| Description | Correspondence received by Joseph Sonnabend and attached articles and memoranda relating to his research within the Bacteriology and Virus Research Department, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill. Correspondence relates to enquiries about interferon research including dialogue regarding techniques and results; invitations to speak or to join research group; submissions of articles; requests form samples and applications to travel to overseas laboratories. Correspondents include Peter Medawar, Nobel Prize winning British biologist and Director of the National Institute for Medical Research; Dr N B Finter; Dr Lise Thiry, Institut Pasteur Du Brabant; Dr Gunther S Stent, University of California; Dr R M Friedman, National Institute of Health and John Maddox, editor of the journal, Nature. Later correspondence files from Joseph Sonnabend's second spell at Mill Hill, 1972-1973, chiefly relate to applications to other overseas research positions including the University of Southern California and Institut of Pasteur. |