Charlotte Auerbach's PhD and DSc certificates from the University of Edinburgh, honorary degree certificates from Trinity College, Dublin and the universities of Cambridge, Leiden and Indiana and awards made to Auerbach for her contributions to science, including the Darwin Medal and the Gregor Mendel Prize.

Dates: 28 March 1972

Certificate from the Royal Society conferring on Charlotte Auerbach the Darwin Medal, with presentation folder, November 1976

 Item — Box: CLX-A-1535
Identifier: Coll-1266/2/10
Scope and Contents

Certificate enclosed in a blue leather-effect presentation folder bearing the crest of the Royal Society. Accompanied by a table plan for the Royal Society Anniversary Dinner at the Dorchester on 30 November 1976, and a list of the recipients of Royal Society medals at the Anniversary Meeting.

Dates: November 1976

Programmes for honorary degree ceremony at the University of Cambridge, 10 June 1977

 File — Box: CLX-A-1535
Identifier: Coll-1266/2/11
Scope and Contents

Programmes are titled 'University of Cambridge: Speeches of the Orator at the presentation of the recipients of honorary degrees to the Chancellor' and 'University of Cambridge: Order of Proceedings at the installation as Chancellor of His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T., O.M., G.B.E.'

Dates: 10 June 1977

Certificate from the University of Heidelberg conferring on Charlotte Auerbach the Gregor Mendel Prize, 1 June 1984

 File — Box: CLX-A-1535
Identifier: Coll-1266/2/13
Scope and Contents

Certificate enclosed in a red leather-effect enclosure. Accompanied by a copy of the 'Festschrift' for the ceremony, containing the citation for Auerbach, and two programmes of events.

Dates: 1 June 1984

Certificate from Indiana University conferring on Charlotte Auerbach the honorary degree of Doctor of Science, 5 October 1984

 Item — Box: CLX-A-1535
Identifier: Coll-1266/2/14
Scope and Contents

Contains honorary degree certificate and citation in red leather folder with the seal of Indiana University imprinted. Accompanied by two newspaper clippings, a programme for the dedication ceremony of the addition to the Jordan Hall of Biology at Indiana University held on 05 October 1984 (2 copies) and a programme of the Symposium in the Biological Sciences held in celebration of the dedication on 04 October 1984.

Dates: 5 October 1984

Collection of photocopied materials relating to Charlotte Auerbach's relatives, 1898-1995

 File — Box: CLX-A-1535
Identifier: Coll-1266/4/1
Scope and Contents

Contains various photocopied biographical articles about Auerbach's relatives, including her father, Friedrich Auerbach, grandfather, Leopold Auerbach, uncle, Felix Auerbach, and cousin. Some of the articles are in German. Also contains a copy of a hand-drawn family tree. Original folder noted: 'Article on Lotte for Genetics - my drafts.'

Dates: 1898-1995

Various offprints by Charlotte Auerbach, 1937-1981

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1266/4/2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds: Consists of papers collated by Geoffrey Beale as part of the preparation of his biographical memoir of Charlotte Auerbach for the Royal Society, published in 1995. Contains: Correspondence regarding Beale's research about Auerbach, papers concerning Auerbach's family history, copies of Auerbach's obituaries, letters from colleagues to Beale concerning Auerbach and a copy of the Royal Society memoir itself;Cassette tapes of interview recordings made of Charlotte Auerbach by Geoffrey...
Dates: 1937-1981