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Waddington, Conrad Hal, 1905-1975 -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence regarding F.A.E Crew's bequest to the Institute Library, 1968-1992

 File — Box EUA-A-66, Box: data_value_missing_b6eab8541aea4c0d92f5e8f535ccb704, Box: data_value_missing_bcda03cd979be0a4e63347dd555f4744
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/7
Scope and Contents

The material also contains a list of the books bequeathed to the Institute by Crew, and related correspondence, including two letters from Crew to Waddington about the bequest, and letters between the Institute and Crew's family about the eventual despatch of the books. There is also present a copy of Waddington's additional note on Crew's obituary which he sent to The Times.

Dates: 1968-1992

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

Departmental files of Conrad Hal Waddington, 1946-1978

 Series
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/6
Scope and Contents Contains: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/5/1 - papers relating to the organisation of the Institute (1948-1950); EUA IN1/ACU/A1/5/2 - papers relating to the Carnegie Grant (1941-1951); EUA IN1/ACU/A1/5/3 - correspondence and biographical papers (1959-1978); EUA IN1/ACU/A1/5/4 - personal information and staff particulars (1946-1950); EUA IN1/ACU/A1/5/5 -...
Dates: 1946-1978

File of letters to Yolanda Sonnabend, chiefly from C.H. Waddington, c.1967-c.1977

 File — Box CLX-A-1234: Series Coll-1461/2
Identifier: Coll-1461/3
Scope and Contents

Waddington's letters to Yolanda chiefly concern arrangements for meeting and potential work opportunities for Yolanda. Many letters are undated. There are also two other letters: one from an unnamed correspondent in Rhodesia and one from Justin Waddington, concerning Waddington's book The Man-Made Future.

Dates: c.1967-c.1977

Files of correspondence relating to the administration of Shothead Farm, 1936-1954

 File
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/9/1/2
Scope and Contents

Contains reports, accounts and minutes of the Shothead Farm committee, and correspondence about the administration of the farm between Alick Buchanan Smith, C.H. Waddington and the University Secretary. Also contains a typescript paper titled 'Inheritance of milking capacity in dairy cattle' by A.D. Buchanan Smith ('to be read to the Farmers' Club on Saturday, 6th December 1948.'

Dates: 1936-1954

Letters to Yolanda Sonnabend concerning the publication and design of 'Tools for Thought', 1976-1977

 File — Box CLX-A-1234: Series Coll-1461/2, Box: data_value_missing_8c9c012cc1ea2417f8a04014adc747a8, Box: data_value_missing_93c514a9635a461b69ce91279aed7580
Identifier: Coll-1461/2/6
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Contains: Coll-1461/1: original artworks created by Yolanda Sonnabend for C.H. Waddington's book 'Tools for Thought' Coll-1461/2: collections of articles and research materials relating to Waddington's work, including manuscripts for his books 'Beyond Appearance', 'The Man-Made Future' and 'Tools for Thought' Coll-1461/3: letters to Yolanda Sonnabend, chiefly from C.H....
Dates: 1976-1977

Material relating to 'Significance and Form in Nature and Art: IV Waddington Memorial Conference' held in Perugia, Sala Brugnoli-Palazzo Cesaroni, 19 March 1993, 1993

 File — Box CLX-A-1234: Series Coll-1461/2
Identifier: Coll-1461/4
Scope and Contents

Contains: a large conference poster; Yolanda's notes for presenting at the conference as well as her notes from other speakers' talks, including some sketch portraits; letters to Yolanda about the conference; photographs (with negatives)of social events surrounding the conference and of sights around Spello.

Dates: 1993

Papers concerning Sang's appointment at the Animal Breeding and Genetics Research Organisation, May - June 1948

 File
Identifier: Coll-1391/1
Scope and Contents

Contains chiefly correspondence between Sang, C.H Waddington, the Agricultural Research Council and the Ministry of Supply, concerning Sang's appointment to the Animal Breeding and Genetics Research Organisation.

Dates: May - June 1948

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...
Dates: 1923-1976

Papers relating to the administration of the Ford Foundation grant I, 1960-1972

 File
Identifier: Coll-1364/2/1/1
Scope and Contents

Contains: correspondence chiefly between C.H Waddington and the Ford Foundation, Solly Zuckerman, Edward Appleton and Beatty, concerning the application process, associated equipment, salary matters and building works. Also present are typescripts of annual grant reports and details of expenditure to the Foundation.

No correspondence exists between 1960 and 1963.

Dates: 1960-1972