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- 1981-1982 (Creation)
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Received from Dr Charlotte Synge, daughter of R. L. M. Synge, in Nov, 2004, and placed in Trinity College Library in Feb. 2005.
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Enclosing correspondence with others (1981-1982, some photocopies, some original letters) on the history of biochemical genetics, inspired by what she calls her 'swansong': 'The classical period in chemical genetics', Notes and records of the Royal Society of London, 36.1., 125-154, (1981).
Letters from: James Walker; Michael Stieber, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation; Joshua Lederberg; J. C. Smith; Alexander G. Bearn (2 letters); Holger Erdtman; and Bentley Glass. Some annotated by Meares. Copy of Meares' reply to Lederberg enclosed, as is a sheet headed 'N. B. Corrections to Swansong'.
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SYNG/J/195-198: Other letters from Rose Meares (Scott-Moncrieff).