To KMS from J & A Churchill Ltd., Medical & Scientific Publishers, Gloucester Place, London, re textbook of 'Plant Virus Diseases', 30 Dec 1955, 6, 13 Jan, 9, 20 Feb, 3 Apr, 25 Jun, 27 Jul, 7, 21 Aug, 17, 18, 25, 26 Sep 1956. To Mr Clayson, The Labs, J Lyons & Co. Ltd., re proposed talk on electron microscope, 3 Jan 1956. Btw KMS and Dr J G ten Houten, Inst. Voor Plantenziektenkundig Onderzoek, Holland, re travel report, 3, 22 Jan 1956. To KMS from Owen F? Waller (Ed), The Chemist and Druggist (magazine), Strand, London, re request for article, 5 Jan 1956. Btw KMS and Leslie Mutum, Bury Free Press, Bury St Edmunds, re request to send a reporter to VRU esp. interested in White cabbage butterfly control, 7, 10, 18 Jan 1956. To Maria Langa, Molkerbastei, Vienna, contract for article, copyright, 11 Jan 1956. To KMS from V B Wigglesworth, Quick Prof. of Biology, Dept. Zoo. Univ. of Cambridge, re research using KMS photographs, 11 Jan 1956. To R B Webb from KMS, re chrysanthemum sample infected with 'aspermy', 16 Jan 1956. To KMS and Mr R W Marsh, Research St., Bristol from Leon L J Ossowski, Wattle Research Inst., Univ. of Natal, South Africa, re paper on virus control of A. junodi, virus experiments, includes extract of experiment data, 16 Jan, 6 Feb, 16, 21 Aug, 18 Sep 1956. Btw KMS and Dr B H H Bergman, de Bilt, Netherlands, re thesis paper on transmission of virus diseases of the groundnut in Java, 17, 20 Jan 1956. To KMS from F Solymosy, Hungarian Research Inst. for Plant Protection, Budapest, re sample of cowpes, 18 Jan 1956. To KMS from Woon Hah Paik, Univ. of Minnesota, re request for paper, 18 Jan 1956. Btw KMS and Dr A Guido Fratini, Manciano, Italy, re virus against Decus oelae, 18, 30 Jan. To KMS from Walter Carter, Pineapple Research Inst., Hawaii, re request copy of article, 19 Jan 1956. Btw KMS and S R Chant, Edinb., a plant pathologist from Nigeria requesting a visit to VRU, 23, 26 Jan 1956. To KMS from F R Cann, re experiment 30 Jan 1956. To KMS from F C (?) Chandler, 'The Grower', London, 20 Feb 1956. To KMS from H L Nixin, Rothamstead Experimental St., re Miss Glauert's MS in 'Nature', thanks for visit, 'araldite' letter to 'Nature', Borisko's paper, nosepiece, polymerisation, microtome, M-V machine, etc., 20 Jan, 30 Jul, 20 Aug, 3 Nov 1956. To KMS from N B Joy, Arusha, Tanganyika Dept. of Agric. (Tanzania), re dwarf beans with 'oily pod'' condition, includes list of JIHI recent papers, 21 Jan 1956. Btw KMS and Dr A R Hill, Zoology Dept., Glasgow Univ., re student William Yule for W K Kellog Foundation grant and Ph.D. at Cambridge, 21, 27, 30 Jan 1956. To KMS from W R Thompson, President, 10th Int. Congress of Entomology, Canada, re invitation to present paper, 24 Jan 1956. Btw KMS and P J Girard, Headmaster, Castel Middle Sch. (and Guernsey's 'Bulb Inspector), Guernsey, re advice on recognising bulb viruses, 26 Jan, 13, 16 Feb 1956. To KMS from A D Thomson, Crop Division, Christchurch, New Zealand, re research fellowship to work at VRU, potato virus, 26 Jan, 31 Dec 1956. To KMS from James Munro, Dept. of Agric., Canada, re KMS opinion on certification schemes and viruses, potatoes free from virus X/mosaic etc., 2 Feb 1956. To KMS from Dhanesh C Sharma, Poona, India, re request for reprints, 3 Feb 1956. To KMS from G H Coone, Sugar Crops Section, US Dept. of Agric., re sugar cane diseases/research and visit of Dr E V Abbott to VRU, 7 Feb 1956. To KMS from F F C Edmunds, Cambridge Inst. of Education, Cambridge, re students visit to VRU, 17 Feb 1956. To KMS from J H Styler, Forestry Commission, Surrey, enclosing pupae of pine looper moth, Lymantria monacha L., 18 Feb, 19 July 1956. To KMS from Julian Huxley (Sir Julian Sorell Huxley), 31 Pond St, Hampstead, re list of six queries about viruses, 23 Feb 1956. Btw KMS and editors of 'Nature', Macmillan, London, re mistake in article by Dr Tanada, Dr Cheng, 27 Feb, 18 Dec 1956. To KMS from John Smith (John Derek Smith), University of California, re work on tobacco mosaic virus, TYM protein, Dr Takahashi, 28 Feb 1956. To KMS from N B Joy(?), Plant Path. Lab., Arusha, Tanganyika Territory Dept. Agric., diseased specimens sent to VRU, 6 Mar 1956. To KMS from Fernández Valiela, Ministerio de Agric., Argentina, re thanks for books, potato seed, 7 March 1956. To KMS from Harry Lawer, Univ. of Adelaide, Waite Agric. Research Stat., re thanks for reprints, 7 Mar 1956. Btw KMS and George Connell, Ottawa, Canada, re reapplying for place at VRU, 8, 15 March 1956. To KMS from B D Harrison, Scottish Hort. Research Inst., Dundee, re virus in sugar beet, soil-borne ringspot in lettuce, beet, raspberry ringspot virus, 8, 15 Mar, 15 Dec 1956. To KMS from Michael L G Smith, St Patrick's Hall, Reading University, re request to visit the VRU, 12, 14, 18, 18 