Includes lecture notes, 1946-73, reprints of papers by GDH Bell, 1930-87, Plant Breeding Institute (PBI) material, 1928-61, Royal Society papers, 1966-89, United Kingdom Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey, 1967-91, photographs and slides of barley, wheat, sugar beet, oats, potatoes and PBI
including early history of wheat, breeding, genetics and natural selection
Plot notebooks, expedition documents, photographic slides (reference images)
Photographs and Slides. Paperwork.
Reprint collection, 1953-89; two scrapbooks on the move of the John Innes Institute from Merton Park to Bayfordbury, 1964-5; loose photographs and slides of plants including Aravidopsis thaliana sowing, 24 Jun 1952 and images of buildings and labs at the Bayfordbury and Colney sites; collection regarding the move from Bayfordbury to Norwich in 1967; minutes of meetings of the JII Council and Charity; research notes on Shoot apices; PhD work on the seed of the Oil Palm and Arabidopsis thaliana; G H's Memoir (draft) of life at John Innes 1957-1988; A.R.C 1984 Report; entenary correspondence, 2009.
Articles and reports about genetic modification (GM food and agriculture), biotechnology, global trade agreements and intellectual rights for plant breeders; work with FIS/ASSINSEL: papers, conferences, committee papers and correspondence; diaries (1985-2000); Biotechnology and GM books.