Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark CSre- 15/4/74 t o Catalogue of the papers and correspondenceof Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark FRS (1895 - 1971) by Jeannine Alton and Harriot Weiskittel CSAC catalogue no. 15/9/74 W.L.G. Clark CSAC 15/9/74 Title: Catalogue of the papers and correspondenceof Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark FRS (1895-1971), anatomist Compiled by: Jeannine Alton and Harriot Weiskittel Description level: Fonds Date of material: 1890-1974 Extent of material: 41 items Depositedin: Bodleian Library, Oxford Reference code: GB 0161 © National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists, University of Bath. CSACcatalogue no. 15/9/74 W.L.G Clark csac 15/9/74 Description of the collection 1. from Lady Violet Le Gros Clark. The papers, which cover the years 1890 — 1974, were received ‘ Very little manuscript material remains from Sir Wilfrid's long All attempts to locate additional material in either career in anatomy. departments or private hands have been unsuccessful. The family papers (Items 10 — 15) deal with Sir Wilfrid's grandfather, Dr. Frederick Le Gros Clark, and with his brother, Cyril Le Gros Clark, Chief Secretary of Sarawak, who was killed in 1945. Summary of career 1895 1912 1919 1920 —- 23 1923 1924 - 27. 1927 —- 29 1929 - 34 1934 - 62 1935 1950 1952 1954 1955 1958 1961 1961 1964 Born in Hemel Hempstead Entered . St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School Elected Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons Principal Medical Officer, Sarawak, Borneo Married Freida Giddey (4.1963) Reader in Anatomy, University of London Professor of Anatomy, St. Bartholomew's Hospital ~ Professor of Anatomy, St. Thomas's Hospital Professor of Anatomy, Oxford Fellow of Hertford College Election to Royal Society President, International Anatomical Congress President, Anatomical Society Master of the Salter's Company Knighted Opening of new Anatomy Department Building, Oxford President, British Association for Advancement of Science Royal Medal of Royal Society Married Violet Browne Contents of the handlist I. II. III. IV. v. VI. Biographical Family papers Diaries and journals Correspondence \ Publications Index to correspondents . Items 1-9 10 — 15 16 — 23 24 — 31 32 = 41 Page 2 2 3 3 4 4 " WeLeGe Clark esac 15/9/74 | 2. i. 1. 26 Se 4. Be 6. Te 8. 9. Biographical Memoir, Lord Zuckerman, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 19, 1973, pp. 217—233. Obituary notices: Nature, Vol. 232, August 6, 1971; British Medical Journal, 10 July 1971; The Times, June 29th and July 8th, 1971; The Lancet, July 17, i971 (incomplete); from 3 wnidentified newspapers. Letters of sympathy to Lady Clark 1971 Miscellaneous articles re Sir Wilfrid's career: dedication of Volume 97 of the Journal of Anatomy to Sir Wilfrid; 'The Advancement of Science’ no. 67, September 1960 re his election as President of British Association for Advancement of Science; 5 page typescript of unidentified biographical article; caricature; Nature, Vol 183, June 6,1959 pp. 1572-1573 describing opening of new Department of Anatomy Building in Oxford. Lists of honours, appointments and membership in various institutions: typescript and manuscript. Certificates and honours: D.Sc. University of London 1928; Royal Society of Science, Upsala, 1952; Coronation Medal 1953; Hon.D.Sc. Oxford 1962; Lashley Prize of American Philosophical Society 1971 (includes correspondence and Ms. draft of Sir Wilfrid's reply) 2 letters to Sir Wilfrid on his departure from Sarawak (dated May 28, 1923 and June 12, 1923); card from non-academic members of Department of Anatomy staff on occasion of his retirement, September 1962. Photographs of Sir Wilfrid and family. Photographs taken on Sir Wilfrid's journeys to Indonesia rt. Family papers 10. 11, 12. 13. Xerox copy of autobiography of Sir Wilfrid's grandfather, Dr. Frederick Le Gros. Clark (1811-1892), containing pencil sketches, correspondence etc. ~- Xerox copy of pp. 88-118 of Biographical Memoir of Dr. Marshall Hell describing Dr. F. Le Gros Clark's support of Hall's theories of nervous reflex arc (sent by Dr. William Knisely of University of Texas to Lady Clark) 2 letters to SirWilfrid from brother, Cyril, dated July 22,1925, and February 6,1940 1925, 1940 Correspondence re imprisonment of Cyril Le Gros Clark, investigation into his death, letters of condolence, plans for memorial; programme of remembrance service held November, 1961 and photograph. W.L.G. Clark csac 15/9/74 14. Articles and newspapers re Cyril Le Gros Clark's life and death, the occupation of Sarawak by the Japanese and the cession of Sarawak (includes article by Sir Wilfrid ‘Sarawak Test Case! The New Statesman and Nation, January 5, 1946 and resulting published correspondence ) 15% Photographs of memorial and grave in Sarawak, of memorial service. IT. Diaries and journals (all are manuscript ) 3 1942 — 51 16, 17. 