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MS. 12387/2

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Title

Working papers

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MS. 12387/2

Summary

Comprises files entitled:

'Fleming, Published Works': bibliography; honours etc.; notes on travels; biography (Alexander Fleming and Almroth Edward Wright); Dictionary of National Biography; notes on other biographies; copies of biographical articles regarding Fleming and his colleagues, in particular Sir Almroth Wright (1861-1947).

File number 7 [no file title]: offprints and copies of articles regarding Fleming and his work; notes by Macfarlane on Fleming's publications; copies of notes and articles by various authors on Fleming, 1967-1983.

'British Library (British Museum), Fleming Papers': correspondence with the British Library regarding arrangements to see the Fleming papers; notes on the papers by Macfarlane; copies from catalogue, requests for copies of documents and British Library forms, 1981-1982.

'Fleming Centenary, 1981': press cuttings regarding the celebration of the centenary and Macfarlane's writings on Fleming; photocopy of an example of Fleming's scientific notes; copies of speeches made on the occasion of the centenary, mainly 1981.

'Fleming, letters and papers about early years, Darvel, Chelsea Arts Club, London Scottish': press cuttings, articles and other papers containing biographical information about Fleming, mainly 1950s-1980s.

'Fleming, Copies of Published Work': offprints and photocopies, c.1909-1950.

File number 12 [no file title]: correspondence between Macfarlane and the Fleming family, 1980-1983.

Date

c. 1909-1983

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (7 folders)

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Collection contents

Gwyn Macfarlane's biographical research on Alexander Fleming and on the development of penicillin

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