Add MS 56222

FLEMING PAPERS. Col. CXVII. Memoranda, etc., relating to Fleming collected by André Maurois; 1942, n.d.

Chiefly typewritten copies.

André Maurois was employed by Amalia Fleming to write a biography about Fleming resulting in The Life of Sir Alexander Fleming: Discoverer of Penicillin published in (1959). This volume houses notes that formed some of the research for this book.

ff. 1-165. Volume includes:

Articles about penicillin

Articles about Fleming’s colleagues and associates

Extracts from articles

Fleming’s funeral programme

Lists of his publications

Nobel Prize

Speeches from events and visits

includes:

• ff. 1-4 Sir Alexander Fleming, bacteriologist: Microbiology penicillin: Letter to the British Medical Journal in response to an article on penicillin, 30 August [1941]: 1941: Typewritten.
• ff. 5-13 Ministry of Supply; General Penicillin Committee: Minutes of first meeting: 1942: Typewritten.
• ff. 14-15 A. Compton, bacteriologist: Letter from A. Fleming: 1943: Copy.
• ff. 16-18, 164-165 C. Thom, mycologist: Correspondence with A. Fleming: 1943: Copies.
• ff. 19-32 Robert DeWolf Coghill, Chief of Fermentation Division, Northern Research Laboratories, United States Department of Agriculture: Paper on 'The Background of Penicillin Production': 1944: Typewritten.
• ff. 33-36 John Cameron, of the British Mission: Correspondence with A. Fleming: 1945-[1950]: Partly signed.
• ff. 37-38 Robert Fiske Bradford, American politician: Letter to A. Fleming rel. to penicillin saving his nephew's life: 1945: Copy.
• ff. 39-46 Robert Fiske Bradford, American politician: Charles H. Bradford, brother of Robert Fiske Bradford: Letter rel. to his meeting with A. Fleming to Robert Fiske Bradford from Charles H. Bradford: 1945: Copy.
• ff. 47-48 Sir Alexander Fleming, bacteriologist: Remarks made at a dinner at the Mayo Foundation House: 1945: Typewritten.
• f. 49 Marion Stirling, of Durban, South Africa: Letter to A. Fleming congratulating him on his success: 1945: Copy.
• f. 50 K. A. Jensen, Chairman, International Conference on Coordination Chemistry: Correspondence with A. Fleming: 1945-1947: Typewritten.
• f. 51 W. H. Montague Thomson, physician: Letter to A. Fleming including a response from A. Fleming: 1946: Typewritten.
• ff. 52-47 Right Hon John Wilmot, of the Ministry of Supply: Speech made at a press conference on penicillin, May: 1946: Typewritten.
• ff. 58-59 Ivor Griffith, President, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science: Presentation address at the Philadelphia Testimonial Dinner in honour A. Fleming: 1945: Typewritten.
• ff. 60-62 Alfred Edward Webb-Johnson, 1st Baron Webb-Johnson: Article entitled 'Lister's "Commonplace Books" - Observations on Penicillin' published in Annals of the Royal College Surgeons, Vol. 6, February 1950, No. 2: 1950: Typewritten.
• f. 63 Sohlmans Förlag, writer: Excerpt from his book 'Nobel. The Man and his Prizes' rel. to A. Fleming: 1950: Typewritten.
• ff. 65-67 Medical Research Club: Excerpts from 'The Medical Research Club: The First Sixty Years, 1891-1951': n.d: Typewritten.
• f. 68 Sir Alexander Fleming, bacteriologist: Excerpts from an article in Journal de Genève: 1952: Fr.: Typewritten.
• ff. 72-73 'St. Mary's Hospital Gazette'; newspaper: Message from the editor on the retirement of A. Fleming: 1955: Typewritten.
• ff. 74-78 Sir Alexander Fleming, bacteriologist: Funeral programme: 1955: Printed.
• ff. 79-81 Ranald Montagu Handfield-Jones, surgeon: Article entitled 'The War Years' written for St. Mary's Hospital Gazette: 1955: Copy.
• ff. 82-84 Sir Alexander Fleming, bacteriologist: G. L. M. McElligott, venereal disease specialist: Obituary taken from the British Journal of Dental Disease, Vol. XXXI, No. 2, June: 1955: Typewritten.
• ff. 85-94 London Scottish Regimental Gazette, The; newspaper: Article entitled 'Pte 606' rel. to A. Fleming: 1955: Typewritten.
• ff. 95-104 Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd: Article entitled 'Penicillin': 1957: Typewritten.
• ff. 105-119 Sir Alexander Fleming, bacteriologist: List of friends, colleagues and associates, in alphabetical order, compiled by/for A. Maurois: n.d.: Typewritten.
• ff. 120-124 Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd: Article on I.C.I and penicillin: n.d.: Typewritten.
• ff. 125-126 Sir Alexander Fleming, bacteriologist: Important dates in his life: n.d.: Typewritten.
• f. 128 Sir Almroth Edward Wright, bacteriologist: Leonard Colebrook, bacteriologist: List of acknowledgements made to Fleming in the 'Technique of the Teat and Capillary Glass Tube': 1921: Typewritten.
• f. 136 Ernest Renan, French philosopher and writer: Excerpt from 'Dialogues Philosophiques': 1876: Typewritten.
• ff. 137-139 Sir Almroth Edward Wright, bacteriologist: Section in 'The Medical Research Club': n.d.: Typewritten.
• ff. 145-157 Sir Alexander Fleming, bacteriologist: List of publications: 1907-1955: Typewritten.
• ff. 158-163 Sir Alexander Fleming, bacteriologist: List of missing publications: 1907-1949: Typewritten.