Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Wright-Fleming Institute of Microbiology letterhead, May 20, 1949. Letter to a member of the Science Department of the Nottingham and District Technical College. In full, “I have much pleasure in sending you the Foreword to your book ‘Bacteriological Technique.’ I hope you will think it is worthy of the book. I read through most of this with considerable interest but I have a very serious misfortune to report to you. The first galley which you sent is somehow mislaid. I should have sent the whole thing back a fortnight ago, but I have spent the last fortnight looking for it without any success. I have no doubt you will be able to get a copy but it means you will have to correct it all over again. I sincerely regret this carelessness on my part. One small matter, inoculation is spelt [sic] with only one ‘n.’” Accompanied by a typed copy of the foreword, a letter written to Fleming from the Science Department, and other correspondence Intersecting mailing folds, with one horizontal fold through signature, staple hole to top left, and some mild wrinkling, otherwise very good condition. R&R COA.
