Papers relating to Evans's time at the University of Wales

Scope and Content

Consists chiefly of teaching material used by Evans and colleagues at the Univerisity College of Wales Aberystwyth and the University College of North Wales, Bangor. Also applications, correspondence and reports relating to the financing of Evans's research through the 1970's andearly 1980's. There are also a number of drafts by Evans on the history of biochemistry in Wales with particular reference to UCNW.

Items WCE/C/1-10 relate to Aberystwyth

Items WCE/C/11-53 relate to Bangor

Administrative / Biographical History

In 1946 Evans was appointed Special Lecturer in Biochemistry in the Department of Animal Health, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He was appointed Professor of Agricultural Chemistry at University College of North Wales Bangor in 1951, succeeding G.W. Robinson. Under Evans the Department of Agricultural Chemistry was expanded considerably to become the Department of Biochemistry and Soil Science.