To KMS from Fergus J O Rourke and Maire Mulcahy, University College Cork, re cancer virus in Pike, 6 Jan, 16, 24 Mar, 1961. To KMS from D E L Price, A Gallenkamp & Co Ltd., London, diamond knife holder for the Ultrotome, Mr Persson's prototype, 11 Jan, 15 Mar 1961. Btw KMS and C Sidor, Inst. Pasteur, Yugoslavia, request to inspect under electron-microscope dead caterpillars Thaumatopoea pityocampa from granulosis virus disease, 21 Jan, 2 Feb 1961. Btw KMS and Dr Elvio Refatti, Inst., di Patologia Vegetale, Milan, re request for seeds of Chenopodium quinoa and Nicotiana clevelandii, 26 Jan, 2 Feb 1961. To KMS from Photographic Engineers, Bolton, Lancs., order for grids, Ultra-Microtome, current flu virus, 6, 14 Feb 1961. To KMS from R A Lelliott, MAFF, tomato scorch disease and bacteria Pseudomonas tomato, 10 Feb 1961. To KMS from Jocelyn Baines, Longmans Green & Co Ltd., re book 'The Biology and Chemistry of Viruses' (KMS declines), 10, 16 Feb 1961. To KMS from ?, 15 Feb 1961. To KMS from Rothamsted Experimental Station, re redcurrant, raspberry ringspot, 'Klesser's' virus, 2 Mar, 5 May 1961. To KMS from J Vaughan, Murphy Chemical Co. Ltd., re Tetranychus cinnabarinus strain of greenhouse red spider mite not resistant to organo-phosphorus materials, 2 Mar 1961. To KMS from Walter J Johnson, Academic Press Inc., New York, re 'Insect Cytoplastic Viruses' for Vol II of Insect Pathology, 14 April 1961. To KMS from Dr M Klinkowski, Inst. Phytopathologie Aschersleben, Berlin, 20 April 1961. To KMS from Dr A Huger and J M Franz, Inst. Biologische Schädlingsbekämpfung, Germany, re reprints, Tipula species, TIV viruses 9 May 1961. To KMS from J Vekemans, Inst. National Agronomique, Katanga (Congo), request for documentation, Tobacco rosette (in French), 9 May 1961. To KMS from T L Fenner, Dept. Agric., South Australia, re using viruses as insecticides article by Smith, virus control of orchard mites, Tetranychus telarius, 18 May 1961. To Prof. G F Townsend, Ontario, Canada, re virus diseases of bees, Dr M V Smith visit, 25 May 1961. Btw KMS and I A Pastac, Viroflay, France, re specimen of cucumber mosaic virus on Viola, 29 May, 2 Jun 1961. To KMS from N M Larin, Pfizer Ltd, re study of interference phenomomen and animal viruses, request for collaboration on Potato virus X and Tobacco mosaic, 31 May 1961. To KMS from J D Bletchly, Entomology Sect., Forest Products Research Lab, Aylesbury, Bucks, re virus diseases of wood-boring insects, the British Wood Preservers' Assoc., Anobium larvae 29 May, 27 Jun, 8 Aug, 6 Sep, 16 Nov, 1961. To KMS from W A Smirnoff, Canada Dept. of Forestry, Quebec, re Samia cecropia virus, includes 2 photographs under electron-microscope, 2 June 1961. To KMS from Paul H Dunn, Nutrilite Products Inc., California, re research on commercial production of insect virus, Heliothis zea, Spodoptera exigua, 5 Jun 1961. To KMS from Prof. George Rita, Director, Inst. Di Microbiologia, University Di Siena, re serological relationships between plant and animal viruses, 15 Jun 1961. To KMS from Prof. H H Thornberry, College of Agric., Illinois, re proposed international centre for technical information services for phytovirology, 26 June 1961. To KMS and H B Parry, The Nuffield Inst., Oxford, re virus of the currant moth Abraxas grossulariata, 28 Jun 1961. To KMS from R G Tapley, entomologist, Coffee Research Station, Lyamungu, East Africa, re request to inspect sample of larvae of Leucopters meyrick, coffee leaf-minor for viruses, 29 Mar, 24 Apr, 5 Jul 1961. To KMS from A K Parkin? Univ. Press Camb., book 'Viruses', 6 Jul 1961. To KMS from Miriam Rothschild, Elsfield Manor, Oxford/ Ashton Wold, Peterborough, the Burnet larvae, enclosing caterpillar with a virus disease, Apanteles, 8, 25 July, 26 Sep, 2 Oct 1961. To KMS from N W Hussey, entomologist, Glasshouse Crops Research