BC 1041 PROFESSOR JF BROCK PAPERS
Manuscripts & Archives
University of Cape Town Libraries
JOHN FLEMING BROCK (1905-1983)
John Fleming Brock was educated at Grey School, Port Elizabeth. In 1925 he entered the Honours School of Physiology at Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, after completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Cape Town. He completed his M.A. in 1931 and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1932. Also in 1932 he was awarded the Leverhulme Research Scholarship and spent one year at Boston City Hospital and one year at the London Hospital researching 'iron deficiency in relation to hypochromic anaemia'.
In 1938 he was appointed Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town, where he remained until his retirement in 1970. In 1970 he became Honorary Professor of the History and Philosophy of Medicine. He was well-known for his research into nutritional diseases, especially kwashiorkor, and was nutrition consultant to the World Health Organisation for 20 years.
He served as president of the South Africa College of Physicians, Surgeons and Gynaecologists for a term in the 1960s and also on the U.C.T. Council for 22 years, where he showed himself to be a champion of academic freedom. He pioneered medical research at the University of Cape Town Medical School in the 1950s when emphasis on post-graduate research began to outweigh undergraduate teaching. His publications include
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'Human
Nutrition and Dietetics' - S Davidson, R Passmore and J F Brock 1972 |
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'The
Findings of the Cape Nutrition Survey' 1942 |
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'Kwashiorkor
in Africa' Special Report Series No 8.
M Autret and J F Brock 1950 |
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'Significant
Trends in Medical Research'. Churchill,
London 1959 p.243 |
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'Squibb
Centennial Lectures' - Pitman, New York 1959 p.41 |
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'Humanity
and subsistence' 1961 |
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'Recent
Advances in Human Nutrition' Churchill, London 1961 |
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'Highlights
of Medical Research' 1977 |
The collection comprises Personal Papers covering his Medical Career from 1932 until 1972. It includes the University of Cape Town Medical School Research and Administration papers, Lectures (Public and Class), Correspondence - particularly concerning the banning of R Hoffenberg in 1967, collaborative research, Medical Associations' papers and Publications - Brock's and 'others'. Amongst the personal papers is a short comment on the 'St George's Cathedral Incident' in 1972, and his 'other interests' include papers on the Baxter Theatre and the Abe Bailey Institute of Inter-racial Studies
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BC1041 BROCK, PROFESSOR J F, PAPERS |
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PERSONAL |
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A1 |
1932-1935 |
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A1.1 |
Reminiscences, correspondence, reports concerning Prof Brock's research under the auspices of the Leverhulme Scholarship |
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A1.2 |
Correspondence with Donald Hunter 1932-35 |
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A1.3 |
Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Medicine - May 1935 |
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A1.4 |
Appointment of J F Brock as Medical First Assistant and Registrar to the London Hospital. |
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A1.5 |
Report and Correspondence concerning Walter Dixon Scholarship |
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A2 |
1936-1956 |
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A2.1 |
Appointment as Assistant Director of Medical Research, Cambridge, 1937 |
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A2.2 |
Correspondence with Dr Castle 1937-1960 |
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A2.3 |
Summary of research and CV |
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A2.4 |
Correspondence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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A2.5 |
Estate of the late Dr John Brock. 1937-38 |
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A2.6 |
Application for Chair of Medicine, UCT. 1937-38 |
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A2.7 |
'South Africa can learn from her neighbours'. 1944 |
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A2.9 |
Moral Rearmament A... 1938-1940 |
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A2.10 |
W.H.O. Post (Dr Latsky) 1947 |
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A2.11 |
1951-56 correspondence, leave reports 1951-56 (including photographs) |
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A3 |
1956-1970 |
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A3.1 |
1958-1968 Leave of Absence etc |
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A3.2 |
1956-1970 Case books, Correspondence, Leave Reports, Chair of Clinical Medicine, visit of Sir Julian Huxley (including photographs) |
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A4 |
1959 overseas visit to Britain and America |
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A4.1 |
Twilight in South Africa and Reports |
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A4.2 |
Circular letters |
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A4.3 |
Newcuttings and Nestle pamphlet 1959 |
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A4.4 |
CIBA foundation (including photographs) |
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A4.5 |
Association of American Physicians Program and American Society for Clinical Investigation Program |
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A5 |
Other Interests |
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A5.1 |
Baxter Theatre Report 1964 |
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A5.2 |
Abe Bailey Institute of Inter-Racial Studies |
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A5.3 |
Proposed Chair in the field of Inter-Racial Studies |
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A5.3.1 |