March 1956. Btw KMS and Prof. R Lontie, Univ. Te Leuven, Belgium, request to accept visiting worker Dr H Borginon (declined), 12, 14 Mar 1956. To KMS from E B Watson, Vitex Ltd., re order of wetting agent, letter and invoice, 13 March 1956. To KMS from Florence M Schwarz, the Rockefeller Inst., re publishing KMS paper 'The structure of insect virus particles', 14 Mar 1956. To Dr Steinhaus, Lab. of Insect Pathology, Univ. of California from KMS, re review for 'Plant Viruses', 14 March 1956. To KMS from W F Bewley, Glasshouse Crops Research Inst., re opening ceremony, 15 Mar 1956. To Mr Williams from KMS, re no vacancies, 15 Mar 1956. To KMS from Mr L J Clements? Royal Nat. Orthopaedic Hospital, re request for copies of magnified photographs for teaching purposes, 20 Mar 1956. To E B Watson from KMS, re Sovix wetting agent, 21 Mar 1956. To KMS from Reidar Holmøy, Gomera, Canary Islands, re advice on virus diseases on his tomato farm, probably tobacco mosaic, detailed description and sends samples, 23 Mar, 5, 21 Apr 1956. Btw KMS and Revue de Vulgarisation Scientifique, Paris, re thanks for colour transparencies for article (May issue), 23, 27, 30 March 1956. To KMS from M K (Kenneth) Corbett, Agric. Experiment Stat., Univ. of Florida, re request for reprints for teaching, 27 Mar 1956. To KMS from D L Milne, Rothamsted Experimental Station, re gall midges, Diptera larvae, diseased larvae of the white clover seed midge, 28 Mar, 4 April, 17, 26 July, 10 Oct 1956. To KMS from R Eric Taylor, MAFF, re tomato plant sample, mosaic virus, 3 April 1956. To KMS from Myles Crooke and S J Chesterman, Forestry Commission, Alice Holt Lodge, Surrey, virus against Neodiprion sertifer, larvae of Bupalus piniarius, 3 April, 25 Sep, 10, 16 Oct 1956. To KMS from Prof. A F Ross, New York State College of Agriculture, re request for reprints, possibility of visit to VRU, 9 Apr 1956. To KMS from Adrian Posuette? East Malling Research Station, re leafhoppers, 11 Apr 1956. To KMS from Sec. of the Office for High Commission for the Union of South Africa, re Dr A P D McClean visit to VRU, 11 April 1956. To KMS from P Grigson, French Ministry of Agric., 15 Apr 1956. To KMS from Lilian E Hawker, Bristol Univ. request for virus material for class inoculation experiments, 17 Apr 1956. To KMS from G S Hartley, Chesterford Park Research Station, Essex, re invitation to KMS to attend lecture by Prof. A W A Brown of Univ. of Western Ontario, 17 Apr 1956. To Mr Robert Antoine, Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Inst., sugar cane cuttings with clorotic streak, 18 Apr 1956. To Mr Kapoor from KMS, re visit to VRU, 20 Apr 1956. To KMS from Dr J Franz, Inst. für Kartoffelkäferforschung, re Dr A Krieg, 23 Apr 1956. Btw KMS and Measuring & Scientific Equipment Ltd., re 13,000 Centrifuge, invoice, service report etc. 23 April, 3, 18 May, 24 Aug, 18 Nov 1956. To KMS from G S Verna, Lucknow University, India, re visit to VRU, 8 May 1956. To KMS from S P Wiltshire, Commonwealth Mycological Inst., Surrey, re list of common names of virus diseases, 10, 18 May 1956. To KMS from J C Hopkins, Commonwealth Mycological Inst. Kew Surrey, re Darwin's tulips, naming of potato virus Y, 11 May, 19 Nov 1956. To KMS from Lee M Hutchins, United Nations, Beograd, Yugoslavia (now Belgrade, Serbia), a plant pathologist assisting the Yugolsavian government in research and control of virus disease in fruit trees especially sarka in plum, assisting Prof. Jossivovic and Dr D utic, gives synopsis of career and present work, possible future visit to VRU, includes a translation of an article from BORBA (17 May 1956) on virus control which mentions KMS and two newspaper clippings of the article, 20 May 1956. Btw KMS and R Hull, Rothamsted Exp. Stat., Dunholme Field Stat., re L D Leach (Davis, California), visit to VRU, 28, 29 May 1956. To KMS from George W Cochran, Utah State Agric. College, request to spend sabbatical at VRU, 31 May 1956. To KMS from J? R A Hohnen, The Australian Nat. University, Canberra, re Mr N Xeros application for a research fellowship, 1 Jun 1956. To KMS from F L Edgelow(?), Sch. of Agric., Univ. Cambridge, re irises with a 'pleating' disorder, 6 Jun 1956. To KMS from R Hasemer, Gordon Edgell & Sons Ltd., New South Wales, re Cabbage white butterfly virus for cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower crops, 6 Jun 1956. To KMS from J H Johnson, Chesterfield, re enclosing dead and dying larvae of P. pedaria, 15 Jun 1956. To KMS from A H Whyte, Horticultural Stat., North Burlingham, Norfolk, re request for student visit to VRU, 15 Jun 1956. Btw KMS and W Heffer & Sons Ltd., missing numbers of Journal of Biophysical and Biochemical Cytology, 22 Jun 1956. To KMS from C? Everard, Dell Park Estate, disease in Cattleya