Inst., Sussex, 1964 meetings programme, 11 July 1961. To KMS from the East Anglian Regional Advisory Council for further education re Smith's talk at the conference on 'Bilogical Control of Insect Pests' at Cambridge 23 Oct 1961, 18 Jul, 15 Sep 1961. To KMS from S Lehunder? Germany (in German), 11 Aug 1961. Btw KMS and J P R Mckeever, Loughgall, Co. Armagh, re cauliflower plants sample, 14 Aug, 1 Sep 1961. To KMS from C A Clarke, Univ. of Liverpool, enclosing caterpillar from an F2 cross between P. memnon from south Japan and P. polymnestor parinda from Ceylon, death by virus or bacteria?, 16 Aug 1961. To KMS from Dr M Sharif, Jute Research Inst., Pakistan, re sending sample of liquified larvae of jute semilooper Anomis sabulifera and mummified jute hairy caterpillars Diacrisia obliqua, 25 Aug 1961. To KMS from W Golightly, MAFF, Newcastle upon Tyne, re beetles, 21 Sep 1961. Btw KMS and Dr B Hurpin, Lab. de Biocoenotique et de Lutte Biologique, Versailles, France, programme for international meeting, 17, 24 Nov 1961. To KMS from D G Rootes, Houghton Poultry Research St., re request for speaker at the East Anglian Histology Study group, nd [c Sep 1961] To KMS from W Golightly? MAFF, re leatherjackets, 10 May 1962. To KMS from the American Pathology Soc. and W Heffer & Sons re journal subscriptions, 7, 10 April 1962.
Letters to KMS in separate folder: To KMS from E J McNaughton, Editor for Outlook on Agriculture, Jealott's Research station, Berkshire, re permission to reproduce from Smith's article 'The use of Viruses in the Biological Control of Insect Pests', 3 Mar 1960. To KMS from A D Jay, The Kynoch Press, Birmingham, return of proofs for article in 'Outlook on Agriculture vol. 2, No. 4', 22 Mar 1960. To KMS from Robley C Williams, University of California, re photograph of polio virus crystal, 9 Jan 1961. To KMS from F Wilson Australian Scientific Liaison Office, requesting visit to VRU lab, 3 Mar 1961. Btw Mr G A White, Pershore Inst. of Horticulture and J H Hitchborn, re virus diseases of dahlias, 17 Mar 1961. To KMS from C E Yarwood, Berkeley, University of California, re Berkeley virus unit news, book exchange, articles, 11 April 1961. To KMS from Zyun Hidaka, Hatano Tobacco Experiment Station, Japan, re turnip yellow mosaic virus, includes two Japanese quarantine tags, 24 April 1961. Receipt for order of butterfly larvae A. caja and P. bucephala from Worldwide Butterflies Ltd, Seafields House, Bridport, Dorset, 24 Apr 1961. To KMS from Evamarie? Sander, (a former visiting worker) Max Planck Inst., Tubingen, Germany, enclosing a manuscript for Smith to read, 13 May 1961. To KMS from Prof. M Klinkowski, Institut für Phytopathologie Ascherleben, (in German) 21 August 1961. To KMS from W H Golightly, MAFF, re larvae identification, 5, 10 Oct 1961. To KMS from M Sharif, Jute Inst., East Pakistan, request for photograph of polyhedrosis infecting Anomis abulifera, problems with Jute semilooper, 10 Oct, 15 Dec 1961. To KMS from Marie Mulcamy?, University college Cork, Ireland, Pike tissue, 24 October 1961. To KMS from Dr A Huger, Institut für Biologische Schädlingsbekämpung, Germany, re capsule viruses, Smith's finding of the helical structure of rod-shaped insect viruses, 3 Nov 1961. To KMS from J D Shelchs? Dept. of Sci. and Ind. Research, Forest Products Research lab, Aylesbury, Bucks., larvae of Anobium punctatum larvae to check for virus, 20, 24 Nov 1961. To KMS from A? Cole, Avebury Research Labs, Berkshire, re Tineola bisselliella cultures and larvae for testing, 21 Nov 1961. To KMS from E O Pearson, Director of the Commonwealth Inst. of Entomology, 23 Nov 1961. To KMS from E A Parlin, ARC Pest Infection Lab, Slough, proposed International Colloquium on Insect Pathology and Microbial Control (Paris Oct 1962), 27 Nov 1961. To KMS from W C Moore, MAFF, Herts., proposed International