164 1937 - 1938 1940 - 1945 (9 volumes) 1946 — 1954 (9 volumes) 1954 — 1962 (8 volumes) 19. 1963 — 1966 (4 volumes) 20. 1967 — 1971 (5 volumes) Journal of trip to South Africa (see also Item 25, Sir Wilfrid's letters home) 1946 — 47 Journal of trip to Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia (see also Item 26, Sir Wilfrid's letters to secretary ) Small notebook of epigraphs collected by Sir Wilfrid Iv. Correspondence 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27 * 28. 296 30. 1952 n.d. 1922, 1963 1946 — 47 1952 1960 — 71 1970 = 71 Correspondence between Sir Wilfrid and his wife Freida: 2 letters dated 1922 and 3 letters dated 1963 7 manuscript letters from Sir Wilfrid to his family during his trip to South Africa (see also his journal of trip, Item 21) Typed copies of letters to Eleanor Woodhouse (secretary) written from Australia, New Zealand and Sarawak (see also his jovrnal of trip, Item 22) Miscellaneous correspondence (scientific and personal) Correspondence re article 'Man (origin and races)' to be written for Encyclopaedia of the Twentieth Century (see Item 36 for Ms. draft of paper) Correspondence re Darwinian Symposium of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome was never delivered) (see also Item 37 for Ms. draft of speech which 1971 Clark's enquiries regarding Correspondence in response to Lady whereabouts of additional manuscript papers and correspondence (including material sent by Professor Tobias: typescript of citation when Sir Wilfrid received Hon.D.Sc. at Witwatersrand) 1973 - T4 4. 1970 — 71 n.d. 1969 1970 1970 1971 1971 n.d.. 1961, 1970 1947 — 55 1956 — 70 W.L.G. Clark csac 15/9/74 31. Xerox copies of correspondence between Lord Zuckerman and Anthony Storr re Storr's review of Beyond the Ivory Tower V. Publications 32. Ms. draft of 'Human Races! 33. 34. 356 36. 37. 38. 39. 'A hundred years of the Ashmolean Club! (privately printed): related correspondence and notes 'The Evolution of Man' typescript with Ms. corrections Elsevier's animal encyclopaedia: 'Bishop McDougall of Borneo' Hertford College Magazine, no.57, p. 717: typescript with Ms. corrections, offprint 'Man (Origin. and Races)' article prepared for Encyclopaedia of the Twentieth Century: Ms. draft related correspondence ) (see also Item 28 for ' "Descent of Man" validated in the Fossil Record! speech prepared for Darwinian Symposium, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei: Ms draft also Item 29) (see Ms notes on others work, including 'Calamities and Quarrels of Authors! by Isaac Disraeli; ‘observations made by a curious and learned person, sailing for Ingland to the Caribe—Islands'; notes on lymphocytes; miscellaneous Ms. notes and lists Article appearing inNature (vol. 228, November 21, 1970) on British Association for Advancement of Science, Sir Wilfrid's Ms. reply to Editor dated 26.xi.70 (probably not sent). File includes material (programme, photographs, newspaper cuttings etc) re 123rd meeting of the British Association, August—Sept. 1961 with Sir Wilfrid as President 40. Miscellaneous offprints 41... Miscellaneous offprints . ! VI. Index to principal correspondents (numbers refer to Items ) APLIN, A. ASHTON, E. H. BARIGOZZI, Professor C. BOWDEN, Professor Ruth Elizabeth Mary BRONOWSKI, Jacob CALVER, D. \ Ee CAPPELLETTI, Vincenzo . 13 27 29 3 27 13 28 W.L.G. Clark csac 15/9/74 | CLARK ,Cyril Drummond Le Gros 12, 13 CLARK, F. (Bill) Le Gros CLARK, Freida (Lady Clark) CORNER, Dr. George Washington DART, Professor Raymond Arthur ECKE, Gustav FAY, Michael H. HALSEY, Jean ‘HARRISSON, Tom HAY, Professor Richard L. KEITH, Agnes . KNISELY, Dr. William H. KRISHNA, K. V. LEAKEY, Louis Seymour Bazett LEWIS, Geoffrey LIVELY, Jack MARKHAM, Felix MONTALENTI, G. MOSTYN, Joy NAESSEN, Roy - 27 24 6 30 13 3 13 27 27 13 13 7 27 27 27 35 27 28 13 27 OAKLEY, Dr. Kenneth Page 3, 27 PORTER, Sir George FR. RICHTER, Curt P. ROBINSON, John SEGRE, Beniamino SMITH, Harold SMITH, Lawrence Delpré 33 6 27 29 3 13 W.L.G. Clark esac 15/9/74 SPRAGUE, James M. STOWARD, Barbara TOBIAS, Professor Phillip V. TURNBULL, Sir Roland TURNER, Anthony TURNER, Robert Noel WHITE ? T. C ° WOODHOUSE, Eleanor 30 3,27,30 13 27 13 13 26
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