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VRU Correspondence

Btw CFR and Melville W Osborne, 'Breeder of Lepidopterous Pupae', Rahway, New Jersey, USA, re cocoons and pupae ready to send, visit to England, 11 Dec 1951, 12 Jan 1959. To CFR from HCPN, Ministry of Agric. Fisheries and Food (MAFF), 26 Nov 1958. Btw CFR and Rita Jones, Sec, for The Nature Conservancy, Government Offices, Bishopgate, Norwich, re permit for collecting in nature reserves including Monk's Wood, Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen, request for copy of report and lists and report from Mr S Pooles of Peterborough, 8, 14 Jan, 4, 6 Feb 1959. Btw CFR and Les A J Jackman, Marine Exhibitors Ltd., Paignton, Devon, re request for overseas contacts for larvae incl. praying mantis, tropical moths and beetles, 20 Jan, 3, 12, Feb, 6 Mar 1959. To CFR from Mr Gerard, Entomologist, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., Harpenden, re Jeyes fluid technique for obtaining Tipulida and earthworms, 22 Jan 1959. Btw CFR and Peter Langton, C.N.H.S., Ent. Section, 22 Portugal Street, Cambridge, re CFS to give a talk at their next meeting, 29 Jan, 2 Feb 1959. Btw CFR and Roger Laughlin, ARC, University of Durham, Unit of Insect Physiology, 24 Leazes Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, re breeding hybrids, hybrid between oleracae and paludosa, fertility and breeding methods etc., 4, 10 Feb, 6 Mar, 30 Apr 1959. Bundle btw CFR, T J Honeybourne (Lepidoptera Breeder), Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, W G MacKenzie (Curator), Chelsea Physic Garden, London and Dr G Taylor (Director), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, re request for supply of citrus plants for work on the citrus red mite, C. prometha, 11, 16, 18, 19, 19, 20, 23 Feb 1959. Btw CFR and L M Cook, Dept. of Zoology, Oxford University Museum, request for help with study of the biology of Tiger Moth and viruses, 11 Feb, 6, 9, 18, 23 Mar 1959. Btw CFR and F T Bird, Lab. of Insect Pathology, Canada Dept. of Agric., Ontario, re Rivers' request for virus material for the Forestry Commission to control Neodiprion sertifer, 3, 25 Mar, 6 Apr, 4 May 1959. Btw CFR and Dr Chiswell, East Malling Research Stat., Maidstone, Kent, re Rivers visit to the Stat., 12, 16 March 1959. Btw CFR, June Ives, MAFF and R W Kemp, N.A.A.S., Sprowston Hall, Norwich, re information about blackcurrant sawfly in East Anglia, 12 Mar, 6 Apr 1959. Btw CFR and Oleg Lysenko, re Claude's recent visit to Yugoslavia, exchange of pupae including resistant stock of Pieris brassicae,, request for Sphinx ligustri, Ageaid urticae, Oleg to visit England, Dr Cowan, visit of Dr Chaloupka, 4 Apr, 21 Jul, 15 Aug, 9 Sep, 15 Oct, 13 Nov 1959. Btw CFR and G T Hills, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial research, Pest Infestation Laboratory, Slough, re loan of spray 'Kiekens Whirlwind Mistblower' for control of Neodiprion, Pine Sawfly, 10, 13, 16 Apr, 27 May, 2 Jun 1959. Bundle btw CFR, Jean B M Tulloch, MAFF, Woodthorne, Wolverhampton and Kenneth Smith, re leatherjacket survey, white butterfly virus, 6, 15, 24, 27 April, 7 May, 25, 27 Aug, 23 Dec 1959. Bundle btw CFR, J J Werner and Jack A Werner, Kiekens Whirlwind, Ltd., London, T E Pearson and R G Chatelain, ARC, London re the purchase of a spraying machine, 10 Apr, 25, 28, 30 Sep, 1, 2, 15 Oct, 13 Nov 1959. Btw CFR and S T Cowan, Curator, Nat. Collection of Type Cultures, London, visit arrangements for Oleg Lysenko and visit to VRU, 15, 16, 17 April 1959. To CFR from G T Bills (for Mr Parkin), Pet Infestation Lab., Slough re collection of KWH 75, 20 Apr 1959. Btw CFR and Denys B Long, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., Harpenden, re request for Plusia gamma eggs or larvae, Philosamia ricini for experiments, 22 Apr, 22 May, 2 Jun 1959. Btw CFR and Henry G Morgan, MAFF, Staplake Mount, Starcross, Exeter, Devon, re trying to locate a Cabbage white infestation to collect eggs for experiments, other insect reports in Deven/Cornwall, applying DDT, leatherjackets with tipula iridescent virus, 23, 27 Apr, 24, 27, 31 Jul, 7, 20, 31 Aug, 15, 30 Sep 1959. Btw CFR and Ann Y Perry, Homerton College, Cambridge, re request for caterpillars for teaching practice, 4, 11 May 1959. To CFR from Peter Vincent, 90 Maldon Road, Wandsworth, request for Saturnid's ova, 22 May To Mr Palmer, (Editor), 'The Cornishman', Penzance, re request to write about the work of the VU in the magazine, specifically the spraying of Pine Forest in Scotland with a virus from diseased sawfly caterpillars, trial in Thetford, virus for Cabbage Whites, 29 May 1959. Btw CFR and Dr V P Rao, Commonwealth Inst. of Biological Control, Indian Stat., Bangalore, India, re advice to send diseased larvae to Dr Steinhaus, California, diseased sugarcane borers, Cydxis leucostoma, the flush worm on tea, using bacteria to control insects, 30 May, 16 Jun, 28 Jul, 11 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and Jaroslav Weber, Biologicky Ustav, Prague, Czechoslovakia, re exchange of stock, resistant pupae, methods for rearing brassicae, [Oleg] Lysenko, 19 Jun, 1 Jul, 25 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and John H Styles, Entomology Stat., Forest Research Stat., Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, re CFR examination of diseased larvae from Styles, request for pupae for parasitic testing (CFR sent Cleora cinctaria), Protozoa infection, Miss Davies, visit to the VRU, 22, 28 Jul, 4, 6 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and H B Sargent, Porthleven, Helston, Cornwall, re movement of Cabbage White butterflies, brassicae eggs on broccoli fields, CFR looking for location to test a new biological control method on Pieris brassicae, 24, 27 Jul, 4, 9 Sep 1959. Btw CFR and R A French, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., Harpenden, reports of brassicae migrations including at Portleven, 30 Jul, 6 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and S R Bowden, Redbourn, St. Albans, re sent diseased P. napi and rapi larvae for testing by Rivers, dealing with bacteria in cages etc., 2, 7 Aug, 6, 12 Nov 1959. Btw CFR (for KMS) and Dr H Newton, MAFF, Wolverhampton, re migration of cabbage whites, virus from Pieris brassicae against rapae, 5, 7 August 1959. To CFR from [?], MAFF, 7 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and Richard Jones, Sevenoaks, Kent, re request to speak at the Leys Field Club meeting, 25 Aug, 2 Sep 1959. Btw CFR and William S Hedman, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, caterpillars sent by Hedman, no virus, 2 Sep and nd c Sep, 1959. Btw CFR and J D Matthews, Forestry Commission, Alice Holt Lodge, Surrey, re information on sprayers for trees, 21, 25, 29 Sep 1959. Btw CFR and Cyril Sidor, Inst. Pasteur, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, re Claude's recent illness and visit to Yugoslavia, Sidor's publication in 'Annals', 21 Sep, 7 Oct 1959. To CFR from Miss E M Ball, Deputy Area Officer, The British Council, Cambridge, re Rivers' member of The Brains Trust, meeting with audience, 27 Nov 1959.

