Scientific correspondence
MS. Abraham 104/C.964-C.989
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Title
Scientific correspondence
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MS. Abraham 104/C.964-C.989
Summary
C.964-C.964 University of Cambridge: Correspondence with scientists, chiefly in the School of Biochemistry and the Medical Research Council Unit for Chemical Microbiology, regarding various research on antibiotics, 1955-1965. The principal correspondent is Ernest F. Gale.
C.966-C.967 University of Cambridge: General and scientific correspondence, 1971-1981. Included is correspondence regarding arrangements for the Roche Symposium on 'Aspects of Peptides and Protein Chemistry', 29 November 1971, attended by Abraham.
C.968-C.972 University of Edinburgh: Correspondence regarding research on B-lactamases, 1965-1981. The principal correspondent is Martin Pollock. General correspondence is included.
C.973-C.976 University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Correspondence, chiefly with R.J. Stoodley of the School of Chemistry, regarding research on B-lactamases, 1974-1983. Includes correspondence regarding arrangements for a lecture by Abraham at the University, November 1974, and a B-lactamase workshop, April 1979.
C.977-C.986 University of Sheffield: Correspondence and papers regarding research on actinonin, 1962-1968, 1974. Almost all the material is 1962-1968. The NRDC funded work on actinonin undertaken jointly by Abraham's department and chemists at the University of Sheffield working under David Ollis, Professor of Organic Chemistry.
C.987-C.988 University of Surrey: Correspondence regarding biosynthesis of penicillins and other research on B-lactam antibiotics, 1972, 1973, 1979-1981. The principal correspondent is Robert Thomas. Included is a typescript draft with manuscript corrections (in a hand other than Abraham's) of a paper entitled 'The Interaction of Nocardicins with B-Lactamase II', by Abraham et al. (publication details unknown).
C.989 University of Sussex: Correspondence mostly regarding research involving chiral cysteines, 1973-1982. The principal correspondent is Douglas Young of the School of Molecular Sciences.
Date
1955-1983
Language
English
Physical extent
24 folders
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Archive of Sir Edward Penley Abraham
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Scientific correspondence
Scientific correspondence