plants in Mr Schroder's Dell collection, 23 Jun, 2, 10 Jul 1956. Btw KMS and B D Moreton, MAFF, Ashford, Kent, re P. brassica, cabbage butterfly experiments in kale fields, Isle of Thanet, leather-jacket samples, 23 Jun, 6, 7 Nov 1956., Btw KMS and G R Salmon, Cheshire, enclosing specimens, 26 Jun, 5, 7 Sep 1956. To KMS from Gordon B Thompson, Chesterfield Park Research Station, Fisons Pest Control Ltd., re KMS/VRU visit to talk to Columbo Plan Students, includes a list of Columbo Plan students 1956, 26 Jun, 2, 19 July 1956. To KMS from Osvaldo Lovisolo, Ministry Dell'Agricoltura E Delle Foreste, Roma, Italy, re tomato bushy stunt, Datura inoculation, Petunia, 28 Jun 1956. Btw KMS and Eduardo Zarco, Inst. de Entomologia, Madrid, re request to work at VRU for a month re virus research techniques esp. forest insects, 28 Jun, 14 Aug 1956. To KMS from Freida Gerold, Institut für Gemüsebau und Unkrautforschung, Lauvenburg, diseased lettuce plants sent for diagnoses, 28 Jun 1956. To KMS from Elvio Refette? and Prof. Elio Baldacci, Inst. di Patologia Vegetale, Univ. of Milan, re request for seeds, soil sterilization, new book, Vigna sinensis seeds, 3 Jul, 10 Dec 1956. To KMS from Margaret Senior, Ministry of Supply, London, re invitation to a new committee of government advisors - the 'Agricultural Defence Advisory Committee', 5 July 1956. To KMS from D Bevan, Forestry Comm., Alice Holt Lodge, Surrey, re N Sertiferin, importing Canadian strain, 5 Jul 1956. to KMS from Dr Giacinto Ciaccio, Laboratori Scientifici Farmitalia, Milan, re thanks for KMS' recent lectures in Milan and request for more info, 5 Jul 1956. To KMS from Donald O Green, The Royal Hort. Society's gardens, Wisley, Surrey, re advice on recent viruses in delphiniums, 7 Jul 1956. Btw KMS and P C Smethurst, Smethurst High-Light Ltd, Lancs., re microtome machine, Siemens microscope, visit to VRU, advice for glass cutting, Sitte's design notes, order of grids etc., 9 Jul, 13, 18 Sep, 3 Dec 1956. To KMS from H Fairbank, MAFF, re Dahlia virus, 11 Jul 1956. To KMS from Ralph W G Wyckoff, Dept. of Health, Ed. and Welfare, Bethesda, USA, re turnip yellows, including reprint of article from 'Science', May 11, 1956, Vol 123, 'Crystal Structure of Turnip Yellows Virus Protein' by Louis W Laraw and Ralph W G Wyckoff, 12 July 1956. To KMS from E C Gowlton(?), Swanley, Kent, re breeding bearded iris, 13, 18 Jul 1956. To KMS from A Doná dalle Rose, France? re analysis of sample of sugar beets with virus yellow, 13 Jul, 9 Aug 1956. To KMS from P Ostoya, 'La Nature', Paris, 17 Jul 1956. To KMS from Dr Alojz Zuffa, Biotevta, Nitra, Czechoslovakia, 20 Jul 1956. Btw KMS and R Higgs, re invitation to lecture at Leeds University, 26 Jul, 28 Aug 1956. To Dr Keith E Jenson (copied to KMS and Alan R Liss) from Max A Lauffer, re manuscript for 'advances', 30 Jul 1956. Bundle btw KMS and Metroplolitan Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester, re electron microscope, evaporation plant, 30 Jul, 23 Aug, 12, 20 Nov, 3, 20, 27 Dec 1956. To KMS from S H Williams(?), Eastern Electricity Board, Cambridge, reinforcement of supply along Storey's Way, 31 Jul 1956. Btw KMS and M A Zaher, Rothamsted Exp. Stat., Herts., re research on lepidoptern, Pradenia litura from Egypt with virus, 8, 13 Aug 1956. Btw KMS and F J Furley-Lewis, agrigultural undergraduate, Kenton, Middx., request for employment as a technician, 9, 13 Aug 1956. To 'The Insect Virologist', Lab. d' Etude, Versailles, re Dr Harpas, granulosis virus disease of Pieris brassicae, virus for Aporia crataegi and request for larvae, 15 Aug 1956. To KMS from Lindsay M Black, 'Virology' Journal, Univ. of Illinois, USA, re KMS' publication in the journal, illustrations of crystallisation of tomato bushy stunt virus in cells, 20 Aug 1956. To KMS from R Ascot, Ministry of Works, Cambridge, re heating in the microscope room, 23 Aug 1956. Btw KMS and E R Franklin, the Science Masters' Association, re visit to VRU and electron microscope demonstration, 27, 28 Aug, 3 Sep 1956. To KMS from J H Styles, Forestry Comm., Alice Holt Lodge, larvae sample of B. pimianum? and L, monarch eggs for Claude F Rivers, 31 Aug 1956. to KMS from C J Edwards, Chesterford Park Research Station, Essex, re visit with Mr Penney to VRU, 3 Sep 1956. To KMS from R le Pulley, Scott Agric. Labs., Nairobi, re a Lymantriid attacking Wattle trees, 6, 15 Sep 1956. To KMS from P R Wood, T Werner Laurie Ltd. re photograph 'view from orbit two', 10 Sep 1956. To KMS from J G Gillow, Hort. Advisory Service, Guernsey, re request to test sample of Jersey potatoes, 10 Sep 1956. To KMS from Prof. R H Stoughton, Univ. of Reading, request for help with paper: 'Memorandum on problems of the flower-growing industry', includes 2 appendix papers, 11 Sep 1956. To