VRU Correspondence 1959 mainly with Kenneth M Smith (KMS): To KMS from E M Hildebrand, Plant Pathologist, Agric. Research Service, Maryland, USA, re request for a photograph of Smith for a collection of leading plant pathologists in their reading room, nd c 1956. To KMS from Daniel Lihnell, Statens Växtskyddsanstalt, Stockholm, Sweden, re request for another tomato bushy stunt virus, 8 Jul 1957. To KMS from J G Gillow, States of Guernsey Horticultural Advisory Service, re KMS to give a lecture, 23 Jul 1958, 2, 27 Jan 1959. Btw Roy Markham and Dr Ivor Smith, Courtauld Inst. of Biochemistry, re request to RM to write a chapter, declined, 9 Sep, 7 Oct 1958. To KMS from M Paran, Agric. Attaché, Embassy of Israel, re programme for the Veterinary Symposium to be held in Israel in May 1959, includes memorandum programme, 14 Nov 1958. To KMS from J G Gillow, States of Guernsey Horticultural Advisory Service, re talk to Guernsey growers, 26 Nov 1958. To Subscriber from E G Hill, the Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Regents Park, London re 'Modification of the C.T.S and T.C.L' (Paper NLL/2/7) re changes to the Co-operative Translation Scheme for the preparation of Russian translations, nd c Jan 1959. To KMS from R Braun, Zurich University, re tomato bushy stunt virus sample, 1 Jan 1959. To Mrs D Piggott (KMS' Sec.) from J A Garland, Autodevices Ltd., re buying sterile plastic petri dishes, 1 Jan 1959. To KMS from W G Alexander, ARC, London re the Underwood Fellowship for Dr Glenn Pound, expenses for scientists from other countries, 5, 9 Jan 1959. To KMS from Dr R Bovey, Federal Agric. Research Stat., Nyon, Switzerland, re Mr Aubert, 6 Jan 1959. To the Chief Technician, VRU from Glen Creston Ltd., Stanmore, Middx., re supply of microtome knives, 6 Jan 1959. To KMS from F Goldby, the Wright-Fleming Inst. of Microbiology, London, re KMS's lecture 'The Electron Microscopy of Viruses' for the Almroth Wright Lecture, 7 Jan 1959. To KMS from Milton W Shaw, The North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Aberdeen, re the fungus infection of P. maculipennis, 7 Jan 1959. To the Under Secretary of State, Whitehall, London, re the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876 and permission to experiment on animals, 8 Jan 1959. To John A Angel, Bishopgate, Hampshire from Mrs D Piggott, re request for silkworm eggs to rear on mulberry and lettuce, 9 Jan. To KMS from E C Large, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF), re KMS's paper on lettuce ringspot for 'Plant Pathology', 12 Jan 1959 Btw KMS and S T Cowan, National Collection of Type Cultures, London re revision of entry in the UK Directory, 14, 16 Jan 1959. Bundle of correspondence with W Ness, ARC, London, re J D Smith's promotion, electron microscope, posts given to Mrs G M White and Janet E Frost, 20 Jan, 25 Mar, 14, 14, 30 Jul, 20, 30 Nov, 1959. To KMS from W S Gordon, ARC, Field Stat., Compton, Berks., re plan to repeat an experiment on the treatment of scrapie, the Scrapie Committee, Roy Markham, anti-moth virus, visit of KMS to Berks., 22 Jan, 6 Mar 1959. To KMS from Matthew [Sand?], ARC, London and to the Home Office, Whitehall from [J?] Stephens, ARC re the application/registration of the VRU for animal experimentation, and extract of the Act, 22, 27 Jan 1959. To KMS from J B Press, The British Council, Cambridge, re financial help for scientists from other countries, Dr Sander, 23 Jan 1959. Bundle of correspondence with Simon Frey, ARC, VRU, re photographic services, includes Kodak Ltd. bundle, 26 Jan, 6, 9, 19, 26 Feb, 19, 24 Mar, 21, 30 Apr, 13, 20, 28 May, 4, 4 Jun, 24 Jul, 9 Sep, 30 Oct, 11 Dec 1959. Btw Dr J H Hitchborn, VRU and M Hollings, MAFF, re Potato virus 'Edgecote Purple', N. glutinosa, 28, 30 Jan, 3, 4 Feb 1959. Btw Mrs D Piggott (KMS's Secretary) and Stuart Low Co., Enfield, re citrus seedling trees, 29 Jan, 3 Feb 1959. To Sirs from Badenia Calculations, Lion House, London, re the Badenia VA 17 calculator, 30 Jan 1959. Btw Mrs D Piggott and the Motor Rag Co., London, re buying sterilized rags, 30 Jan, 3 Feb 1959. To KMS from Gr L Hennebert, Inst. Agronomique, Belgium (in French), 31 Jan 1959. To KMS from Jaroslav Weiser, Czechoslovakia re receipt of thesis by Dr Xeros, 2 Feb 1959. To Dr Kassanis, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., Herts. from J H Hitchborn, re heat therapy, thermal inactivation, ringspot, watermelon strain, 3, 6 Feb 1959. To Aerovap Ltd. from Mrs D Piggott re order of Aerovap refills, 4 Feb 1959. To KMS from Donald O Shea, The Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley re advice and sample on galls on Daphne mezerum, 4 Feb 1959. Btw KMS and Kasik Swiezynski, Bengeo, Hertford/ John Innes Hort. Inst., re visit to Cambridge, virus work on return to Poland, 10 Feb, 14 Apr 1959. To KMS from Leon L J Ossowski, Wattle Research Inst., University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, re Dr Maramorosch, Martignoni, Symposium for the XIth International Congress in Vienna, tissue cultures, comments on experiments with various strains, detailed discussion of experiments, includes experiment results 2pp, paper on Wattle Bagworm (K. junodi), 11, 11, 27 Feb, 30 Jun, 14, 22 Oct 1959. Btw Margaret M Short (VRU) and A J Gibbs, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re receipt of Lily ringspot inoculum, problems with Tropaeolum ringspot, 16, 17, 18 Feb, 17 Mar 1959 To KMS from Edward A Steinhaus (Editor), University of California re request for manuscripts for publication in the Journal of Insect Pathology, receipt of manuscripts from KMS and Hills, 16 Feb, 13, 30 Mar 1959. To Sirs (VRU) from A Gallenkamp & Co., re safety valve for steriliser, 18 Feb, 12 Mar 1959. Btw Miss M N Short/KMS, VRU and Dr Colin H Cadman, Scottish Horticultural Research Inst., Dundee re ringspot, EM 3a electron microscope, yellow dwarf, funding, 19, 23, 27 Feb, 15 May 1959. To Sir (KMS) from Ann Y Perry, Homerton College, Cambridge re thanks for visit, 22 Feb 1959. To KMS from A F Ross, New York State College of Agriculture, re wild ringspot virus, N gene from Nicotiana glutinosa, Miss sander, 27 Feb 1959. To Sirs (VRU) from Johnson, Matthey & Co., London re supply of Uranium rods, 27 Feb 1959. To Sirs (VRU) from R B Webb, The Nurseries, Liverpool, re chrysanthemums 3 Mar 1959. To KMS from L S Porter, ARC, re the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876, 3 Mar 1959. To KMS from Dr G Roland, Lab. de Phytovirologie, Belgium (in French), 4 Mar, 24 Nov 1959. To KMS from C Vago, French Ministry of Agriculture (in French), 7 Mar 1959. To KMS from R E Balch, Dept. of Agric., Canada, re report by Mr M M Neilson on virus material, 12 Mar 1959. To KMS from Martin Jaeger, Geneve, Switzerland (in French) 13 Mar 1959. To KMS from C K Hamilton, MAFF, re visit of OEEC scientists to the VRU, 16 Mar, 1, 5 May 1959. To KMS from J H Stapley, Plant Protection Ltd., request opinion on virus control of insect pests in respect to chemical manufacturers, 17 Mar 1959. Btw KMS and J A McKenna, The British Council Inst., Naples, Italy, re Prof. Emanuel Marcelli using part of his scholarship to study radioisotope techniques at the VRU, 18, 23 Mar 1959. To KMS from K H J Clarke and R R Stone, ARC re overflowing of cess pool, 23 Mar, 1 Apr 1959. Btw KMS and Miss A M Everard, The British Council, re bursary or grant for Dr E Sander, 24, 25 Mar 1959. To KMS from Lilian E Hawker (Lilian Edith Hawker, mycologist, 19 May 1908 – 5 February 19), Bristol University re exchange of virus material, 26 Mar, 10, 20 Apr 1959. To KMS from James E Duffus, U.S. Agric. Research Stat., California, re tobacco virus from Poinsettia pulcherrium, 27 Mar 1959. To KMS from R S Vasudeva, Indian Agric. Research Inst., portrait photograph of KMS request, 31 Mar 1959. To Sirs (VRU) from Johnsons of Hendon Ltd., re stainless steel racks, 1 Apr 1959. To Sirs (VRU) from Ekco Electronics Ltd., Essex, re a demonstrative vehicle, nucleonic instruments, 3 Apr 1959. Btw J H Hitchborn, VRU and G S Kichenbrand, Lusaka, Rhodesia & Nyasaland re help to identify viruses which attach dahlias, 4, 9 Apr 1959. To Mr Baker, VRU from L A Senell, Cambridge re conversion to Humid room, 7 Apr 1959. To KMS from G G Samuel, ARC, re the Californian citrus red mite build up of resistance in fruit tree red spider, 15 Apr 1959. Btw KMS and Mr R Close, Dept of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Zealand, re request to work at the VRU, 15 Apr, 1 May 1959. Btw G J Hills, VRU and J Cathro, Scottish Hort. Research Inst., Dundee re EM3a microscope, 17, 23 Apr, 16 Jun, 29 Jul 1959. Btw Mrs D Piggott and V A Howe & Co Ltd, London re order of microscope grids, 20, 21 Apr 1959. Btw KMS and Dr Glenn Pound, University of Wisconsin, USA re visit, 27 Apr, 1 May 1959. Btw KMS and Mr Atul Mehta, Baroda, India, request to study for the Cambridge PhD at VRU, details of work so far, 2, 7 May 1959. To KMS from Walter Carter, Pineapple Research Inst. of Hawaii, re request for prints, 30 Apr 1959. Btw KMS, Miss A S Harryman and Dr D B Dunn, ARC re