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WCE - Papers and correspondence of William Charles Evans, 1911-1988

A - Biographical material

B - Papers relating to Evans's time at the University of Leeds

C - Papers relating to Evans's time at the University of Wales

D - Research material

1 - Notebook inscribed on front cover '2nd Botany Notebook Harry Evans' and 'Rafflecsia Arnoldi', used from the front and the back.

2 - Exercise book labelled on the front cover '1st Yr physics W. Charles Evans U.C.N.W. Electricity + Magnetism Notes'. Contains notes on lectures given by P A Maidstone from October 1929.

3 - Sketchbook used for anatomical sketches of animals, 1930. At the back are notes on experiments on casein carried out 1938. Most pages not used.

4 - Loose leaf notebook labelled 'Organic Hons Stereochemistry Dr Bradfield'. Contains lecture notes and notes on the literature. Used from January 1932.

5 - Notebooks (3) originally used by Harry Evans when studying for the Teachers Training Diploma 1928-1929. W C Evans took the same course 1932-1933. History of Education.

6 - Notebooks (3) originally used by Harry Evans when studying for the Teachers Training Diploma 1928-1929. W C Evans took the same course 1932-1933. Theory of Education 1. The book lacks a back cover.

7 - Notebooks (3) originally used by Harry Evans when studying for the Teachers Training Diploma 1928-1929. W C Evans took the same course 1932-1933. Theory of Education 2.

8-11 - Folders (4) entitled 'Physiology. Evans, 1934 Manchester Univ.' Includes notes on lectures, which apparently later formed the basis for lectures at the University of Leeds (see WCE/D/13).

12 - Folder entitled 'Physiology. Evans, 1934 Manchester Univ.' Includes notes on lectures, which apparently later formed the basis for lectures at the University of Leeds

13 - Folder entitled 'Physiology. Evans, 1934 Manchester Univ.' Includes notes on lectures, which apparently later formed the basis for lectures at the University of Leeds

14 - Notebook inscribed inside front cover 'Biochemistry Notes. W Charles Evans 1934 - Physiology Department Vict[oria] Univ. Manchester'. Leaves at front and back have been removed, most pages are unused.

15 - Material labelled : 'Human plasma for issue to Transfusion depots by W Charles Evans. Notes on routine methods - September 1940'. Specimen 'Record of blood plasma transfusions'. 'Report on recent "cloudiness" phenomena in plasma after bacterial filtration' by Evans. 2pp typescript.

16 - Papers for the Medical Research Council. In his curriculum vitae at A. 3 Evans remarks 'Several papers on various aspects were submitted by me to the MRC - all of these came under "classified" information and never saw the light of day'. 'Technique for the bacterial filtration of plasma', with J H Blackburn, 18 March 1942. 4pp duplicated typescript + figures. 'Observations on Kaolin plasma', nd. 3pp duplicated typescript. 'The prevention of excessive caramelisation of glucosesodium citrate solutions sterilised in bulk', with E Thorley and C McLeod, nd. 2pp duplicated typescript.

17 - Draft and plan of article 'Blood science and humanity' by Evans, 5pp

18 - Notebook inscribed 'Plasma record book' and 'Notes on blood clotting W.Ch Evans'. Used from the front of results of filtration and sterility tests 1941 and for notes on the literature and results of experiments, and from the back for notes on blood coagulation.

19 - Notebook inscribed 'Plasma work record', 'Sterility tests' and 'Literature notes on blood clotting'. Used from the front for 2pp of notes on the presentation of dried plasma, and from the back for notes on the literature of blood. Latest bibliographical reference 1942.

20 - Exercise book inscribed 'J H Blackburn Notes on coagulation of blood'. Used from the front for notes on techniques (Blackburn) and results of experiments (Evans), and from the back for notes on electrodes (Blackburn). Some material is dated 1942.

21 - Manuscript notes on 'The Nagler reaction. The breakdown of Lipo protein complexes by bacterial toxins'. Latest bibliographical reference 1942.

22 - Plans and photograph of automatic burette designed by Evans, with letter from Regional Blood Transfusion Service Manchester re the plans, 14 April 1943. The plans and photograph are retained in their original envelope.

