Large bundle of correspondence between Pontecorvo, Professor Sir Peter Brian Medawar, Sir William Kershaw Slater, and Professor Thomas A Bennet-Clark
- Reference:GB 248 UGC 198/2/2/12/1
- Dates of Creation:Apr 1958-Jan 1959
- Physical Description:23 letters (29 pages)
Scope and Content
Concerning the possibility of securing Agricultural Research Council (of which funding to create a new research laboratory at the John Innes Institution and to appoint Pontecorvo as the Honorary Director. There is also talk of Pontecorvo succeeding J B S Haldane's Chair at University College London but plans for that fell through due to lack of support from management. Discussions then move on to the possibility of creating a Professorship for Pontecorvo at University of London King's College
In the end none of these three job opportunities came to fruition.
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir William K Slater was Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council. Professor Thomas A Bennet-Clark worked in the Department of Botany at University of London King's College.
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