KMS from W T Y Hancock, Measuring & Scientific Equipment Ltd, re stainless steel tubes, 13 Sep 1956. To KMS from Russell L Steere, Univ. of California, re writing a chapter in Vol VI of 'Advances in Virus Research', 17 Sep 1956. Btw KMS and Mr R Whitesmith, ARC, London, re exchange of research workers between European countries, 17 Sep, 6, 7 Nov 1956. To KMS from F O Holmes, The Rockefeller Inst., New York, re new edition of KMS's text-book 'Plant Virus Diseases' re use of phrases by Dr Thomas that were jokes and need to be omitted if possible, 21 Sep 1956. To KMS from Dr C Toumanoff, Inst. Pasteur, 27 Sep 1956. Btw KMS and Prof. J Caldwell, Univ. of Exeter, re Vigna sinensis seeds, 29 Sep, 1 Oct 1956. To KMS from J B Legge, Tobacco Research Board, Southern Rhodesia, material infected with Rosette, tobacco plants, aphids, 3 Oct 1956. To KMS from Miss E M Everard, The British Council, Cambridge, re Mr A L Eloja, request for report on his study/work at the Molteno Inst. and if to extend, 5 Oct 1956. To KMS from B Kassanis, Rothamsted Experimental Station, re Tobacco mosaic virus, inoculum of Ranunculus virus, spinach and barley, 5, 12, 18 Oct, 5 Dec 1956. To KMS from W K Slater, ARC, meeting with Taylor and Sartain, 9 Oct 1956. TO KMS from the Nat. Inst. of Agric. Botany, Cambridge, re change in recommended potatoes in farmer's leaflet, 12 Oct 1956. To KMS from J T Slykhuis, Rothamsted Experimental Research Station, re leaf hoppers with wheat streak disease, visit with Dr Bald, 17, 19, 22 Oct 1956. To KMS from Alain Gautier, Centre de Microscopie Electronique, Univ. Lausanne, 24 Oct 1956. Btw KMS, C F Rivers and A R Kloock, Assist. Sec., the National Farmers Union, Gloucester, interest in viruses as method of pest control, setting up of field experiment to test Cabbage White Butterfly virus, 25, 27 Oct, 21, 27, 29 Nov 1956. To KMS from R G Smith, Plateau Wattle Co. Ltd., Eldoret, Kenya, re polyhedral virus diseases, includes a reprint of 'Some Pests of Black Wattle in Kenya' by J L Elmer and R G Smith (East African Agric. Journal Vol XXI, Apr 1956), 2 Nov 1956. Btw KMS and T E Pearson, ARC, London, re voltage regulator for electron microscope, 6, 6, 7 Nov 1956. To KMS from H B D Kettlewell, fulminating polyhedral disease, 7 Nov 1956. To KMS from W J Hull, Commonwealth Inst. of Entomology re letter (included) from C Vago, French Ministry of Agric., 12, 26 Nov 1956. To KMS from E A Perkins, Johnson, Matthey & Co., Ltd., Hatton Garden, London, re supply of platinum gauze and crucibles, 4 Dec 1956. Bundle btw KMS, Jaroslav Weiser, Inst. of Biology, Praha (Prague), Wards Natural History, Rochester and Claude F Rivers, re sending eggs of Philosamia xicini, Weisers' recent visit to VRU, Dr Xeros, cross-infectivity, Lyme disease, help with publication, 5, 14, 27 Dec 1956. To KMS from A Kohn, Israeli inst. for Biological Research, re granulosis virus, 7 Dec 1956. To KMS from Dr Charlotte Korn, Heidelberg, Germany, re visit to VRU, 9 Dec 1956. Paper: 'Biographical note' re Mr Gungor Karel from Turkey, nd [c 1956]. To KMS from Prof. N N Das Gupta, Inst. of Nuclear Physics, Univ. of Calcutta, re request for crystalline plant viruses for electron microscope work, 11 Dec 1956.
Correspondence with suppliers of photographic equipment, orders, invoices etc.
Btw Miss M Short (VRU) and Dr L Broadbent, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re cabbage black ringspot, 16, 21 Nov 1955. To Sirs from Barclays Bank Ltd., re payment to Elsevier Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 13 Dec 1955. To Sir from Collingridge Gardening Books, London, re the Amateur Gardening Diary and Horticultural Directory 1957, 27 Jan 1956. To the Secretary, VRU from the Commercial Grower, London, re the Amateur Gardening Diary and Horticultural Directory 1957, 14 May 1956. To Contributors from the Society for General Microbiology, London, re symposium on microbial ecology, 27 Sep 1956. To Dr G H Wiltshire, Rothamsted Experimental Stat. from J H Hitchborn (VRU) re findings on susceptibility of darkened plants to infection, 11 Oct 1956. Btw Dr J H Hitchborn (VRU) and Mr M Hollings, MAFF, Herts, re parsley leaf disease of anemones, seed of Vigns sinensis, 11 Oct, 3, 4 Dec 1956. Btw Miss M N Short (VRU) and Mr M Hollings, MAFF, Herts, re Balcombe Perfection chrysanthemums, anemone viruses, A.A.B. meeting, 14, 19 Dec 1956. To Dr J W Hall, Dept. Agric., Edinburgh from J H Hitchborn, re invitation to lecture, 16 Dec 1956.
Box of VRU correspondence labelled 1958, mainly Kenneth M Smith and Claude F Rivers. Topics: VRU equipment, supplies, new building, articles for publication, virus/research enquires etc.
Correspondence in box labelled 'ARC, 1952-54; Advice/Info. Requests, 1960-66; Visitors/Misc., 1961-67; Staff, 1961-68'.