23 - Notebook inscribed 'Serum consignment record. Serum sent each week, and serum in hand' and 'Record of consignments to the R.N. Blood Transfusion Lab... W. Charles Evans'. Contains detailed records of serum sent to the Royal Navy 22 June 1943 - 15 February 1944 and on inside of front cover a record of the total number of U.G.B.s sent in 1943. At the back are records of Kaolin-Plasma consignments sent to the MRC drying plant, 1943.

24 - Speech (two slightly different versions) 'Broadcast by Dr W S Stanbury, Regional Blood Transfusion Officer in the "Health Magazine" feature' broadcast on the BBC Home Service 11 June 1943, describing the work of the Service.

25 - HMSO publications: Ministry of Health Office Regulations June 1940, MRC War Memorandum No.1 on 'The treatment of wound shock' 1940, Emergency Medical Services Memorandum No.5 on 'Oxygen Administration' 1940, and War Office instructions on resuscitation equipment, organisation etc., June 1941. Miscellaneous background material.

26 - Reprints 1940-1943. Includes vol.1 of the MRC's Bulletin of War Medicine September 1940. Miscellaneous background material.

27 - Medical Research Council Blood Transfusion Research Committee papers 1941-1943. Not a complete sequence. Miscellaneous background material.

28 - Blood Transfusion Service Formulary, instructions for operation of equipment etc. Miscellaneous background material.

29-30 - Duplicated typescript sheets on transfusion, plasma etc. 2 folders. Miscellaneous background material.

31 - Three Blood Transfusion Service posters issued by the Ministry of Health encouraging people to become donors. 'Your war service - Blood is life - donors wanted'. 'Blood donors are needed urgently to save lives'. 'On the road to recovery thanks to you blood donar'. Miscellaneous background material.

32-35 - Papers for Agricultural Research Council Bracken Control conferences 1943-1950, and associated material. The papers belonged to G. W. Robinson, Evans's predecessor as Professor of Agricultural Chemistry at UCNW, who died in 1950. 4 folders.

36 - Folder entitled 'Poisoning'. Contains correspondence and papers re. cattle bracken poisoning 1949-1952.

37 - Folder entitled 'Poisoning'. Contains correspondence and papers re. cattle bracken poisoning 1949-1952.

38-39 - Agricultural Research Council papers on bracken poisoning of animals 1950-1951. D.39 is the ARC Bracken Poisoning Report by L E Hughes, E T R Evans and W C Evans, September 1951. 2 folders.

40 - Box file entitled "Thiamine etc. Braken."

41 - Box file entitled "Thiamine etc. Braken."

42 - Box file entitled "Thiamine etc. Braken."

43 - Box file entitled "Thiamine etc. Braken."

44-46 - Box file entitled "Thiamine etc. Braken."

47 - Folder entitled 'Male fern data'

48 - Folder entitled 'Male fern data'

49 - Folder entitled 'Bracken clinical'.

50 - Folder entitled 'Bracken clinical'.

51 - Manuscript notes and graphs on 'Calf Expt. Oct 7, 1959'.

52 - Account of experiments 'Attempts to isolate a toxic factor from Bracken', April - August 1960, by G. Threlfall.

53 - Manuscript and typescript notes on experiments to isolate the bracken factor responsible for poisoning cattle, 1960-1961

54 - Information on the antihistamine vetibenzamine and its use in treating cattle bracken poisoning sent to R F E Axford, May 1963.

55-58 - Folder 'Bracken Toxin Purific. July-August 1969'.

59 - Folder entitled 'Alkaloids'. Material re the synthesis of pyrimidine - 14C - labelled thiamine, 1971-1973.

60-62 - Typescript notes on the chemical structure of bracken toxin, January and May 1972. With ms notes, graphs and figures found with them dated. 3 folders.

63 - Folder entitled 'Cattle bracken poisoning expts.' Manuscripts and typescript notes and graphs, 1978.

64 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel.

