Large bundle of birthday cards and telegrams for Pontecorvo and letters from friends and colleagues unable to attend his birthday celebrations

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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

Research photographs and slidesUGC 198/6

PublicationsUGC 198/7

Lectures and broadcastsUGC 198/8

Personal and family papersUGC 198/9

Pontecorvo's personal correspondence and papersUGC 198/9/1

Copy of a sketch of Pontecorvo and Leni on their wedding dayUGC 198/9/1/1

Carbon copy letter (found among H J Muller's correspondence and passed on to Pontecorvo) from Muller to Dr Alan William Greenwood, Director of the Insititute of Animal Genetics at the University of Edinburgh concerning Pontecorvo's thesis (1940)UGC 198/9/1/2

Handrawn Valentine's card sent to Pontecorvo from his students at the University of GlasgowUGC 198/9/1/3

Handwritten poem about Pontecorvo written by Henrik Kacser, Professor of Animal Genetics at the University of EdinburghUGC 198/9/1/4

Institute of Animal Genetics photocopied booklet with humorous poems about genetics research and staff membersUGC 198/9/1/5

Letter to Pontecorvo from Dr R K Kakkar praising Pontecorvo's book titled Trends in Genetic AnalysisUGC 198/9/1/6

Leaving card addressed to Pontecorvo and signed by colleagues from Washington State UniversityUGC 198/9/1/7

Letter to Pontecorvo from Alick Drummond Buchanan-Smith, Baron of BalernoUGC 198/9/1/8

Thank you note sent to Pontecorvo from one of his studentsUGC 198/9/1/9

Letter to Pontecorvo from Herbert Stein thanking him for his hospitality during his recent trip to LondonUGC 198/9/1/10

Letter to Pontecorvo, or "Gloriana," from Joy wishing him a happy birthdayUGC 198/9/1/11

Corresondence relating to Pontecorvo's 80th birthday celebrationsUGC 198/9/1/12

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Dr Joseph Alan Roper about the biographical introduction to the Cancer Surveys publication, which honoured Pontecorvo on his 80th birthdayUGC 198/9/1/12/1

Draft of Roper and Hopwood's typescript draft of the Pontecorvo article for the Cancer Surveys publicationUGC 198/9/1/12/2

Draft copy of the Preface in Honour of Guido Pontecorvo on the occasion of his 80th birthday by Walter BodmerUGC 198/9/1/12/3

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Leonard Maurice ("Sammy") Franks enclosing an updated list of Pontecorvo's 80th birthday symposium attendees and copies of correspondence from those unable to attendUGC 198/9/1/12/4

Personal correspondence from Pontecorvo from friends regarding their attendance at Pontecorvo's 80th birthday symposiumUGC 198/9/1/12/5

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Leonard Maurice ("Sammy") Franks of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund enclosing an updated list of people invited to the dinner after Pontecorvo's 80th birthday symposiumUGC 198/9/1/12/6

Final list of colleagues/friends attending the dinner after Pontecorvo's 80th birthday symposiumUGC 198/9/1/12/7

List of delegates for Pontecorvo's 80th birthday symposiumUGC 198/9/1/12/8

Large bundle of letters to Pontecorvo from various friends and colleagues accepting his invite to the cheese and wine party to celebrate his 80th birthdayUGC 198/9/1/12/9

Large bundle of letters to Pontecorvo from various friends and colleagues offering their apologies for being unable to attend the cheese and wine party to celebrate his 80th birthdayUGC 198/9/1/12/10

Large bundle of birthday cards and telegrams for Pontecorvo and letters from friends and colleagues unable to attend his birthday celebrationsUGC 198/9/1/12/11

Thank you letters to Pontecorvo from friends and colleagues who attended his birthday celebrationsUGC 198/9/1/12/12

Programme for a meeting on Somatic Genetics organised by the Italian Association of Genetics to honour Pontecorvo's 80th birthday celebrationsUGC 198/9/1/12/13

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and Professor Charlotte Auerbach ("Lotte") concerning a review of Elof Carlson's biography of Hermann Joseph MullerUGC 198/9/1/13

Letter to Pontecorvo and Leni from a friend concerning his recent stay at St Luc and the "meaningful time" he spent with Pontecorvo thereUGC 198/9/1/14

Pontecorvo householdUGC 198/9/2

Leonore ("Leni") Pontecorvo's personal papersUGC 198/9/3

Personal photographs and slidesUGC 198/10