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VRU/2/1 · Item · 1960-1968
Part of Virus Research Unit

Grant Applications and Notices: Notification and Statement of Grant Award from the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, (US) Public Health Service (PHS), 22 April 1960. Notification and Statement of Grant Award from the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, (US) Public Health Service (PHS), 23 March 1961. Application for Research grant from PHS, signed by Roy Markham, 25 Sep 1961. Notification and Statement of Grant Award from the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, (US) Public Health Service (PHS), 31 Oct 1961. Notification and Statement of Grant Award from the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, (US) Public Health Service (PHS), 28 March 1962. Notification and Statement of Grant Award from the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, (US) Public Health Service (PHS), 1 April 1963. Notification and Statement of Grant Award from the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, (US) Public Health Service (PHS), 24 April 1964. Notification and Statement of Grant Award from the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, (US) Public Health Service (PHS), 1 June 1965. Notice of Fellowship Supply Allowance Award for Dr John W Abrell, 23 Sep 1965. Application for renewal of Research Grant from the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, PHS (US), No. AI-CA 03400-07: Title of Project: Virus and Nucleic Acid Structure'; made by Roy Markham, VRU Director, April 1966 (includes detailed report on research, staff involved, progress, further work, publications, budgets, facilities etc.). Includes CV's for Roy Markham, M W Rees, A R H Trim, D B Dunn, J H Hitchborn, M W Johnson and R Hull. 8 copies. US Dept of Health, Education and Welfare expenditure report, grant no. A1-03400-06, signed by Roy Markham, 16 Aug 1966. Application for renewal of PHS Research Grant, A1-03400-06, for 1 Jan 1967-31 Dec 1969. Letters: To Dr Charles U Lowe, New York, USA from Ralph E Knutti, Nat. Inst. of Arthritis and metabolic diseases, re award of traineeship, 30 March 1960. To Dr Marjorie Wilson, PHS from Roy Markham re Dr Charles U Lowe's training fellowship, 7, 7 April 1961. To Dr Lindsay Macleod Black, VRU from Lillian M Rankin, Fellowships Admin., 12 Sep 1961. To Dr Dale R Lindsay, Dept. of Health, Ed. and Welfare, Bethesda, USA from Roy Markham, re answers to questionnaire about grants, 24 April 1963. Btw Roy Markham and J R Shidwell, ARC, G L Gibson, PHS, re grant application, 1, 10, 10 June 1965. To Robert N Campbell and Roy Markham from Harry M Doukas, re successful application for fellowship, 12 Nov 1965. Btw Mrs T S Van Derburgh, National Inst. of Health, Bethesda, USA and M W Rees and Roy Markham, re research grants, 7 Feb, 18 April 1966. To Ramsey H Frist from PHS, re fellowship award, 19 Aug, 31 Oct 1966. Btw Roy Markham (and others) and Irving P Delappe, Nat. Inst. of Health, Bethesda, USA, re purchase of rotor, grant, unsuccessful application for award no. AI-03400-07, 18 June 1965, 12. 18, 27 Jan, 29 Mar, 15, 29 Dec 1966. Letter from B Lean, National Inst. of Health, Bethesda, USA, 20 Aug 1968 Other: Instructions for filing an application for a supply grant in behalf of predoctoral, postdoctoral and special fellows, June 1961. PHS Patent Policy Requirements, 15 Oct 1962. Bundle: Fellowship starting certificate for Albert Siegel, University of Arizona, 16 July 1965 - 30 June 1966; letters btw Siegel and Roy Markham, 14 May, 5 Aug, 12 Nov, 30 Dec 1964, 10 Jun 1965. Notice of Fellowship Allowance Award for Dr Ramsey H Frist, 7 Sep 1965. Notice of Fellowship Allowance Award for Dr Ramsey H Frist, 9 Sep 1966. Notice of Fellowship Allowance Award for Dr Robert N Campbell, 23 Sep 1966. Memorandum from United States Government, (PHS) re rebudgeting of research grant funds, 15 Feb 1963. Memorandum from United States Government, (PHS) re award information, nd [c 1960-65] Memorandum from PHS, USA, re application for PHS support, nd [c 1960-65].

