Title:

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to L. H. Gray

Creator:

Franklin, Rosalind

Recipient:

Gray, L. H. and Mt. Vernon Hospital

Date:

14 March 1957

Description:

Louis Harold Gray was a physicist and radiation biologist who specialized in the application of radiation to cancer therapy. Franklin had sought his advice regarding the tendency of viruses to break down during long exposures to x-rays, one of the many challenges in her virus work. In this letter, she responded to his suggestions, noting that she would try them when her x-ray apparatus was repaired.

Original Repository:

Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin

Location:

Folder: 2/34

Rights:

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

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Viruses 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:

KRBBGQ

NLM ID:

101584586X93

Profiles Collection:

The Rosalind Franklin Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584586X93

Story Section:

Envisioning Viruses: Birkbeck College, London, 1953-1958