Letters between the Secretary of the Executive Committee and J B S Haldane

Date:
Oct 1946
Reference:
HALDANE/4/8/1/28
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Letters between the Secretary of the Executive Committee and J B S Haldane. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Letters between H Pollitt, Secretary of the Executive Committee, and J B S Haldane regarding an invitation extended to Haldane by the Italian Communist Party to attend the International Congress of Philosophy in Rome. Haldane turns down the offer in handwritten letter to Pollitt, citing work pressure and limited allowance for travel abroad. Encloses the original letter from P Tagliotti inviting Haldane to Rome, a draft reply by Pollitt for Haldane to check, and a copy of Pollitt's final letter to Tagliotti.

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Oct 1946

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3 letters plus 3 enclosures Letters 3 sides; enclosures 3 sides.

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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