Drafts of lectures given over several decades, showing later revisions and changes of order of presentation, later mined for a proposed book of essays on the same subject. Some original lecture scripts may be found with the drafts for the book of essays, marked up for printing.
There is documentation of Synge's appointment: his headship of the Department of Protein and Carbohydrate Chemistry, including research programmes, equipment and staff; Agricultural Research Council Visiting Groups; and quite extensive administrative material. There is also material relating to the Institute's Strathcona Club of which Synge was a loyal member, and a little memorabilia.
The material is presented as follows:
C/1-C/2: Appointment
C/3-C/56: Protein and Carbohydrate Chemistry Department, including: C/3-C/7, research programme and reports; C8-C/20, estimates; C/21-C/37, equipments and supplies; C38-C/45, staffing; C/46-C/52, departmental notices; C/53-C/56, miscellaneous.
C/57-C/63: Agricultural Research Council
C/64-C/78: RRI administrative notices
C/79-C/92: RRI annual reports
C/93-C/96: RRI newletters
C/97-C/100: The Strathcona Club
C/101-C/103: memorabilia
Several letters written before the Babington Smiths' marriage on 22 Sept 1898.
57: 12 Sept 1899, Grass-of-Parnassus flower enclosed.
90: 7-9 May 1900, enclosing 5 press cuttings (2 English, 2 French) on Henry Babington Smith's activities in Constantinople.
97, 99, 103: all May-June 1900, and largely in French.
Some letters in shorthand.
Fifth Report of the Royal Commission on the Civil Service, with Appendix.
Sixth Report of the Royal Commission on the Civil Service, with Appendix.
1-79: Trading with the Enemy - routine material. Reports; parliamentary acts; correspondence; memoranda etc.
80-98: Trading with the Enemy & Post-War Reconstruction: reports etc