Biochemistry
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Archives of the Department of Biochemistry, 1918 - 2008
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/BCHEM
Scope and Contents
The records relate mainly to staff, teaching and departmental buildings.
Dates:
1918 - 2008
Conditions Governing Access:
Within the archives of the Department of Biochemistry, personnel records are closed to scholars for 80 years from the date of creation under data protection legislation. Restrictions are clearly indicated in catalogue entries.
Fonds
Frank Young papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Young
Scope and Contents
Section A, Biographical, includes a little autobiographical material including full curricula vitae. There is considerable material relating to Young's knighthood, chiefly letters of congratulation. The section also includes a little family material, some personal correspondence and material relating to Young's historical interests. Section B, University of Cambridge, is disappointing given Young's contributions to the Department of Biochemistry, the development of medicine in Cambridge and...
Dates:
1913-1988
Conditions Governing Access:
Some items are restricted at the discretion of the Keeper of Manuscripts.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Joseph Needham papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Needham
Scope and Contents
Comprised of biographical materials, material related to Needham's time at Cambridge, documentation of his work with the Sino-British Science Cooperation Office (SBSCO), materials relatd to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), documentation of research, publications, lectures and broadcasts, visits and conferences, records of involvement with societies and oganisations, documentation of work in politics and interest in religion and society, and a...
Dates:
1871-1995
Conditions Governing Access:
Some items are restricted at the discretion of the Keeper of Manuscripts.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Kenneth Bailey: Correspondence and Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8723
Scope and Contents
The material presented here as a single chronological sequence is almost exclusively correspondence concerning the last few years of Bailey's life and regrettably does not reflect his scientific achievement. There is personal correspondence 1955 (letters to Bailey only) and scientific correspondence between Bailey and Perry 1960-61. The greater part of the correspondence, however, relates to the difficulties of Bailey's final year, 1962-63, arrangements after his death, appreciations,...
Dates:
1955-1965
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Low Temperature Research Station and related papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10242
Scope and Contents
Contains minutes, papers, correspondence, annual reports, offprints and photographs of the Low Temperature Research Station (LTRS), Cambridge (1921-1964). Significant series include papers of the Committee of Management, papers of Edgar Bate-Smith (director of the LTRS) and administrative papers concerning the station's relationship with Cambridge University, transfer to the Agricultural Research Council and termination of the lease of the Downing Street site. Also comprises reports and...
Dates:
1917-1989
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Papers of Francis Crick, The majority of folios date from 1953-71.
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MISC 90
Scope and Contents
Papers produced while Crick was working at the Medical Research Council Unit for the Study of Molecular Biology, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge.
Dates:
The majority of folios date from 1953-71.
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Some material within the collection is closed to researchers.
Fonds
Papers of Frederick Gowland Hopkins
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7620
Scope and Contents
Approximately one third of the bulk of papers comprise working papers and notebooks. About another quarter comprises correspondence, certificates and ephemera relating to honours awarded by various bodies or relating to Frederick Gowland Hopkins' association with learned societies. The remaining material is a combination of papers and photographs generated by Frederick Gowland Hopkins' family (much of it predating his birth); together with correspondence and papers he generated in a personal...
Dates:
1800-2009 (early 19th century-2009, but predominantly 1910-40)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Papers relating to curriculum, teaching, research and staff, 1930 - 2005
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/BCHEM 4
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The records relate mainly to staff, teaching and departmental buildings.
Dates:
1930 - 2005
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Within the archives of the Department of Biochemistry, personnel records are closed to scholars for 80 years from the date of creation under data protection legislation. Restrictions are clearly indicated in catalogue entries.
Fonds
Personal Papers of Dorothy Needham, 1907 - 1988
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Needham
Scope and Contents
The papers were originally catalogued by the National Cataloguing Unit for the Archive of Contemporary Scientists [NCUACS] in three batches in 1990, 1992 and 1996. The NCUACS catalogues were transferred to Girton's online catalogue in 2012: Girton College reference numbers have been assigned to the collection but NCUACS references have been recorded under Former Reference. Some extra detail has been added and the three catalogues have been condensed into one, but the catalogue retains the...
Dates:
1907 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access:
Dorothy Needham's estate passed to her late husband Joseph. It is now held with his by the Needham Research Institute, 8 Sylvester Road, Cambridge CB3 9AF.
Found in:
Girton College Archive
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Personal Papers
Fonds
Peter Mitchell papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mitchell (Peter)
Scope and Contents
Comprised of biographical materials, material related to Mitchell's daily work at the Glynn Research Institute, research material (including material from Mitchell's collaborators), publications, lectures and broadcasts, documentation of Mitchell's involvement with various societies and organisations, material related to visits and conferences, and a large selection of Mitchell's correspondence.
Dates:
1940-1994
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Records of the MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10293
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the Dunn Nutritional Laboratory and its successor organisations, MRC Human Nutrition Research and MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory. The material relates to the establishment of the Dunn Nutrional Laboratory, chiefly correspondence and administrative papers of the first director and deputy director, together with reports and minutes of meetings documenting relations between the Dunn, various government agencies and other scientific institutions. Later material largely relates...
Dates:
c. 1927 - 1990s
Conditions Governing Access:
Part restricted. Access to the sub-series MS Add.10293/6/2, Ethical Committee submissions, 1975-1998, is restricted.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Management Group
The Papers and Possessions of Dorothy Moyle Needham
Management Group
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI4
Dates:
c.1940-1970
Found in:
Needham Research Institute