Income Tax Allowance query, 30 Apr, 4 May 1959. To KMS from Milton W Shaw, The North of Scotland College of Agric., Aberdeen, re leatherjackets, 4 May 1959. To KMS from Freeman L McEwen, Cornell University, New York, re report on field insect control and request for reports on insect pathology, 5 May 1959. To KMS and Paul R Miller, 'Plant Disease Reporter' Maryland, USA, re request to be on mailing list, 7 May 1959. To KMS from R Burgess, the Geigy Co. Ltd., Manchester, re cultures of T. bisselliella failure, thanks for papers, 12, 19 May 1959. To KMS from T E Pearson, ARC re quote from the Pyrene Co. re upkeep of fire extinguishers, 17 May 1959. To KMS from Jane Henderson, University of London, thanks for accepting request to give a lecture, 19 May 1959. To Mr Chatelaine from F T Saunders, The Pyrene Co. Ltd., London, re fire safety, 19 May 1959. To KMS from E J McNaughton, 'Outlook on Nature', Berkshire re free reprints of his article, 22 May 1959. To KMS from Dr H Parkinson, Lancashire County Council re diseased tomato plants for diagnosis, 26 May 1959. To KMS from [?], Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re a bright yellow disease on elder trees, 1 Jun 1959. To KMS from Rev. A de Quincey, Colchester, re after reading 'Beyond the Microscope' by KMS, possible new virus disease in his garden, 2 Jun 1959. Btw KMS and Mme S Gonod, Ministry of Agri, France (in French), 28, 29 May, 4 Jun 1959 Btw KMS and R G Milne, Wye College, Kent re taking Oxford post under Prof. Darlington re request to discuss potato viruses, 29 May, 4 Jun 1959. To KMS from the Home Office, (Aliens Depart.) re Prof. Aniela Kozlowska, a Polish national, request to support visa application, 5, 15 Jun 1959. Btw KMS and J H Shimwell, ARC re query about payment for vacuum pump, visit to VRU to discuss financial estimates for the year 1960-1, 9 Jun, 24, 30 Sep 1959. To KMS from the Food and Agric. Org. of the United Nations, Rome, re the sandalwood spike disease mission to India, request for suitable candidates, 9, 26 Jun 1959. Btw KMS, R J Hills and T E Pearson, ARC, A W Agar, Aeon Labs., R H Summerskill, W Wykeham & Co., Marcel ? and Sven B Svendsen, Inst. Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Venezuela and Councilman Morgan, Columbia University, New York, re diamond knives, 10, 24, 25 Jun, 23 Jul, 26 Aug 1959. To KMS from Robley C Williams, University of California, re visit to Cambridge, 12 Jun 1959. Btw KMS and Dr Martignoni, Univ. of California, request for exact names of species on paper by KMS , 12, 16 Jun 1959. To KMS from John Boorman, the West African Council for Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria/Wallington, Surrey, re supply of diseased larvae of Noctuid moth, visit to Cambridge, 14 Jun, 2, 7 Oct 1959. To KMS from H Ronde Kristensen, Statens Plantepatologiske Forsog, Denmark, symposium on fruit tree viruses in Denmark, invitation to attend, 15 Jun, 13 Aug 1959. To KMS from L M Black, Univ. of Illinois, re paper on Tipula for publication by Academic Press, 23 Jun 1959. To KMS from Jha. Asharfi, East Malling Research Stat., results of tests on Arabis and Cabbage black ring virus, 26 Jun 1959. To Robert Haselkorn, Harvard University from Harry M Weaver, American Cancer Soc., copied in to Roy Markham, re Postdoctoral Fellowship for two years study under Roy Markham, 24 Jul 1959. To KMS from M Rothschild, Ashton Wold, Peterborough/Elsfield, Oxford, request for advice on disease of caterpillar stock, 28 Jul 1959. To KMS from Prof A F Ross, Cornell University, New York, re plans to work at VRU on sabbatical, 28 Jul 1959. To KMS from P A C Thorne, ARC re Kellogg Foundation Fellowships, 30 Jul 1959. Btw KMS and A W Cressman, United States Dept of Agric., re reports from Mr Christenson on citrus red mite disease, 31 Jul, 24 Aug 1959. Btw KMS and Dr N Landau, Ministry of Agric., Israel, re advice on paper 'On the identification of some virus diseases of tomato in Israel' by F Nitzani. (Landau knew Smith from his time as a research officer in the Essex W.A.E.C during WW2), 2, 12 Aug 1959. Btw Miss M N Short, VRU and Terence Mulligan, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re request for seed for Cocksfoot Streak symptoms, 4, 6 Aug 1959. To KMS from C H Andrews, Med. Research Council, re talk for the BBC, 6 Aug 1959. Btw KMS and T T Streeter, Bishop's Stortford, re sample of Coppelle wheat for testing for virus too dry, 17, 19 Aug 1959. Btw Miss M N Short, VRU and R Reeve, (Flower Grower), Bury St Edmunds, re parcel of Asters, not virus but Dodder with advice how to eliminate, 17, 20 Aug 1959. Btw KMS and Dr R Braun, Inst. fur Spezielle Botanik, Switzerland, re request for leaves infected with tomato bushy stunt virus, 19, 24 Aug 1959. Btw KMS and H S Osment, Blackwater Bait Co., re sample of maggots and pupae for examination for virus, possible bacterial infection, 19, 21, 24 Aug, 2 Sep 1959. To Dr Lawrence Gilbert, North Western University, Illinois, USA, re Cecropia caterpillars, no virus found, 24 Aug, 4 Sep 1959. To KMS from Paul Horn, centre De Recherches sur les Macromolecules, Strasbourg, re Bombyx mori polyhedral virus, advice wanted on extraction and purification, 9 Sep 1959. To The Secretary, The Molteno Inst., Cambridge from Mrs L J Briggs, re vacancy enquiry for Experimental Officer with CV details, 10 Sep 1959. To The Director of the VRU from S Carlisle, Winchester, 'fire blights', 11 Sep 1959. Btw Michael Hollings, Glasshouse Crops Research inst., Littlehampton and J (Jack) H Hitchborn, VRU, re Verbesina encelioides and dahlia mosaic, 15, 16 Sep 1959. To KMS from Delorge Mota da Costa, Ministry of Agric., Brazil, re request for potato breeding publications, 18 Sep 1959. To KMS from B E Dawson, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, re photographs for 'An Approach to Natural Science', 19 Sep 1959. Btw KMS and Prof. Franco Scanga, Inst. Superiore Di Sanita, Rome, re request for papers and print enlargement, 19, 25, 30 Sep 1959. Btw KMS, Lindsey M Black ('Virology') and Cyril Sidor, Inst. Pasteur, Yugoslavia re general news, paper on chrysopia virus, includes paper 'A Polyhedral Virus disease of chrysopa perla L.' by Sidor, 23 Sep, 8, 15 Oct, 8, 30 Nov, 21 Dec 1959. Btw KMS and Mrs Barbara W Baker, Sec. to Dr John F Enders, The Children's Medical Centre, Boston, USA, re request to reproduce prints, 29 Sep 1959. To KMS from F R Frampton, Framptons Nurseries, Chichester, re Senate House meeting on 29 Oct, request for Frampton's member Mr Leslie Kitchen to attend as he is working on English chrysanthemum virus, 6 Oct 1959. To KMS from Miguel Rubio, Inst. Jaime Ferran, Madrid, re general news, USA symposium, request for virus papers, 7 Oct 1959. To KMS from Dr J R Jensma, 'bruinsma', Holland re query on paper suggesting tobacco mosaic virus not a seed-bourne disease in relation to tomatoes, 21 Oct 1959. To KMS from M F Green, Jesus College, Cambridge, re request to lecture for The Jesus Medical Society, 21 Oct 1959. To KMS from the City Surveyor, City of Cambridge Guildhall, re discharge of effluent from labs., 28 Oct, 3 Nov 1959. To KMS from E C Edgar, Plant Protection Ltd., Bracknell, Berks., re virus in M. pisi, 29 Oct 1959. To KMS from J R O Dawson, John Innes Horticultural Inst., re visit to the VRU, 16, 19 Nov 1959. To KMS from Richard S Thomas, University of California, re Aaron Klug, doing similar work on TIV, particle weight by hydrodynamic methods etc., request to correlate findings, 19 Nov, 1 Dec 1959. Btw KMS, R Whitesmith, ARC, Mr Bernardo S Castillo (Andre Mayer Fellow, Philippines), and Jean de Martini and C J Ritchie and K A G Hampton, The British Council, includes Castillo's CV, re Castillo's visit to the VRU, 24 Nov, 3, 11 Dec 1959. Btw KMS and Mr J Unwin, Essex Inst. of Agric., Chelmsford, re request for information on mosaic diseases, nd. c Nov, 25 Nov 1959. To KMS from Francis J Reithel, Nat. Science Foundation, Washington, USA, re thanks for help in evaluating proposal of Dr Fulton and Dr Shepherd 'Development of Techniques for the Purification of Unstable Plant Viruses', 1 Dec 1959. Btw KMS, Dr Tadeusz Boleslaw Grela, University of California and the Home Office, London re visa application and visit to VRU, 9, 15, 22, 30 Dec 1959. To KMS from E S Cox, Leeds University, thanks for reprint, visit to VRU, 21 Dec 1959. To KMS from C W Hooper, British Nylon Spinners Ltd., enquiry about knife edges, 22 Dec 1959. To KMS from Barclays Bank Ltd., re retirement, 30 Dec 1959. To KMS from John Maddox, Science correspondent, The Manchester Guardian re visit to the VRU, nd c 1959. To KMS from A F Posnette, East Malling Research Stat., Kent, re sample of diseased plant, nd c 1959. Bundle of correspondence with contractors re supplies and maintenance of lab equipment, flyers etc., 1958-9. Paper: 'Outline of research in progress at the Virus Research Unit, Agricultural Research Council, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge', describing work of D B Dunn, J D Smith, M W Rees, R Markham, J H Hitchborn, A D Thomson, E Sander and Kenneth M Smith, nd c 1959.

