William J C Lawrence Library: Books on Genetics, Horticulture and Plant Breeding, many signed, inscribed and/or annotated with insertions of additional material. Kendall Hayes, Herbert and John Garber, Ralph (1921) 'Breeding Crop Plants' 1st ed., New York, McGraw-Hill. Front piece contains inscription: 'Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Mutual Improvement Society, The Hooker Memorial Prize awarded to Mr W J C Lawrence on the vote of the members for the most valuable contributions to the interest and profit of the Society during the session 1922-1923', signed by the Director, Arthur Hill and Chairman, J Coults. Isiiihara, Dr Shinobu (n.d. c 1960) 'Tests for Colour Blindness' Koshiba Press, Tokio Contains a series of 16 plates to test colour-blindness, n.d., c 1960; includes loose papers: original instructions in Japanese; paper 'Sense and Nonsense', typed, 3 pp.; 'You, Your Children and Heredity', handwritten, 3 pp.; hand drawn family genetics diagram x 4; leaflet: 'Stilling's pseudo-isochromatic Charts for testing colour perception'.
Set of books by or belonging to Kenneth Mather, signed and dated by Mather, some inscribed to WJC Lawrence, includes material inside books (correspondence, reviews, notes etc.): Mather, Kenneth, (1938) 'The Measurement of Linkage in Heredity' (Rough Proof), London, Methuen & Co. Ltd, signed and annotated. An unbound proof copy stamped 1950 inside. Mather, Kenneth, (1943) 'Statistical Analysis in Biology', First Ed., London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., inscribed with dedication to WJC Lawrence, signed and dated. Vries, Hugo de, (1907) 'Plant-Breeding, Comments on the Experiments of Nilsson and Burbank', Chicago, The Open Court Publishing Co., inscribed 'With the authors compliments' and signed by (undecipherable), 1907, K Mathers (1951) and other notes. Beer, G R de (Ed.), (1938) 'Evolution, Essays on Aspects of Evolutionary Biology presented to Professor E S Goodrich on his Seventieth Birthday, Oxford, Clarendon Press, inscribed 'K Mather 1947'. Pearson, E S & Wishart, J (Eds), (1942) '"Students" Collected Papers, University College London, Cambridge University Press, inscribed 'K Mathers Aug 1943': Collection by "Student" William Sealey Gossett. Inside book: reprint of paper 'The Hudson-Gossett Correspondence ' by G C Arnold from 'The New Zealand Statistician' April 1985. Finney, D J (1947) 'Probit Analysis', Cambridge, University Press, inscribed 'K Mather, June 1947'. Inside book: typed review of Finney's book by Mather, 8 pp; correspondence between K Mathers and R W Marsh, 'Annals of Applied Biology', Research Station, Long Ashton, Bristol discussing the Finney review and a previous review by Mather of 'The New Genetics of the Soviet Union', 5, 7 May, 14, 15, 17, 19 Jun, 4, 21 Jul, 9 Sep 1947. Goodspend, T H (1954) 'The Genus Nicotiana', Massachusetts, Chronica Botanica House, inscribed 'Kenneth Mather 1955'. Inside: typed review by Mather, 2pp. Hayes, H K, Immer, F R and Smith, D C (1955) 'Methods of Plant Breeding', 2nd Ed., London, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., inscribed 'K Mather 1956'. Inside: letters between K Mather and C D Darlington, asking Mather to review book, comments on Goldschmidt differing opinions on evolution, 17, 22 May 1956, typed review, 2pp, publisher's cards. Lewis, E B (Ed) (1961) 'Selected Papers of A H Sturtevant, Genetics and Evolution', San Francisco, W H Freeman and Co., (review copy from publisher), inscribed 'Kenneth Mather, December 1961' and other notes. Inside: publisher's cards, letter from publisher requesting review for the journal 'Heredity', typed review by Mather, Nov 1962, 3 pp, reprint of review by William K Baker in Science 1962, Vol 135, other notes, 1 p.
Photographic prints (black and white): the glasshouses at Bayfordbury, 1950; plants in various stages of growth/light conditions, 1936-1953; diagrams and graphs of glasshouse and light effects on growth, nd c 1950.
Plot/sowing/growing notebooks (handwritten): 1. Hb notebook entitled 'Cage Plan 1934-35' (crossed put), inscribed 'E Buccandish'[?]. 2. Notes and drawings about Triticale: growing and plot notes, history, analysis etc., 1939-1954 (removed from binding, into folder). 3. Hb notebook entitled 'Field Diary, Nov 1946 to 2 June 1947', stamped 'John M Munro'. 4. Hb notebook entitled 'Field Diary, 3 June 1947 to Aug 1947', '1947 Crosses', stamped 'John M Munro'. 5. Hb notebook, 'Vulgare Wheat Collection', 1946-7, inscribed 'V Chapman' (PBI, Sch. of Agriculture, Cambridge). 6. Hb notebook, '1947', 'Crosses 1947'. 7. Hb notebook, 'World Wheat Collection', inscribed 'V Chapman', 1947-8. 8. Hb notebook, '1949', inscribed 'V Chapman'. 9. Hb notebook, '1949/50', inscribed 'V Chapman'. 10. Hb notebook, inscribed 'Book II, Larry Gee[?], November 1949, PBI', 'Gravel Pit plots' 1949-50.
Plot/sowing/growing notebooks (handwritten): 1. Sb spiral notebook, 'Additional Trial, Substitution Trial, Euploid Trial', 1962. 2. Hb notebook, 'H H Torrens, 1964', 'Rye Collections'. 3. Hb notebook, 'T E Miller, 1965-66', 'Perennial Rye Additions'. 4. Hb notebook, 'VC [Chapman] 1965-66'. 'Perennial Rye additions, Aegilops Collection'. 5. Hb notebook, 'AMH', 'Aziziah Family', 'Growth Room', 1966. 6. Hb notebook, 'Winter 1973', inscribed 'T E Miller, Cytogenetica', 1973-4. 7. Hb notebook, 'V Chapman, 1974-5'. 8. Hb notebook, 'M1975', inscribed 'T E Miller', 1975. 9. Hb spiral bound notebook, 'Cereals Collection Nurseries 1986, Field Plan, 'R J Giles-Seed Store, Winter Nursery'. 10. Hb spiral bound notebook, 'Cereals Collection Nursery 1988, Spring Nursery, Field Plan, R J Giles-Seed Store'.
Spiral bound books listing various cereal varieties. 1. 'Detailed Description of Barley Varieties', forward by Pierre Bergal and F R Horne, PBI stamp, withdrawn from JIC Library, no date c. 2. 'Description of Cereal Varieties', (Wheat, Barley and Oats recommended by the Nat. Inst. of Agric. Botany), c. 1954-1962. 3. 'List of Barley Varieties', 1965-74. 4. 'Canadian Oat Varieties', 1951-74. 5. 'List of Winter Wheat Varieties' 1951-76. 6. 'Handbook of Canadian Varieties of Barley, Field beans, Field Peas, Flax, Oats, Rye and spring Durum and Winter Wheat, 1951-76. 7. Collection of Nat. Inst. of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) leaflets, 'Recommended Varieties of Cereals', 1972, 76. 77. 78, 80 and 81 and 'Field crops 1982 (pub. Netherlands).
Barley: Israel, Ethipoia and Turkey, correspondence with United States Dept. of Agriculture
Notes and maps
H. Spontaneum Data, Louis Lehmann (Swedish University of Agcricultural Science): data and correspondence.
Genetic Conservation report, summary, data