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Papers of Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith, geneticist, Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland

From: Malcolm Ferguson-Smith Papers

Date

1957-2008

Topic

  • Biomedical Research
  • Chromosomes
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
  • Cytogenetics
  • Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform
  • Gender Identity
  • Genetic disorders
  • Genetics, Medical
  • Heredity
  • Pathology, Clinical
  • Sports

Genre

  • Archives

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Summary

The material covers the period 1957-2008. The archive is dominated by Ferguson-Smith's very substantial correspondence. It includes:

  • Biographical material, including biographical accounts of Ferguson-Smith's life and career to date, correspondence relating to his early career, and bibliography;
  • Medical genetics material, including research and reports, correspondence and memoranda relating to the development of the field of genetics as an academic study and as clinical practice, and correspondence regarding the development of medical genetics at Cambridge;
  • Correspondence, recording the full range of Ferguson-Smith's activities at Glasgow and from 1987 at Cambridge as university academic, as genetics consultant advising doctors and patients, and as director of a major medical genetics service serving millions of people. It is consequently very diverse and is organised following Ferguson-Smith's own arrangement; chronologically by group of years and then alphabetically within each group;
  • Publications, including material relating to Ferguson-Smith's publications and intended publications;
  • Material relating to lectures and meetings attended by Ferguson-Smith;
  • Material relating to societies and organisations Ferguson-Smith was involved with, the bulk of which relates to the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) of which Ferguson-Smith was a founding and Executive Council member;
  • Consultancies and collaborations, which date from after Ferguson-Smith's move to Cambridge;
  • Gender verification in sport, papers and correspondence relating to Ferguson-Smith's involvement from 1969 in the debate about methods of testing athletes's sex;
  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy material relating to the BSE Inquiry on which Ferguson-Smith served;
  • Non-textual material, including historical 16mm colour educational films on genetics made in the USA.

    • This description is part of the main Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith collection which has been divided into the following sections, each with its own separate description:

  • UGC 188/1, biographical material
  • UGC 188/2, medical genetics material
  • UGC 188/3, correspondence
  • UGC 188/4, publications
  • UGC 188/5, lectures and meetings
  • UGC 188/6, societies and organisations
  • UGC 188/7, consultancies and collaborations
  • UGC 188/8, gender verification in sport
  • UGC 188/9, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
  • UGC 188/10, non-textual material

    • A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics. 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.

    Credits

    Ferguson-Smith, M. A. (Malcolm Andrew)

    Notes

    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.

    Originals held by

    Glasgow University Archive Services, University of Glasgow, Glasgow

    Reference

    UGC188

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