ARC Correspondence
VRU/1/8/1 · Item · 1951-1954
Part of Virus Research Unit

VRU Correspondence between Roy Markham (RM) and Kenneth M Smith (KMS) and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC): Btw RM and R Whitesmith, ARC, London re locating a Ferranti Automatic voltage regulator transformer for the electron microscope possibly from the Air Ministry, 19 Dec 1951, 28, 29 Jan 1952. To KMS from L K Boughton (Sec) and Sir William Kershaw Slater, ARC, London re Sir William Slater's trip to New Zealand and Australia, 2, 15 Jan 1952. Btw RM and P A C Thorne, ARC, London, re nominations for the Fulbright programme for 1953/4, RM suggests Dr Alfred Marshak, 8, 10 Jan 1952. To KMS from W Ness re pay additions includes the ARC Memo 81/52 'Pay Additions from 1st January 1952', 2pp and 'Ready Reckoner', 1p, 9 Feb 1952. To RM from M S Gill[?], ARC, London, re thanks for information re Miss Short and Miss S Vernon-Smith, 12 Feb 1952. Btw RM, KMS and Miss M F Gee, ARC London, re Miss M E Short, Miss S Vernon-Smith, revised rates for travelling and subsistence, 1, 5, 8 Feb 1952. Bundle re Mr D B Dunn: Btw RM and R G Chatelain, ARC, London re Mr D B Dunn, requesting a character reference for Dunn for a training grant, 20 Feb, 13, 17 Mar 1952. To the Secretary, ARC from RM re character reference for D B Dunn for the research studentship, 18 Mar 1952. Btw RM and W Ness, ARC, re a two-year ARC Research Studentship awarded to D B Dunn, but not awarded to J M Thresh, 4, 14 Jun 1952. To RM and D B Dunn from J H Shimwell, ARC, London re information on two-year Research Studentship, 19, 19 Jun 1952. Bundle re Mr D B Dunn, Pembroke College, Cambridge, a student working at the VRU under RM's supervision: btw RM, C S Goodwin and Mr T N Bird, ARC, London and Mr D B Dunn, re requesting a report on the suitability of Dunn for further training and award, includes the report, renewal of award, 24 Mar, 1 Apr, 9, 9, 23, 23 Jun 1954. Bundle of letters btw KMS, RM, W G Alexander and Miss S P Hagan, ARC, London re ARC allotment of funds for attending congresses abroad and foreign currency, RM and KMS attending the International Biochemical Congress, RM invited to Cold Spring Harbour symposium, includes ARC paper 316/52 on travel funding, 21, 22, 25 Feb, 22 Apr, 1, 5, 8, 11 May 1952. To RM from W Ness, ARC, London re Government's 'Notification of Vacancies Order, 1952'; VRU regarded as agricultural employment and thus exempt from order, includes order ARC memo 223/52, 3 Mar 1952. Btw RM and W G Alexander, ARC, London re limited funding for RM to attend Copenhagen conference, RM requests permission to work at Kings College with Prof. J T Randall, 6, 24 Mar 1952. To RM from M S Gill [?], ARC, London re sick leave return, 10 Mar 1952. Btw RM, W Ness, ARC and J M Thresh, Birstall, Nr Leeds/ Imperial College, re RM nominating Thresh for the ARC studentship award to work at the VRU, 13 Mar, 3 Apr, 6 Oct 1952. To RM from R M Shimwell, ARC, London re mistake in the payment of his salary increment, 21 Mar 1952. To KMS from W Ness, ARC re economy in the use of the telephone, particularly long-distance calls, 5 Apr 1952. Btw RM and J M Shimwell, ARC, London re request for report on progress of Mr A D Kanarek, working under supervision under KMS at VRU, re award extended/ further training, nd c Apr 1952, April 1952, 19, 19 Jun 1952. To KMS from W Ness, ARC, London re the Treasury approving grants for capital and maintenance expenditure at the VRU for current year, includes 'Estimates for Financial Year 1952-3', 1p, 22 April 1952. To RM from J E Catlin, ARC re £65 to be paid to cover expenditure in July, 4 Jul 1952 To RM from Miss S P Hagan, ARC, London, re thanks for report on Biochemistry Congress, 6 Oct 1952. To RM from R S H [?], ARC, London re incremental salary policy, 12 Jan, 9 Jun 1954. Papers: Plant Virus Research Unit paper 'Estimates for Financial Year 1952-53', nd c 1951-2. ARC paper 15/51: 'Use of Private Vehicles on the Business of the Council', 1p, Feb 1951. ARC paper 54/52: 'Travelling and Subsistence Allowances', 1p, Jan 1952. ARC paper 410/52: Amendment to 483/51: 'Scientific Staff-Revised Salary Scales, 1p, 1 May 1952. ARC paper 465/52: 'Notes on Visits to the USA and Canada', 4pp, Jun 1952. ARC papers 'Notes on Visits to the USA and Canada, Amendments No. 1 -4, 4pp, Jan, Jun 1952. ARC paper 431/52: 'Subsistence Abroad', 3pp, nd, c 1952. ARC paper 833/51: amendments to 'Use of Private Vehicles on the Business of the Council', Nov 1951, 1p, 29 Aug.

