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 Judith Irwin conducted by Sarah Wilmot (JIC Outreach Curator). Audio file (Irwin 081228-001master.wav), 46.36 minutes. The interview covers Irwin's early life, career and work at the JIC on crop genetics and molecular plant breeding, including her work on the GM debates and development of climate resistant vegetables.
Interview with Jon Clarke conducted by Ruby O'Grady. Audio file (ClarkePt1090101-002master.wav), 1 hour 21.59 minutes. Covers early life, education, career and work at the JIC. Business in orchid breeding (micropropagation), mutants in peas, Harold Woolhouse, Jim Dunwell, Ellis Marks, Colin Law, Mike Gale, plant transformation, agri-tech, industry consortium plant gene toolkit project, JIC expansion, GM testing, the JIC Christmas Review, social life at JIC.
Interview with Enrico Coen conducted by Natalie Porter. Audio file (COEN90-190 master.wav), 55.08 minutes. The interview covers Coen's early life, career and work at the JIC.
Interview with Dee Rawsthorne conducted by Sarah Wilmot. Audio file (Dee Rawsthorne MASTER0001.wav), 1 hour 12.15 minutes Discusses her early life and education, role at the JIC, including working with Harold Woolhouse and subsequent Directors, early outreach work with various departments, the GM debates and changes at the JIC between 1986 and her retirement in 2015.
Interview with Chris Trimmer conducted by Sarah Wilmot. Audio file (Chris Trimmer MASTER.wav), 36.13 minutes
Interview of Sir Otto Frankel by Hugh Rogers, on one cassette tape (BASF Chromdioxid 120)
Interview of Sir Otto Frankel by Hugh Rogers, on one cassette tape (TDK SA-C90)
Interview of Richard Bailey Flavell by Keith Roberts, relating to his time as director of the JII and JIC, on cassette tape TDK D90.
Interview of Peter Matthews by Mike Ambrose, 1 cassette tape (TDK FE 90)