VRU Correspondence between Roy Markham (RM) and Kenneth M Smith (KMS) and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC): Btw RM and R Whitesmith, ARC, London re locating a Ferranti Automatic voltage regulator transformer for the electron microscope possibly from the Air Ministry, 19 Dec 1951, 28, 29 Jan 1952. To KMS from L K Boughton (Sec) and Sir William Kershaw Slater, ARC, London re Sir William Slater's trip to New Zealand and Australia, 2, 15 Jan 1952. Btw RM and P A C Thorne, ARC, London, re nominations for the Fulbright programme for 1953/4, RM suggests Dr Alfred Marshak, 8, 10 Jan 1952. To KMS from W Ness re pay additions includes the ARC Memo 81/52 'Pay Additions from 1st January 1952', 2pp and 'Ready Reckoner', 1p, 9 Feb 1952. To RM from M S Gill[?], ARC, London, re thanks for information re Miss Short and Miss S Vernon-Smith, 12 Feb 1952. Btw RM, KMS and Miss M F Gee, ARC London, re Miss M E Short, Miss S Vernon-Smith, revised rates for travelling and subsistence, 1, 5, 8 Feb 1952. Bundle re Mr D B Dunn: Btw RM and R G Chatelain, ARC, London re Mr D B Dunn, requesting a character reference for Dunn for a training grant, 20 Feb, 13, 17 Mar 1952. To the Secretary, ARC from RM re character reference for D B Dunn for the research studentship, 18 Mar 1952. Btw RM and W Ness, ARC, re a two-year ARC Research Studentship awarded to D B Dunn, but not awarded to J M Thresh, 4, 14 Jun 1952. To RM and D B Dunn from J H Shimwell, ARC, London re information on two-year Research Studentship, 19, 19 Jun 1952. Bundle re Mr D B Dunn, Pembroke College, Cambridge, a student working at the VRU under RM's supervision: btw RM, C S Goodwin and Mr T N Bird, ARC, London and Mr D B Dunn, re requesting a report on the suitability of Dunn for further training and award, includes the report, renewal of award, 24 Mar, 1 Apr, 9, 9, 23, 23 Jun 1954. Bundle of letters btw KMS, RM, W G Alexander and Miss S P Hagan, ARC, London re ARC allotment of funds for attending congresses abroad and foreign currency, RM and KMS attending the International Biochemical Congress, RM invited to Cold Spring Harbour symposium, includes ARC paper 316/52 on travel funding, 21, 22, 25 Feb, 22 Apr, 1, 5, 8, 11 May 1952. To RM from W Ness, ARC, London re Government's 'Notification of Vacancies Order, 1952'; VRU regarded as agricultural employment and thus exempt from order, includes order ARC memo 223/52, 3 Mar 1952. Btw RM and W G Alexander, ARC, London re limited funding for RM to attend Copenhagen conference, RM requests permission to work at Kings College with Prof. J T Randall, 6, 24 Mar 1952. To RM from M S Gill [?], ARC, London re sick leave return, 10 Mar 1952. Btw RM, W Ness, ARC and J M Thresh, Birstall, Nr Leeds/ Imperial College, re RM nominating Thresh for the ARC studentship award to work at the VRU, 13 Mar, 3 Apr, 6 Oct 1952. To RM from R M Shimwell, ARC, London re mistake in the payment of his salary increment, 21 Mar 1952. To KMS from W Ness, ARC re economy in the use of the telephone, particularly long-distance calls, 5 Apr 1952. Btw RM and J M Shimwell, ARC, London re request for report on progress of Mr A D Kanarek, working under supervision under KMS at VRU, re award extended/ further training, nd c Apr 1952, April 1952, 19, 19 Jun 1952. To KMS from W Ness, ARC, London re the Treasury approving grants for capital and maintenance expenditure at the VRU for current year, includes 'Estimates for Financial Year 1952-3', 1p, 22 April 1952. To RM from J E Catlin, ARC re £65 to be paid to cover expenditure in July, 4 Jul 1952 To RM from Miss S P Hagan, ARC, London, re thanks for report on Biochemistry Congress, 6 Oct 1952. To RM from R S H [?], ARC, London re incremental salary policy, 12 Jan, 9 Jun 1954. Papers: Plant Virus Research Unit paper 'Estimates for Financial Year 1952-53', nd c 1951-2. ARC paper 15/51: 'Use of Private Vehicles on the Business of the Council', 1p, Feb 1951. ARC paper 54/52: 'Travelling and Subsistence Allowances', 1p, Jan 1952. ARC paper 410/52: Amendment to 483/51: 'Scientific Staff-Revised Salary Scales, 1p, 1 May 1952. ARC paper 465/52: 'Notes on Visits to the USA and Canada', 4pp, Jun 1952. ARC papers 'Notes on Visits to the USA and Canada, Amendments No. 1 -4, 4pp, Jan, Jun 1952. ARC paper 431/52: 'Subsistence Abroad', 3pp, nd, c 1952. ARC paper 833/51: amendments to 'Use of Private Vehicles on the Business of the Council', Nov 1951, 1p, 29 Aug.