VRU/1/5/2/1 · Item · 1953
Part of Virus Research Unit

Architect's plan showing VRU, glasshouses, labs, new access road etc., Ministry of Works, Cambridge, Job No. 52294, 1953. Letter from O W Fox, Ministry of Works to Kenneth M Smith re new Plant Virus Research laboratory, 23 April 1953.

Arnold H Schein
VRU/1/2/2/5 · Item · 1961-1965
Part of Virus Research Unit

Correspondence re Prof. Arnold H Schein, Associate Prof., Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, USA; visiting worker 1963-1964: Letters btw AHS and (mainly) Roy Markham: 2 May, 4, 26 Oct 1961, 28 Sep, 5, 12, 16, 19, 29 Oct, 16 Nov, 5, 11, 18 , 28 Dec 1962, 16 Jan, 6 Feb, 9 May, 21, 23, 24 June 1963, 10, 31 Dec 1964, 25 May, 4, 16, 17, 28 June, 7 July, 5, 15, 21, 28 Oct, 9 Nov 1965 Subjects: funding incl. from the American Public Health Fellowship and the Wellcome Trust (UK), travel, accommodation, manuscript publication, research interests etc. Letter from RM (as sponsor) to Int. Union Against Cancer, Geneva, Switzerland, re AHS's proposed research at VRU labs: new methods of splitting nucleic acids, 21 Nov 1962 Letters x 2 btw RM and Miss E M Henley (Agric. Research Council) re flow cells for AHS, 16 Dec 1963, 5 Feb 1964.

Biographical Details
VRU/2/2 · Item · 1965-1966
Part of Virus Research Unit

Biographical details of visiting scientific research workers: recording name, date of birth, nationality, degree qualifications, other research training and experience and research interests. Prof. Maurice Jules Beissman, USA; research interest: nucleic acid and nucleotide metabolism. Prof. Robert N Campbell, USA; research interest: plant virology. John William Abrell, USA; research interest: nucleic acids. Giuseppe D' Alessio, Italy; research interest: nucleic acids. Prof. John B Bancroft, USA; research interest: plant viruses. Dr Ramsey Hudson Frist, USA; research interest: virology and molecular biology. Dohn George Glitz, USA; research interest: nucleic acids and enzymology.. Prof. Albert Siegel, USA; research interest: genetics and biochemistry. Dr Waldo E Cohn, USA; research interest: nucleic acids, ion-exchange chromatography. Reuben John Van Velsen, Australia (British); research interest: plant virus serological techniques and analysis. Robert Haselkorn, USA; research interest: molecular biology. Charles Upton Lowe, USA; research interest: metabolic diseases of children, nucleic acid metabolism. Lindsey M Black, USA; research interest: plant virology. Dr R H Symons, Australia; research interest: biochemistry of plant viruses. M E Reichman, Canada; research interest: structure of plant viruses. 7 signed receipt slips for 'Notes for visiting scientific workers' and 1 blank form.

Boris Fedorovich Vanyushin
VRU/1/2/2/7 · Item · 1964-1965
Part of Virus Research Unit

Boris Fedorovich Vanyushin, a Russian biochemist, b.16 Feb 1935, Tula; USSR (Russia) Exchange Scholar, Moscow University, VRU visiting worker 1965: Application form for the Anglo-Soviet Scholarships Exchange by BFV x 2 copies in Russian and English: details of educational background, research, publications and proposed research subject at VRU, 4 April and May 1964. Letter from Roy Markhm to Prof. Belozersky, Inst. of Biochemistry, University of Moscow, re BFV, 10 July 1964. Letters btw RM and J E Lankester, Dep. Area Officer, The British Council, re report on BFV, 5, 16 Feb,1, 5 July 1965. Letters btw RM and Dr P S Squire, Churchill College, Cambridge, 12, 18 May 1965. Letter from RM to Dr Ken Burton, Oxford, 4 Jun 1965 Letter from RM to Miss S Clive-Smith, The British Council, 9 Jun 1965. British Council scholarship invoice, 28 June 1965.