Box labelled 'Virus Research Unit, Cambridge Correspondence Jan to Dec 1959', mainly with Kenneth M Smith and Claude Rivers

Btw C F Rivers and Dr E Duffy, the Nature Conservancy, Bishopgate, Norwich, re report on visits to East Anglian Nature Reserves: Wood Walton and Monks Wood with B O C Gardiner re and work with Marsh moth, Hydrillula palustria, 3 Jan, 6 Mar 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Roger Laughlin, Unit of Insect Physiology, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, re leatherjackets, oleracea eggs, 16 Jan, 26 Aug, 2, 30 Sep, 29 Oct, 17 Nov 1958. Btw C F Rivers and A Valetta, B'Kara, Malta, re Valetta taking up residency at Homerton College, Cambridge, supply of Pieris brassicae eggs, Papilio machaon, whites and Red Admirals, 25 Feb, 6, 16, 20 Mar, 5, 9 Dec 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Ian Lorimer, Totteridge, London, re supply of larvae of Unipuncta larvae and some with a virus infection, 27 Feb, 17, 20 Mar 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Dr J Weiser, Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved., Biologicky Ustan, Czechoslovakia, re Conference on Insect Pathology and Biological Control (Aug 1958) in Prague: list of Czech. scientists involved, invite to CFR to attend and read a paper, exchange of butterfly and moth supplies, Philosamia, Rhodini fugax, Tipula paludosa, Mr Sidor, request for place for Miss Joan Davies from the Forestry Research Stat. interested in using hymenopterous parasites to control forest pests, 3 Mar, 15 Apr, 1, 16 May, 1, 29 Jul 1958. Btw F C Bawden, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Rothamsted Experimental Stat.,/ 53 Crouch Hall Lane, St Albans and J H Hitchborn and C F Rivers, re supplies and discussion of Pieris napi and rapae and paper 'Yellow-Green Larvae of Piperis Napi L.' by S R Bowden (3pp, nd, c 1958), 4, 10, 11, 13, 18, 24 Feb, 19, 25 Mar 1958. To Mr McWherter, genetics lab., Dept. of Zoo., Univ. Museum, Oxford from C F Rivers, re invite to the first Int. Conference of Insect Pathology in Prague and trip to Yugoslavia, 13 Mar 1958. To Mr Higginbottom, The Butterfly Nursery, Hathersage, Derbyshire from C F Rivers re supply of pupae of S. Ligustri and P. bucephala, 26 Mar 1958. Btw C F Rivers and D Bevan, Forest Research Stat., Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, re Prague conference, pine sawfly, Chinese oak silk moth (A. pernyi), fogging operation, 28 Mar, 15 Apr, 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Mr T J Honeybourne, lepidoptera breeder, 97 Birchwood Road, Wilmington, Kent, re exchange of supplies, breeding ligustri and bucephala, dominula, non-arrival of ramini larvae (in fields), C F R's visit to Yugoslavia, insect numbers down, Colias croceus scarce, 26, 28 Mar, 15 Apr, 18 Sep, 8 Oct 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Laurie Christie, Entomologist, Streatham, London, re supply of P. brassicae, test on diseased pernyi larvae from Fred Brown, 29 Mar, 14 Apr, 29 Sep, 7 Oct 1958. To Mr S Sircar, The Himalayan Butterfly Co., Shillong, Khasi Hills, India from C F Rivers, re supply of Anth. mylitta, Actis selene and Attacus edwardsii, 16 Apr, 16 Dec 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Mr A G McDonagh, Coleridge Boys' School, Cambridge, re breeding butterflies and moths for class demonstrations, 28 Apr, 1 May 1958. Btw C F Rivers and D Burgess, MAFF, Hull, E Parkin, Pest Infection Lab., Slough and KMS, re rock jars from Liversedge Textile Co., Clothes Moth virus experiment, with live T. bisselliella, experiment spraying bales, British Wool Federation and London wool sales, 12, 13, 14, 19, 27, 29 May, 3 Jun 1958. To C F Rivers from J M Davies, Forestry Commission, Alice Holt Lodge, re oak silk moth, Saturnia pyri, 15 May 1958. To C F Rivers from Sir Lawrence Bragg, the Davy Faraday Research Lab.,the Royal Inst., London, re moths from cupboards previously sprayed with clothes moth virus by Rivers, 6 Jun 1958. Btw C F Rivers and John E Knight, Ross-On-Wye, re diagnosis of cytoplasmic polyhedrosis in larvae of Hada nana from Cornish female, 27 Aug, 8 Oct 1958. Btw C F Rivers, Kenneth M Smith and S C Chandler, Ed., The Grower, London, re Cabbage White butterfly epidemic in Oxfordshire, use of granulosis virus against, Diamond backed moth question, 9, 22 Sep, 8, 10 Oct 1958. To C F Rivers from Prim. Dr Milan Nikolitsch, fasteur Instit., Novi Sad, Yugolslavia, written in German (Rivers visited Yugoslavia in 1958?), 25 Sep 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Dr Crooke Myles, Forest Research Stat. Alice Holt Lodge, sawfly infestation, biology of sertifer, 14, 17, 23 Oct 1958. To C F Rivers from Radoslav Obrtel, Czechoslovakia, re River's trip to Prague and Yugoslavia, Obrtel's study of insect pests of red clover, 21, 29 Oct 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Fred D Bennett, Entomologist, Commonwealth Inst. of Biological Control, Trinidad, testing froghopper Aenolamia specimens, 31 Oct, 12 Nov 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Mr F Rumsey, Banstead, dead Cardui with cytoplasmic polyhedrosis disease, 24, 25 Nov 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Dr W Golightly, MAFF, Nat. Agric. Advisory service (NAAS), Newcastle, re reports of large numbers of Tipulid (leatherjackets) in the north and request for samples, 24 Nov, 1, 3 Dec 1958. To Dr Newton, MAFF, Wolverhampton from C F Rivers, re request for Tipuliid samples, information on infestations, 25 Nov 1958.

