Title:

Letter from F. C. Bawden to Rosalind Franklin

Creator:

Rothamsted Experimental Station
Bawden, F. C.

Recipient:

Franklin, Rosalind

Date:

24 March 1958

Description:

F. C. Bawden (1908-1971) was a pioneering plant pathologist and virologist based at the Rothamsted Experimental Station in England. He and N. W. Pirie were longtime collaborators in plant virology. During 1956-57 Franklin's team studied a number of different virus samples provided by Bawden, and elucidated their structures. In this letter he included instructions for storing and preparing a sample of the potato virus X, which Franklin had requested.

Original Repository:

Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin

Location:

Folder: 2/33

Rights:

Courtesy of the Churchill Archives Centre.

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Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Tobacco Mosaic Virus and Potexvirus

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

KRBBCK

NLM ID:

101584586X29

Profiles Collection:

The Rosalind Franklin Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584586X29

Story Section:

Envisioning Viruses: Birkbeck College, London, 1953-1958