Colloquium on Insect Pathology and Microbial Control, 27 Nov 1961. To KMS from N W Hussey, Entomologist, Glasshouse Crops Research Inst., Littlehampton, Sussex, re Symposium, 4 Dec 1961. To KMS from J Gatt? Dept. Agric., Gov. Farm, Malta, re request for virus identification, 6 Dec 1961. To KMS from Sarah Dees, Book Reviews, 'Science', Washington, USA, request to review book 'Plants, viruses and Insects' by Katherine Esau, proofs, 8 Dec 1961, 17 Jan 1962. To KMS from R A Lelliott, MAFF, Smith's article in 'The Grower' 1959, Pseudomonas tomato disease, 20 Dec 1961. To KMS from Dr H B D Kettlewell and K E Davies, Genetics Lab, Dept. Zoo., Univ. Museum, Oxford, Utethesia pulchella, request to check for virus, same for Rhodometra sacraria larvae, 6, 20 Dec 1961. To KMS from Jaroslav Weiser, Biologiky Ustav Csav, Czechoslovakia, re Tipula iridescent virus (TIV), photographs, 27 Dec 1961, 20 Feb 1962. To KMS from A Oates, ARC, re Visiting group to the Scottish Hort. Research Inst., 1 Jan 1962. To KMS from D L Orme, MAFF, re licence for cultures of citrus red mite, 19 Jan 1962. To KMS from R A Rudorff, Thames and Hudson Ltd., request to use Smith's photographs from article 'Viruses and the control of insect pests', in 'Discovery', November issue 1954, in the ' History of Biology' by Gordon Rattray Taylor, 26 Jan 1962. To KMS from M E Campbell?, Brighton, Pelagonium viruses, 3, 11, 22 Feb, 1 Mar 1962. To KMS from B Hurpin, Inst. Entomologique de l'Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, Zurich, (in French), 9, 14 Feb, 15 Mar 1962. Letters btw Roy Markham and P T Walker, Tropical Pesticides Research Unit, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, re Pieris brassicae larvae with disease for examination by VRU, 22, 26 Feb 1962. To KMS from Brian J Ford, Cardiff, re interest in 'Beyond the Microscope' by KMS, thanks for electron micrograph photographs, thanks for copy of virus article and request to use photographs for press articles and television programmes, 29 Mar, 11, 15 Apr 1962. To KMS from E S Brown, Commonwealth Inst. of Entomology, re field research into a lepidopterous insect of Graminaceous crops in East Africa, the Army Worm, Spedoptera exempta, request visit to VRU for advice, 10 Apr 1962. To KMS from Donald F Parsons, The Ontario Cancer Inst., Toronto, canada, re request for Tipula Iridescent Virus (TIV), negative staining techniques, isosachedral viruses, 10, 26 April 1962. To KMS from W H Golightly, MAFF, re leatherjackets, Heather beetle larvae, 12 Apr, 1 Aug 1962. To KMS from V P Rao, Commonwealth Inst, of Biological Control, Indian Station, Bangalore, India, re request for virus from the wattle bag-worm and one to try on the bagworm, Cremastopsyche pendula attacking oilpalms in Malaya, 16 Mar, 20 Apr 1962. Postcard to KMS from Academic Press Inc, acknowledging receipt of manuscript 'Ultrastructure and replication of insect viruses', postmark 30 April 1962. To KMS from Josephine Kamel, University of Cairo, Egypt, re radish mosaic virus, 1, 22 May, 19 June 1962. To KMS and Edward A Steinhaus (Berkeley Univ., California) from Roselle Coviello, Academic Press Inc., re KMS and D M Macleod on Editorial Board, 7, 14 May 1962. To KMS from Theresa Norman, MAFF, re orchid leaves for examination of virus, 16, 21 May 1962. To KMS from Francesco Boselli, Osservatorio Di Fitopatologia, Per La Sardegna, (Sardinia), re request for help in severe outbreak of pests on cork trees in Sardinia and receipt and use of M. neustria and L. dispar viruses from VRU, 20 May, 4 June 1962. To KMS from Academic Press Inc., New York, re 'Insect Pathology 1' proofs, 6 June 1962. To KMS from A J Gibbs, Rothamsted Experimental Sta., re photographs of diseased bees, 3 July 1962. To KMS from Edward A Steinhaus, University of California, re publication by Academic Press Inc., 26 July 1962.
