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Box CLX-A-1536

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Departmental file from the Institute of Animal Genetics concerning Charlotte Auerbach, 1947-1975

 File — Box: CLX-A-1536
Identifier: Coll-1266/4/5
Scope and Contents Contains papers concerning Auerbach's work at the Institute of Animal Genetics, including: a report of the Mutagenesis Unit; a typescript of a talk given by Auerbach at the Genetics Congress at the Hague in 1963 titled 'Past achievements and future tasks of research in chemical mutagenesis'; a typescript report on Auerbach's Agricultural Research Council-funded mutation work during 1950-1951; and a typescript 'Interim report on the work done by Dr H. Moser since April 1949.'Also...
Dates: 1947-1975

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

Copies of letters between Charlotte Auerbach and Hermann Joseph Muller, 1940-1946

 File — Box: CLX-A-1536
Identifier: Coll-1266/4/3
Scope and Contents

Correspondence chiefly concerns Auerbach's ongoing research work on Drosophila and mustard gas mutagenesis with J.M Robson at the Institute of Animal Genetics, and Muller's work at Amherst College, Massachussetts.

Dates: 1940-1946

Typescripts of Auerbach and J.M. Robson's reports to the Ministry of Supply, 1942-1943

 File — Box: CLX-A-1536
Identifier: Coll-1266/4/4
Scope and Contents Contains: Report 1: 'Experiments on the Action of Mustard Gas in Drosophila: production of sterility and mutations' by Charlotte Auerbach and J.M. Robson (March 1942)Report 2: 'Experiments on the Action of Mustard Gas in Drosophila: genetical differences in susceptibility' by Charlotte Auerbach and J.M. Robson (June 1942)Report 3: 'Experiments on the Action of Mustard Gas in Drosophila: proof that mustard gas acts directly on the chromosomes' by Charlotte Auerbach and J.M. Robson (June...
Dates: 1942-1943

Copies of correspondence between Charlotte Auerbach and various colleagues, 1956-1997

 File — Box: CLX-A-1536
Identifier: Coll-1266/4/6
Scope and Contents

Contains copies of letters between Charlotte Auerbach and various colleagues, including Guido Pontecorvo, Mary Louise Alexander, Rayla Jermin These copies seem to have been collected by Beale for the purposes of writing his Royal Society biographical memoir of Auerbach.Also contains some letters between Beale and acquaintances of Charlotte.

Dates: 1956-1997

Draft typescript of 'The Institute of Animal Genetics and its Origins: research on animal genetics in Edinburgh, 1895-1945' by Margaret Deacon, with related correspondence, c.1974-1994

 File — Box: CLX-A-1536
Identifier: Coll-1266/4/8
Scope and Contents

The correspondence is between Geoffrey Beale and Margaret Deacon (who grants permission for her work to be cited as a reference in Beale's Royal Society memoir of Auerbach) and M.M. Green, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, concerning details about Auerbach's life. The draft typescript contains handwritten annotations and contact details for Margaret Deacon.

Dates: c.1974-1994

Correspondence regarding Geoffrey Beale's collation of research materials concerning Charlotte Auerbach, 1992-1995

 File — Box: CLX-A-1536
Identifier: Coll-1266/4/10
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence between Geoffrey Beale and various institutions and individuals regarding the collation of research materials for Beale's preparation of the Royal Society biographical memoir on Auerbach. Correspondents include the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Technische Universitat Berlin and the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The material includes photocopies of correspondence between F.A.E Crew and various during the 1930s, concerning obtaining grants for the continuation of...
Dates: 1992-1995

File of published obituaries of Charlotte Auerbach, together with her CV and list of publications, 1976-1994

 File — Box: CLX-A-1536
Identifier: Coll-1266/4/9
Scope and Contents

Includes typescript of Auerbach's own autobiographical notes, and a letter about her life and idea of her own achievements from Auerbach to H.G. Callan.

Dates: 1976-1994