Letters to Pontecorvo from Umakant Sinha explaining how he enjoyed seeing Pontecorvo during his recent trip to India

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Sinha, Umakant, fl 1960s-1980s, biochemist,

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Papers of Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo, geneticist, Professor of Genetics, University of Glasgow, ScotlandUGC 198

Biographical materialUGC 198/1

Career and appointmentsUGC 198/2

Genetics research correspondenceUGC 198/3

Alpine plant research correspondenceUGC 198/4

Material relating to Pontecorvo's research trips abroadUGC 198/5

Correspondence relating to Pontecorvo's planned research trip to the USSR in 1972 and in 1978UGC 198/5/1

Correspondence relating to Pontecorvo's research trip to Iran in 1974UGC 198/5/2

Correspondence relating to Pontecorvo's research trips to India in 1979 and 1982UGC 198/5/3

Material relating to Pontecorvo's research trip to India from May-June 1979UGC 198/5/3/1

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Obaid Siddiqi regarding arrangements for a possible trip to India, funded by the Royal SocietyUGC 198/5/3/1/1

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Professor Anurag K Sharma concerning Pontecorvo's research trip to India and the possibility of undertaking high altitude fieldwork thereUGC 198/5/3/1/2

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Dr Vere A Atkinson concerning Pontecorvo's research trip to India and suggestions of places to visit to conduct high altitude field workUGC 198/5/3/1/3

Bundle of correspondence between Pontecorvo and members of the Royal Society concerning Pontecorvo's research trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/4

Copies of correspondence between the Executive Secretary of the Royal Society and the Project Coordinator of the Indian National Science Academy concerning confirmation of Pontecorvo's exchange visit to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/5

Bundle of correspondence between Pontecorvo, Professor Anurag K Sharma, A R Verma, and the Executive Secretary and the Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society concerning the detailed programme of Pontecorvo's exchange trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/6

Letter to Pontecorvo from the Executive Secretary of the Royal Society confirming the dates for his research trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/7

Copy of a letter from Pontecorvo to Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir requesting a visit during his trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/8

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Dr S K Jain in which Pontecorvo asks for suggestions for places to visit to conduct field work on high altitude flora and vegetationsUGC 198/5/3/1/9

Bundle of correspondence between Pontecorvo, Obaid Siddiqi and Professor Kachroo concerning a suggested programme for Pontecorvo's visit to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/10

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Dr Vere Atkinson of the British High Commission concerning accomodation arrangements for his trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/11

Bundle of correspondence between Pontecorvo, Professor Anurag K Sharma, Obaid Siddiqi, Executive Secretary of the Royal Society and other concerning obtaining clearance to undertake botanical field work in India and modifications to Pontecorvo's field work programme for his trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/12

Photocopy of the final programme for Pontecorvo's visit to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/13

Annotated plan of the tour programme for Pontecorvo's trip to India in May to June 1979UGC 198/5/3/1/14

Letters to Pontecorvo from Dr Prem Nath Kachroo concerning arrangements for his visits to Gulmarg, Shikargah, Sonamarg and AhrabalUGC 198/5/3/1/15

Letter to Professor Anurag K Sharma from S K Jain, Director of the Botanical Survey of India, confirming travel arrangements for Pontecorvo's trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/16

Copies of thank you letters sent by Pontecorvo to friends and colleagues in India after his research trip thereUGC 198/5/3/1/17

Correspodence between Pontecorvo and Professor Anurg K Sharma regarding Pontecorvo's trip to India and alpine researchUGC 198/5/3/1/18

Correspodence between Pontecorvo and Dr Uppeandra Dhar concerning a possible postgraduate position in the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research in Colorado and possibilities of fellowships or exchange arrangements for high altitude botanistsUGC 198/5/3/1/19

Correspodence between Pontecorvo and Dr U C Battacharyya concerning his trip to India and alpine plant researchUGC 198/5/3/1/20

Correspodence between Pontecorvo and Obaid Siddiqi concerning Pontecorvo's recent trip to India and the possibility of him returning as a visiting professorUGC 198/5/3/1/21

Letters to Pontecorvo from Umakant Sinha explaining how he enjoyed seeing Pontecorvo during his recent trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/22

Letters to Pontecorvo from R N Gohil explaining how he enjoyed spending time with Pontecorvo during his recent trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/23

Letters to Pontecorvo from the Royal Society asking for his report about his trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/24

Letters to Pontecorvo from A K Tagore at the Indian National Science Academy asking Pontecorvo for a brief technical report of his recent visit to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/25

Typescript copy of Pontecorvo's report on his "study visit" to India, from 10 May-26 June 1979UGC 198/5/3/1/26

Pontecorvo's handwritten Alpine Field Notes taken during his trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/27

Notes for lectures given during Pontecorvo's trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/28

Bundle of handwritten letters sent by Pontecorvo to his wife, Leni, during his trip to India in 1979UGC 198/5/3/1/29

Photos from Pontecorvo's trip to IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/30

Correspondence relating to Pontecorvo's alpine research in IndiaUGC 198/5/3/1/31

Material relating to Pontecorvo's research trip to India in 1982-1983UGC 198/5/3/2

Correspondence relating to Pontecorvo's research trip to Sri Lanka from Dec1981-Jan 1982UGC 198/5/4

Correspondence relating to Pontecorvo's research trip to China in 1988UGC 198/5/5

Correspondence relating to Pontecorvo's planned research trips to Mongolia in June/July 1991 and June/July 1992UGC 198/5/6

Correspondence concerning Pontecorvo's trip to Pisa in 1991 for the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Faculty of Agricultural Science at the University of PisaUGC 198/5/7

Correspondence concerning Pontecorvo's trip to Pavia, Italy in 1993UGC 198/5/8

Research photographs and slidesUGC 198/6

PublicationsUGC 198/7

Lectures and broadcastsUGC 198/8

Personal and family papersUGC 198/9

Personal photographs and slidesUGC 198/10