MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION


MS 090 – FISHER, R A

Box 1

  1. Copies of correspondence with E A Cornish March 1934 - April 1940

  2. Correspondence with E A Cornish December 1949 - November 1962

  3. Review by D J Finney of Collected papers of R. A. Fisher, edited by J H Bennett.

    Certificates, citations, etc.

University of Calcutta: Honorary LLD 1938

International Society of Hematology: Fellowship 1948

University of Chicago: Honorary DSc 1952

Die Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina: Darwin-Plakette 1959

Loose material

Certificates, citations, etc.

University of Cambridge: DSc 1926 (photocopy)

American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Foreign Honorary Member 1934

Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts: DSc 1936

Harvard University: Honorary DSc 1936

Royal Society of London: Royal Medal 1938

American Philosophical Society: Membership 1941

University of London: Honorary DSc 1946

University of Glasgow: Honorary LLD 1947

National Academy of Sciences, USA: Foreign Associateship 1948

Royal Society of London: Darwin Medal 1948

Royal Society of London: Copley Medal 1955

University of Adelaide: DSc 1959

Kaiserlich Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher: Membership 1960

La Médaille d'Argent de la Ville de Paris 1961

University of Leeds: Honorary DSc 1961

Indian Statistical Institute: Honorary DSc 1962

Miscellaneous material

Presentation address by Lord Adrian, Royal Society President, for Copley Medal 1955

Speech by J H Watkins of Yale University at a luncheon closing the summer work in statistics, when he presented a black leather briefcase to Fisher. The students had contributed to the cost of the case.

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