Records of Dr James Harrison Renwick, University of Glasgow material

Date:
1962-1982
Reference:
UGC 155/2
Part of:
Papers of Dr James Harrison Renwick, 1926-1994, geneticist, University of Glasgow, Scotland
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Two memoranda on leucocyte grouping at Glasgow in the late 1960s but most of the material relates to the preparation of examination questions in genetics.

This description is part of the main James Harrison Renwick collection which has been divided into the following sections, each with its own separate description:

  • UGC 155/1, biographical material;
  • UGC 155/2, University of Glasgow material;
  • UGC 155/3, research material;
  • UGC 155/4, publications;
  • UGC 155/5, material relating to lectures and conferences;
  • UGC 155/6, material relating to societies and organisations;
  • UGC 155/7, correspondence files.
  • Wellcome Collection does not hold a digitised copy of all items in this section. Items restricted in accordance with Data Protection legislation have not been digitised. Items not digitised may be viewed in the searchroom at Archive Services, University of Glasgow. Please visit the Glasgow University Archive Services website or see the complete catalogue for full details.

    Publication/Creation

    1962-1982

    Physical description

    10 folders

    Arrangement

    Maintained in the original order in which it was received.

    Biographical note

    James (Jim) Harrison Renwick was a Titular Professor of Genetics at the University from 1967-1968. He joined the Department of Genetics in 1959 as a Research Fellow and was appointed to Senior Lecturer in 1960 and a Reader in 1966. He made a fundamental contribution to modern genetics, in particular to the development of human gene mapping that paved the way for the Human Genome Project. For a biography see the full James Harrison Renwick collection description.

    Copyright note

    Applications for permission to quote should be sent to: Duty Archivist, Archive Services, University of Glasgow, 13 Thurso Street, Glasgow, G11 6PE, or email enquiries@archives.gla.ac.uk.

    Terms of use

    Some of the material in this collection is restricted in accordance with Data Protection legislation.

    Location of duplicates

    A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics. Material restricted in accordance with Data Protection legislation has not been digitised.

    Where to find it

    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.

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