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Cephalosporin C history, 1952-1995, n.d.

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MS. Abraham 110/C.1054-C.1067
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C.1054: 'A New Type of Penicillin from a Species of Cephalosporium', by Abraham and Guy Newton, VI International Congress of Microbiology, Rome 1953, Riassunti delle Communicazioni, Vol. 1. 3pp typescript draft of the paper with manuscript revisions.

C.1055: 'Isolation of Penicillamic Acid and D-α-aminoadipic acid from Cephalosporin N', by Abraham and Guy Newton, Nature 172, 1953.

C.1056: 'Cephalosporin N: a New Type of Penicillin', by Abraham et al., Nature 629. Proof of article, n.d.

C.1057: 2 typescript reports on Cephalosporin N research at the Sir William Dunn School and the Antibiotics Research Station, with manuscript annotations or corrections, 1952-c.1958.

C.1058: Brief correspondence regarding Abraham's requests for chemical samples from overseas universities, 1953.

C.1059: Typescript lecture programme on Bacteriology and Immunity at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Trinity Term, 1959.

C.1060-C.1062: Correspondence and papers, including a copy of an affadavit by Abraham (and copy of his affadavit for an earlier petition), regarding the petition of the NRDC to extend the term of a patent (Letters Patent No. 953695), 1976. The patent concerned the Cephalosporin C nucleus (7-ACA). The petition was successful, the term being extended for four years.

C.1063: Royal Society Conversazione 23 June 1977. 3pp typescript by Abraham and S.G. Waley entitled 'The Development of the Cephalosporin Family of Antibiotics' for exhibit at the Conversazione.

C.1064: 'A Glimpse of the Early History of the Cephalosporins', a speech by Abraham at the Harvard Club dinner, May 1978. Copy of 19pp typescript of speech.

C.1065-C.1067: Miscellaneous correspondence regarding cephalosporin research and the history of Cephalosporin C, 1962-1979, 1995. Included at C.1066 is a script for a BBC External Services radio programme 'Report from Britain no. 151', 1965, which mentions Abraham's work and includes a quote by him.

Dates

  • Creation: 1952-1995, n.d.

Extent

14 folders

Language of Materials

  • English

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MS. Abraham 110/C.1054-C.1067

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