Copy of a letter from Pontecorvo to Lord MacLehose concerning his recent trip to China and "the complete failure of the main purpose"

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The main purpose of the trip was field work on the vegetation and flora above the tree line in areas near the Tien Shan, Shihezi /Urumqi and North East Qinghai. Pontecorvo explained how his China colleagues invested "all sorts of excuses" to prevent him going to these areas above the tree line.

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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

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

Copies of letters from Pontecorvo to Professor C C Tan expressing his interest in visiting China to conduct research on high altitude plants and in visiting the Genetics Research InsituteUGC 198/5/5/1

Christmas card sent to Pontecorvo from a friend offering congratulations on his 86th birthday and advice relating to his possible trip to ChinaUGC 198/5/5/2

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Li Xue Yu concerning arrangements for Pontecorvo's trip to ChinaUGC 198/5/5/3

Letter to Pontecorvo from David A Hopwood of the John Innes Institute offering names of people for Pontecorvo to contact for advice on his trip to ChinaUGC 198/5/5/4

Letter to Pontecorvo from the Royal Society confirming his visit to China under their exchange agreement with the China Association for Science and TechnologyUGC 198/5/5/5

Letter to Pontecorvo from Dr Alan C Leslie of the Royal Horticultural Society's garden offering some advice on places to visit in China to conduct research on high altitude plantsUGC 198/5/5/6

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Professor Jizeng Du of the Northwest Plateau Insitute of Biology in Xining in China concerning his plans for field work in alpine areas in ChinaUGC 198/5/5/7

Postcard sent to Pontecorvo from Jane Blunden offering best wishes for preparations for his trip to ChinaUGC 198/5/5/8

Copy of a letter to Miaoling Thompson of the Royal Society from Siyu Wang of the Institute of Botany in Beijing concerning Pontecorvo's visit to China and his interest in alpine plantsUGC 198/5/5/9

Letter to Pontecorvo from Chang Xing Wu offering suggestions of places he could visit during his trip to China to conduct alpine field workUGC 198/5/5/10

Notebook containing notes from Pontecorvo's research trip to ChinaUGC 198/5/5/11

Copy of Pontecorvo's Royal Society application for a grant for an overseas study visit for his trip to ChinaUGC 198/5/5/12

Schedule and itinerary for Pontecorvo's trip to ChinaUGC 198/5/5/13

Typescript copy of Pontecorvo's Report on a visit to China under the exchange agreement between the Royal Society and the China Association of Science and Technology, 28 May-4 July 1988UGC 198/5/5/14

Copy of a letter from Pontecorvo to Lord MacLehose concerning his recent trip to China and "the complete failure of the main purpose"UGC 198/5/5/15

Copy of a letter from Pontecorvo to Walter Bodmer discussing his trip to China and the "75 per cent failure of the main purpose"UGC 198/5/5/16

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