Letters between J B S Haldane and the Medical Research Council (MRC)

Date:
Jun 1939 - Jul 1939
Reference:
HALDANE/4/16/5/14
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Haldane Papers
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Letters between J B S Haldane and the Medical Research Council (MRC). In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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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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Description

Letters between J B S Haldane and the MRC regarding the involvement of the Committee on Human Genetics in a survey of the physical characteristics of militiamen by the Royal Anthropological Institute, the nature of the examinations to be undertaken, and the size and thoroughness of the investigation. Includes a letter from Haldane to R R Gates typed on the reverse of his letter to the MRC dated 27 February 1940 about the proposed expansion of the investigation.

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Jun 1939 - Jul 1939

Physical description

12 letters plus enclosure Letters 13 sides; enclosure 1 side.

Related material

See HALDANE/4/16/5/15-19 for other correspondence relating to the scheme.

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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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