To KMS from Beowulf A Cooper, regional advisory entomologist, ARC, Derby, enclosing corpses of honeybees with 'Sac Brood' or 'Addled Brood' associated with the presence of a virus, 14 Oct 1958. To KMS from A Pashette, East Malling Research Station, advice on identifying a lettuce/turnip/mosaic virus, strawberry aphids, 10 Nov 1959. To KMS from R Cropley, East Malling Research station re cherry leaf roll disease, request for ring-spot viruses to compare, 11 Nov 1960. To KMS from H G Thornton, Foreign Secretary office, scientific exchanges with the USSR (Russia) Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, 11 Nov 1960. To KMS from Capt. D Sivasubrahmania Mudaliar, University of Madras for KMS and F C Bawden request to adjudicate on the PhD thesis for V T John, 15 Nov 1960. To KMS from L Broadbent, Glasshouse Crops Research Inst., Sussex, re Broadbent's TMV review, local lesions caused by tomato mosaic on tobacco, report on mosaic viruses in 1920s-30s, 17. 28 Nov 1960. To KMS from Edgar C Reid, Plant Protection Div., Dept of Agric., request for information on the spindle tuber disease of potatoes in connection with new varieties like Kennebec, 1 Dec 1960. To KMS from J G Gillow, Hort. Officer, Dept., Agric., Malta, re tomato shoot specimen for id., 2, 21 Dec 1960. To KMS from John Boorman, The West African Council for Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria, enclosing Lymantriid moth larvae infected with polyhedrosis, 14 Dec 1960, 14 Feb 1961.
To KMS from the British Sch. Biology Council re proofs of 'Biology and Human Affairs', 23 Jan 1956. Bundle (6 pages): ARC minutes of conference of Directors of Agricultural Research Institutes and Units, Cunard Building, London, 1 Feb 1956. To KMS from Dr G R Bates, Chief Botanist, S Rhodesia, re tobacco rosette, 17 Feb 1956. To KMS from G E Blackman, Dept of Agric., Oxford, S-azaguanine, 17 Feb 1956. To KMS from V Atish? Bangor, research student requesting research place, 20 Feb 1956. To KMS from P A C Thorne, ARC, re J D Smith's stay in America, 12 Mar 1956. Btw KMS and A A Brunt, Hatherley Labs, Univ. of Exeter, re dahlias and spotted wilt virus, 12, 14 Mar 1956. To KMS from F H Jacob, MAFF, giving talk at the Conference of Advisory Entomologists, non-alkaline wetters, 2 Jan, 8, 19 Mar 1956. Btw KMS and E M Ball, The British Council, Cambridge, re Alfredo Lopez Eloja from the Philippines being awarded a post-grad research fellowship to work at VRU, includes his CV, 22, 29 Mar, 13 April 1956. To KMS from E S Chapman, MAFF, London, re Kirton and Terrington Advisory Committee, 23 Mar 1956 To KMS from K M T Round, Agricultural Exec. Committee (AEC), re infected carnations, 27 Mar 1956. To KMS from Elizabeth Bryan, Sec., Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, re thanks for assisting Rodney N Hader, 9 April 1956. To KMS from G Bell & Sons Ltd re request to publish picture of 'virus in smallpox' published in The Times Science Review for 'Science and the Doctor', 11 April 1956. To KMS from J S F Law, ARC, re finance to move to Milton Road, housing (Roy) Markham's air centrifuge, 13 April 1956. To Mr B A Cooper, MAFF from KMS, re spray for virus control of white butterfly, 19 April 1956. To KMS from Robert Antoine, pathologist, Sugar Industry Research Inst., Mauritius, re sending infected sugar canes, chlorotic