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FLEMING PAPERS. Vol. XCIX. 7 Oct.-10 Nov. 1952, 1-5 July [1953?].

ff. ii + 28. 162 x 98mm. Atholl Series notebook with limp cover of blue paper.

Journal has ‘Athens 1952’ written on the front.

Volunteered to represent World Medical Association in Athens, this developed into a month long tour of Greece.

See 56120 for papers and correspondents relating to tour of Greece.

Journal includes:

Section one:

ff. 1-2. List of names and addresses

Section two: 7 Oct.-10 Nov. 1952.

ff. 3-24v. Greece: World Medical Association meeting and tour

Many of the entries are in list form.

7 Oct. Flight to Athens via Paris.

8 Oct. Met Rector Athens University and visited some laboratories.

9 Oct. Lecture in the evening.

10 Oct. Lecture to paediatricians, and made honorary member of Greek Paediatricians Society.

12 Oct. World Medical Association (WMA) opening.

13 Oct. World Medical Association presented to the King, attended an education congress and made a broadcast using Oklahoma speech.

16 Oct. Reception at hospital and town hall.

17 Oct. World Medical Association editors, and attended a reception provided by Pfizer’s.

18 Oct. Salonika, reception with Rector, Dean and Council. Gave a lecture in the evening.

19 Oct. Visited Verra, Corinth, Kozani and Kastoria.

20 Oct. Kastoria. Made an honorary citizen of the city. Inspection of a military hospital and gave a lecture in the evening.

21 Oct. Visited Prespa, Florina and Edessa.

22 Oct. Salonika: Presentation with Freedom of the City, gave a lecture and had dinner with a Medical Society that made him honorary President.

26^{Oct. Olympia and then Delphi.}

28 Oct. To Athens.

29 Oct. Tea with ambassadors of Turkey, Austria and Egypt and dinner with a pharmaceutical society.

30 Oct. Lunch with the King.

31 Oct. To Rhodes.

2 Oct. Visited Karmeus.

3 Oct. Visit to a public health laboratory.

5 Oct. Rhodes to Athens.

6 Oct. President of the Council of Athens presented Fleming with Gold medal of Athens and Freedom of the City. Later given chain of the Academy [of Athens] to represent his foreign membership.

7 Oct. Visit to Milanides Institute, lecture at an Agricultural College, where he was made honorary president.

8 Oct. Visit to a Red Cross laboratory.

10 Oct. Journey to London.

Section three: 1-6 July [1953?].

ff. 27v-28v. Possible visit to Glasgow, for an unknown reason

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ff. 1-24v World Health Organisation: A. Fleming's journal entries for a tour of Greece, 7 October-10 November: 1952.

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Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-001950872
036-001950958
040-001950979

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Add MS 56106-56225 : Sir Alexander Fleming Papers
Add MS 56184-56208 : D. JOURNALS FLEMING PAPERS. Vols. LXXIX-CIII. Journals, mostly of Fleming’s travels abroad; 1935-1954. Twenty-five volumes.

Add MS 56204 : FLEMING PAPERS. Vol. XCIX. 7 Oct.-10 Nov. 1952, 1-5 July [1953?]. ff. ii + 28. 162 x 98mm. Atholl Series notebook with limp cover…

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032-001950872[0004]/036-001950958[0021]/040-001950979

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1952

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1954

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1952-1954

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