| RefNo | MS/924/2/9 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Letters of Nikolaas and Lies Tinbergen to Lawrence and Beth Shaffer with associated papers 1975 |
| Date | 1975 |
| Description | Chiefly comprises letters to Lawrence 'Lary' Shaffer from Nikolaas 'Niko' Tinbergen, addressed from Oxford, on both personal and professional matters. Topics include: Tinbergen's health, animal behaviour publications by Geraldine Lux Flanagan and Sean Morris, publication by the Douglas-Hamiltons, lambing ewes.
Correspondence also includes:
Two letters from Lies Tinbergen to Beth [Shaffer], Lary's wife, regarding their husbands' mental and physical health and how to cope with it. She recommends a vitamin rich diet.
Three further letters from Lies Tinbergen to Lary and Beth Shaffer regarding Niko's mental health.
One letter to Lary Shaffer from Pat Searle, Niko Tinbergen's secretary.
One letter has a press cutting from 'Nature' vol. 258, 1975 attached with an article entitled 'Naming the Loch Ness Monster'. |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| Format | Typescript |
| Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Loose papers |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1869 | Tinbergen; Nikolaas (1907 - 1988) | 1907 - 1988 |