Key Information
Reference code
KDBP/2/1
Title
Index book for glass 6 1/2” x 8 1/2” (16 x 22cm) slides of images relating to research conducted in the Biophysics Unit
Date(s)
- 1949 May-1953 Apr (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 vol, 96pp
Scope and content
Handwritten chronological index of glass 6 1/2” x 8 1/2” (16 x 22cm) slides (‘quarter plates’) of images relating to research conducted in the Medical Research Council (MRC) Biophysics Research Unit, King’s College London, for slides numbered 1-969, listing month, year, subject, and sometimes name of researcher. Includes reference to x-ray diffraction photographs of DNA taken by Maurice Wilkins, Raymond Gosling, and Rosalind Franklin. Also brief list of some Unit staff, with month and year of joining, 1949-1953. Original title: ‘Quarter Plates 1-969’. See KDBP/1/1 for slides
General Information
Name of creator
(1962-1989)