Bundle of correspondence between Pontecorvo and Dr Milislav Demeric relating to a position at the Department of Genetics at the Carnegie Institution of Washington

Date:
Oct 1946-Jan 1947
Reference:
UGC 198/2/2/4/1
Part of:
Papers of Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo, geneticist, Professor of Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland
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Bundle of correspondence between Pontecorvo and Dr Milislav Demeric relating to a position at the Department of Genetics at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The letters show that Pontecorvo was approached by Demeric who wanted a new member of research staff for his department. The offer caught Pontecorvo by surprise as he had not thought of moving to the United States permanently. He explained that his decision would depend on whether or not he was successful in applying for permanent residency in the UK (at that stage the process was near completion but if unsuccessful he was willing to move to New York). However, in the end he turned the job offer down as he was comitted to seeing through the job at Glasgow and focussing his energy on establishing the new Department of Genetics.

Publication/Creation

Oct 1946-Jan 1947

Physical description

8 letters (10 pages)

Biographical note

Demeric was a Croatian born geneticist was was Director of the Department of Genetics at the Carnegie Insitution of Washingon, now Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

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Open and available at Glasgow University Archives Service.

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.

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