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.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF); Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Kenneth M Smith (KMS); Mrs D Piggott - Secretary to KMS Bundle of letters and papers to KMS from W Ness, ARC, London, re financial estimates for 1957-58 and 1958-59 regarding grants from the ARC, includes paper (4 pp) of VRU financial outgoings and estimates for 1956-1959, a (4pp) memorandum for grant aided bodies, 1 p estimates 1958-9 for equipment, letters re supplementation of pensions and paper (1pg) about increase in pensions from April 1956, 19 Nov 1955, 25, 28 Feb, [?] Aug, 1957. Bundle: To KMS from H S Wright, Hotpoint Ltd., replacement parts for the service cabinet at the field lab., 9 Aug 1957 and maintenance agreement for refrigeration equipment with Griddlestone Refrig. Ltd., Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2 Mar 1957. To KMS from Ministry of Works, Cambridge, re maintenance of refrigerators maintenance agreement, 4 Mar 1957. To KMS (Sir) from Minoru Tamashiro, Entomology Dept., Univ. of Hawaii re replacing Dr Yoshinori, request for reprints, Dec 1957. Btw KMS and T E Pearson, ARC, London re inventory of permanent equipment for new laboratory, includes 3 lists of items: 'Additions and or deletions...year ending 31 March 1958' 'Stock as at 31st May 1957' and VRU Laboratory Equipment 1957', 14 May, 2, 11 Jun 1958. From KMS to T E Pearson, details of Spinco Model E ultra-centrifuge with list of prices for cells and accessories and ultraviolet accessories, 4 Sep 1958. Bundle of correspondence and forms re the Eastern Electricity Board, Cambridge, application form for supply of electricity signed by KMS, 17 Oct 1957, an insulation test report and maintenance report for University Farm, Huntingdon Road, 9 Dec 1957, letters re electrical installation of Huntingdon Road Field Unit, modifications, repairs, inspection, 4, 5 Mar, 1, 25, 28 Apr, 18 Jun 1958. To KMS from Bary/Roy Baldwin? Dept. of Agric., Kawanda Research Stat., Kampala, Uganda, re description of plants for testing for viruses, 12 Nov 1957. Bundle of letters to KMS re estimates for construction for heating the greenhouse from William Sindall Ltd., C J Woolfenden and J O Lowe and Sons, Ltd., letter from the ARC, London agreeing to work on heating and sink and water supply to men's room, 23 Nov, 11 Dec 1957, 17 Apr, 12, 20 Jun 1958. To KMS from Hisno Aruga, Prof. of Sericulture, Japan, re thanks for reprints, silkworm larvae viruses in Japan, 5 Dec 1957, 3 Feb 1958. To KMS from MAFF, Emergency Services Division I, re a mission of European scientists from O.E.E.C countries, visit to VRU, 12 Dec 1957, 28 Jan, 1, 9 May 1958. To the Director of the VRU from Wiggins, Teape & Co. Ltd., Paper Makers, London, re vegetable parchment market research, 6 Jan 1958. To KMS from Guido Fratini, Comitato Nazionale per la Produttivita, Italy, re granulosis virus from P. brassicae, 7 Jan 1958. To KMS from Brian Treadle and J A Scott Watson, The Agricultural Review, London re his article 'Some plant and insect viruses in relation to agriculture', 9, 13 Jan, 15 Apr 1958. To KMS from Ray Baldwin, Kawada Research Stat., Uganda, re peas affected by mosaic virus, 10 Jan 1958. Btw KMS, Mrs D Piggott and R G Chatelain for R Whitesmith, ARC, London re grants for visits abroad, grant for Roy Markham and J D Smith for the Biochemical Congress in Vienna, 10 Jan, 30 May, 2 Jun 1958. To KMS from Dr Maria Borges, Sacavem, Portugal, re Solanaceae seeds, 14 Jan [?], 6 Nov 1958. To K M Smith from Dr C Ellenby, Univ. of Durham, re dead potato eelworm cyst, discussion of eelworm survival in unused soil, 15 Jan, 8 Jul 1958. To KMS from V P Whittaker, ARC, Inst. of Animal Physiology, Babraham Hall, Cambridge, re request for electron micrograph of subcellular particles in mammalian brain; re Dr G S Coleman request for an electron micrograph of a rumen micro-organism, 17 Jan, 2 Jul 1958. To KMS from Osvaldo Levisolo, Ministero Dell'Agricoltura E Delle Foreste, Stazione Di Patologia Vegetale, Turin, Italy, re inoculating tomatoes with bushy stunt from petunia, Levisolo's experiments with tomatoes and conditions in North Italy, his manuscript on one of the viruses he worked on during his year at the VRU and asks KMS to look at the English summary, 24 Jan 1958. To KMS from Prof. S Strugger, Botanisches Inst., Wilhelms Univ., Munster, Germany (in German), 25 Jan 1958. To KMS from C R Metcalfe, Botanical Sec., The Linnean Soc. of London; Prof. I Manton, Botany Dept., Leeds, re the Linnean Soc. symposium on the uses of electron microscopes, request for Smith to contribute, 27, 29 Jan 1958. Btw KMS and Johnathan Fallowfield Ltd., re disputed bill, 4, 26 Feb 1958. Btw KMS and T E Pearson, ARC, London re purchases of French centrifuge, Permutit deioniser, Spinco, Zeiss stereoscope; Dr J D Smith, 5, 14 Feb 1958. Btw KMS and L G Knight, Director of Parks, Allotments & Cemeteries Dept., Civic Hall, Leeds, re Miss Turner of Leeds Univ. examined Cineraria plants from Parks' nurseries and suspects Tomato Spotted Wilt and Ring Spot No. 2, requesting confirmation from VRU; no virus found, 11 Feb, 10 Mar 1958. To KMS from E B Anderson, enclosing a Galanthus plicatus for virus testing, 17, 20, 24 Feb 1958. Btw KMS and J T Legg, East Malling Research Stat., Nr. Maidstone, Kent, re Legg's interest in leafhopper transmitted virus from dead nettles discovered by Dr I Harpaz and relationship with Humulus with Urtica dioica. This turned out to be another Labiate, Black horehound but still of interest to Legg and his research on alternative hosts of hop virus diseases, 18, 20, 25 Feb 1958. To KMS from J H Shimwell, ARC, London, re valuation of VRU for payment of rates, 19 Feb 1958. To KMS from Lindsay M Black, University of Illinois, re attendance at congress, 24 Feb 1958. To KMS from W Ness, ARC, London re allocation of £26,526 to the VRU for maintenance and £2,005 for additional staff, ban on recruitment lifted and cuts reduced, includes 'a detailed list of VRU annual expenses, 'VRU Estimates for Financial Year 1958-59' (2 pp), 25 Feb 1958. To KMS from M B V Roberts re thanks for exhibit at the Nat. History Society, 25 Feb 1958. Btw KMS and W Ness, ARC, London and W J Sartain, University of Cambridge, re salaries and pensions of technical and clerical staff, transfer from University to ARC (VRU) at the new laboratory at the Huntingdon Road site, includes lists of staff salary scales and pension schemes, 5, 5 Mar, 23 Jun, 3, 3 Jul, 30 Oct 1958. Btw KMS and Dr S P Raychaudhuri, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, India, re a new plant virus lab. research sub stat. for the Indian Agric. Research Inst. in the Eastern Himalayas, summary of their research interests, request for reprints and papers for publication in their journal, 1, 10 Mar 1958. To KMS from Russell L Steere, Univ. of California, re Steere's manuscript, meet in Cambridge, 1 Mar, 30 Apr 1958. To KMS from Colin Cadman, Scottish Hort. Research Inst., re mosaic virus, raspberry yellow being the same, 12 Mar 1958. To KMS from F Veall, MAFF, London, re heating of the glasshouses, construction and cost estimates, 14 Mar 1958. To KMS from W G Alexander, ARC, London, re £25 for C F Rivers to travel to Prague, ARC foreign travel fund, attached to a paper by Paul Surany 'The nature of Diseases Attacking Cryctes spp.', 10 pp, 17 Mar 1958. To KMS from Paul Surany, South Pacific Commission, New Caledonia, from Kikuyu, Kenya, re his research on the biological control of the coconut rhinoceros beetle in the South Pacific area, schedule for his visit to UK and Cambridge and thanks for Smith's cooperation with electronmicroscopial studies, 18, 29 Mar 1958. To Sirs (VRU) from W L Wray, Wandleside Cable Works Ltd., London, re brochure for 'Hortiwarm', a system of soil-warming and air-heating for greenhouses, includes brochure and a reprint 'new Protection System for soil warming cables' by H H Lawrence, from Electrical Times (30 Jan 1958), 20 Mar 1958. To KMS from J S F Law, K H J Clarke, ARC, London, re breaking of concrete posts and failed insurance claim, 20, 28 Mar, 20 Jun 1958. To KMS from D K Jardine, Villa Marienia, France, re advice on market for an insecticide, West African Cacao Research Inst., swollen shoot disease, 2 Apr 1958. To KMS from W Ness, ARC, London, re provisional differentiation in salaries, includes memorandum E/112, 1 pp showing salary scales (April 1958), P.S.C Salary scale (1pp), 2, 25 April, 19 Oct 1958. To KMS from Marjorie R M Clark, the West of Scotland Agric. College, re Krelage's Triumph tulip sample with suspected Pythium virus, 4 Apr 1958. Btw KMS and J W Blaszozak re research on ability of bacteriophage to grow on bacteria, 5, 29 April 1958. Bundle re Dr N Xeros, Commonwealth Serum Labs., Melbourne, Australia: 2 letters from Xeros re research, looking for a job, request to post thesis to Dr J Weiser, paper on RNA of cytopolyhedrosis viruses, 2 Jun, 11 Nov 1958; letters from C H Andrewes, Med. Research Council, A J Williams, Univ. of Western Australia and E P Thomas, Australian Nat. Univ. re jobs/refs, 7, 17, 23 Jun; job description for Senior/Research Fellow at the Australian Nat. Univ., 18 April. To KMS from W Ness, ARC, London re £80 for greenhouse rewiring, 23 Apr 1958. Btw KMS and Donald Green, Royal Hort. Gardens, Wisley, re Daphne odora alba fascination test request, 30 Apr, 21 May 1958. To KMS and Mr M W Rees from W Ness, ARC, London, re transfer of Rees from Prof. Young to VRU as Principal Scientific Officer from 1 Aug 1958, 7 May, 11, 11 Jul 1958. Agenda and Minutes of the MAFF Advisory Service, Experimental Husbandry Farm, Boston, Lincs., Fram Advisory Committee, Kirton and Terrington St. Clement Experimental Farms, 12 May, 13 Oct 1958. To KMS from J B Legge, Tobacco Research Board of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, re