Guide to the Papers of Howard Walter Florey, 1st Baron Florey (as filmed by the AJCP), 1898-1968

Summary

Collection number:

M1942 - M1944

Creator:

Florey, Howard Walter, Sir, 1st Baron of Adelaide and Marston

Extent:

119 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to The Royal Society London and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: E.Sabine to Fox, 15 December 1855, The Royal Society, MS 710 File 91, (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1411919952).

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

The Australian Joint Copying Project selectively copied papers relating to penicillin, the Royal Society, general correspondence, correspondence relating to pathology, letters of congratulation, lecture files and papers of Lady (M. Ethel) Florey.

Biographical / Historical:

Sir Howard Walter Florey (1898-1968), Baron Florey of Adelaide and Marston (created 1965). Born in Adelaide, educated at St. Peter's College and Universities of Adelaide, Oxford and Cambridge. Professor of Pathology, University of Sheffield, 1931-1935. Professor of Pathology, University of Oxford, and Head of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, 1935-1962. In 1938-1939 he began a study of the biological and chemical properties of antibacterial substances produced by bacteria and moulds and by 1941 had demonstrated the effectiveness of penicillin in the treatment of human bacterial infection. Florey held many positions and recieved many honors during his life including: awarded Nobel Prize for medicine (with Sir Alexander Fleming and E. Chain), 1945; Provost of Queen's College, Oxford 1962-1968; President of the Royal Society, 1960-1965; Academic adviser, Australian National University, 1940-1957 and Chancellor, Australian National University, 1965-1968. Florey was married twice: (i) 1926. Ethel Reed of Adelaide (died 1966) (ii) 1967 Margaret A. Jennings of Oxford.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn765656] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Royal Society, London, England. For more information see: Papers of Howard Walter Florey (collection reference HF) at the Royal Society (https://royalsociety.org/collections/).

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from The Royal Society London.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to The Royal Society London and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: E.Sabine to Fox, 15 December 1855, The Royal Society, MS 710 File 91, (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1411919952).

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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