Letter to Dr Riley from R.M. Taylor of the National Cancer Institute of Canada dated 18th January 1960 requesting a reference for Dr. J.C. Paterson's application for research funding. Includes Dr. Paterson's proposals, and a letter from 28th January, acknowledging Riley's reply.
Letter to Dr. Riley from Ian Munro, Deputy Editor of "The Lancet" dated 7th April 1967, requesting explanation of two articles on Mast Cells that are included. A further letter dated 13th April from Munro includes Riley's draft in response to the two articles.
Letter to Dr. Riley from Robert D. Higginbotham, 17th April 1968 including reprints of Higginbotham's articles "Significance of the Local Tissue Responses to Venoms in Normal and in Sensitized Mice" and "Response of Blood Basophils to Rous sarcoma Virus Infection in Chicks and its Significance".
Envelope containing letters addressed to James Riley at various addresses. Most of the letters are from [Lord] 'Dawson', 32 Wimpole Street, London and concern Riley choosing a university and applying for jobs. There is also a menu and toast list for the University of Edinburgh Medical Graduation Dinner.
Letter to Dr Riley from Matthew Stewart, editor of the "Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology" dated 2nd September 1949, along with a draft copy of Riley's article "The Presence and Significance of Alkaline Phosphate in the Cytoplasm of Mast Cells" and two relating photographs. Also nine articles by Bengt Sylven.
Letter to Dr Riley, from Dr Ulf Friberg, dating 28th June 1956, including reprints of Friberg's articles and lectures. Also a copy of Dr Riley's reply, dated 13th July 1956.
Envelope containing correspondence relating to 'Rutherford-Soddy-Curie correspondence of June 1903, relating to E. Rutherford's visit to Paris on 25th June 03'.
Copy of an article titled 'Le Radium' by Pierre Curie, 1903. Also some correspondence relating to Riley's article 'The Sole Meeting of Pierre Curie and Ernest Rutherford', mostly in French.
Envelope containing correspondence relating to Riley's diploma in radiotherapy and his appointment as Assistant Radiotherapist at Dundee Royal Infirmary.
Letter to Dr Riley from Paul W. Kent, dated 21st September 1955, along with Mr. Kents article "Paper Electrophoresis of Chondroitin Sulphates and Other Acidic Carbohydrates". Also nine articles by Sven Gardell, an article by D. Exley, and the booklet "Research Work Performed at Chemistry Department II, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, in the 1951-1958 Period".
Letter to James F. Riley, Dundee from H. Reeve Angel & Co. Ltd, London regarding Riley's interest in the Weisz 'Ring-Oven' technique and including a list a references. Also includes a copy of 'Chromatographic Methods', volume 1 no. 1.
Letter to James F. Riley, Dundee from Harry Eagle, USA regarding results on the tryptophan requirements of the malignant cell lines. Includes 2 articles titled 'The Specific Amino Acid Requirements of a Mammalian Cell (Strain L) in Tissue Culture' and 'The Specific Amino Acid Requirements of a Human Carcinoma Cell (Strain HeLa) in Tissue Culture' both by Harry Eagle.
Handwritten letter [this was framed] from Hans Christian Oersted. Typed notes, 'In 1820 Oersted first discovered the magnetic effect of an electric current' and '7 lines, from Copenhagen, dated 4th April 1842. Signed and written in French to M. Macedonio Mellani on behalf of "La Societe Royale des Sciences Danemarc"'.
