| Description | 27 items of correspondance or paperwork relating to the publication of Professor Mallard's chapter in Twentieth Century Physics (TCP):
1)Postcard from Julie (Denekamp) dated 7 December 1995 thanking him for acknowledging her contribution and a share of the fee.
2)Letter from Professor Sir Brian Pippard to Professor Mallard dated 30 July 1997discussing the possibility of a future edition of TCP to be published around 2000 and whether Professor Mallard felt up to revising and updating his chapter. He also wondered whether Professor Mallard would like to collaborate with a biophysicist, Steven Block, Princeton.
3)Letter from Professor Mallard to Professor Sir Brian Pippard dated 12 August 1997 suggesting that TCP urgently requires a stand alone chapter on Biophysics rather than fitting it in with Medical Physics and suggesting Steven Block a little specialised to be the chapter's editor. Professor Mallard also queried the possible use of his chapter by a non-profit Physics publishing organisation.
4)Letter from Professor Sir Brian Pippard to Professor Mallard dated 3 September 1997 replying to a query about the possibility of having Professor Mallard's chapter published seperately referring him to the publishers and will let him know about any revisions to his chapter.
5)Letter from Kathryn Cantley, Commissioning Editor, Institute of Physics Publishing to Professor Mallard dated 23 July 1998 requesting information about his IUPESM award.
6)Letter from Professor Mallard to Kathryn Cantley, Commissioning Editor, Institute of Physics Publishing dated 2 August 1998 giving details of his award of the International Union of Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) Award of Merit in 1988.(Originally called the Senior Scientist Award). Interestingly this copy is photocopied on the back of a copy of a letter written to The Director of Planning at Aberdeen City Council dated 26 June 1998 protesting about the plan to build a supermarket at the corner of Anderson Drive and Queen's Road.
7)Letter from Kathryn Cantley, Commissioning Editor, Institute of Physics Publishing to Professor Mallard dated 4 August 1998 thanking Professor Mallard for sending details of his honours and awards. Extract of his previous letter is to be used as part of the advertising brochure.
8)Letter from Dr W. Alan Jennings to Professor Mallard dated 2 December 1995 thanking him for his copy of the chapter ' Medical Physics' and stating how useful it and Professor Mallard's paper on the 'Birth of the Organisations' will be. Dr Jennings agrees with Professor Mallard about the difficulty of working with editors.
9)Letter from Dr Aled Evans to Professor Mallard dated 29 November 1995 thanking him for the reprints of his chapter from TCP and his generosity in sharing the fee earned.
10)Letter from Norman to Professor Mallard dated 30 November 1995 thanking him for his copy of the chapter from TCP though doubting the extent of his contribution to the Professor's chapter.
11)Letter from John to Professor Mallard dated 5 December 1995 thanking him for his cheque for what he feels is an insignificant contribution to the chapter in TCP followed by a general exchange of news.
12)Letter from Dick Mould to Professor Mallard dated 9 December 1995 thanking him for reprints of his article in SCOPE (MS 3819/1/240/1) and chapter in TCP and stating that professor Mallard seems very busy in his retirement.
13)Letter from P.N.T.Wells, Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Bristol General Hospital to Professor Mallard dated 15 December 1995 thanking him for sharing his payment for the chapter. He was also delighted to recieve a copy of the SCOPE article (MS 3819/1/240/1) with reference to the Institution of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology (IPEMB).
14)Letter from Dr W.Alan Jennings to Professor Mallard dated 10 November 1995 thanking him for his recent presentation and offering him copies of International Commission on Radiation Units and measurement (ICRU) reports especially relating to imaging and Dr Sharp's ideas.
15)Letter from Professor Mallard to Dr Jennings dated 21 November 1995 thanking him for news of the imaging report from the ICRU and giving the reasons for leaving the organisation. He praises Dr Jennings Dosimetry calendar which he has used and encloses reprints of his SCOPE article and TCP chapter. Includes a copy of the Dosimetry calender.
16) Letter from Jack Fowler to Professor Mallard thanking him for the reprint of his chapter from TCP and a share of the cheque. Dr Fowler talks of his trip to Sweden to teach a series of 8 lectures whilst staying at Julie Denekamp and Bo Littbrand's house. Whilst out for dinner the house burnt down with everyone's effects inside including all the slides for the 8 lectures!
17)Brief coment about the publication of TCP from Institute Of Physics Review of 1995.
18)Information leaflet from Institue of Physics Publishing giving authors information about the publishing house and producing articles etc.
19)Short handwritten note by Professor Mallard on departmental paper about Steven Block of Princeton.
20)Letter from Professor Mallard to John R. Cameron dated 10 August 1997 requesting any information about Steven Block of Princeton. Handwritten note by Professor Mallard stating that John Cameron phoned and will try to 'find out about him and will FAX dept.'
21)Long letter from John Cameron to Professor Mallard dated 7 December 1996 in which he suggests trying to make Professor Mallard's chapter from TCP more available to the general scientific community. Other topics include Global Warming, religion , NRCP and its attachment to the Linear, No-Threshold (LNT) model of radiation risk and domestic issues. The christmas letter is also included.
22)Early copy of letter from Professor Mallard to Professor Sir Brian Pippard dated 12 August 1997 (see letter 3 above) with handwritten notes including 'I have been asked'.
23)Letter from Jim Revill, Senior Academic Publisher, Institute of Physics Publishing to inform authors and editors that the various chapters will be reviewed so that they can be updated. A number of handwritten notes by Professor Mallard refer to areas which need updating and the people likely to be able to assist with this.
24)Flyer for Lecture entitled 'To Beat or not to Beat:The History and Development of Heart Pacemakers' by Professor David J Woollons, University of Exeter in Scottish Power Offices, Glasgow on 21 February 1996.
26)Review of Twentieth Century Physics in RAD magazine dated September 1996 by Dr W.D.Evans with prominent mention of Professor Mallard's contribution.
These copies are a mixture of original and copied copies. |