Btw Roy Markham (RM) and Dr Edward Herbert, Dept. of Biology, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, USA re precis of his work on nucleic acid biosynthesis and work with Dr Canellakis (Yale), visit to VRU, 18, 26 Jul 1960. Btw RM and Mr J Allen, a student at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew re visit to the VRU to take some slides and research for a lecture, 28, 30 Sep, 12 Oct 1960. Btw RM and Dr R L M Synge, The Rowett Research Inst., Aberdeen re visit to VRU, 1, 3 Nov 1960. Btw RM and Mr P Edmunds, Cambridge Inst. of Education, re visit to VRU for biology lecturers, 11, 13, 26 Jan 1961. Btw RM and Mr Heydecker, Sch. of Agric., Loughborough re student visit to the VRU, 10, 14 Feb 1961. Btw RM and Dr K Schmelzer and Prof. M Klinkowski, Inst. fur Phytopathologie Aschersleben, Germany re Cucumin virus 2, turnip yellow and mosaic virus, Dr Klaus Schmelzer visit, 13, 20 Feb, 20 Apr, 5, 5 May, 19, 28 Jun 1961 To RM from Miss A M Everard, The British Council, Cambridge re Messrs. Nenad Velikonja, Dimitrije Hadzijev and Milomir Dzamic from Yugoslavia, part of the 'Third Country Training Section of the European Productivity Agency' on a five month programme in the use of radio-isotopes in plant biochemistry soils research, visit to the VRU, includes a 'Participant Biographical Data' form for each attendant, 2 x 4pp, 1 x 3pp and 'Training Objectives', 1p, 14 Feb 1961. Btw RM and L S Porter, ARC, London re scrapie research and visit of Dr Koprowski of the Wistar Inst. 10, 16, 20, 21 Mar 1961. Btw RM and Dr B Cinader, Univ. of Toronto, USA, return of P R Whitfeld's thesis and visit, 11, 17 May 1961. To Dr Malcolm (RM?) from Jean L Holm, Hertfordshire County Council, Balls Park Training College, thanks for visit, 19 May 1961. To RM from Lazarus Astrachan, Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., Union Carbide Nuclear Co., Tennessee, USA, re visit to the VRU, past meeting at Waldo Cohn's lab, 27 Jun, 21 Sep 1961. Btw RM and Dr Milton Zaitlin, Univ. of Arizona, USA, re visit, 5, 8 Jul 1961. Btw RM and Albert Siegel, College of Agriculture, Univ. of Arizona, USA, re visit, 18, 24 Jul 1961. To RM from Jane Sikorski, Leeds University re thanks for visit 14 Aug 1963. Btw RM and Robert (Bob) G Milne, Botany Sch., Oxford re visit with students to VRU, 19, 20, 21 Sep, 27 Nov, 1 Dec 1961. Btw RM and Elizabeth Galley and Miss W H Butcher, Hockerhill Training College re visit of students, 5, 10 Oct, 5, 10 Nov 1961. Btw RM and Miss R Orde-Browne, Dept. of Technical cooperation, London re visit of Mr Van Whervin, 23, 24 Oct 1961. Btw RM and John E Perry, Perse Sch., Cambridge, re student visit to VRU, 24, 27, 28 Oct, 12 Nov 1961. To RM from J G R Stevens, Shell International Ltd re thanks for visit, 3 Nov 1961. Btw RM and Lionel Crawford, Inst. of Virology, Glasgow, re visit to the VRU, 27, 30 Nov 1961. To RM from Eeva Tapio, Maatalouden Tutkimuskeskus, Helsinki, Finland re thanks for visit, 12 Dec 1961. Btw RM and Dr H R V Arnstein, Nat. Inst. for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London/ The Biochemical Society re visit to VRU during the Biochemical Society meeting in Cambridge, 5, 7, 12, 19 Feb, 20 Jul 1962. Btw Dr Ellis Griffiths, The Inst. of Rural Science, Univ. of Wales, Aberystwyth, re visit for students to VRU, 6, 14 Feb, 5 Apr 1962. Btw RM and Janet A Needham, Saffron Walden Training College, Essex, re student visit, 19, 20 Feb, 12 Mar 1962. Btw RM and Lionel Crawford, Inst. of Virology, Glasgow re request for virus for experiments, 6, 8 Mar 1962. Btw RM and Dr J A Tomlinson, Nat. Vegetable Research Stat., Wellesbourne re centrifugation and lettuce big vein disease, , 4, 10 Apr, 8, 14, 17 May, 6 Jul, 28 Sep 1962. Btw RM and Prof. L J Alexander, Inst. voor Plantenziektenkundig Onderzoek, Wegeningen, Netherlands re, 26 May, 5 Jun 1962. Btw Roy Markham and Dr R L M Synge, The Rowett Research Inst., Aberdeen re visit to VRU with N A Matthews and M Bagdagarian? from Heller's lab in Warsaw, 6, 12 Jun 1962. Btw RM and Dr van Kammen, Lab. voor Virologie, Wageningen, Netherlands re visit to the VRU, 23, 27 Jun 1962. Btw RM and Dr L Bos, Inst. voor Plantenziektenkundig Onderzoek, Wageningen, Netherlands, visit to lab, 28 Jun, 4 Jul 1962. Btw RM and Dr D R Stanworth, Univ. of Birmingham re visit to see the electrophoresis diffusion apparatus, 29 Jun, 2, 5, 16 Jul 1962. Btw RM and Dr J D Jones, ARC, Ditton Lab., Maidstone re purchasing a Cary Recording Spectrophotometer and visit to discuss, 2, 3, 4 Jul 1962. To RM from G T N Leeuw, Willie Commelin Scholten, Baarn, Netherlands, thanks for visit, 7 Aug 1962. Btw RM and Miss M L V Borges, Rothamsted Exp. Stat., Herts., re visit to VRU and Kenneth Smith, 7, 8 Nov 1962. Btw RM and Miss W H Butcher, Hockerill Training College, Bishop's Stortford, Herts, re visit for students, 29 Nov, 1 Dec 1962, 14, 27 Feb 1963 To RM from Walter Hemmens re thanks for visit, 11 Feb 1963. Btw Dr Ellis Griffiths, The Inst. of Rural science, Univ. of Wales, Aberystwyth, re visit for students to VRU, 23, 27 Feb, 15, 18 Mar 1963. To Mr Shirtclisst, Sheffield, re visit, 8 May 1963. To RM from J C Z Martin, Measuring & Scientific equipment Ltd. (MSE) and RM re visit to the VRU and MSE centrifuges etc. 9 May 1963. Btw RM and Dr H Omura, Dept. of Biochemistry, Glasgow re visit to VRU, 17 Jun, 3, 8, 10 Jul 1963. Btw RM and Dr Leif Oddvar Froholm, Univ. of Oslo re visit to VRU, Waldo Cohns lab, 20, 27 Jun, 30 Jul 1963. Btw Harry J Hudson, Botany Sch., Cambridge re visit to the VRU, 20, 25, 28, 28 Jun, 1 Jul, 13 Aug 1963. To RM from D Shaw, Commonwealth Mycological Inst., Kew re