File of newspaper cuttings and articles relevant to the work of Barbara Weir, 1967 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Some items are about Barbara Weir, some make reference to her work and some are written by others in her field of work. The file includes the following:
Cutting concerning B W on a ‘Brazilian jungle expedition’, 1967;
Article, 1969, entitled ‘Expedition to Argentina 1967’ [B W was a member of the expedition];
Cutting entitled ‘Studying Antics of Mrs Coypu’, with a photograph of B W, 1970;
Cuttings re B W’s trip to Buenos Aires to study walrus-faced rats (tuco tuco), in connection with diabetes research, 1970 and 1971;
Articles on hystricomorph rodents by various including W H Tam, Christine Roberts, W H P Lewis, I W Rowlands, N D Carter, B J Mulligan, W V Holt, M R Hill, J S Perry, B A Young, D R Patil, W E Gutteridge, B Cover, Maria Gaborak, and Ann Silver, 1970-80;
Handwritten note concerning two media appearances by B W: November 1972, seven minutes on Blue Peter with a plains viscacha, a mountain viscacha and a chinchilla; April 1973, five minutes on Nature's World (radio) about porcupines.
Dates
- Creation: 1967 - 1980
Creator
- From the Fonds: Weir, Barbara Jill, 1942 - 1993 (zoologist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for research.
Extent
1 file(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Various
Finding aid date
2014-02-18 11:52:46+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Girton College Archive Repository
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