Howard Florey material

Title

Howard Florey material

Shelfmark

MS. Abraham 119/D.33-D.57

Summary

D.33: Appreciation of Florey in an obituary notice by various writers, The Lancet, 2 March 1968. A letter of thanks, 1p of typescript message of appreciation, and an off-print.

D.34: Appreciation of Florey in an obituary notice by various writers, British Medical Journal, 2 March 1968. 1p copy of a typescript message of appreciation with manuscript corrections. photocopy of an off-print, and a letter of thanks.

D.35: Obituaries for Oxford Magazine, 31 May 1968, and ?[Lincoln College Magazine]. Abraham's obituary for ?[Lincoln College Magazine] was a revised version of the one he wrote for Oxford Magazine. Contains correspondence regarding obituary for Oxford Magazine, with corrected proof and a copy of a re-print with manuscript revisions and 2 copies of typescript drafts (8pp and 9pp) of obituary for ?[Lincoln College Magazine] with manuscript corrections.

D.36: 'Lord Florey', Chemistry in Britain 4, No. 9, May 1968. Letters regarding a 3pp typescript draft with manuscript corrections and a 2pp copy of a

D.37: 2pp manuscript draft, with revisions, of obituary, a copy of the typescript-corrected version, and an off-print. Publication unknown. ?1968.

D.38: 1p untitled typescript draft of obituary with manuscript corrections by Abraham and another, ?1968. Publication unknown.

D.39: Short account of Florey's life, Sunday Times Magazine, 1969. Correspondence regarding publication, May 1969 and a 1p copy of the typescript draft, with manuscript corrections.

D.40-D.89: 'Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey of Adelaide and Marston 1898-1968', Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 17, November 1971.

In March 1968 Abraham was asked to write the Royal Society Memoir for which he undertook a great deal of research into Florey's life in Australia and at Oxford. Despite having to negotiate some sensitive issues, he produced an article considered by most to be authoritative and very interesting.

D.40-D.57: Correspondence and papers regarding Abraham's preparation of the memoir, 1968-1971. Correspondents include individuals and organisations with access to documentary records, former colleagues of Florey and his family, and acquaintances.

Date

1968-1971

Language

English

Physical extent

25 folders