65 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. January - June 1979

66 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. 1979 July - December

67 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. 1979 'Haem[otology]graphs'

68 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. 1980 January - August

69 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. 1980 September - December

70 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. 1980/1981 Haemotology graphical results'

71 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. part 1

72 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. part 2

73 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. part 3

74 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. part 4

75 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel. part 5

76 - Papers re 'Experiments towards the isolation and chemical characterisation of cattle bracken poison', Ph.D. thesis by M C Patel.

77 - Typescript article with latest bibliographical reference 'Investigation on the identification of the active principle in the common bracken plant which causes bright blindness in sheep', by Evans.

78 - Notebook labelled '1981. Cattle bracken poisoning principle. Laboratory notes. Em. Prof W Charles Evans'.

79 - Folder : 'Expts on the cattle bracken-poisoning principle'. Manuscripts and typescript notes, 1982-1983.

80 - Folder : 'Material for Illudin paper'.

81 - 'Recommendations with regard to methods of investigation of nutrition. Prepared by: The Standing Advisory Committee for co-ordination of methods of survey in liberated territories', August 1945.

82 - Article : 'Swayback investigations: the influence of ingested lead and certain other elements on the blood copper of sheep' by W S Ferguson, January 1946.

83 - Notebook used from A-E principally for notes on analysis of cows' milk and from z-s for notes on the literature of alkaloid poisoning of animals. Latest bibliographical reference 1946.

84 - Typescript report on research 'The composition and nutritive value of grassland herbage', not by Evans). Latest bibliographical reference 1946.

85 - Typescript draft beginning 'Since its inception the Welsh Plant Breeding Station [Aberystwyth] has succeeded in developing predigree strains of grasses and clovers...' detailing research carried out in association with the Biochemistry Section of the Aberystwyth Department of Animal Health under the leadership of Evans. Latest bibliographical reference 1946.

86 - Manuscript notes and figures, not all in Evans's hand, on carotene in herbage (chiefly alfalfa).

87 - 'Minute Book' paginated 1-260 used pp 1-20 only for notes on experiments on grass, May - October 1946. Loose correspondence and notes at front and back dated 1946 and 1947.

88 - Manuscript notes (not in Evans's hand) on the literature titled 'National Institue for Research in Dairying, Shinfield 15-5-47'.

89 - Notebook inscribed on first page 'Casual Sample Analyses' containing notes in several hands on results of analyses of samples of animal blood, faeces, liver etc., 1947-1948.

90 - Folder : 'Leaf protein'. Correspondence, 1947, 1952-1954, with colleagues at Rowett Research Station, Grassland Research Station, etc., chiefly re leaf protein.

91 - Folder : 'Leaf protein'. Manuscript notes on 'Nitrogeneous components of grasses and clovers'.

92 - Folder : 'Leaf protein'. Miscellaneous typescript and ms notes and drafts on analysis of grasses and clovers, extraction of leaf protein etc., 1947, 1949 and nd.

93 - Folder : 'Working directions for the estimation of carotene', duplicated typescript paginated 3-14 + figures. Latest bibliographical reference 1950.

94 - Folder : 'The extraction of protein constituents form herbage plants and their nutritional significance' by W H Parr. University of Wales Ph.D. thesis 1951, retained in original folder.

95 - Manuscript notes on research in organic acids of certain grasses and clovers carried out 'since the Report submitted to the A R C in April 1951'.

96-100 - Papers for Agricultural Research Council meetings on the extraction of leaf protein, 1952-1953. Evans attended these meetings. 5 folders.

101 - Miscellaneous material

102 - Physics Notebook, inscribed on first page 'The bacterial metabolism of aromatic compounds. W H Parr and R A Evans'. Contains results of experiments 6 September 1948 - 15 July 1952. Includes intercalated graphs of results.