tobacco material injected with Rosette disease, requesting meeting with KMS in Cambridge, 14 May 1958. To KMS from Max A Lauffer, Univ. of Pittsburgh, re Lauffer's paper for Nature, importance of his finding re 'assembly of protein subunits into their ultimate helical form into tobacco mosaic virus', asks for KMS to use influence to get it published, 17 May 1958. To KMS from A F Posnette, East Malling Research Stat., Maidstone, Kent, re strawberry aphids bred on caged F. vesca failing, 22 May, 2 Jun, 11, 16 Jul 1958. To the Director, VRU from J S Wilson & Son, Cambridge re bookbinding service, 23 May 1958. To KMS from Leon J J Ossowski, the Wattle Research Instit., Univ. of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and Plateau Wattle Co. Ltd., Kenya Colony, re A. niobe, field tests, the X1th Int. Congress of Entomology and symposium in Vienna, experiments with polyhedra, 31 May, 7, 9, 21 Jun, 23 Jul, 2 Dec 1958. To KMS from P S Milne, MAFF, Harpenden, sacbrood-infected honeybee larvae, 29 May, 1 Jun 1958. To KMS and Mr M W Johnson, Cirencester, Glous., re Johnson's successful application for an ARC two-year research studentship in biochemistry at the VRU, 19, 19 Jun 1958. To KMS from Robley C Williams, Berkeley, Univ. of California re using the Araldite to penetrate cells, 23 Jun 1958. To KMS from J C F Hopkins, Commonwealth Mycological Inst., Surrey, re tobacco stunt virus, 25 Jun 1958. To J O Lowe and Sons, Cambridge from KMS re estimate for heating glasshouse accepted, 25 Jun 1958. Btw KMS and D W Beard, William Sindall Ltd., Cambridge re estimate accepted for sink to mess room, 25, 27 Jun 1958. From KMS to Inst. de Microbiologie, Bucharest, Romania and Kurt Jacoby, Academic Press Ltd., New York, re exchange of journals, 25, 25 Jun 1958. To KMS from Cyril Darlington, Botany Dept., Oxford, re request for Oxford graduate Richard Tilney-Bassett to work at VRU for a month to learn virus techniques to facilitate virus work at Oxford 25 Jun 1958. To KMS from John, MAFF, Woodthorne, Wolverhampton, 25 Jun 1958. Btw KMS and Prof. M Klinkowski, Inst. fur Phytopathologie, Ascherleben, Germany, re virus of dead nettle, KMS refers him to Dr Harpaz, Hebrew Univ., Israel, 26 Jun, 3 Jul 1958. To KMS from G H Parkinson, Lancashire County Council, Hutton, re sample of tomato foliage infected with tobacco mosaic virus, 30 Jun 1958. Btw KMS, Miss M N Short, Mrs D Piggott and Mr T Mulligan, Rothamsted Exp. Stat., re Mulligan's experiments on Cocksfoot viruses, with Myzus persicae on the Cocksfoot Streak, testing aphids on S143, S37, S26, sap inoculation, Italian Ryegrass, mites (A.hystrix), news from Dr Slykhuis in Ottawa re mites with Agropyron Streak, 2, 7 Jul, 25, 29 Sep, 24, 27 Oct, 24 Nov 1958. To KMS from P A C Thorne, ARC, London, request for information on any eminent visiting scientists/research workers at VRU and staff working abroad in an annual form, 4 Jul 1958. Btw KMS and Western Printing Services Ltd. re offprints of 'Scientific Basis of Medicine Vol. VI' without plates, 4, 8 Jul 1958. To KMS from G H Bergold, Dept. of Agric., Science Service, Ontario, Canada, re nomenclature, 8 July 1958. To KMS from E A Parkin, Pest Infestation Lab., Slough, re Tineola bisselliella failure, polyhedral disease in clothes moths, 14 Jul, 18 Nov 1958. To KMS from C A Bethell, The Shannon Ltd., re lateral filing to save floor space, 28 Jul 1958. To KMS from C W Graham, Advisory Entomologist, MAFF, South eastern region, Reading, re Phlox drummondii tests for leaf-hoppers and soil samples, 31 Jul 1958. To KMS from Dr Robert Dourmashkin, Lab. of Electron Microscopy, Inst. de Recherches sur le Cancer, Gustave, Roussy, re thanks for visit; Dr Horne, Cavendish Lab.; micrographs using plastic notebooks with manufacturer's details, 1 Aug 1958. Btw KMS and Dr Daniel Lihnell, Statens Vaxtakyddsanstalt, Stockholm, Sweden, re seeds for varieties of rape and reseda which KMS had requested during his visit to Sweden, Winter Rape Matador, Reseda odorata and Reseda phyteuma, symptoms of TYM on different varieties and Cleome, 27 Aug, 17 Nov 1958. Journal of General Microbiology, despatch dates, 1 Sep 1958. Btw KMS and Prof. Tokuzo Hirai, Nagoya University, Japan, re manuscript on effect of tobacco virus on rates of respiration of the leaves of Nicotiana glutinosa L., requesting proof reading, 1 Sep, 9 Dec 1958. From Academic Press Inc with K M Smith copied in: to Inst. Microbiologie, Parasitologie Si Epiidemiologie, Bucharest, Romania, re exchange of journals, 2 Sep 1958; to Kurt Jacoby (Academic Press Inc) from Albert B Sabin, re unable to write article, 31 Oct 1958. Btw KMS and Irvin M Hall, Citrus Experiment Stat. California and A W Cressman, US Depart. Agric. ( KMS had recently visited Hall's Lab.) re diseased citrus red mites specimens, data, possibility of joint publication, includes paper on diseased citrus red mites by F Munger and J E Gilmore, 11 Sep, 20 Oct, 15 Nov 1958. Btw KMS and Mauro E Martignoni, Univ. of California, re reprint on the microinjector needle for microfeeding requested by KMS while in Berkeley, 24 Sep, 17 Nov 1958. Btw KMS and A Oates, ARC, London, re installing controlled environment facilities, humidity chambers, 30 Sep, 14, 18 Nov 1958. To Dr V Armstrong, New Zealand Scientific Office, Africa House, W.C.2. from J D Smith, Huntingdon Rd (VRU), re report on Mr A D Thomson, 8 Oct 1958. Btw KMS and S Achmadhy, Republic of Indonesia, Ministry of Agriculture, re experiments with Plutella maculipennis, Crocidolomic binocaliszell, Artona catoxanthe Hamps., 9 Oct, 7, 18 Nov 1958. Btw KMS/C F Rivers and G Douglas Austin, Tea Research Inst. of Ceylon, re Noctuid caterpillars Prodenia litura, diagnosed granulosis virus disease, 13, 29 Oct 1958. Btw RM and R W Marsh, Research Station, Long Ashton, Bristol, Hon. Ed., The Annals of Applied Biology, re Sidor's paper, 4 Sep, 14 Oct 1958. To KMS from Rupert J Best, Reader in virology, Waite Agric. Research Inst., University of Adelaide, re request to work at VRU, 8 Sep 1958. To KMS from Miss A M Everard, The British Council, Cambridge, re Prof. Itaru Watanabe, Univ. of Tokyo visit to VRU, includes his CV, 15 Sep 1958. Btw KMS and Dr J Franz, Biologische Bundesanatalt für Land und Forstwirtschaft, Germany, re Tineola bisselliella, request to use photograph, 30 Sep, 11, 15 Nov 1958. Btw KMS and Dr Joseph L Melnick, Prof. of Virology and Epidemiology, Baylor Univ., Houston, Texas, USA, re reprints requested by KMS while in Houston of the first electron micrograph of crystalline animal viruses, human wart virus, developmental bodies of Vaccinia virus similar to Tipula, 10 Oct, 15 Nov 1958. To KMS from Dr Veljko J Nikolic, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, re thanks for stay in Cambridge, future plans for work on viruses, C F Rivers visit to Yugoslavia, 24 Oct 1958. Btw KMS and R Tilney-Bassett, dept. Botany, Oxford re visit to VRU, 24, 29 Oct, 10, 13, 17, 18 Nov 1958. To KMS from Edward A Steinhaus, Univ. of California, re new Journal of Insect Pathology to be published by Academic Press Inc., 31 Oct 1958. Btw KMS and Dr R Bovey, re embedding medium for ultra-thin sectioning, 31 Oct, 15 Nov, 1958. Btw KMS and G G Samuel, ARC, London, re control of cabbage white butterfly using virus, 11, 17 and 19 Nov 1958. To KMS from A W Cressman, Entomologist, US Dept. of Agric., California, re citrus red mite, 12 Nov 1958. To Prof. J S Mitchell, Dept of Radio Therapeutics, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge from KMS re letter from Mr Fisher, 13 Nov 1958. Btw KMS and Donald Cation, Michigan State University, re photographs of the gumming and necrosis of Shirofugan flowering cherry, 13, 26 Nov 1958. To the telephone manager, G P O Telephones, Cambridge, re connection, 14 Nov 1958. Btw KMS and Dr M I Goldin, Inst. of Microbiology, Moscow, re exchange of articles and books, 15 Nov and nd 1958. To KMS from Lilian E Hawker (Lilian Edith Hawker, micologist, 19 May 1908 – 5 February 1991), Dept. Botany, Univ. of Bristol, re request to use photographs for book on microbiology, 17 Nov 1958. To KMS from P J Macfarlane, MAFF, re N A A S journal reviews and articles, 19 Nov 1958. To KMS from K C P N [?], Lodge Farm, Compton, Wolverhampton, with sepia print of a field of plants, 19 Nov 1958. To KMS from W F Rochow, Cornell Univ., USA re experiments on aphids and membranes, 25 Nov 1958. Btw Dr C W Bennett, Plant Pathologist, Salinas, California and K M Smith, re the Plant Disease reporter, Mr Dewey Stewart, 26 Nov, 9 Dec 1958. To KMS from R Whitesmith, ARA, London, re request from the British Council to arrange a year's study for Dr Emanuel Marcelli of Italy, an Int. Energy Agency Fellowship candidate, 27 Nov 1958. To Director of Cambridge Univ. and Town Water co. re new fire hydrant, 3 Dec 1958. Btw KMS and Dr Paul Miller, Plant Disease Reporting Section, U.S Dept. of Agric., Maryland, USA, re placing Miller on mailing list for the 'Plant Disease Reporter and Supplements', 3, 16 Dec 1958. To KMS from [?] Borg, Stations Federales D'Essais Agricoles, re Mr O Aubert, a PhD student from Switzerland working on tobacco virus to work at VRU, 12 Dec 1958. To KMS from J A Churchill Ltd. Medical and Scientific Publishers, London, re Prof. Darlington's book 'An Introduction to Cytology', concerns about finishing it, advice requested for possible authors and titles for their 'Recent Advances' series, 12 Dec 1958. To KMS from W Ness, ARC London, re compressor, purchasing houses, 15 Dec 1958. To KMS from H C F Newton, ARC, Wolverhampton, re cereal root eelworm, Russell Lupins, 17 Dec 1958. To KMS from Walter Jepson[?], Imperial College, London, Field Stat., Silwood Park, Sunning Hill, Berks, re infestation of [?] with a yeast, 20 Dec, c 1958. To KMS from Johan W Hillbom, Almqvist & Wiksell, Uppsala and Stockholm, re reprints of Symposium Volume of the VII Int. Congress for Microbiology, 30 Dec 1958.