thanks for visit and help given to Rip van Velsen, 24 Jun 1963. Btw RM and Miss A M Everad, The British Council, Cambridge re Dr. Sigurd Arentsen from Chile re a visit to the VRU, includes Artentsen's cv, 1p, 27, 28 Jun 1963. Btw RM and Miss A M Everard, The British Council, Cambridge re Dr A M Afify from Egypt re a visit to the VRU and meeting with Claude Rivers, includes Afify's cv, 1p, 19 Jun, 4, 5, 8 Jul, 10, 11, 13 Sep 1963. Btw RM and Miss A M Everad, The British Council, Cambridge, re Sr. Julio Rea from Bolivia re a visit to the VRU, includes Rea's cv, 1p, 4, 5, 8 Jul 1963. Btw Dr Martinez Cordon, Estacion Experimental de Aula Dei, Zaragoza, Spain and RM re visit to the VRU, 16, 31 Jul 1963. To RM from J S L Gilmour, Univ. Botanic Garden Cambridge re visit to VRU, 10 Aug, 11 Sep 1963. To RM from R H Powell, Tech Director, Shandon, re thanks for visit, UV lamp, 16 Aug 1963. To RM from D J Parkinson, ARC, London and M H Brook, Private Sec. to Mr Freeth MP, Sec. to the Minister for Science re visit by Freeth to the VRU on 22 Aug, 15 Aug, 6 Sep 1963. Btw Prof. Michael W Stoker, Univ. Glasgow and RM re visit and stay with RM, 31 Aug, 3, 11, 11 Sep 1963. Btw Dr William W Dove, Med. Research Council, Postgrad. Sch., Cambridge and RM re visit to the VRU, 4, 6, 17 Sep 1963. Btw Dr D Peters, Lab. Voor Virologie, Wageningen, Netherlands and RM re visit to the VRU, 18, 20 Sep 1963. Btw Prof. H Veldstra, Biochemisch Lab., Rijksuniversiteit, Leiden, Netherlands and RM re meeting with RM with Dr van Tongreren and Dr Klug, Godschalk and Stols, 27 Sep, 7 Oct 1963. Btw P F Wareing, University College Wales and RM, re visit by research student A Wood to the VRU, 27 Sep 1963, 24, 28 April, 5, 6 May 1964. Btw Dr A T H Burgess, Medical Research Council, Carshalton, Surrey and RM re visit, work on EMC virus and work on insect virus with Claude Rivers, 10 14 Jan 1964. Btw Michael Hollings, Glasshouse Crops Research Inst., Sussex and RM re visit by Indian worker T K Nariani, 12, 18, 24 Feb 1964. Btw Dr J Legget Bailey, Twyford Labs. Ltd. London re visit to discuss 18S protein of leaves, 18, 21 Feb, 16 Mar 1964. Btw Dr D C Graham, Dept. Agric. and Fisheries, Edinburgh and RM re visit to the VRU by Mr Laidlaw to look at ultracentrifugation, 26 Feb, 12 Mar 1964, Btw Dr Ellis Griffiths and David B James Univ. College Wales, Botany Dept., Aberystwyth, Mr Lyle, ARC and RM re Agric. Botany students visit to the VRU, 4, 9, 10 Mar, 20 Apr 1964. Btw Dr J S Cole, Tobacco Research Board, South Rhodesia and RM re visit to the VRU to discuss tobacco viruses, 11, 17, 20 Mar, 2 Apr 1964. Btw Dr W Fiers, Labs. voor Fysiologische Chemie., Belgium and RM re work on RNA bacteriophage MS2, visit to VRU, 24 Mar, 2 Apr 1964. Btw Dr J P Hudson, Univ. of Nottingham, RM and Miss B A Childs, ARC re visit to the VRU, 25 Apr, 1, 22 May, 1 Jul 1964. Btw W H Butcher, Hockerhill College, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. and RM re visit to the VRU, 20 Jan 1964, 14, 25 Jan, 18, 25 Mar 1965. Btw Dorothy Higgins, Instructor in Bacteriology, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York and B H Baker, Sec., VRU re visit to lab, 27 May, 8 Jun 1964. Btw Alan L Leah, Humphrey Perkins Sch., Barrow-on-Soar, Leics. and RM/B H Baker re visit to the VRU, 22, 28 Sep, 1, 9 Oct 1964, 16, 18 Mar 1965. Btw Dr E Griffiths, Univ. College of Wales, Miss B A Childs, ARC and RM re visit to the VRU, 15, 25, 27 Jan 1965. Btw Peter J Fry, Westcliff High Sch. for Boys, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex and RM re visit to the VRU, 25 Feb, 4, 16 Mar, 26 Apr 1965. Btw Miss A I Taylor, Perse Sch. for Girls, Cambridge and Dr Smith/Sec. re visit to the VRU, 12, 14 Oct 1965. Btw Alan L Leah, Humphrey Perkins Sch., Barrow-on-Soar, Leics. and B H Baker re visit to the VRU, 10, 17 Dec 1965. Btw Miss K M Oughton, Rawlins Grammar Sch., Quorn, Leics. and RM/B H Baker re visit to the VRU, 7, 9, 18 Feb 1966. Btw M iss M O Fowles. Harold Hill Grammar Sch., Romford and B H Baker re visit to the VRU, [?] Feb, 18 Feb 1966. Btw Miss Hilary Holliday, Convent of the Sacred Heart Sch., Hammersmith and Miss B A Childs (Sec.) re visit to the VRU, 8, 14 Mar, 6, 12 Apr 1966. Btw Mr A E J Simpson, the College, Bishop's Stortford and B H Baker re visit to VRU, 2, 5, 6 May 1966. Btw Miss C E Hall, Bridlington High Sch. for Girls and B H Baker re visit to VRU, 19 May, 6 Jun 1966. Btw Dr H Hudson, Botany Sch., Cambridge and RM re visit of Part II students to the VRU, 14, 17 Jun 1966. Btw Mrs C L Lunn, The Grammar Sch., Huntingdon and B H Baker re 6th form visit to VRU, 14, 23 Jun 1966. Btw RM and Dr H J Hudson, Botany Sch., Cambridge re students visit to lab, 16, 19 Jun 1964. Btw John Ogle, A level student, Felsted Sch., Essex and RM, re visit to the VRU, 12, 13 Jul 1966. Btw RM/B H Baker and W H Butcher, Hockerill College, Bishop's Stortford, students visit to lab, 8, 10 Nov 1966. Btw P E Onuorah, a Nigerian research student, Sch. of Agric., Cambridge and RM re visit to the VRU, 29, 30 Nov 1966.
