Item VRU/1/9/1 - VRU Correspondence 1959: Kenneth M Smith

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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.