VRU correspondence with (mainly) Kenneth M Smith (KMS), Roy Markham (RM) and others: To Members and Prospective Members from J M Wallace, Chairman, the International Organization of Citrus Virologists, Univ. of California, with attached membership list and membership form, 1 Jan 1959. To Delegates and Members from J M Wallace, Chairman, the International Organization of Citrus Virologists, Univ. of California, with attached paper ' Report of the Business Session Held During the Riverside Conference on Citrus Virus Diseases, Nov 18-22, 1957', 20 Jan 1959. Btw KMS, C H Andrewes, Medical Research Council, London and Dr G H Bergold, Inst. Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Venezuela, South America, re meeting and report from the Insect Virus Study group on nomenclature incl. non-Linnean binomials, talks with Dr Steinhaus (Prague) and Dr Zhadanov (Stockholm), includes paper 'The Present Status of Insect Virus Nomenclature and Classification', G H Bergold et. al, Feb 1959, diseased caterpillars for a BBC talk, 2 Mar, 28, 28 Oct, 4 Dec 1959. To KMS from J A Tomlinson, National Vegetable Research Stat., Warwick, re invite to give a lecture, ('Recent work on the electron microscophy of viruses' on 12 Nov), 17, 23 Jun, 23 Jul 1959. Btw KMS and P A C Thorne, ARC, re visits abroad and grants, visit, Aug 1959, 10, 11, 16 Mar 1960. To KMS from Miss M S Sladden, ARC, London re invite to conference on scrapie research, 23 Nov 1959. Btw KMS and G G Samuel, ARC, re new glasshouses, moths, A. Mylitta, 4 Dec 1959, 16 Mar 1960. To KMS from W G Alexander, ARC, re visits abroad and grant for CFR, 14 Dec 1959. To KMS from W Ness, ARC, re National Rate area extended to Cambridge, 17 Dec 1959. To KMS and G J Hills from Aeon Labs., Egham, re visits to VRU, maintenance of electron microscope, 1 Jan, 1 Mar, 2 Dec 1960. To KMS from the Home Office (Aliens Dept.) re visa authorised for Tadeusz Bleslaw Grela, 5 Jan 1960. To KMS from Robert W Fulton, Univ. of Wisconsin, USA, re visit to the VRU, 7 Jan 1960. Btw KMS and D l Orme, MAFF, London, re licence order for the VRU under 'Destructive Insects and Pests Order of 1933', 15, 18 Jan 1960. To Simon Frey from J Roberts, Neville Brown and Co. Ltd., London, cover glasses for transparencies, 19 Jan 1960. To KMS from F Wilson, Div. of Entomology, Commonwealth Sci. and Indust. Research org., Australia, re Wilson's appointment as Scientific Liaison Officer at ASLO, London, 19 Jan 1960. To Sirs (VRU) from C W Brookson, The Rubber Research Inst. of Malaya, re rubber seeds sent to the VRU, 1 Feb 1960. Bundle to KMS/RM from Miss Lesley Collins, Birmingham, Graham F Curtis, St Crispin, Northampton and Penelope J Norwood, Victoria, Australia, re requests for employment at the VRU, 15, 16, 20 Feb 1960. Btw KMS and Joseph Xavier Arachi, St Joseph's College, Tiruchirspalli, South India, re request or a scholarship to work at the VRU, 26 Jan, 1 Feb 1960. Btw KMS and Necati Kaskaloglu, (former Colombo Plan student), Plant Protection Inst., Turkey, re sample of plants (eggplant, lettuce, cabbage and spinach) for virus testing, 28 Jan, 15 Feb, 5 Nov 1960. To KMS from D J Macleod, Plant Pathology Lab., CDA Research Stat., Canada, re article in Nature about electron microscopy of viruses, 16 Feb 1960. To KMS from Richard S Thomas, Virus Lab., Univ. of California, Berkeley, re stability of purified TIV, 17 Feb 1960. To KMS from P V Harris, East Malling Research Stat. re Indian student work on eelworms transmitting Arabis mosaic virus, 18 Feb 1960. Btw KMS and Dr John T Stamp, Moredon Inst., Animal Diseases Research Assoc., Edinburgh, re how to send samples in ice, prints of fibres in a pituitary gland with Van Gieson's technnique, 19 Feb, 4 Apr 1960. To VRU from Paul C Ressler Jr., Applied Physics Corporation, USA, re literature on Cary Model 14, 23 Feb 1960. To Mrs Simester, ARA, London from RM, re Mrs Piggott overtime pay, 17 Feb 1960. To KMS from Paul Surany, South Pacific Commission, New Caledonia, re Oryctee research, plans for coming year, 25 Feb 1960. To VRU from A F Bulgin & Co Ltd., Barking, re order for micro switch, 2 Mar 1960. To KMS from J Meltzer, Philips-Duphar, Amsterdam, re sample of Tetranychus mites from lab. culture, questionable nomenclature, ref to article in Nature (184), 3 Mar, 4 Apr 1960. To Dr L Ossowski, Wattle Research Inst., University of Natal, South Africa, re meeting at the Commonwealth Inst. of Entomology, 8 Mar 1960. Btw Roy Markham and Lindsay M Black, Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Illinois, USA, re nucleic acid in leafhopper viruses, wound-tumour virus, 8, 17 Mar 1960. Btw KMS and John Musgrove, The Nuffield Foundation, London, re data from survey collected 1955/6 from VRU being used for report on design of research laboratories, 9, 11 Mar 1960. To KMS from Dr Gordon E Bucher, Entomology Research Centre, Canada, re thanks for reprints 'Bacteria of Grasshoppers of Western Canada', 11 Mar 1960. To Miss Short from A J Gibbs, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re inoculums of ringspot, tomato spotted wilt, inoculum from R Milne of Wye College, 18 Mar 1960. To KMS from J Rivers, J & A Churchill Ltd., Medical and Scientific Publishers, London, re publishing climate in Eastern Europe 'very confused', 22 Mar 1960. Btw KMS and B D Moreton, MAFF, Ashford, Kent, re dead millipedes (Paradesmus gracilis) from glasshouse in Acol, formaldehyde treatment, 28 Mar, 11 May 1960 To KMS from Btw KMS and Vera Filimon, Inst. Medico-Farmaceutic, Romania, re exchange of books, 19 Apr, 20 May 1960. Goblin Electrical Appliance guarantee certificate, 20 Apr 1960. To KMS from J M Todd, Dept. for Agric., Scotland, request for inoculum for a list of viruses for a collection to freeze dry for teaching, 21 Apr 1960. Btw Dr J H Hitchborn, VRU and Ronald C Close, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., Harpenden, re visit to VRU, strains of PVX onto N. glutinosa, strains worked on by Matthews, virus X and Y work with Dr Kassanis, 25, 26 Apr, 3, 31 May, 2, 14 Jun, 8 Jul 1960. To KMS from M A B Deakin, Beecham Foods Ltd, re viruses, blackcurrants, toxic residue from sprays, 29 Apr 1960. To KMS from J S Porterfield, Med. Research Council, re asking if any positions available for Paul Surany (Hungarian insect physiologist) currently working in Muguga, East Africa, 3 May 1960. To KMS from Russell L Steere, Crops Research Div., US Dept. of Agric., re work on turnip yellow mosaic virus, new lab and electron equipment, 4 May 1960. To KMS from Mel Rubio?, Madrid, re finding accommodation for Mr and Mrs Staley, ring spot in petunias with 3 b & w prints, 11 May 1960. Btw KMS and J MacBain Cameron, Insect Pathology Research Inst., Canada Dept. of Agric., Canada, re visit to VRU on way to Vienna conference, research on Tipula iridescent virus, establishing colony of Pieris, Dr Prebble in Vienna, positions for, Dr Ossowski, Dr Botovitsch, 13, 20 May, 15 Sep, 7 Nov 1960. Btw KMS and D D Jensen, Phytopathologisch Lab., Baarn, Holland, re visit to the VRU, 17, 20 May 1960. Btw KMS and Miss E N Ball, The British Council, Cambridge, re arranging a visit to the VRU for Mr G N Bhatia, a Locust Entomologist from India, and a Columbo Plan trainee attached to the Anti- Locust Research Centre in London, 18 May 1960. Btw KMS and Dr L Broadbent, Glasshouse Crops Research Inst., Rustington, Littlehampton, re TMV on tomato house structures, Dr Eric Taylor, cucumber virus, 19, 20 May, 19 Sep 1960. To Sirs (VRU) from A J Simpson, Director, Steralic Filters, Beaconsfield, re order of filters, 