Papers of M H F Wilkins: correspondence relating to acquiring further signatories to the Nobel Prize winners’ manifesto against world hunger

  • Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004 Seifert, Jaroslav, 1901-1986 Bishop, Michael Diesenhofer, Johann, b.1943 Food and Disarmament International (FDI) Ramsey, Norman F., 1915-2011 van der Meer, Simon, 1925-2011 Dalai Lama, b.1935 Corrigan, Mairead, b.1944 Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998 Bishop, J. Michael, b.1936 Murray, Joseph E., 1919-2012 Sharpe, William F.
Date:
1983-1991
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K/PP178/11/8/13
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Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
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Draft and copy letters by Wilkins as President, Food and Disarmament International (FDI), to recent Nobel Prize winners, inviting them to join the signatories to the 1981 manifesto against world hunger, with brief copy replies including letters of agreement from: Jaroslav Seifert, 1985; Michael Bishop, 1989; Johann Diesenhofer, 1989; the Dalai Lama, 1989 and 1991; Mairead Corrigan, 1990; Octavio Paz, 1991.

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1983-1991

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Wilkins, Maurice; King's College London; Food and Disarmament International (FDI)

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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