Showing 6 results

5pp manuscript notes by Bateson, headed 'Vaviloff [sic] 2 Feb. 1914' on first page; two further pages of notes on small pieces of paper (topics unclear). Included is a photocopy of an incomplete and undated letter from Beatrice Bateson, recipient unknown.

Copies of letters, chiefly from Bateson, to Directors etc of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Most of the letters not by Bateson are from staff and Council members of the John Innes Horticultural Institution, including E.J. Allard, D.M. Cayley and B.T. Rumble. A list of John Innes Horticultural Institution correspondents is at the front. The correspondence has been kept in the order in which found.

Correspondence with Bateson, 1908-1915, nd. All but one are letters by Punnett. The principal topic is research on poultry; general professional and personal matters are covered. Included are two further letters: from Punnett to Beatrice Bateson, 1919; from Y. Sinoto to Punnett, 1936.

Correspondence re later editions of Bateson's book (first published by Cambridge University Press in 1909). Included are the following: correspondence to Bateson concerning points appertaining to the text; two letters of R.C. Punnett, 1930, one of which is to Beatrice Bateson, re corrections to the text; cuttings of reviews of various editions of the book.

Davenport is the principal correspondent, 1904-1924 (chiefly letters from Bateson); correspondence with Blakeslee is 1920-1921. Included at K.96 is a copy of a letter from Beatrice Bateson to Davenport, 1928. The letters have been kept in the order in which found.