Collection WCFN - WCFN Papers

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WCFN

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WCFN Papers

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  • c.1910-c.1940 (Creation)

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Extent: 1 box

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Archival history

Donated to the John Innes Historical Collections by the son of Lily Newton nee Batten's godson.

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Hard bound volume of publications and ephemera relating to the life and career of WCF Newton, Cytologist at the John Innes Horticultural Institution, and two photographs. Includes obituaries, scientific reprints and papers re his work at JIHI and WWI service.

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Open to public access

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UK Copyright applies

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      ; Physical Description: Bound volume and two photographic prints, one framed

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      Admin History: WCF Newton was Cytologist at the John Innes Horticultural Institute in the 1920s, working with C D Darlington and inspiring Darlington's later work on chromosomes. He died in 1927.

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