streak, Aretan, 11, 25 April 1956. To KMS from J D R Vernon, MAFF, Wolverhampton, leatherjackets from grassland, Worcestershire, 26 April 1956. To KMS from G R Pain, AEC, Warwickshire, leatherjackets from Rugby, 2 May 1956. To KMS from Thomas C Allen Jr., Research Fellow, Univ. of California, re barley yellow-dwarf virus, request to work at VRU, 7 May 1956. To KMS from R Brog? Federal Agric. Research Stations, Nyon, Switzerland, re Ciccarone, visit, 8 May 1956. To KMS from J S F Law, ARC, re housing the air centrifuge and electron microscope, includes letter to Law from W J Sartain, Board of Faculties, Cambridge with details of proposals, 18 May 1956. To KMS from J Ceraig?, AEC, Worcester, re leatherjackets from sugar beet field, 24 May 1956. To KMS from R E Balch, Dept. of Agric., Fredericton, Canada, re winter moth and cytoplasmic virus, 28 May 1956. To KMS from N C Preston, MAFF, Wolverhampton, re cucumber mosaic in Charmaine, 2 June 1956. To KMS from ARC re an Anglo-French exchange scheme with list of French institutes, 5 Jun 1956. To KMS from Theresa Keegan, The British Council, Universities Sec., requesting report about Milan visit for the Committee for Foreign University Interchange, 19 Jun 1956. To KMS from J G Bald?, UCLA, California, 9 Jul 1956. Btw KMS and G Douglas Austin, Tea Research Inst. Ceylon, re Natada, nettle grub, Gravid moths, exchange of material for experiments, 22, 28 Jun, 13 July, 29 Aug, 4 Oct 1956. To KMS from J S F Law, ARC, re rates of pay, London/provincial, 31 July 1956. From KMS to Prof. Elio Baldacci, Inst. Di Patologia Vegetale, Milan, Italy, 1 Aug 1956. From KMS to Baird & Tatlock, thermostat to repair, 3 Aug 1956. Btw KMS and Barclays Bank, re cheque from Prof. Carlos, Rio de Janeiro, payment to Waverley Press, etc. 25, 26 Jun, 14,16 Aug 1956. To KMS from M Hollings, MAFF, Herts, re Chenopodium amaranticolor, Lettuce mosaic, Tomato black ring, Tobacco mosaic, chrysanthemums, 12 Jan, 30 Aug, 4 Sep 1956. To KMS from P A C Thorne, ARC re idea of exchange of research workers between UK and Russia, 11 Sep 1956. To KMS from Richard Dennis?, the Herbarium, Kew Gardens, re enclosed Pelagrium, 19 Sep 1956. Bundle of letters to KMS from P A C Thorne, ARC re Prof. Robley Williams (visiting research worker, California), includes letter from Robley C Williams, 12 May, 22 Aug, 12, 17 Sep, 7 Nov, 1956. To KMS from P A C Thorne, ARC re Kellogg Fellowships 1957-8, 21 Sep 1956. To KMS from P A C Thorne, ARC, re economising on finance for trips abroad, 2 Nov 1956. To KMS from H C F Newles?, MAFF, Wolverhampton, 20 Mar, 26 Oct? 1956. To KMS from G H Bergold, Dept., Agric., Canada, regret about a disagreement/misunderstanding, thanks for picture, request for photograph of Tipula paludosa, 30 July, 26 Oct 1956. To KMS from J H Fidler, MAFF, Cardiff, re leatherjackets, 16 Nov 1956. To KMS from T E Pearson, ARC re M.S.E servicing, petrol rationing, 16, 21 Nov 1956. To KMS from D S Papsworth, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), Surrey, includes 4 b & w photographs of viruses from visit to Harmondsworth, 30 Nov 1956. To KMS from D E Horton, MAFF, Cornwall, re flower bulbs, horticulture industry advice, Nov 1956. To KMS from D Webley, Assistant Entomologist, MAFF, Cardiff, sending leatherjackets, petrol shortage, foot and mouth, 4 Dec 1956.
