Letter to Pontecorvo from Professor Cyril Dean Darlington thanking him for his letter of congratulations
- Date:
- 11 Feb 1953
- Reference:
- UGC 198/3/3/10
- Part of:
- Papers of Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo, geneticist, Professor of Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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Description
It is unclear why Pontecorvo congratulated Darlington but 1953 was the year he stood down as Director of the John Innes Horticultural Institution. In his letter Darlington also makes a comment about the importance of the study of genetics, "You need not fear a reaction to the appointment of geneticists. Genetics makes too much sense to be dispensed with, and they know it".
Publication/Creation
11 Feb 1953
Physical description
1 letter (1 page)
Terms of use
Open and available at Glasgow University Archive Services.
.Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Location of original
The original material is held at Glasgow University Archive Services. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.