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Correspondence of Alexander E.R. Aggasiz
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-96
Scope and Contents
The correspondence of Alexander E. R. Agassiz is mainly about coral reefs. There are letters to Sir Charles Wyville Thomson and to Sir John Murray (1841-1914). There is also material on Agassiz's life and scientific work.
Dates:
circa 1867-1910
Papers of Conrad Hal Waddington
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-41
Scope and Contents
Contains:
laboratory notebooks and bundles of research notes, including many from Waddington's early years of research in Cambridge in the 1930s;
manuscripts, typescripts and related correspondence, including draft manuscripts of New Patterns in Genetics and Development and Principes of Development and Differentiation, and correspondence...
Dates:
1923-1976
Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1586
Scope and Contents
Section A, Biographical, is very slight. It includes an obituary and a copy of Pollock's curriculum vitae. Of particular note are correspondence and papers relating to Pollock's difficulties in obtaining a visa to visit the USA in 1967 and 1970.Section B, Medical Research Council, documents Pollock's time at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Mill Hill, London, from 1948 to 1964, shortly before his departure for Edinburgh. It is not...
Dates:
ca 1934-2000
Papers of Michael L. Ryder
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1702
Scope and Contents
Papers are sorted in box files by subject, on the following topics:- Ryder's book 'Sheep and Man', including original illustrations and correspondence (15 box files); textiles and weaving (3 box files);
- Sheep and wool in the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Middle East (3 box files);
- Skin biology, wool and other animal hair, wool colour (7 box files);
- St Kilda, Orkney and Shetland sheep (2 box files);
- Archaeological textiles, clothing, rugs and carpets (4...
Dates:
c.1950s-2000s
Papers of Professor Richard Penry Ambler
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1577
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material related to molecular biologist Richard Penry Ambler. It reflects a career devoted to research into protein sequencing at the Department of Molecular Biolgy at the University of Edinburgh.
Dates:
1950-2002
Papers of Professor Sir Kenneth Murray
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1527
Content Description
This archive comprises the personal and working papers of Kenneth Murray, including: awards and honours; biographical materials including photographs and films; material relating to Kenneth's education and early career, including school certificates; personal and professional correspondence; papers relating to Kenneth's's work at the University of Edinburgh, including departmental papers, teaching materials and staff and student files; papers relating to Biogen, including a large number of...
Dates:
1940-2015
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- Agassiz, Alexander, 1835-1910 (American naturalist and industrialist) 1
- Agassiz, Jean Louis, 1807-1873 (Swiss-American naturalist and professor of natural history) 1
- Ambler, Richard Penry, 1933-: (professor of protein chemistry, University of Edinburgh) 1
- Murray, John, Sir, 1841-1914 1
- Murray, Sir Kenneth, 1930-2013 (professor of molecular biology, University of Edinburgh) 1
- Pollock, Martin Rivers, 1914-1999 (professor of biology, University of Edinburgh) 1
- Ryder, Michael Lawson, 1927-2015 1
- Thomson, Charles Wyville, Sir, 1830-1882 1
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- University of Edinburgh, Department of Molecular Biology (1968-1990) (university department) 1
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