To KMS from C W Bennet, Pathologist, US Dept. of Agriculture, re virus grids for electron microscope, leafhopper feedings, includes separate key to grid, 4 June 1954. To KMS from W G Alexander, ARC, re ideas for the British Pavilion at the International Exhibition, Brussels 1958, 23 March 1955. To KMS from L S Porter, ARC, re the visiting group to the Plant Pathology Dept at Rothamsted and report, includes report by J M Hirst, 7 Nov 1955. To KMS from [?], ARC, re R.A.S.E Research Medal 1956 candidates, 14 dec 1955. Bundle of letters re Lord Rothschild and complaint against Metropolitan-Vickers for bad service arrangements for electron microscopes: letter (copy) to David Colville from K G Leach, Assoc. electrical Industries Ltd., re complaints, history of electron microscope instruments, developments, comparisons etc., 19 Oct 1955; to KMS from Lord Rothschild re electron microscope correspondence, 11 Nov 1955; to Dr Damnett, metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co., 17 Nov 1955. To KMS from K D Butters, Ministry of Agric., and Fisheries, re chrysanthemum viruses, 25 Nov 1955. To KMS from Rodney N Hadder, Assoc. Ed., Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, Illinois, USA, re article drawing on KMS' research, 29 Dec 1955.
One letter is a photocopy.
The correspondents are friends, colleagues and others in the Cambridge and scientific communities. Most are letters of congratulation. Included are a few letters to Beatrice Bateson discussing the appointment. At A.30 is a list of the correspondents by A.G. Cock.
various topics covering Applied Genetics/ fruit breeding interests.
To RM from Waldo (Waldo E Cohn), Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., Union Carbide Nuclear co., Tennessee, USA, re collections arrived, 4 Mar, 10 Jun,1 Dec c. 1958, 2 x nd c. 1958. To RM from F, University of Bristol, Research Stat., Long Ashton, Bristol, re extra mural sessions of the Biochemical Soc., thanks to Prof. F G Young, 13 Jun 1958. Btw RM and Dr A I McMullen, The British Rubber Producer's Research Association, Welwyn Garden City, comments on McMullen's paper on Heves ribonucleoprotein, 22, 30 Oct 1958, Btw RM and F B Kipping, University Chemical Lab., Cambridge, re A I McMullen's application for Directorship, 27, 30 Oct 1958. To RM from Lila Main[?], Molteno, re data on solubility of azaguanine, 30 Oct 1958. Btw RM and G D Greville, Sec. Degree Committee, Cambridge re support for Michael W Johnson of Clare College for admission as research student, 13 Nov, 1 Dec 1958. To RM from Elizabeth J Hocknell, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, re thanks for material, 18 Nov 1958. To M from Nick Xeros, Dept. Zoology, Brisbane/Melbourne, work and personal news, paper on NA cytoplasm polyhedroses, 18 Nov 1958, 26 Jun 1959. To RM from Prof. Joseph Weiss, University of Durham, re irradiation of DNA, method for preparing phosphomonoesterase, 24 Nov, 8 Dec 1958. To RM from Michael Privat de Garilhe, Lab. de Chimie Biologique, Paris, re request to use photos, 27 Nov 1958. To RM from Dr L H Gray, Research Unit in Radiobiology, Mount Vernon Hospital, re thanks for reprint, 27 Nov 1958. To RM from Bill, E C Slater, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Amsterdam, request to look at paper, 8 Dec 1958. To RM from Charles E Dalgliesh, Hon. Sec. The Biochemical Soc., London, 11 Dec 1958. To RM from Malcolm Dijon, Dept. of Biochemistry, Cambridge, re Sanger presentation fund, 16 Dec 1958. To RM from David G Catcheside, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Birmingham, re election of A A P Kleczkowski for the Royal Society, 16, 20 Dec 1958. Btw RM and N W Pirie (Bill), Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re spermine and TMV, 26 Dec 1958, 19, 24 Mar 1959. To RM from Arthur Kornberg, Microbiology Dept.,Washington University, Saint Louis, USA, re RM's stay at St Louis, reprints, family and work news, polyamines on enzyme system, DNA, Bruce Ames, 2 Jan 1959. To RM from A G Luck, Mullard Ltd., London, re technical data for photocells, 7 Jan 1959. To Prof. Frank Dicken, Courtauld Inst. of Biochemistry, London and Prof D G Catcheside, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Birmingham from RM re report on work of A Kleczkowski, includes a handwritten report of Kleczkowski's work (5pp), 7, 7 Jan 1959. To RM from E G Murray, Panax Equipment Ltd., Surrey, re automatic counting equipment, 10 Jan 1959. To RM from A J Gibbs, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re inoculum of turnip rosette virus, 21 Jan 1959. To Dr John T Bisall, Ed., Journal of Biological Chemistry, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA from Waldo E Cohn, re abbreviations, 21, 22 Jan 1959. To RM from David Lipkin, Chemistry Dept., Washington University, Saint Louis, USA, re second manuscript for RM to annotate, experiments with metal ions on ATP hydrolysis, 26 Jan 1959. To RM from the Academic Press Inc., New York, USA, royalties for 'The Proteins' from 1 Jan-31 Dec 1958, 15 Mar 1959. Btw RM and Anthony C Allison, Nat. Inst. for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, re system for determining the diffusion coefficients of antigens using agar gel precipitation, DNA, RNA, turnip yellow, 23, 26 Feb, 14 Mar 1959. To Prof. J H F Brotherson, Edinburgh, University from RM, re decline to visit, 26 Feb 1959. Btw RM and Dr Lindsay M Black, University of Illinois, USA, re request for a photograph of turnip yellow mosaic virus for encyclopaedia entry, purified wound-tumour virus, 7 Mar, 7 May 1959, 13, 25 Apr, 2 May, 3 Jun 1960. To RM from G Rattray Taylor, Richmond, Surrey, re draft chapter for 'Eye on Research', 10 Mar, 14 Apr, 29 Jul 1959. Btw RM and J W Longnorth, Hon. Sec. of the Biochemical Soc., Sheffield, re invitation to give a lecture to the society, 17, 24 Mar 1959. Btw RM and F C Bawden (Fred), Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re inoculum of cowpea virus from bean and tobacco, Sann-hemp virus for bean and the Rothamsted tobacco necrosis from tobacco, 17, 24, 25 Mar, 3 Apr 1959. To RM from M Hollings, MAFF, re Spinco centrifuge, 17, 23 Mar 1959. Btw RM and Howard J Rogers, National Inst. for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, re request for pyrimidene antagonists, 18, 24 Mar 1959. Btw RM and Dr T H Ramaiah, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, re visit to VRU, 24, 30 Mar 1959. To RM from Prof. J Baddiley, Dept. of Chemistry, King's College, University of Durham, re request for suitable applicants for a Fellowship researching enzymic synthesis in teichoic acids, 24 Mar, 6, 7 Apr 1959. To RM and Margaret from D[...], Auckland, New Zealand, re sessions with John Miles in Adelaide, Australia, work news, 4 Apr c 1959. To Sir William Slater, ARC, London from RM: Roy Markham's acceptance letter for position of Director of the Virus Research Unit Btw RM and Gustav Stern, New York, USA, re symposium 'Perspectives in Virology' and book edited by Morris Pollard, 6 Apr, 7 May 1959. Btw RM and Dr Marion Waton, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re aphid viruses, chitinous surfaces, 20, 22 Apr 1959. Btw RM and Dr B W Bothwell, Epidemiologist, Dept. of Public Health, Bristol, re experiments using rabbit serum, test for aggluttinin in human serum and tobacco mosaic virus, 21, 27, 28 Apr 1959. Btw RM and Dr Morris Pollard, The University of Texas- Medical Branch, re the Hartz Mountain Symposium 1960, invitation, 22 Apr, 3 Jul 1959. Btw RM and Dr J M Kaper, Biochemisch Lab., Leiden, Netherlands, work on TYMV, visit to VRU with Prof. Veldstra, 23, 27 Apr 1959. Btw RM and Dr H G Aach, Botanisches Inst., Köln University, Germany, re use of VRU photo, 26 Apr, 7 May 1959. Btw RM and Dr Shosuke Takemura, Chemistry Dept., Birmingham University, request to work at VRU, 28 Apr, 1, 5 May 1959. Btw RM and Prof. J N Davidson, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, re numbering of the pyrimidine ring, 8, 9, 12 May 1959, 1 x nd c. May 1959. To RM from I H Pattison, ARC, Field Stat., Compton, Berkshire, re scrapie experiments, enzyme treated scrapie brain, 17, 25 May 1959. To RM from H Ronde Kristensen, Statens Plantepatologiske, Lyngby, Denmark, re swede infected with TYM virus and Cucumis virus 2, visit to VRU, 7 Apr, 19 May 1959. To RM from W D G Haynes[?], Bangor, North Wales, zoology student requesting work experience, 21 May 1959. To Inst. International de Chimie Solvay, Belgium, re meeting on Nucleoproteins, 22 May 1959. To RM from Prof. B C J G Knight, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Reading, re Mycoplasma, antogonism effects between DNA and RNA, includes abstract reprint 'The Effect of Nucleic Acid Fragments on the Growth of a Pleuro-Pneumonia-like Organism' by S Crowther and B C J C Knight (1956), 26 May 1959. To RM from Gobind? (H Gobind Khorana?), USA, work and family news, Oak Ridge, work with universities in USA, 29 May 1959. To RM from Academic Press Inc., New York, USA re submissions, includes 'Statement of Objectives' (June 1959) and 'Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Information for Contributors' (June 1959), 9 Jun, Jun 1959. Btw RM and Martin R Pollock, Med. Research Council, London re viva with Munroe and G D Greville, Degree Committee, Cambridge, 9, 15, 17, 19 Jun, 23 Jul 1959. To RM from E J Drake, Chief Scientific Liaison Officer, Australian Scientific Liaison office, Africa House, London. re Mr C I Davern, 11 Jun 1959. Btw RM, Lloyd A Stocken, Dept. of Biochemistry, Oxford, The Registry Board, re viva of G B Petersen, Balliol College, includes Markham's report on Petersen's dissertation, 1p, 12, 17 Jun, 15 Jul 1959. Bundle: letter to RM from Sir Alexander R Todd, re Waldo Cohn and G B Brown and nomenclature for polynucleotides, 12 May 1960; letter to Prof. Sir Alexander Todd, University Chemical Lab., Cambridge from Waldo E Cohn, re polynucleotide nomenclature and abbreviations; paper: 'Suggested Abbreviations for Nucleotides, Polynucleotides and Nucleic Acids' by Sir Alexander Todd, Cambridge, 15 Jul 1959. To Hawksley & Sons Ltd., London, re manual for ultracentrifuge, 22 Jul 1959. Btw RM and Dr William (Bill) Klyne, Postgraduate Med. Sch., London re comments on Sir Alexander Todd's polynucleotide nomenclature and abbreviations, 28, 30 Jul 1959. To Robert Haselkorn, Harvard University, USA from Stephen P Hatchett, Public Health Service, USA, re cancelation of Fellowship application, 27 Oct 1959. To RM from Bob van Tubingen, The Josiah Willard Gibbs Research Labs., Yale University, USA, re illness, NATO fellowship to work at VRU, nd c 1959. Btw RM and B E Swoboda, Sec., Biochemical Soc., University of Sheffield, re RM to lecture on 'Viruses and Nucleic Acids', 11, 14 Jan 1960. Btw RM and D Winders, the British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd., London, re infected tobacco leaves, 22, 25, 27, 29 Apr, 21 Jun 1960. Btw RM and Dr Alex M M Berrie, Botany Dept., Glasgow University, re MacLeod's visit to Cambridge (Roderick MacLeod, see VRU/1/2/2/2), 25, 29 Apr 1960. To RM from Eunice Thomas Miner, Exec. Director, The New York Academy of Sciences, New York, USA, re invitation to become a member, list of publications, awards leaflet and application form, 26 Apr 1960. To RM from D H M Woollam, Degree Committee, Anatomy Sch. Cambridge, re RM appointed examiner for M D Yudkin, 28 Apr 1960. Btw RM and Ernest F Gale, Chemical Microbiology Research Unit, Cambridge, re lectures for post-graduates, 28, 29 Apr 1960. To RM from R A Becher, University Press Cambridge, re pocket diary, 4 May 1960. To Mr Bergen, Cambridge Instrument Co., Cambridge from RM, re patent, 13 Jun 1960. Btw Mrs Piggott, VRU, Miss A Everard, The British Council, Cambridge and RM, re visit to the VRU by Professor K Bhargava of India, 16, 23 Jun 1960. Btw RM and N H Pizer, MAFF, London, re NAAS relations with the VRU regarding testing of viruses, 16, 17, 20 Jun 1960. To Dr W D Yerkes, Rockefeller Agricultural Program, Mexico, re 'The Severe Bean Mosaic Virus', request for specimens, 21 Jun 1960. Btw RM and W S Gordon, ARC, Field Stat., Compton, Berks., re Sir William Slater's retirement dinner, 2 letters and dinner plan/costs, 22, 23 Jun 1960. Page from Day I and II of speakers at the 'Perspectives in Virology II Host Parasite Relationship', Houston Texas, 25 and 26 Jan 1960, annotated by RM 'accepted invitation', Abstract x 2 by Roy Markham, untitled, 3pp, nd, c 1958-1960.