103-105 - Folder : 'Soil microbes and aromatic ring fission'

106 - Folder : 'Soil microbes and aromatic ring fission'

107 - Notes on 'Biological degradation of phenols III. Intermediates in the biological reduction of catechol by Oospora moulds', by S Landa and J Elisasek; 'The oxidisation of certain phenols by per acetic acid' by J Boesaken and C F Metz

108 - Folder : 'Microbial pathways A[romatic] R[ing] metabolism'

109 - Letter from A E J Pettet, Water Pollution Research Laboratory, Stevenage, re anaerobic breakdown of aromatic ring compounds, particularly phenol

110 - Notes 'Napthalene work"

111 - Folder : 'H.H.B. [Hexahydrobenzoate] microbial metabolism' and 'Syntheses'.

112-113 - Folder : 'H.H.B. [Hexahydrobenzoate] microbial metabolism' and 'Syntheses'.

114 - Folder : 'H.H.B. [Hexahydrobenzoate] microbial metabolism' and 'Syntheses'.

115 - Typescript notes on the work of P J Whittle, chiefly on the reducation of benzoate

116-117 - Notes and graphs on shikimic acid metabolism by ruminant bacteria, not all in Evans's hand. Latest bibliographical reference 1970

118 - Typescript notes principally on napthalene oxidation. Latest reference 1970

119 - Correspondence and papers regarding the study of the degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

120 - Correspondence and papers regarding the study of the degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

121 - Correspondence and papers regarding study of the degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

122 - Folder : 'Sulphate reducing bacteria (desulfovibrios) M Balba & W C Evans'. Latest reference 1973.

123 - Notes and spectrophotometric analyses of the action of tyrosinase on tyrosine, dopa and 6-hydroxydopa. Not all in Evans's hand.

124 - Notebook used (?by S. Tewfik) for notes on experiments, the literature etc., principally on the culture of anaerobic rumen bacteria.

125-128 - Notes and graphs on the degradation of asulam. The results of the research into asulam by Evans, M T Balba and M R Khan were published in Biochem. Soc. Trans. 7 (1979). 405-407.

129 - List of 'Cultures (Viable and freeze dried) October 1976'.

130-131 - Folder : 'U/V spectra'. Results of ultraviolet spectrophotometry

132 - Folder : 'Phenoxyacetic acid'. Manuscript notes and results of ultraviolet spectrophotometry 1976 and 1977.

133 - Notebook kept by R. J. Bryant, research assistant, 1977. 'Laboratory Notebook' used from 1 January 1977 principally for notes on experiments on Rhodopseudomonas species.

134 - Notebook kept by R. J. Bryant, research assistant, 1977. 'Laboratory diary of expts, day-to-day growing records' used from autumn 1977 principally for notes on experiments on Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Some leaves have been removed towards the back.

135 - Note by Evans on 'clearing up' experiments to be done by Balba, April 1977, and other insturctions for Balba found with it. 'Enzymology of the aromatic reductive pathway', April 1977.

136 - 'Recipes' for mediums for photosynthetic bacteria sent to Evans November 1977.

137 - Joint application to the Science Research Council by Peter A Williams and Paul Broda', 1977. Annotated by Evans 'Aromatic ring file'. 'Genetics and biochemistry of TOL plasmids in pseudomonas.

138 - Notebook used by M. T. Balba for rough draft of 'The methanogenic fermentation of aromatic substrates' published in Biochem. Soc. Trans. 5 (1977), 302-304. With many loose pages.

139 - Account of research on the methanogenesis of aromatic substrates

140 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

141 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

142 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

143 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

144 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

145 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

146 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

147 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

148 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

149 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

150 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

151 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

152 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

153 - Folder containing spectrophotometric analyses of the bacterial metabolism of various aromatic substrates. The material is retained in original folders which are inscribed with the title of the compound under investigation and sometimes with other information (date of experiament, source of material etc.) The graphs are dated 1978 and 1979.

154 - Brief correspondence and notes chiefly regarding the conversion of benzene and other hydrocarbons to cis-dihydrodiols by Pseudomonas putida 39/D

155 - Notes on electrophilic aromatic substitution, including 'Points from discussion with Dr Marshall March 14th 1979'.

156 - Folder : 'A re-investigation of the metabolic pathway of phenylalanine, phenylacetate, phenyl propionate'. Manuscript and typescript notes and spectrophotometric analyses.

157 - Folder : 'Aerobic degradation of flavanoid'. Manusciprt notes.

