Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1961-1990 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.18 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This sub-series consists of the findings or primary data gathered from Dr. Roots’ research projects by herself, her colleagues, and her students on subjects such as goldfish, capillaries, rat diet data, brain composition, trout, and freeze fracture. The material labelled “research notes” is most likely Dr. Roots’ personal research notebooks marking data from laboratory experiments. The material labelled “data and notebooks” contains a mixture of her notebooks in addition to her colleagues’ and students’ data. The notes and data found within this series contain handwritten notes, print out graphs, and hand drawn graphs, also contains prints, and drawings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material was arranged by Dr. Roots. The “research notes” are arranged chronologically and most likely relate to a single experiment. The “data and notebooks” were grouped by research subject but may contain several experiments.
Data printed on oversized paper is arranged at the end of the subseries.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open