Box labelled 'Virus Research Unit, Cambridge Correspondence Jan to Dec 1959', mainly with Kenneth M Smith and Claude Rivers
Btw Roy Markhm and Fred C Bawden, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re getting more money from the Government Grant Board, 19, 20, 31 Oct 1960, 20, 24 Oct 1961. Btw Roy Markham and Dr D C Martin, Assist. Sec., The Royal Society, Burlington House, London, 3, 10 May, 17, 31 Oct, 3, 10 Nov 1961. To members of Government Grant Boards and Biological Expeditions committee from D C Martin, Assist. Sec., Royal Soc., re meetings, 15 Dec 1961. Royal Society notices from D C Martin (Assist. Sec.), misc. notices including Roy Markham's proposed Year Book entry, Apr - Sep, 1962. Btw RM and Dr R F Barrow, Exec. Sec., Royal Society, Physical Chemistry Lab., Oxford, re quartz prism with grant aid, 30 Nov, 4, 11 Dec 1962. Paper: nomination of candidates for Royal society Fellowship, 13 Dec 1962. To RM from Gordon B B M Sutherland, ARC, re note emitting Gibsons from RS Report, 20 Dec 1962. To RM from R W J Keay, Deputy Exec. Sec., Royal Society, re report on emigration of scientists, 9 Jan 1963. Paper: Minutes of Sectional Committee 7 Dec meeting, 21 Jan 1963. Proposals for amendment of Statutes, D C Martin, 24 Jan 1963. To Members from G B B M Sutherland, Chairman, re emigration of scientists, 5 Feb 1963. Flyer: Royal Soc. reading of papers by D Hull and K R Allen and K Phillips, 7 Feb 1963. Bundle btw Roy Markham and Dr DC Martin, Executive Secretary, The Royal Society, Burlington House, London: Letters about meetings, RM serving on the Sectional Committee, travel vouchers etc. 12, 15 Oct, 17 Dec 1962, 16 Jan, 8 May, 23, 29 Jul 1963; Royal Society Papers: 'Sections Covered by New Sectional Committees', 1p, 18 Jul 1963; Agenda for 23 May meeting of the Sectional Committee for Physiology and Medical Sciences, 29 Apr 1963, 2pp; (A) Minutes for the 15 January 1963 meeting with (B) Memorandum and (C) list of retired members during the last ten years, 30 Jan 1963, 3pp; (D) Classified List of Fellows, 27 March 1963, 11 pp; (E) Sectional Committees, Service of Fellows on Council for the Period 1952 to date, 8 April 1963, 1 p. To RM from I Kaye, Librarian, The Royal Society, 9 May 1963. Handwritten notes on 'Agriculture', nd c 1963.
Correspondence with Claude F Rivers (CFR): Btw CFR and Roger Laughlin, Unit of Insect Pathology, ARC, Sch. of Agric., University of Durham: re Laughin's methods for cultivating Crane Flies, getting rid of mould, leatherjackets, Paludosa Larvae arrived at VRU dead, Tipuliid larvae scarcity, oleracea larvae, 26 Jul, 7 Oct, 29 Nov 1957, 16 Feb, 25, 26 Apr, 10 May 1960. Btw CFR and Myles Crook, Forest Research Stat., Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, re draft of joint article on 'Pine Sawfly Control Work', pine sawflies sent for examination for virus, nuclear polyhedrosis in, Bupalus infestation at Tunstall, N sertifer, P erichsoni from Glentree, search for disease of Pristiphora erichsonii, 15, 17, 22 Jun, 27 Jul, 7 Aug, 9 Sep 1959, 7, 8 Jan, 21, 25 Mar 1960 and 1 nd c 1960. Btw CFR and T J Honeybourne, Lepidoptera Breeder, Dartford, Kent, re Red Admiral pupae arrived and producing fertile eggs under artificial light in greenhouse, exchange of pupae, difficulties in breeding, N, io in hibernation, C. croceus, P. rapae, trouble getting stock in Britain, 13 Jan, 12 Feb, 17 May 1960. Btw CFR and Dr L H Finlayson, Zoology Dept., Univ. of Birmingham, re request for info. about stock of Samia cynthia ricini from Malta, difference table btw Cynthia and Ricini, analysis of cocoons, sample of a hybrid, 21, 27, 30 Jan, 5, 9 Feb, 11 Mar 1960. Btw CFR and Oleg Lysenko, Biologicky Ustav Csav, Praha, Czechoslovakia, re problems with keeping and breeding Pieris brassicae and request for help, Dr Blonsk (Poland), 1, 12 Feb 1960. Btw CFR and Jean B M Tulloch, MAFF, Woodthorne, Wolverhampton, re scarcity of leatherjackets, some available in local area, 2, 10 May, 1960. To Mr J Crumb, Forestry Comm., Ballachulish, Argyle from CFR re whether any sertifer larvae have been sighted where virus has been sprayed, 17 May 1960. To Q A Ali, Magdalene College, Cambridge from CFR, re visit to the VRU, 30 May 1960. Btw CFR and Christopher Sloan, Chigwell, Essex, re nicini pupae sent from VRU mostly successfully breeding, description of emergence from cocoon, identified as a Arrindi silk moth, pernyi larvae failed, CFR's visit to Austria and Swiss Alps collecting butterflies, 18, 31 Aug, 3 Sep 1960. Btw CFR and Mr A Valetta, B'Kara, Malta, re controlling citrus red mite with virus, request for supply of green lemons and detailed instructions of type, packaging etc., breeding of Hippotion, 20, 29 Sep 1960. Btw CFR and Mr S G Smith, British Cotton Industry Research Association, Shirley Inst, Didsbury, re Sir Ernest Goodale of the Silk and Rayon Users Assoc. suggestion that the VRU might be able to supply silk moths (Attacus Ricini) for experiments instead of India/Int. Silk Assoc., extracting hormone from four day imagos, 21 Oct, 8 Nov 1960. Btw CFR, Myles Crooke/S J Chesterman, Forest Research Stat., Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham and the Inst. Nat. de la Recherche Agronomique Lab, Versailles (INRAL) re reprint of 'Virus Control' INRAL, Crooke left to lecture at Aberdeen replaced by Dr Bevan, 26 Oct, 31 Oct, 8 Nov, 1960. Btw CFR and Miss S Barnard, Nutford House, London, (KM) Smith unable to lecture for the College Biological Soc., but CFR can, 30 Oct, 8 Nov 1960. Btw CFR and Mr J M Johnson, Forest Research Stat., Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Bupalus larvae remains from Dr Bevan for analysis for virus, 17, 19 Nov 1960. Btw CFR and Francis Munger, US Dept of Agric., Entomology Research Div., California, re receipt of virus sprayed lemons, colony of mites appearing on grapefruit, 2, 9 Dec 1960.