Copy of a handwritten letter from Pontecorvo to the Principal, Sir Hector Hetherington, concerning his salary being below the average recommended for his position and age group, as outlined in the Institute of Biology report on Remuneration of Biologists

• Reference:GB 248 UGC 198/2/2/3/4
• Dates of Creation:1946-1968
• Physical Description:
  1 letter (2 pages)

• Scope and Content

  Pontecorvo offers the Principal two ways to "put the matter straight". The first is to offer him a salary increase in line with recommendations. The second was to establish a Chair of Genetics which would benefit both himself and the University. He explains that "In spite of the personal reputation that my collaborators and I have, especially abroad, people do not connect my name with Glasgow". He believed that appointing him as Chair would rectify this problem, as well as attract researchers and lecturers to the University.

• Personal Names

  Hetherington, Hector James Wright, 1888-1965, Knight, Social Philosopher, University Principal 1936-1961, Professor of Moral Philosophy 1924-1927, University of Glasgow, Scotland

• Corporate Names

  University of Glasgow 1451-