'Oxford Vol V'

Experimental notebook. The penicillin work begins on p.35. On p.33, dated 3 Sep 1939, Heatley notes: 'War declared by Great Britain against Germany' and 'Work began with Professor Florey 1 Oct 1939'.

Entries are in blue and red ink, with an occasional note in pencil. There is a manuscript note in the hand of P. (later Sir Paul) Fildes pasted into one of the unnumbered pages at the end of the book. The volume is indexed at the back.

20 Jul 1939-29 Mar 1940

1 volume

This formed part of the batch of papers chosen by Heatley to be placed in an archive in the early 1980s and can therefore be said to have been material that he saw as particularly important.