Material relating to the Australian Society for Microbiology. Includes: membership list for 1968; newsletters no's 6-8; manuscript of an obituary for Dr Jean Tolhurst.

Manuscript of PMR's paper 'Pasteur in Australia', in three parts. Also includes: a letter from PMR to Dr J.M. Goldsmid (Dept of Pathology, University of Tasmania) submitting the paper to the Australian Microbiologist; a paper by Marie-Louise Hemphill titled 'Part of a Lecture Given on May 22nd 1978, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Sydney'; information on Adrien Loir from the Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science.

Contains handwritten and typed drafts of a paper by PMR, 'History of the NSW Branch of A.S.M.'. Includes a letter from Dr D. Groot Obbink (Dept of Microbiology, Royal North Shore Hospital)requesting information on the history of the NSW Branch of the ASM.

Contains inwards and outwards correspondence, papers, publications. Handwritten notes and drafts relating to PMR's contribution to the Bicentennial 'History of Microbiology in Australia'. Correspondents include: Professor David White (Dept of Microbiology, University of Melbourne); Frank Fenner (Editor, History of Microbiology in Australia); Professor B.W. Holloway (Dept of Genetics, Monash University); Amanda Morris (Writer/director, Spectacle Theatre Company, Sydney).

Contains draft chapters, inwards and outwards correspondence, papers and illustrations for PMR's contribution to the Bicentennial 'History of Microbiology in Australia'. Correspondents include: Dr P.R. Stewart (Dept of Biochemistry, ANU); Professor Frank Fenner (editor, 'History of Microbiology in Australia'); Professor David White (Dept of Microbiology, University of Melbourne).Papers include: 'Studies on the Bacteriophages of Staphylococcus aureus at the Australian National University'; F.Fenner, 'Trends in Microbiological Research in Australia: Historical Perspectives', The Australian Journal of Science, 31 (7): January 1969, 239-247.

Contains material on John McGarvie Smith. Includes: manuscript of and PMR's comments on the Australian Dictionary of Biography entry on McGarvie Smith; provisional list of 'Records of the McGarvie Smith Institute'; photocopied materials from the Journal of the Royal Society and Sydney Mail, 1890's. 1988 - 1988 (1892-96; 1956)

Contains material relating to a paper by PMR, 'Jean Danysz - A Forgotten Visitor to Australia'
Includes:a copy of the paper; a letter from Dr Philip Millard and Dr Millard's notes on Danysz taken from the diary of his father, R.J. Millard; handwritten notes; photocopied materials, including: articles from The Pastoralists' Review (1906-1908); 'Report of the Board of Health on Plague in New South Wales, 1907'; 'Broughton Island Experiments: Report By Dr Frank Tidswell Respecting the Use of Virus for the Destruction of Rabbits as Proposed by Dr Danysz'. 1983 - 1987 (1906-1908).

Scrapbook containing: newsclippings about the preservation of Rodd Island from the Sydney Morning Herald and Glebe and Western Weekly; inwards and outwards correspondence. Correspondents include: Mr Michael Maher (MP for Drummoyne); A.R.L. Gordon (Minister for lands). Also includes: copies of the National Parks and Wildlife Service 'Preliminary Historical Assessment - Rodd Island'.

Contains material relating to PMR's publication Pasteur in Australia. Includes: inwards and outwards correspondence; handwritten notes and drafts; photocopies of historical materials from the Illustrated Sydney News and Queensland Agricultural Journal; a photograph of the Pasteur flask; a paper by Professor J. Chaussivert titled 'The First French-Australian Collaboration in the Field of Microbiology'. Correspondents include:Simon Cumming (Keith Turnbull Research Institute, Victoria); P.C. James (National Trust of Australia, NSW); Professor J. Chaussivert (School of French, University of New South Wales; Professor David Sillence (The Children's Hospital, Camperdown); Ian Jack (Microbiology Dept, Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital); Susan Andrews (Secretary, ACT Branch, Australian Society for Microbiology); J.R. Egerton (Dean, Faculty of Vet. Science, University of Sydney). 1980 - 1987 (and 1891-1914).

Manuscript of a paper, 'Early Beginnings of Microbiology in New South Wales', written by PMR and presented by Professor Adrian Lee at the 1st Plenary session of the Australian Society for Microbiology in 1988 in Canberra.