Report |
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A5.3.2 |
Proceedings |
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A6 |
Post-Retirement Correspondence 1970-1982 |
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A7 |
Miscellaneous Material including St George's Cathedral Incident 1972 |
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B |
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN MEDICAL SCHOOL |
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B1 |
Research |
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B1.1 |
Cape Nutrition Survey and Correspondence 1939-1942 |
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B1.2 |
Cape Nutrition Survey and Reports, reprints and Social Science Reprints 1939-1944 |
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B1.3 |
Establishment of Research facilities - memoranda and correspondence 1938-1949 |
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B1.4 |
Social Medicine Research - Professor Ryle's visit, correspondence re book, obituary notice |
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B1.5 |
Social Medicine - attempts to establish a teaching facility 1947-1960 |
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B1.6 |
The History of Research at UCT |
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B2 |
Administration |
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B2.1 |
Report of Committee of enquiry 1948 |
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B2.2 |
Metabolism Ward and Laboratories, and other matters 1955-1958 |
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B2.3 |
CSIR reviewing committee 1960 |
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B2.4 |
Finance and funding of new projects - Medical School 1956-1961 |
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B2.5 |
Development and fund-raising campaigns 1960-61 |
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B2.6 |
Medical School - Golden Jubilee 1963 |
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B2.7 |
Groote Schuur Hospital - list of applicants (1936-1942) |
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B3 |
R Hoffenberg Banning |
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B3.1 |
Correspondence |
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B3.1.1 |
1957-1967 |
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B3.1.2 |
Sept 1967-Dec 1967 |
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B3.1.3 |
Jan 1968-1972 |
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B3.2 |
Documents, statements and memoranda re banning - 1967 |
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B3.3 |
First Hoffenberg Lecture |
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B3.4 |
Newsclippings |
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B4 |
Lectures (Chronological Order) |
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B4.1 |
Respiratory
symptons - Lecture 1942 |
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B4.2 |
Introductory Lectures 1949 |
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B4.3 |
Lectures
1949 |
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B4.4 |
Lectures 1951 |
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B4.5 |
Lectures - New Course in Medicine 1954 |
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B4.6 |
Lectures - Nutrition (second year) 1954 |
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B4.7 |
Lectures - Liver disease 1955 |
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B4.8 |
Staff c.p.c. 1955 |
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B4.9 |
Leukemia 1956 and Respiratory Tract Infections 1956 |
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B4.10 |
Lectures
and notes on Lectures 1956-1957 |
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B4.11 |
Psychosomatic
illnesses 1957 |
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B4.12 |
Lectures
1959 |
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B4.13 |
Lectures
1961 |
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B4.14 |
Lectures completed in 1964 |
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B4.15 |
Lectures Tropical infection and parasitism 1964 |
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B4.16 |
Lectures to be revised 1964-67 |
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B4.17 |
Lectures given in 1965 |
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B4.18 |
Lectures
1968 |
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B4.19 |
Lectures 1968 |
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B4.20 |
Lectures Third year introductory course 1969 |
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B4.21 |
Lectures
1969 |
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B4.22 |
Lectures Fourth year 1970 |
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B4.23 |
Summary sheets for final year students |
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B4.24 |
Department of Preventative Medicine H.M.S. - teaching folder |
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C |
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH (see also B1) |
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C1 |
Blood Disorders |
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C1.1 |
Notes and Article on folic acid |
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C1.2 |
Correspondence and notes on 'Bleeding Disorders and Leucocyte Fluctuations'. 1948 |
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C1.3 |
Disorders of blood and related tissues and classification of anaemia |
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C1.4 |
'Iron metabolism and iron deficiency anaemias' - written for the Mirot Memorial volume, never published |
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C2 |
Dietary Research |
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C2.1 |
Dietary diseases. Williams-Waterman fund - correspondence 1953-1956 |
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C2.2 |
Protein
nutrition - kwashiorkor - correspondence 1953-1954 |
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C2.3 |
Nutrition Research with Dr Ancel Keys 1951-1955 |
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C2.4 |
Merck & Co - Research into Protein Nutrition - kwashiorkor, and correspondence. 1954-1955 |
