Papers of M H F Wilkins: papers relating to John Randall and his place in the history of DNA discovery

  • Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004 Randall, J. T. (John Turton), 1905-1984 Barber, Horace
Date:
1941-1995
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K/PP178/3/35/2
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Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
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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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Correspondence, notes and background research material relating to John Turton Randall, Head of the Medical Research Council Biophysics Unit, King’s College London, and the history of DNA research, including: photocopy letter from Horace Barber to Randall, 27 Nov 1941, relating to a possible research collaboration using x-rays of sepia sperm (original held in Churchill Archives Centre); copy article by Randall, ‘A physicist’s approach to biology’ published in Universities Review, Feb 1947; typescript speech by Randall, ‘One man’s science’, given at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1973, covering his scientific career to date; Wilkins’ Royal Society biographical memoir of John Randall, 1987, with additional annotations.

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1941-1995

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1 file

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King's College London; Barber, Horace; Universities Review; Churchill College, Cambridge

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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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Part of this file contains personal data and is closed. The rest of the file is open and available at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form. Restricted until 1 January 2095.

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Location of original

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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