Series 8 - International Subcommittee on the Phage-typing of Staphylococci


Date Range1950 - 1978
Quantity16.5 cm, 8 items
ProvenancePhyllis Margaret Rountree
Description

Correspondence, minutes, manuscripts and documents relating to PMR's work on the International Subcommittee for Phage-typing of Staphylococci.

Also includes lists of members, proceedings of meetings and test results.


Inventory Listing

8- International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci - 1978 Meeting

Contains Documents A-E for the September 1978 meeting of the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci. Documents include: Minutes of the previous subcommittee meeting (1974); list of active members as at 1978; 'The appointment of national representatives for staphylococcus phage-typing'; 'Distribution of phages'; 'Results of the 7th Comparative Typing Trial - 1976'; 'Experimental phages examined at Colindale in the years 1974-78'.

Creator Phyllis Margaret Rountree
Date range 1974 - 1978    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Formats Reports, Minutes and Agendas and Lists
Inventory Identifier 8- Series 8
8-1 'Phage papers & MS - Keep'

Contains handwritten notes, tables and graphs, and typed manuscripts of papers by PMR. Papers include: manuscript and reprint of 'The Role of Certain Electrolytes in the Absorption of Staphylococcal Bacteriophages', Journal of General Microbiology, vol.5,no.4(October 1951); 'The Role of Divalent Cations in the Multiplication of Staphylococcal Bacteriophages'; 'Changes in the Phage Typing Patterns of Staphylococci Following Lysogenization'. Also includes a letter from Dr R.E.O. Williams (Central Public Health Laboratory, London) regarding the 'Divalent Cations' paper.

Creator Phyllis Margaret Rountree
Date range 1950 - 1956    Quantity 2 cm,
Formats General Correspondence, Numeric Data, Graphs, Drafts, Published Papers or Articles and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 8-1 Series 8
8-2 'International C'tee for Staph Typing'

Contains inwards and outwards correspondence and documents relating to the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci. Correspondents include: Dr R.E.O. Williams and Dr M.T. Parker (Central Public Health Laboratory, London); Dr Hans-Philipp Pohn (Hygienisches Institut, Frankfurt); Prof.Dr A. Charlotte Ruys (University of Amsterdam); Dr R. Pakula (State Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw); Dr John E. Blair (Hospital For Joint Diseases, New York); Dr E.T. Bynoe (Laboratory of Hygiene, Ottawa); Dr R. Wahl (Pasteur Institute, Paris). Documents include: reports, minutes, agenda, tables, test results and lists of members for the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci.

Creator Phyllis Margaret Rountree
Date range 1953 - 1961    Quantity 3.5 cm,
Formats General Correspondence, Numeric Data, Reports, Minutes and Agendas and Lists
Inventory Identifier 8-2 Series 8
8-3 'Staph C'tee Montreal'

Contains papers relating to the 3rd meeting of the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci, held in August 1962 in Montreal. Papers include: meeting agenda and list of members for the Montreal meeting; tables; 'Results of the 3rd Comparative Typing Test - 1961'; report for 1958-1961 of the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci.

Creator Phyllis Margaret Rountree
Date range 1958 - 1962    Quantity 1 cm,
Formats Numeric Data, Minutes and Agendas and Lists
Inventory Identifier 8-3 Series 8
8-4 'Phage C'tee - Keep'

Contains inwards and outwards correspondence and documents relating to the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci. Correspondents include:Dr John E. Blair, Dr R.E.O. Williams, Dr Patricia Jevons, Dr E. Asheshov and Dr M.T. Parker (Central Public Health Laboratory, London); Dr J. Gulasekharam (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Victoria); Dr R. Skalova (School of Public Health,University of Zagreb); Dr Ian Davidson (Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge); Professor V.B.D. Skerman (Dept of Microbiology, University of Qld). Documents include: copy of the 'Proceedings of the 9th International Congress for Microbiology', Moscow 1966; minutes, agenda,report for 1962-1966 and list of members for the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci; test results, reports and papers.

Creator Phyllis Margaret Rountree
Date range 1960 - 1968    Quantity 2.5 cm,
Formats General Correspondence, Diagrams, Numeric Data, Reports, Minutes and Agendas and Lists
Inventory Identifier 8-4 Series 8
8-5 'Keep - Typing Committee - August 1966 -'

Contains inwards and outwards correspondence, minutes, data and other material relating to the International Subcommittee on Phage-Typing of Staphylococci. Correspondents include:Professor V.B.D. Skerman (Department of Microbiology, University of Qld, and Chairman, International Committee on Nomenclature of Bacteria); Dr M.T. Parker and Dr E. Asheshov (Central Public Health Laboratory, London); Elsa Toops (Co-ordinator, 10th International Congress for Microbiology, Mexico); Dr Ian Davidson (Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge); John E. Blair (Roosevelt Hospital, New York); Dr P.B. Smith (Bacterial Reference Unit, Communicable Disease Centre, Atlanta).

Creator Phyllis Margaret Rountree
Date range 1966 - 1970    Quantity 2 cm,
Formats General Correspondence and Minutes and Agendas
Inventory Identifier 8-5 Series 8
8-6 'IAMS: Staph C'tee - Keep'

Contains inwards and outwards correspondence and documents relating to the International Subcommittee on Phage-Typing of Staphylococci. Correspondents include: V.B.D. Skerman (Chairman, International Committee on Nomenclature of Bacteria and the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology); Dr R. Skalova (School of Public Health 'Andrija Stampar', Zagreb); Dr M.T. Parker, Dr E. Asheshov and Maureen de Saxe (Central Public Health Laboratory, London); Dr N.E. Gibbons (Secretary General, International Association of Microbiological Societies); Dr Kirsten Rosendal (State Serum Institut, Copenhagen). Documents include: Copies of Statutes,minutes and meeting agenda for the International Association of Microbiological Societies; minutes, meeting agenda, Documents E,F,G,H, and tables for the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci.

Creator Phyllis Margaret Rountree
Date range 1966 - 1970    Quantity 4 cm,
Formats General Correspondence, Numeric Data, Reports, Memoranda, Minutes and Agendas and Loose Notes
Inventory Identifier 8-6 Series 8
8-7 'Mexico'

Contains papers and inwards correspondence relating to the 5th meeting of the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci, held in August 1970 in Mexico City. Papers include: meeting agenda and minutes for the Mexico meeting; a copy of the proposed organisation of the International Association of Microbiological Societies; a report for 1966-70 of the International Subcommittee on Phage-typing of Staphylococci; a list of members as at 1970; 'Results of the 5th Comparative Typing Test - 1969'; 'Report on the International Cooperative Research on the Optimum Techniques for Staphylococcus Phage-typing'; 'Experimental phages examined at Colindale in the years 1966-70'. Correspondents include:W.A. Clark (Secretary, International Committee for Nomenclature of Bacteria); Dr M.T. Parker (Central Public Health Laboratory, London).

Creator Phyllis Margaret Rountree
Date range 1969 - 1970    Quantity 1 cm,
Formats General Correspondence, Numeric Data, Reports, Minutes and Agendas, Loose Notes and Lists
Inventory Identifier 8-7 Series 8

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