Includes: GM debate 2011 Government Budget
New rice varieties Mendel New research studentships Mike Ambrose on the history of the JI GM debate
Includes: Victorian barley beer Develpment of Science Park GM debate Ash tree disease Early flu detection using gold Giant/Spanish slugs Science/biotech investment
File containing photocopies of online articles, articles and information by JI communications team,email correspondence with media: Includes material on: Nitrogen fixation Ash Dieback Beneforté broccoli Wheat Plants resistant to cold
A run of annual reports dating between 1909 to present is available, with some years missing.
Carl Zeiss Jena microscope (Nr 239072) in Wooden box (h: 36cm, w: 22cm, d: 22.7 cm) with brass handle, c 1930. Metal plaque attached to box door reads ''Hawksley & Sons Ltd., 83 Wigmore Street, London, W1'. Contains original delivery notes listing contents (see below). Fittings: black metal tray in slot inside box, (top, right) which held delivery notes, 3 metal screws and a hinge; 4 empty objective cases (1 x Carl Zeiss, 1 x Carl Zeiss 8, 0.2, 1 x 20, 0.40, 1 x Apo 120, 1.30)); 1 x objective in Carl Zeiss case (by J Swift and Son, London), 2 attached to microscope (1 original Carl Zeiss Jena 40x and 1 by Cooke 20x). Wooden objective holder (6 holes) attached to inside box (left). Sticker on microscope base reads 'John Innes Institute, Ser. no. G 21, Dept. Genetics'. 1. Delivery note 61: 'stamped 'Carl Zeiss Jena', Mortimer House, Mortimer Street, London, addressed to the Secretary, John Innes Horticultural Inst., Mastyn Road, Merton SW 19, dated 30/12/30. List (in pencil) of contents: 'Stand ESG with draw tube; Nosepiece x 4, Aplanatic condenser, 1.4 with iris; Eyepiece K15X, K5X, K10X, K20X, K30X; Apochromatic 60 with correction collar; Apochromatic 120, 1, 3 [nap?]; Apochromatic 10'. 2. Delivery Note 62: stamped and dated as above. List in pencil of contents: '2 yellow green filters 47-; 1 spot arc lamp casing; bulb; [indecipherable line]; 1 apochromatic 40 with correction collar; 1 '' 90, 1 4 nap. Notes: The J Swift objective is probably contemporary or older than microscope. It is an oil immersion 2 objective, magnification unknown. Only 1 eyepiece 15x remaining. Condenser and aperture iris intact. There is an attachment for filter, but not filter (could be a polariser).
1 x colour print and 1 x black and white print (26.5 x 21 cm) showing different aerial views of the John Innes Centre (JIC). 1 x colour print on polystyrene, aerial view of the JIC (71.5 x 41.5 cm). 1 A4 page, photocopy of an aerial view 'John Innes Centre: Site and Buildings March 2005' alphabetically coded.
Photograph (copy): black and white group photograph of the Genetics Society in 1956 (annotated). 121st meeting of the Genetics Society at Oxford. Identified members (John Snape): Left to right: back row: Jim Smith, John Bedbrook, John Snape, Dick, Mike O'Dell, Mike Bennett, Wayne Gerlach, Terry Miller, Arthur Torrens, Enriue Sanchez Monge, Mike Gale 2nd row from back: Len La Cour, Dan Smith, 9th across: WJC Lawrence. 5th row from back: 5th from left: Watkin Williams. 6th row from back: 5th from left: Ralph Riley, 6th: John Thoday (Prof. of Genetics at Cambridge), 8th: Victor Chapman Front row: 5th from left: C D Darlington, 7th: R A Fisher, 11th: Peter Day, 12th Tsunewaki
Photograph (colour) of the Cytogenetics Dept. at the PBI, 1980 Left to Right: Back row: Jim Smith (Mike Bennett RA), John Bedbrook (became a captain of Industry in USA), Me (John Snape), Dick, Mike O'Dell (Dick's RA), Mike Bennett (OBE - became Keeper of the Jodrell lab at Kew), Wayne Gerlach (became distinguished at CSIRO Australia), Terry Miller, Arthur Torrens Glasshouse technician), Enrique Sanchez Monge (became a well know Spanish plant breeder/ University Professor), Mike Gale Middle row: Roger Kemble (Became senior in USA/Canada companies, particularly Syngenta), Geraldine Heath (Mike Gale RA), Linda Holt (Tony RA), Beryl Parker (my RA), Colin, Mrs Nelson, ? (Mike Gale RA), Judy Angus (Bill Angus wife, Roger Kemble RA), Kathy Labrum, (PhD student), Anita Jellings (Lecturer at Seale Hayne College) Seated: Eric Simpson (my RA), Tony Worland, Jim McVitie (PhD student, became Head of Trials at NIAB), Richard Thompson (Dick's RA, became a senior scientist at INRA France), Jean Beggs (FRS at Edinburgh), Jon Brown (PhD student of Dick's, became Professor at Dundee), Jonathan Jones (Dick PhD student) Identified by John Snape, 16 July 2025. RA = Research Assistant. Dick is Richard Flavell
Hardback notebook entitled 'Sowings Book 2'. Contains sowing notes in columns with notes on plants, germination, count and comments. Data for Karum x T. ponticum, Chinese Spring x T. intermedium (ando thers), Cando x T ponticum, Neodar, Stewart and Marzek x Thin Bess etc.