D1041 - Bradshaw, Professor Anthony David - Early 19th c-2008

This large collection of papers represent Bradshaw's work at the University of Wales and the University of Liverpool. There is much material relating to his own research and that of his PhD students. Many papers relating to his international travels and attendance at conferences and seminars. There...

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Main Creator: Bradshaw, Anthony
Archive level description: Sub-sub fonds
Physical Description:14 subfonds; 128 boxes.
Languages:English
Subjects:
Botany > Ecology
Summary:This large collection of papers represent Bradshaw's work at the University of Wales and the University of Liverpool. There is much material relating to his own research and that of his PhD students. Many papers relating to his international travels and attendance at conferences and seminars. There is a large amount of correspondence covering all aspects of his own research and that of his peers, and reflects the many interests and projects with which he was involved. There is a complete set of reprints of Bradshaw's own papers, listed and numbered by him. There are many slides and photographs reflecting his research interests and also for use in teaching.
Date:Early 19th c-2008
Reference Number:D1041
Accruals:No further accruals are anticipated.
Access Conditions:Some material in this collection is closed access.
Arrangement:

The material is arranged as follows:

  • D1041/1 - Student lecture notes;
  • D1041/2 - Research papers;
  • D1041/3 - Notebooks;
  • D1041/4 - Academic papers and publications;
  • D1041/5 - Correspondence;
  • D1041/6 - International visits;
  • D1041/7 - Conference papers;
  • D1041/8 - Meeting and projects papers;
  • D1041/9 - Reprints;
  • D1041/10 - Slides;
  • D1041/11 - Photographs;
  • D1041/12 - Printed material;
  • D1041/13 - Personal papers;
  • D1041/14 - Students research and papers.
Finding Aids:A copy of this finding aid is available for consultation in the reading room.
Access Restrictions:Reproduction and Licensing Rules available on request.
Biographical/Administrative Information:

Anthony David Bradshaw, biologist, restoration ecologist and Professor at the University of Liverpool, was born in Richmond, Surrey on January 17 1926. His father, Harold Bradshaw was an architect who trained in Liverpool, his mother, Mary, an archaeologist. Bradshaw attended St Paul's school, Hammersmith and then Jesus College, Cambridge. Graduating in 1947 he moved to the University College of Wales, first as a research student in Aberystwyth and then, after gaining his PhD, as a lecturer at Bangor. In 1968 he took the Chair of Botany at the University of Liverpool. He retired in 1988, later becoming Emeritus Professor and Senior Fellow of Botany. He is most well known for his work on the evolution of tolerance to heavy metals in plants growing in contaminated soils and on the restoration of vegetation and functioning ecosystems on derelict land in Liverpool, Wales and across the world.

In 1955 he married Betty Alliston. They had three daughters, Jane, Penny and Sarah. In 1982 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, he also held the presidency of the British Ecological Society, of which he was made an honorary member in 1988. Bradshaw was the first recipient of Liverpool's Citizen of Honour award.

Anthony David Bradshaw died on August 21 2008, aged 82.

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