Science -- History -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Additional historical papers of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. 15877
A small amount of biographical material relating to Dr. Norman Heatley's contribution to the development of penicillin at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology.
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
[1942]-2004, n.d.
Additional papers of Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin
Collection
Personal papers, correspondence, research papers and other material.
Extents: 6.00 Linear metres (42 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1919-2003
Additional Papers of John Randal Baker
Collection
The collection contains notebooks covering Baker's undergraduate and research careers and notebooks relating to his biography of Abraham Trembley. Also included are miscellaneous notes, drafts and correspondence on scientific subjects, including the humane killing of crabs and lobsters. The most substantial series in the Additional Papers consists of correspondence and notes on anthropology and race, and includes draft chapters of the book eventually published as ...
Extents: 57 shelfmarks
Dates:
c.1920-1980
Archive of Edith Bülbring
Collection
Correspondence and papers of Edith Bülbring (1903-90), pharmacologist and physiologist
Extents: 1.15 Linear metres (8 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1933-90
Archive of John Randal Baker, FRS, (1900-1984)
Collection
The material in this collection includes notebooks on laboratory research, notes (both typed and handwritten) for lectures and practical classes, and a series of cytology notebooks.
Extents: 6 shelfmarks
Dates:
1928-1969
Archive of Louise Johnson
Collection
Archive of Louise Johnson (1940-2012), biophysicist and structural biologist.
Extents: 8.85 Linear metres (59 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1914-2012
Archive of Peter Landin, computer scientist, academic and gay rights campaigner
Collection
Archive of Peter Landin (1930-2009) computer scientist, academic and gay rights campaigner.
Extents: 22.35 Linear metres (148 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1953-2006, n.d.
Archive of Sir John Cowdery Kendrew
Collection
Correspondence and papers of Sir John Cowdery Kendrew (1917-1997), molecular biologist.
Extents: 43.67 Linear metres (397 boxes)
Dates:
1923-1990
Archive of Sir Walter Bodmer and Lady Julia Bodmer
Collection
Papers of Sir Walter Bodmer (b. 1936) and Julia, Lady Bodmer (1934-2001), geneticists.
Extents: 243.76 Linear metres (2216.0 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1955-2011
Archive of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Collection
The Archive of the British Association for the Advancement of Science cover all aspects of its work over most of the 150 years of its existence, with the records of the annual meetings predominating.
Extents: 45.3 Linear metres (453 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1831-1972
A brief memoir by Gwen Davies Koblenz describing her friendship with Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7963, fols. 55-58
A brief memoir by Gwen Davies Koblenz describing her friendship with Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates:
1979, 2010
Certificate of renewal of Marconi patent 12039/1896
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7963, fol. 106
Certificate of renewal of Marconi patent 12039/1896.
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
15 May 1906
Correspondence and papers of Herbert Marcus Powell
Collection
Section A, Biographical, includes obituaries, curricula vitae, and Powell's autobiographical drafts, principally relating to his family background, school and university education. Also included here are examples of his short stories and other fiction. Section B, Oxford, documents Powell's own education at Oxford University, the Laboratory of Chemical Crystallography, which Powell headed from 1944, and his university teaching. There are Powell's undergraduate notebooks and his...
Extents: 227 Files
Dates:
1921-1991
Correspondence and papers of Sir Rudolf (Ernst) Peierls
Collection
Catalogue of the correspondence and papers of Sir Rudolf (Ernst) Peierls (1907-1995), physicist.
Extents: 3.3 Linear metres (30 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1930-1983
Correspondence and papers of Sir Rudolph Albert Peters
Collection
The collection contains: Section A: Biographical and personal
Miscellaneous items of biographical interest [MS. Eng. misc. b. 350]
Membership of committees, societies, and organisations [MS. Eng. misc. b. 350]
Additional biographical material [MS. Eng. misc. b. 350]
Section B: Oxford University, Department of...
Extents: 11 boxes
Dates:
1913-1982
Correspondence and papers of Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark
Collection
Correspondence and papers of Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark
Extents: 1.05 Linear metres (15 boxes)
Dates:
1890-1974
Correspondence relating to Geoffrey W. Harris' life and work
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. 17824
Correspondence relating to Geoffrey Wingfield Harris' life and work.
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
13 Jul 1937-19 Sep 1973
First Day Cover stamps: 20th Century Women of Achievement
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7963, fols. 50-51
Five stamps, first day issue, featuring 20th century women of achievement.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
6 Aug 1996
Gwyn Macfarlane's biographical research on Alexander Fleming and on the development of penicillin
Collection
Gwyn Macfarlane's research for his biography of the bacteriologist and discoverer of penicillin, Alexander Fleming, published as Alexander Fleming: The Man and the Myth (Oxford University Press, 1985).
Extents: 1.0 Linear metres (6 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
c. 1909-1986
Historical material relating to the Oxford Enzyme Group
Collection
The collection contains: Section A: Early history [MSS. Eng. c. 2662-2663] Section B: Enzyme Preparation Laboratory [MS. Eng. c. 2664] Section C: NMR spectrometry [MSS. Eng. c. 2665-2666] Section D: Grant applications and funding [MSS. Eng. c. 2667-2670] Section E: Meetings, membership, research [MSS. Eng. c. 2671-2675] Section F: Accommodation and building [MS. Eng. c. 2676] Section G: Administration and...
Extents: 20 boxes
Dates:
1968-1990