Papers and photographs of Dorothy Hodgkin
Comprising:
- childhood sketchbook, with watercolour sketches of Italian landscapes, pencil sketches of architectural features, and a quotation from Tolstoy, c.1920
- ten colour photographs of Hodgkin with her daughter, Liz Hodgkin, and carers, at her home, Crab Mill, Ilmington, c.1992-1994
- papers relating to a lunch at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen for members of the Order of Merit, including the seating plan, guest list and mounted colour photograph of the Order of Merit with the Queen, signed by Prince Philip and the Queen, 1992
- orders of service for her funeral and thanksgiving service, 1994-1995
- copy letter of thanks from Liz Hodgkin to Dorothy's carer, Jackie Hodgkinson, 1994
Dates
- Creation: c.1920-1995
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 8393, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MS. Eng. c. 8393
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11877
Abstract
Papers and photographs from Dorothy Hodgkin's later years, and a childhood sketch book.
Biographical / Historical
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994) was a chemist and x-ray crystallographer. During her long career at Oxford, as a Fellow at Somerville College, she determined the structure of penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1947, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1964 and was made a member of the Order of Merit in 1965. She is still the only British female scientist to have received a Nobel Prize.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Modern First Editions, 11 Feb 2016.
- Title
- Papers and photographs of Dorothy Hodgkin
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Catherine McIlwaine
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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