25 May 1960. To VRU from Metalife Liquid Metals Ltd., Harrogate, re order of PFU Thinners, 26 May 1960. To KMS from P T Walker, Colonial Pesticides Research Unit, Porton Down, Wilts., re enclosed sample of diseased Busseola fusca (Maize stalk borer) from Tanganyika, interest in 'repulsive secretion of caterpillars' and the bacteria contained within it, writing to Prof. Steinhaus, 30 May, 3, 9 Nov 1960. To KMS from Francesco B Boselli, Observatorio Di Fitopatologia, Cagliari, Italy, re the Lymantria dispar (pest of cork oaks in Sardinia), 7 Jun 1960. To KMS from I Harpaz, (a former visiting student/worker at VRU), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, re his teaching and virus work, publications, sending cocoons of Processionary caterpillar, Vienna conference and other news, 10 Jun, 19 Jul 1960. To KMS from Milton W Shaw, Entomology Dept., Marischal College, The North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Aberdeen, re enclosed larvae found on silver birch trees infected with polyhedral virus, control trials with sprays on loopers, outbreaks of O. fageta etc. on birch, 13, 21, 27 Jun, 12 Jul 1960. To KMS from John Finch, Birkbeck College Crystallography Lab., London re Sir Lawrence Bragg exhibit on virus structure for the Royal Soc., 15, 23 Jun 1960. To KMS from W G Robertson, Millhoues, Sheffield, re work on cowpea in Nigeria, Miss Short's cowpeas infected with TMV, visit to the VRU, 19 Jun 1960. To KMS from I W Prentice, MAFF, re tomato scorch, 20 Jun 1960. To KMS from D L Gunn (Director) and J Cranham (Entomologist), Tea Research Inst. of Ceylon, re looking for a virus to control scolytid beetle (Shot-hole Borer), nettle grub research, wilt disease, DDT spray, 21, 23 Jun, 28 Jul 1960. Letter and MS to RM from A D Thomson, Plant Diseases Div., New Zealand: 'Interactions Between Plant Viruses, I. Appearance of New Strains after Mixed Infection with Potato Virus X Strains', 26 Jun 1960. To KMS from Peter S H? The Packhouse, Billingshurst, re cox leaf with Small Ermine Moth, discussion at meeting of hunt for virus material amongst the Tortricid moth, commercial interest in virus sprays? 1 Jul 1960. Btw KMS and O W Shill, MAFF, Newcastle Upon Tyne, re 'Joynson, Crofton, Sweet Pea Problem 1959' and 'Notes - Sweet Pea Problem -Joynson Crofton 1960', memorandum from T A White for sweet peas (1 Jul 1960), 1, 21 Jul 1960. Btw KMS and Rosemary Merivale, King's College Hospital, Preliminary Training Sch., Farnborough, re sweet peas infected with pea mosaic, 3, 21 Jul 1960. To KMS from J Walker, County Beekeeping Officer, Riseholme Farm Inst., Lincoln, re bee paralysis, incl. paralysis due to poisoning by rhododendron and buttercups, biological controls, 4 Jul 1960. To KMS from W M Stanley, Virus Lab., Berkeley, USA, re request to use photograph of TIV crystals for jacket cover, 8, 21 Jul, 9 Aug 1960. To KMS from Humphrey Denham, Manor Farm, Herts., re form of Lunaria biennis (Honesty) requested by the Royal Horticultural Soc. to be examined for virus or genetic mutation, 12, 18 Jul, 15 Aug 1960. Bundle from Aerovap, Shepherd's Aerosols Ltd, re Aerovap installation and invoice, 12, 14, 27 Jul 1960. To KMS from Prof. D P Mellor, Univ. of New South Wales, Australia, re Tipula iridescent virus, 20 Jul 1960. To Sirs, Thermal Syndicate Ltd., Wallsend, re M V lamp for repair, 25 Jul 1960. To KMS from T Swarbrick, Director, Scottish Hort. Research Inst., re Mr W Oleksiak, a scholarship student from the Pomology Experimental Stat., Poland to visit the VRU, 3 Aug 1960. To KMS from G S Bragg? Gatehouse Farm, Woodbridge, Suffolk, re viruses on potato crop, 6 Aug 1960. Btw KMS and B A Porter, Entomology Research Div., US Dept. of Agric., Maryland, USA, re Dr Cressman, shipment of citrus red mites, licence, 8, 12 Aug 1960. To Mrs D Piggott from F Cain, D Matthews & Son Ltd., Liverpool, re photo clips sample, 11 Aug 1960. To KMS from C E Yarwood, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Berkeley, USA, re diseases of sugar beet bacterium not virus, description of his experiments and findings as well as of Drs Ark, Resconich and Schlegel, MS and invite to co-author, 19 Aug, 19 Sep 1960. To KMS from Dr A Krieg, Inst. Für Biologische Schädlingsbekämpfung, Darmstadt, Germany (in German), 1, 20 Sep 1960. To KMS from W Gordon Whaley, the Plant Research Inst., Univ. of Texas, USA, re thanks for epoxy resin, and photographs of Tipula iridescent virus for the Journal, 8 Sep 1960. To KMS from A Ruperez, Laboratorio de Patologia de Insectos, Madrid, request for VRU publications, 9 Sep, 25 Oct 1960. To KMS from Miriam Rothschild, Peterborough, re virus disease in Burnets, 13 Sep 1960. To KMS from Methuen & Co Ltd Publishers, re 'Plant Viruses', 21 Sep 1960. To Basil Kassanis, Rothamsted Experimental Stat. from Roy Markham, VRU re request for some Nicotiana glauca, 28 Sep 1960. To KMS from Prof. V Butovitsch, Statens Skogforskningsinstitut, Stockholm, re purified TIV, use in larvae of Pieris brassicae, death of Dr Ossowski, 30 Sep 1960. To KMS from A W Cressman, entomologist, US Dept. of Agric., California, mites on lemons sent to VRU for analysis, 6 Oct 1960. To KMS from N Caraso and P Favard, Lab. De Synthése Atomique et D'Optique Protonique, Ivry, France (in French), 13 Oct, 14 Nov 1960. To KMS from Lindsay M Black, Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Illinois, USA, article for publication in 'Virology', fellowships, 13 Oct 1960. To KMS from Raymond Weinstein, San Francisco 11, USA, request for print, an architect comparing architecture with photos of viruses, 14 Oct, 1960. To KMS from E G Cox, ARC, 17 Oct 1960. To KMS from S Gershewson, Dept. of Genetics, Acad. Section of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev, USSR (Russia), re request for sample of Tipula iridescent virus, 14 Oct 1960. To KMS from Mrs Sigrid von Wettstein, Zoological Dept., Statens Skogforskningsinstitut, Stockholm, re TIV infected pupae of Lymantria dispar, TIV generally, 8, 22 Oct, 4 Nov 1960. Btw Miss M N Short and Mrs M P Pursehouse, Houghton House, Norfolk, re identification of Galinsoga parviflora cav. and Veronica serpillifolia, 26 Oct, 7 Nov 1960. To KMS from W J Hall, Commonwealth Inst. of Entomology, re MS for article read at conference, 28 Oct 1960. To KMS from Jack Litwin, Univ. of Chicago, USA, request for consideration for employment with synopsis of education, research interests etc., 28 Oct 1960. To KMS from J C F Hopkins, Commonwealth Mycological Inst., Kew, Surrey, re 'virus disease not in Africa', ref. to list of possibly dangerous viruses not yet in Africa, 4 Nov 1960. To KMS from B D Famison? Rothamsted Experimental Stat., re lettuce ringspot, tomato black ring viruses, 14 Nov 1960. To VRU from Charles Britain (Radio) Ltd., cancelled Avometer order, 30 Nov 1960. To KMS from Stanley W Smee, Rushmere Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, re request for advice on a virus infecting a bulbous plant, 'Hera and Aurora', nd, c 1960. From Edward A Steinhaus, Dept. of Insect Pathology, Berkeley, USA, re the formation of a new insect pathology department, nd, c Jul 1960. To KMS from Peter Posnette, East Malling Research Stat., sending an aphid for analysis, nd c. 1960. To KMS from Assessorato All'Agricoltura E Foreste, Cagliari, Italy (in Italian), nd, c. 1960. List of addresses: J W Blaszczak, Cambridge, Prof. D? M Joscforic, Belgrade, Dr Zliga? Zoryic, nd, c. 1960.

VRU correspondence, mainly Kenneth Manley Smith (KMS) with some Claude F Rivers (CFR) and others, misc. papers on virus research: