Copy of manuscript draft of Bateson's letter of resignation, with typescript transcription of the draft; correspondence arising; newspaper cutting reporting his resignation.
Signed by the President of the Academy, Vilhelm Ludwig Peter Thomsen, and the Secretary Martin Knudsen.
The principal correspondent is M.B. Crane, pomologist. Crane's correspondence relates to his forthcoming book, 'Genetics in Relation to Horticulture' (with W.J.C. Lawrence).
Following her husband's death, Beatrice Bateson conducted much business with Cambridge University Press, both in connection with William Bateson's works and her 1928 memoir of him, 'William Bateson, Naturalist...'.
Included are a few related letters and papers.
Correspondence between Beatrice Bateson and the publishers, Methuen & Co. Ltd., re the publication of the book. Included at A.59 is the Memorandum of Agreement; at A.60 is a corrected proof of the Introduction. Mostly 1928.
With related papers. Divided into 16 folders for ease of reference.