Medawar, Sir Peter Brian

Date:
Jun-Jul 1946
Reference:
HALDANE/5/2/3/85
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Haldane Papers
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Medawar, Sir Peter Brian. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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Description

This items contains the following letters:
  • Letter dated 30 June 1946 from P B Medawar to Haldane regarding corrections to a manuscript.
  • Letter dated 13 July 1946 from Medawar to Haldane regarding an unkown disease affecting Medawar's mouse colony.
  • Three letters dated 17, 18 and 19 November 1947 between Haldane and Medawar regarding an article by Medawar in Biological Review. Includes a handwritten draft of Haldane's letter of 17 November and a handwritten, untitled, article on selection which does not appear to be related to the correspondence.
  • Three letters dated 3, 19 and 29 December between Medawar and Haldane regarding ABO blood groups and the newly-created Chair of Genetics at the University of Birmingham. Includes a handwritten draft of Haldane's letter of 19 December.
  • Two letters between Medawar and Haldane regarding research into the use of cortisone during pregnancy for Rhesus-negative women. Haldane's letter is dated 19 July 1951.
  • Two letters dated 9 and 10 November 1951 between Medawar and Haldane regarding reports on the work of L S Penrose and others for the Royal Society Sectional Committee for Zoology. Includes a copy of Haldane's report.
  • Copy of a note from Haldane's secretary to the Assistant Secretary, The Royal Society, returning a paper by A M Turing. [paper not enclosed with this copy]
  • Publication/Creation

    Jun-Jul 1946

    Physical description

    13 letters, 2 drafts plus 2 enclosures 29 sides

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    The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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