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Callan, [H G]

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Correspondence between H G Callan and Haldane. Includes the following letters:
<li>Correspondence dated 1946 between H G Callan and Haldane regarding chiasmata in mosquitoes and newts.
</li><li>Letter from H G Callan to Helen Spurway dated 1949 regarding newt specimens for study.
</li><li>Four letters dated October 1949 - March 1950 from H G Callan and Haldane regarding a meeting of the Genetical Society and a joint paper between H G Callan and Helen Spurway.
</li><li>Two letters dated December 1950 between Haldane and Callan regarding the joint paper between Callan and Spurway.
</li><li>Copy of a letter dated November 1952 from Haldane to Callan regarding chiasmata.
</li><li>Copy of a letter dated December 1952 from Haldane to Callan forwarding a letter (no copy of the forwarded letter).
</li><li>Copy of a letter from Haldane to Callan regarding a statistical test for the lack of chiasmata near the centromere</li>

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Callan, [H G]

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