158 - Folder : Microanalyses of DL-pyroglutamic acid methyl ester and C-pyroglutamic acid methyl ester

159 - A4 writing pad containing M T Balba's notes on experiments on solvent systems and photographs of the results, nd.

160 - Notes 'Hexanoic/hexenoic acids' 'Synthesis of intermediates which might degrade biphenyl after dihydroxylation by the "ortho" pathway'. Manuscript notes and graphs so titled, not in Evans's hand

161 - Notes : 'Ideas on the anaerobic metabolism of aromatic ring compounds', 5pp typescript 'Methanogenesis...or anaerobic metabolism of aromatics', 5pp ms notes 'Isolation of micro-organism', 8pp ms notes

162 - Miscellaneous work : 'Ph.D. thesis. Mr Peter John Chapman', 11pp typescript 'Report on piperonylic acid metabolic system', 9pp typescript 'Upon B, B' dihydroxyadipic acid', 5pp typescript

163-166 - Miscellaneous manuscripts and typescript notes, graphs, diagrams etc.,

167 - Infra-red spectrograms. 2 rolls.

168 - Infra-red spectrograms, nd. 2 rolls.

169 - Two graphs inscribed 'Sewage sludge on phenol', and 'Methylated acidic fraction from phenol culture' and 'Acidic fraction from P-oH benzoate sample'

170 - Correspondence with Monsanto Chemicals Ltd and ATWIF regarding terms.

171 - Correspondence. Principally with ATWIF and Wattle Research Institute, University of Natal, regarding samples of wattle bark, wattle extract and soil.

172 - Correspondence regarding fungal cultures attacking wattle tannin.

173 - Correspondence principally regarding samples.

174 - Progress reports on wattle research at UCNW.

175 - Progress reports on wattle research at UCNW

176 - Progress reports on wattle research at UCNW. Not a complete sequence. March 1967, April 1968, May 1969.

177 - Drafts on the bacterial metabolism of taxifolin and D-catechin bearing on work on aerobic bacterial metabolism of wattle tannins

178 - Folder entitled : 'RAPRA [Rubber and Plastics Research Association] and Univ. of Sheffield (Tannin separation)'. Gel permeation chromatography analyses of catechin, taxifolin, tannins etc.

179 - Background information. Includes 'Degradation of Mimosa extract into smaller molecules, especially polyphenols and polyphenol carboxylic acids', report for African Territories Wattle Industry Publicity Fund Ltd.

180 - Miscellaneous graphs and analyses.

181 - Folder entitled : 'Adrenaline'. Brief correspondence from H. S. Raper 1938, manuscript notes on adrenaline, last bibliographical reference 1940.

182 - Brief correspondence with National Coal Board regarding 'possible research on biological attack on coal and impurities in coal'.

183 - 'Further notes on the formation and fractionation of humic acid', 6pp typescript, latest bibliographical reference 1957.

184 - Folder entitled : 'Sheep biochemical genetics'. Typescript sheets recording 'Results of blood typing of sheep'

185 - Miscellaneous : 'The electrical double layer and its effects on soil properties', 13pp typescript draft inscribed 'J Mason', latest bibliographical reference 1960. 'Fixation of nutrients in soils', 11pp typescript draft, latest bibliographical reference 1960.

186 - Notebook used principally for bibliographical references. Most pages are unused.

187 - Folder : 'Bright-blindness expt. Results'. Results of experiments carried out 1974, not in Evans's hand.

188 - Miscellaneous : 'Test of genetic equilibrium (Hardy-Weinberg)', 4pp typescript 12pp typescript draft (first page missing) on medieval agriculture by M Whitney, US Bureau of Soils

189 - List of papers on aromatic rings, 1108 items.

190 - List of missing papers on aromatic rings.

191 - List of papers on pesticides, 203 items and plant phenolics, 114 items.

192 - Lists of missing papers on bracken, animal biochemistry, enzymology etc.

193 - List of PH.D and M.Sc theses completed under Evans's supervision

E - Publications, lectures and broadcasts

F - Visits and conferences

G - Correspondence

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