GB 0120 PP/VAN - Van Heyningen, William Edward (1911-1989)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0120 PP/VAN

Title

Van Heyningen, William Edward (1911-1989)

Date(s)

  • 1947-1978 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

9 transfer boxes, 16 boxes, 1 bundle

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Born 1911, died 1989.

Archival history

GB 0120 PP/VAN 1947-1978 Collection (fonds) 9 transfer boxes, 16 boxes, 1 bundle Heyningen , William Edward , Van , 1911-1989 , microbiologist

Born 1911, died 1989.

The first accession of these papers was given to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre by Dr Van Heyningen in November 1979; and he gave further papers to the CMAC in February 1981. Additional material given to the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Oxford, was transferred to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre in July 1996.

Papers of William Edward Van Heyningen, 1947-1978, including laboratory notebooks (bacterial toxins, dysentery, tetanus), 1947-1961; correspondence on cholera, 1967-1978, and tetanus, 1956-1974; miscellaneous reports and publications (mainly cholera).

A. Laboratory Notebooks, 1947-1961 B. Correspondence on Cholera, 1967-1978 C. Miscellanea: reports, publications etc D. Correspondence with various individuals, mainly on tetanus research, 1956-1974.

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

English

The catalogue is available on microfiche via the National Inventory of Documentary Sources (NIDS).

GC/209 Cholera Research Laboratory, Dacca

Copied from the Wellcome Library catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Jan 2009 Tetanus Infectious diseases Dysentery Microbiology Bacteriology Tropical diseases Pathology Diseases Cholera Drugs Pharmacology Biological factors Toxins Bacterial toxins South Asia Heyningen , William Edward , Van , 1911-1989 , microbiologist Medical research

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The first accession of these papers was given to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre by Dr Van Heyningen in November 1979; and he gave further papers to the CMAC in February 1981. Additional material given to the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Oxford, was transferred to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre in July 1996.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of William Edward Van Heyningen, 1947-1978, including laboratory notebooks (bacterial toxins, dysentery, tetanus), 1947-1961; correspondence on cholera, 1967-1978, and tetanus, 1956-1974; miscellaneous reports and publications (mainly cholera).

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

A. Laboratory Notebooks, 1947-1961 B. Correspondence on Cholera, 1967-1978 C. Miscellanea: reports, publications etc D. Correspondence with various individuals, mainly on tetanus research, 1956-1974.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

GC/209 Cholera Research Laboratory, Dacca

Finding aids

The catalogue is available on microfiche via the National Inventory of Documentary Sources (NIDS).

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Wellcome Library

Rules and/or conventions used

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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