L G Matthews (TRC Secretary): correspondence

Correspondence concerning the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (August-September, 1942) and their product Dicumarol.

Lists of workers engaged on TRC research in the constituent member companies (March, 1942).

Brief file note on The Chemical Foundation Inc, with publication references (Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry) to its formation and types of work sponsored.

Letter (5 January, 1942) from Charles E Frost & Co (Montreal) concerning "some experiments with a series of new sulphonamide derivatives originated and synthesised in our laboratories". Communication prompted by discussions with Sir Henry Dale during a visit to Montreal. "In addition to requesting your suggestions as to a modus operandi ... we would also like to know if the TRC might look with favour on an application to membership in the Corporation from us." Letter circulated to the Research Panel.

Extract from a letter (30 January, 1942) from Dr T B Maxwell, May & Baker Ltd, to TRC Secretary expressing concern about the "declaration of new fields of endeavour".

"Products replacing those of enemy origin" - memoranda, list, and draft advertisement ("Prescribe in English").

Various Agenda for Research Panel meetings and related correspondence, including "Report on meeting of TRC group of chemists dealing with the synthetic side of the work on chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of tuberculosis, held at Dagenham at 2pm on Tuesday Dec 30th 1941."

List of "Research Staff Engaged on TRC projects" (31 December, 1941).

Summary of a meeting held at Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories (2 December, 1941), involving representives from Boots Ltd, British Drug Houses Ltd, Glaxo Laboratories, Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories, and Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories, to discuss penicillin work in progress.

1941-1942

1 file

Copyright assigned to the Wellcome Trust