Work of Professor Harry Harris
- Date:
- 1966-1970
- Reference:
- UGC 155/3/9/1
- Part of:
- Papers of Dr James Harrison Renwick, 1926-1994, geneticist, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Mostly pedigree charts and family data.
Publication/Creation
1966-1970
Physical description
14 folders
Arrangement
The bulk of this material was found in a series of three boxfiles arranged in an alphabetical sequence. Within the boxes are folders and loose pedigrees, coded with an alphanumerical system that resembles that used by Renwick.
Biographical note
Harry Harris (1919-1994) served as a Research Assistant at the Galton Laboratory, University College, London, 1947-1950, before joining the Department of Biochemistry of the University. He was appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Biochemistry of King's College London in 1960. In 1965 he returned to University College London as Galton Professor of Human Genetics and Head of the Department of Human Genetics and Biometry. In 1976 he moved to the US. Professor Harris made significant achievement in the study of human genetics. He is best known for his work on the biochemical variations, such as blood groups, that account for a host of variables in human beings.
Terms of use
Some material in this series has been restricted in accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998).
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.