Envelope labelled 'Roy Markham, April 1997', connected with conversations and a proposed recorded interview with Margaret Markham (Roy's wife) conducted by Rosemary Harvey/Elizabeth Stratton (JIC Archivists). Reprint: R E F Matthews, 'Roy Markham: Pioneer in Plant Pathology' (1989), Annu. Rev. Phytopathol., 1989, 27: 13-22. VRU Christmas card showing the Surface Structure of Tobacco Mosaic virus. Letter from Rosemary Harvey (JIC Archivist) to Elizabeth [Stratton], the successive JIC Archivist, April 1997, with a list of questions to ask Margaret Markham concerning her memories of Roy and the VRU, includes some anecdotes about Roy Markham and the unit, Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin. Rough notes by Rosemary [?] about the interview. Newspaper clipping, ' Norfolk plant propagation has big future', showing a photograph of Roy Markham presenting a certificate to Jane Saunders at the Norfolk Sch. of Horticulture and quotes from Markham about work at the VRU, no date, c 1960s. Photographs: An early photograph of Roy Markham, no date, c 1950s. Maurice Rees and Roy Markham drinking in Hull? no date, c 1960s. Roy Markham with unidentified man, Leningrad, Russia, 1960. Entrance to the Virus Unit, c 1962. Roy Markham, his wife Margaret and unknown man, Tokyo 1974. 3 microscopy [?] photographs, one in mount folder.
Interview with Roger Hull conducted by Sarah Wilmot. Audio file (080625-Roger Hull MASTER.wav), 1 hour 58.56 minutes. Discusses his early life and education, work at the VRU/JII/JIC (1964-1997), including Roy Markham as Director, the move, new building and set up of facilities at the JIC in Norwich, work on viruses (multi component genomes, protoplasts, purification techniques etc.), sabbatical at University College California with Bob Shepherd on Cauliflower mosaic DNA, work on setting up European regulations, work of his research student John Hammond on new viruses and co evolution with hosts, Harold Woolhouse as Director, set up of Health and Safety Department, Science Policy Advisory group (SPAG), visiting workers and research students, funding and grant opportunities (Hull was International Liaison Officer), travel and work in China and Nigeria, Dick Flavell as Director, post retirement consultancy work and publications, including most recently advising on Sugar Beet yellow virus.
Interview with Steve Rawsthorne conducted by Sarah Wilmot. Audio file, part 1 (Steve Rawsthorne MASTER01.wav), 1 hour 30.26 minutes and part 2 (Steve Rawsthorne MASTER02.wav) 25.23 minutes (restricted access). Discusses early education and work at the JIC from 1986-2015.
Group interview with the designers of the John Innes Centre Media Kitchen (1968), David Hopwood and Helen Kieser and former Media Kitchen staff, Joyce Cliffe and Alice Shackcloth. Interview conducted by Sarah Wilmot. Audio file (Media Kitchen MASTER.wav) 1 hour 6.11 minutes.
Interview with Trevor Wang conducted by Sarah Wilmot. Audio file (Trevor Wang MASTER0001.wav), 1 hour 22.35 minutes. Discusses his scientific work, background, early education and work at the JIC, including early collaboration projects with David Cove (Leeds) on moss and Peter Young, Cliff Hedley and Graham Hussey on mutagenesis up to later collaborations on Lotus and Grass Pea with Cathie Martin. Also discusses JIC under different Directors (D R Davies, H Woolhouse, R Flavell and Chris Lamb) and JIC social life.
Interview with Verity Lyall conducted by Sarah Wilmot. Audio file (Verity Lyall MASTER.wav), 1 hour, 6 minutes
Manuscript draft and typescript draft.
Correspondence re invitation to give a paper at the 4th Conference on Mental Deficiency, Westminster, 28th and 29th May 1924.