Title:

Letter from Robley Williams to Rosalind Franklin

Creator:

University of California, Berkeley
Williams, Robley

Recipient:

Franklin, Rosalind

Date:

28 November 1955

Description:

Robley Williams was one of many virus researchers that Franklin visited during her 1954 trip to the United States. In this letter, he responded to a manuscript draft she had sent. He commented on her theory about TMV's structure -- a cylinder with a central "doughnut hole" -- and how the structure is formed. He also expressed dissatisfaction with the term "doughnut," while acknowledging that it was a vivid one.

Original Repository:

Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin

Location:

Folder: 2/35

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Robley C. Williams Jr.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Tobacco Mosaic Virus and Microscopy, Electron

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

KRBBDL

NLM ID:

101584586X51

Profiles Collection:

The Rosalind Franklin Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584586X51

Story Section:

Envisioning Viruses: Birkbeck College, London, 1953-1958