Title:

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to H. Fraenkel-Conrat

Creator:

Franklin, Rosalind

Recipient:

Fraenkel-Conrat, H. and University of California, Berkeley

Date:

20 April 1956

Description:

During her 1954 visit to the United States, Franklin met or renewed acquaintance with many virus researchers, who were able to send samples of their virus material and brainstorm with her on her x-ray diffraction findings. Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat at the UC Berkeley Virus Laboratory was especially helpful, sending a variety of heavy-atom substituted TMV preparations. In this letter, Franklin requested some unsubstituted TMV protein to compare with the mercury-substituted samples he sent previously, and also asked if it would be possible to work with him for a few weeks during her upcoming summer visit.

Original Repository:

Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin

Location:

Folder: 2/35

Rights:

Reproduced from the Franklin Collection at the Churchill Archives Centre with the permission of the copyright holder.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Tobacco Mosaic Virus and X-Ray Diffraction

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin. 12313

Legacy ID:

KRBBGZ

NLM ID:

101584586X101

Profiles Collection:

The Rosalind Franklin Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584586X101

Story Section:

Envisioning Viruses: Birkbeck College, London, 1953-1958