Correspondence. Surnames, 'Acheson' to 'Elwood'

File consists of correspondence with people who have surnames from Acheson to Elwood, related to the seminar on, "The MRC Epidemiology Unit (South Wales)", which was held at the Wellcome Institute on 23 March 1999. The seminar was part of the Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine meetings also known as the Witness Seminars. The transcript of the seminar on, "The MRC Epidemiology Unit (South Wales)", together with the additional interview extracts, plus selected material from the "Pneumoconiosis in Coal Workers" seminar which took place on 9 November 1994, were published together as Volume 13 of the Witness Seminar series, A.R. Ness, L.A. Reynolds and E.M. Tansey (editors), Population-based Research in South Wales: The MRC Pneumoconiosis Research Unit and the MRC Epidemiology Unit, (London: Wellcome Trust, 2002).

Details of the seminar correspondence, primarily between the chair (Professor Sir Richard Doll), organisers of the meeting (Dr Andy Ness and Dr E.M. Tansey), editors of the published transcript (A.R. Ness, L.A. Reynolds and E.M. Tansey) and others include:

Detailed information for the seminar, commentary on the transcripts and feedback on the meeting from participants.

Correspondence with those not listed as participants including; Sir Donald Acheson (apologies); Dr David Bainton (interviewee) and Carolyn Bainton who provided comments on the draft volume; Professor Sir Iain Chalmers (apologies); Dr and Mrs P.J. Chapman who provided biographical details; and John Coates.

1999-2002

1 file

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.