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Burnet, Frank Macfarlane (1899 - 1985)

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Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
 
[Repository details]
Title:Frank Macfarlane Burnet - Records
Reference:MS 98
Date Range:1924 - 1976
Description:Typescript copies of lectures and both published and unpublished papers 1924-71; diaries, correspondence and subject files 1951-75 regarding international interests including the WHO 1956-59, Japan Bacteriological Society 1961, the National Health and Medical Research Council 1956-58, germ warfare in Korea 1952-53, biological effects of nuclear explosion fallout 1973 and a summary of clonal selection with hand-drawn figures and corrections 1963 [32 cm, MS 98].
Quantity:0.32 m
Access:Available for reference
Online Finding Aid: 'Burnet, Frank Macfarlane - Ms 98', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/lists/ms098.txt.

Title:Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Research in Pathology and Medicine
Reference:MS 52
Date Range:c. 1936 - c. 1940
Description:Correspondence, mostly typescripy, and laboratory result. The bulk of the correspondence is from Dr F. M. Burnet to Dr E. H. Derrick, 1936-1940.
Related Entries:Derrick, Edward Holbrook (1898 - 1976)
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The University of Melbourne Archives
 
[Repository details]
Accession Title:Frank Macfarlane Burnet - Records
Reference:89/34
Date Range:1880 - 1986
Description:A large collection of personal records 1880-1986 covering all periods of his life and career including diaries, notebooks, correspondence, draft manuscripts and working papers, Nobel Laureate files, publications, files relating to the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, scrapbooks, drawings and watercolours, photographs and slides [60 boxes].
Formats:Artwork, Audio and Photographs.
Quantity:60 boxes (21 m)
Access:Available for reference
Finding Aid: McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar; O'Sullivan, Lisa; Sherratt, Tim, A Guide to the Records of Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian Science Archives Project, Melbourne, 1993, 156 pp. (Also available at http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/burn/burn.htm)
Online Finding Aid: McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar; O'Sullivan, Lisa; Tropea, Rachel; Sherratt, Tim, Frank Macfarlane Burnet Guide to Records, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/burn/burn.htm.
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