Correspondence with Dr Gladys L Hobby
- Date:
- 1978-1988
- Reference:
- PP/NHE/C/4/4
- Part of:
- Heatley, Norman George, OBE (1911- 2004)
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Heatley's correspondence with Dr Gladys L Hobby, Pennsylvania, USA, regarding original records in his care to help her write a history of the discovery of penicillin and cephalosporin antibiotics from events following Fleming's discovery in 1928 to the introduction of the semi-synthetic penicilllins some twenty-five years later. Mainly various queries that arose during the writing of the book including sourcing of photographs. Contains a copy photograph of Dr Andrew Moyer and Dr Norman Heatley in 1941 in the USA (supplied by Dr Robert Coghill). File mainly covers 1977-1983, but includes one personal letter from Hobby sent May 1988.
Publication/Creation
1978-1988
Physical description
1 file
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores