Comprises: Folder 1: Correspondence and material relating to a dinner held at the Museum to honour Walter Bodmer after the end of his term as Chairman of Trustees and Chairman of the Development Trust, with mauscript notes of speech, and papers relating to nomination of a successor, 1993-1994 Folder 2: Correspondence, with subjects including: The Princess of Wales as Patron of the…

Comprises: Folder 1: Material relating to the opening of the Charles Darwin Centre in Downe, Kent, 1999-2003 Folder 2: Papers of the Friends of the Natural History Museum committee meetings, with some financial statements, 2000-2001

Topics include: (fols. 1-157) Walter Bodmer's views on key developments in cancer research over the preceding decade; Awards for Inventors; evaluation of ISREC and breast cancer patients (fols. 158-316) Bodmer's election to an honorary fellowship at Clare College, Cambridge and Presidency of HUGO; R.A. Fisher and Guido Pontecorvo; Francis Crick. Many of the letters contained in this file…

Topics include: (fols. 1-205) HUGO administrative matters; contribution of the ICRF to the field of molecular genetics; Committee on the Public Understanding of Science; Natural History Museum and English Heritage (fols. 206-460) ownership of ICRF employees research notebooks; Human Genome Mapping Workshop; the use of foetal tissue in research the Commons vote on human embryo…

Subjects include: joint Royal Society and Natural History sponsored Banks Archive Project; dispute re Daily Telegraph article 'The Painless Truth About Leprosy'; seminar given by Francis Crick at the ICRF. Correspondents: Folder 1: David Cooper, Dr Ellen M. Cooper, Ray M. Cooper, Dr A. L. Cooper, Mrs Sian Cooper, Mr John Corbet-Milward, Dr Anthony Corfield, Alan…

Subjects include: Royal Society and Natural History Museum Banks Archive Project. Correspondents: Folder 1: Professor Dr. Stephen Stearns, Bill Stebbins, Mr. J. P. Stechley, Mr. Larry Steen, Professor J. A. Steffen, D. Stehelin, Dr. Donald F. Steiner, Jasper Stejstrup, Dov Stekel, Dr. E. Stellar, Dr. G. S. Stent, Dr. J. Stewart, Julie A. Stewart, Dr. Lorna Stewart, Walter W. Stewart,…

Comprises: Folder 1: Photocopies of cheques, mostly being donations to the Development Trust Appeal, Banks Archive Project and various expenses, 1990-1991 Folder 2: 'Development Trust Fundraising Committee'. Minutes and papers for meetings, 1990-1992 Folder 3: 'Development Trust Fundraising Committee'. Large bundle of correspondence, minutes and papers for meetings,…

Comprises: Folder 1: Minutes of Fund-raising Committee meetings and associated papers, 1989-1992 Folder 2: Small bundle of papers of the International Foundation, 1990-1993

Comprises papers relating to: Folder 1: Monthly Appeal Reports, 1990-1993 Folder 2: Charitable Giving Advisory Group meeting, with subjects relating to Royal Dinner, 10 Oct 1992 Folder 3: Charitable Giving Advisory Group Royal Dinner, 18 Oct 1990 Folder 4: Launch and Visit of HRH The Princess of Wales, 1989 Folder 5: Royal Fundraising…

Comprises: Folder 1: General correspondence and papers, with subjects including: Discovery Centre; donations; Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galapagos Darwin Trust; and visitor numbers. A business plan (1992) and report on Trust activities is also enclosed, 1992-1994 Folder 2: General correspondence and papers including an annotated draft of speech given by Walter Bodmer at the Launch…

Minutes of meetings and associated papers. Includes Director's Report on a Visit to Museum/Galleries USA (Sep 22-Oct 3 1991).

Large bundle of correspondence, newsletters, minutes of meetings and associated papers.

Comprises papers relating to: Folder 1: Geological Museum (merged with the NHM 1985), 1988-1991 Folder 2: Joint Planning Committee (NHM, V&A, Science Museum), 1987 Folder 3: Kaleidoscope/Zebra newsletter, 1988-1990 Folder 4: 'Whitley Council'. Includes minutes of Council AGM and document entitled 'British Museum (Natural History) Constitution of the…

Comprises: Folder 1: Applications to the Civil Service Commission British Museum (Natural History) Keeper of Botany, 1989 Folder 2: 'GB-Sasakawa Foundation'. Correspondence relating to approval of a grant application, 1989 Folder 3: Correspondence and papers relating to the opening of the Ecology Gallery, 1990-1991 Folder 4: Small bundle of papers of the…

Comprises papers relating to: Folder 1: Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, relates to a dinner hosted by Mayor and Mayoress, 1990 Folder 2: 'Molecular Systematics Chair'. Relates to staff appointment, 1993 Folder 3: Texts of speeches given by Walter Bodmer, including Lord Mayor's Lunch, 1989-1993 Folder 4: 'Patron: HRH The Princess of Wales'. Small…

Comprises papers relating to: Folder 1: Darwin Initiative/Biodiversity, includes papers of launch attended by Rt. Hon. Michael Howard MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, 1992 Folder 2: Lord Mayor of London's visit, 1 March 1993 and visit of Lord Mayor of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, 3 March 1993 Folder 3: 'New Zoo Developments'. Includes draft…

Comprises papers relating to: Folder 1: Jurassic Park (The UK premiere of the film Jurassic Park took place on 15 July 1993 in the presence of HRH The Princess of Wales. Proceeds went to the NHM and Turning Point charity), including annotated typescript of introductory speech given by Walter Bodmer Folder 2: Zoological Museum, Tring, 1993-1994 Folder 3: Fund-raising…

Comprises the papers of: Folder 1: Department of Marketing and Development, 1989 Folder 2: Department of Mineralogy, 1990 Folder 3: Zoological Museum, Tring, 1990-1992 Folder 4: Building Committee, 1989-1992 Folder 5: Darwin Museum at Down House including lease papers, 1989-1993

Business and corporate plans, some bound and with drafts annotated by Bodmer. Also contains related correspondence and manuscript notes.

Responses and petitions to NHM Corporate Plan 1990-1995 (this envisaged a reduction in the number of scientific posts at the Museum).