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C2.5 |
Research - factor 3. 1954-1957 |
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C2.6 |
Research - toxaemia Survey. 1952-1957 |
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C2.7 |
Research - enrichment of South African food supply 1958 |
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C2.8 |
Research on protein nutrition 1957-1959 |
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C2.9 |
Committee on protein, Malnutrition Conference and International Nutrition Congress 1960 |
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C2.10 |
Concept of protein stores |
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C2.11 |
Daily protein requirements |
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C2.12 |
Post-retirement research - Nutrition Project Research Group 1971 |
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C3 |
Obesity and Cholestrol |
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WRITINGS, ARTICLES AND PUBLIC LECTURES |
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D1 |
Public Lectures and notes |
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D1.1 |
Outside Lectures 1938-1957 |
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D1.2 |
'Health and the Cape Coloured people'. |
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D1.3 |
Notes and lectures 1958-69 |
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D1.4 |
Summer School Lectures 1965-1971 |
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D1.5 |
Public
Lectures - 1961-1970 |
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D2 |
Publications/Articles |
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D2.1 |
'Recent Advances in Human Nutrition' 1961 |
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D2.2 |
'Festschrift' for Professor Foreman 1964 |
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D2.3 |
'The training of the physician' 1965 |
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D3 |
'Highlights of Medical Research' |
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D3.1 |
Correspondence - Murray 1976 |
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D3.2 |
Professor Craib 1977 |
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D3.3 |
1976 Drafts |
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D3.4 |
1976 Drafts |
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D3.5 |
1976 Drafts |
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D4 |
Obituaries 1956-1969 |
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D4.1 |
Dr B Bronte-Stewart 1965 |
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D4.2 |
Dr
T B Davie 1956 |
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D4.3 |
A W Falconer (Biography) 1963 |
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D4.4 |
Dr M Horwitz 1969 |
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D4.5 |
Prof.
J T Louw 1964 |
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D4.6 |
Prof. Ryrie (extract from letter) 1964 |
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D4.7 |
Prof. M van den Ende 1957 |
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D4.8 |
Miscellaneous - correspondence with Board of Social Responsibility 1969 |
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MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS |
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E1 |
Medical Benefit funds |
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E2 |
Royal College of physicians, surgeons and gynaecologists |
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E2.1 |
1947-1951 |
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E2.2 |
1950-1954 |
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E2.3 |
1962-1969 |
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E3 |
Medical Association of South Africa and British Medical Association - March 1941-Feb 1945 |
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E4 |
CSIR |
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E4.1 |
Social Medicine sub-committee 1935-1956 |
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E4.2 |
Meetings of Directors of Medical Research Units 1955-1958 |
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E4.3 |
Reports 1950-1966 |
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E4.4 |
International Conference on the Porphyrias |
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E5 |
National Nutritional Research Institute |
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E5.1 |
Special Minutes 1952-53, 1957-58 |
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E5.2 |
Minutes and Correspondence 1956-57 |
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E5.3 |
Research. March-November 1958 |
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E5.4 |
Minutes 1958 |
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E5.5 |
Special meeting of National Advisory Committee for Nutrition Research 1958 |
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E5.6 |
Committee Meetings 16-20, 1958-61 |
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E5.7 |
Annual General Meetings 1962-63 |
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E5.8 |
Council Meetings 11 Feb 1957-24 April 1969 |
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E5.9 |
Eighth International Nutrition Congress 1969 |
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E6 |
CSIR and NNRI Collaborative Research |
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E7 |
CIBA study group 1967 |
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F |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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F1 |
Articles by others |
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F1.1 |
Undergraduate Nutrition Reprints, publications and correspondence, including 'others' 1959-1962 |
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F1.2 |
W
B Bean et al 1958-1962 |
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F1.3 |
Schendel and Lindsell 1962 |
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F1.4 |
Publications by others |
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F1.5 |
Anthropology publications |
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F2 |
Miscellaneous Newscuttings 1963 |
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F3 |
Miscellaneous Reprints |