Foreign visits and meetings, 1895-1928
Scope and Contents
This series covers the period 1895-1925 and consists of notebooks, correspondence and draft addresses recording professional visits and meetings abroad. Of special interest is a field notebook in Bateson's hand from a visit to Spain in 1895 [MS Add.8634/F.1]. Other trips documented include the following: to Australia, 1914, as President of the British Association; to the USA and Canada, Dec. 1921 - Jan. 1922, which included the Address to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Toronto; and to Russia, 1925, to attend the bicentenary of the Academy of Sciences in Leningrad.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1928
Creator
- From the Fonds: Bateson, William, 1861-1926 (biologist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box (10 folders); paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The series is arranged in chronological order by country visited.
Repository Details
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