SubSection WJCL/3/2 - William J C Lawrence Library: Kenneth Mather Collection

Extent: 9 books and other material

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.