Title:

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Dorothy Wrinch

Creator:

Franklin, Rosalind

Recipient:

Smith College and Wrinch, Dorothy

Date:

26 May 1955

Description:

Wrinch was a mathematician who had written extensively about the application of mathematics to interpreting molecular structure, including use of Fourier analysis for interpreting x-ray diffraction images of crystals. Franklin met her during her first visit to the U.S. in 1954, and they corresponded for several years about Franklin's crystallography work.

Original Repository:

Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin

Location:

Folder: 2/33

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, DNA, Crystallography, X-Ray, and X-Ray Diffraction

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

KRBBFJ

NLM ID:

101584586X70

Profiles Collection:

The Rosalind Franklin Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584586X70

Story Section:

Envisioning Viruses: Birkbeck College, London, 1953-1958