To Roy Markham (RM) from David Lipkin, St Louis, Washington University, USA, arrangements for Markham's visit to USA, RNA procedures, 6 Nov 1962. To RM from H Gobind Khorana, University of Wisconsin, USA, re visit to USA, 11 Dec 1962. To Melvin V Simpson, Dartmouth Med. Sch., Dept. of Biochemistry, New Hampshire, USA, re visit to USA, 7 Feb 1963. To RM from Arnold H Schein, College of Med. University of Vermont, USA, invitation to visit, 5 Feb 1963. To RM (St Louis, USA) from Bert, VRU, Cambridge, re VRU news and requests for advice on expenditure etc., enclosing mail, paper by Seymour S Cohen, R I B Franci, 15 Feb, 1 Mar 1963. To RM from Walter Bonner, Sch. of Med. University of Pennsylvania, USA, re request for advice on applications for research support by Charles Lowe and Maurice Rees, 20 Feb 1963. To RM from A Oates, ARC, London, re conference, 21, 22 Feb 1963. To RM from Peter Campbell, The Biochemical Society, Park Crescent, London, re misc. news, the Royal Society, 21 Feb, 2 Mar 1963. To RM from R Lee Clark, Director and Surgeon-in-Chief, M D Hospital and Tumor Inst., University of Texas, re recent symposium, 25 Feb 1963. To RM from Robin (and Dereck Bendall) Sch. of Med., University of Pennsylvania, USA, request to look at enclosed material for errors, 1 Mar 1963. To RM from Bil[?], Committee on Biophysics, University of Chicago, USA, re Markham's visit to USA to give lectures, 1, 5 Mar, c 1963. Magazine clipping: p21-22, C & EN, March 4, 1963 'Britain loses 140 Ph.D.'s a Year'. Reprint: 'A New Apparatus for Light Scattering Studies' by H G Jerrard and D B Sellen, from Applied Optics Vol. I, May 1962. Leaflet: 'Indiana University Campus Guide' c. 1963. Diagram on tracing paper, c. 1963.
Letters from M C Mackay of the Australian Winter Wheat Cereals Collection, Australian Network of Plant Genetic Resource Centres to Terry Miller about the documentation of the Watkins' collection, cross referencing data etc. Correspondence with Richard Cross at the Crop and Food Research, New Zealand. Letter and numbering system from the John Innes' archivist.
from RA Fisher, RMA Hankey, JH Muller, O. Renner, AH Sturtevant, DA Kislovsky, Ojvind Winge either accepting offers of Honorary membership of the Society or to read a paper.
The correspondents are principally institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Art-Collections Fund; also individuals including Basil Gray (Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum). Some letters concern donations by Beatrice and assistance to a foreign academic.
Included are notes and pedigrees, enclosed with some letters, and a few notes in Bateson's hand. Various eye diseases, chiefly cataract and colour blindness in humans, are covered. Divided into 7 folders for ease of reference.
Correspondents include E.R. Saunders.
Some printed material, annotated by Bateson, is included.