Box MS-029 Box 1

Recommendation letter for PK Sukumaran by VR Khandokar, the director of ICMR.

Advising Irving J Wolfman to refer to Sukumaran for sickle cell thalassaemia cases in India, along with a trail of letters showing Wolfman's trip to Wadia Children's Hospital where Sukumar worked, mentions his experience during the visit. Also contains letters exchanging patient details, requesting data on blood samples sent for testing, and updates on research, particularly the Gujarati speaking Lohanas of Bombay.

Two letters - regarding a grant to be sanctioned towards Sukumaran; a letter from Choksi thanking Sukumaran for a gift.

Three letters from C Pik, a scientist at the department of Pediatrics at the State University in Groningen, exchanging pleasantries, mentions corrected versions of earlier photos of cattle haemoglobins and results of ongoing studies.

Letter from GC de Grunchy from the Department of Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital in Australia, inviting him to a conference in 1966.

Folder contains a letter exchanged between Razia J Rahimtoola, a physician and specialist in children's diseases, and PK Sukumaran regarding a patient being investigated for haemolytic anaemia.

Letter from C A van Ravenswaaij requesting scholars chosen for the NEBUTA fellowship programme fill in a form providing feedback on the training programme

Letter from a patient written in Gujarati

Discussing diagnosis for a patient a case of familial hyperlipaemia C suspecting if they have Thalassaemia major or minor. Also contains request from Parande to examine the Serum of the same patient and a response from Sukumaran stating the inability to investigate further because of the sample being lysed

Aroop Mangalik, professor of medicine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, writes to Sukumaran asking for details on evidence of the gene for thalassaemia found in a patient

N Veeraraghavan was the director of Pasteur Institute in Conoor during late 1960s. Correspondance with Sukumaran includes results of a naturalization test of a human sera.

Correspondence discussing patients and papers published

Russel Reid, a scientist from the University of Illinois, was deputed to work in Ramachandrapuram as part of a population study. Discussing navigating permit and customs while sending blood samples across and outside the country, as well as instructions on the collection and dispatch of blood samples. Also includes plans for collecting a blood sample from a patient in Koovur.

Letter from Dr. S H Clerk, scientist at Central Mining Research Station in Bihar, India, requesting reprints of Sukumaran's publications

Correspondence with Dmitri B Shimkin, professor of Anthropology and Geology at the University of Illinois, discussing transport of chemicals and regeants and cost of shipment

Folder includes 13 letters exchanged between the chief editors of Indian Journal of Medical Research, ML Ahuja and JC Patel in 1968 and GV Satyavati in 1986 covering two decades, requesting PK Sukumaran's comments on articles being considered for publication in the journal.

Correspondence with the customer service representative at ORTHO pharmaceutical corporation in USA, clearing misunderstandings regarding a 'no-charge' invoice requested by Sukumaran

Letters between L D Sanghvi, the head of Epidemiology division at Cancer Research Institute, and Sukumaran regarding administrative and technical help for projects and research at the lab.

Correspondence between MM Patel, a technician on field at Ramachandrapuram collecting blood, and Sukumaran discussing his salary and response of people towards the blood collection drive. Also includes a notice regarding Patel's resignation.

Correspondence between S Sriramachari, director of Indian Registry of Pathology, and Sukumaran discussing diagnosis for a pateint with thalassaemia major

Letter from Janardana Sarma, research officer at ICMR, requesting a copy of Sukumaran's paper. Enclosed is also his response

Correspondance between DJ Weatherall, a scientist at the Nuffield unit of medical genetics, and Sukumaran on cellulose acetate strips and buffer system for seperating and estimating Hb.

Letter from PL Mollison, a scientist from MRC Experimental Haematology Research Unit in London, congratulating Sukumaran for being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society

Letter to the medical superintendent at the Government Medical College in Rohtak requesting collection of blood samples from the family of a patient with Chronic Myelocytic Leukaemia to test the cause of the abnormal red cell morphology and hypercellular bone marrow with normoblastic erythropoiesis seen in him.

Invitation from PM Udhani to participate as a guest lecturer at the 'Asian Haemoglobinopathies' seminar organised by JJ Group of Hospitals

Correspondence between Jaiswal JB, Pediatrician at Daga Memorial Hospital, and Sukumaran on the diagnosis of a patient with familial hyperlipimia

Tizra Cohen from the laboratory of Genetics at the Hebrew Museum of Jerusalem, reaches out to Sukumaran requesting Sukumaran's research data on Jews of Cochin before migrating to Israel for a symposium on migrant populations

Letter from Sukumaran to the superintendent of the Western Railway Hospital requesting an update on the condition of a Myeloid Leukaemia patient as well as a copy of their original laboratory report.

Folder contains 4 letters exchanged between BM Lal, a biochemist in the division of genetics at IARI in Delhi, Hermann Lehmann a biochemist at the University of Cambridge and PK Sukumaran requesting samples for a programme on the characterisation and identification of human abnormal haemoglobin in certain Indian population groups.

Correspondance between PK Ranjekar, a professor at the department of Biochemistry in Ahmednagar College, and Sukumaran regarding blood sample of a new-born black-faced monkey for research

Correspondance between SG Srikantia from Nutrition Research Laboratory and Sukumaran on methods of blood collection and analysis for a health survey of tribal populations, particularly the Onge tribe, in the Andaman Islands.

Instructions on tests to be conducted and samples to be taken from the Onge tribe in the Andaman Islands

Correspondance regarding extra corrected copies of Sukumaran's article 'Haemoglobin Polymorphism in Indian Zebu Cattle'

Exchanging pleasantries, discussing recent work

KC Malhotra, a leading researcher in haemoglobin variants in Dhangar community, writes to Sukumaran thanking him for his willingness to demonstrate the sickle cell technique

Correspondance between Arno G Motulsky, professor of medicine and genetics at the University of Washington, and Sukumaran making plans to meet in Bombay and discussing G6PD deficiency in India

Exchanging pleasantries, reprints etc

Product information on the distribution of L-asparaginase for laboratory use by BDH Chemicals

Folder contains 5 letters exchanged between Vijay H Terungdi, a lecturer in pediatrics at JN Medical college in Belgaum and PK Sukumaran investigating the condition of a patient with Pallos and Hepatosplenomegaly.

Letter from YR Ahuja at Indian Agriculture Research Institute to Sukumaran thanking him for the tour of ICRI and haemoglobin samples

Sample of Haemolysate belonging to a patient of RN Dutta from Armed Fusion Medical College sent to Sukumaran for study, includes eletrophoresis sheet

Feedback on survey for detection of abnormal haemoglobin by MV Pillai

N C Mankad from Pathology Department at Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital writes to Sukumaran requesting foetal haemoglobin on patient's samples

Sharad Kumar, head of the Department of Pathology at Lady Hardinge Medical College, writes to Sukumaran requesting copies of publications on haemoglobin and blood group variants in Indian population published by Sukumaran and others from Indian Cancer Research Centre

SA Dhala, head of Microbiology Department at Bhavan's College in Bombay writes to Sukumaran thanking him for providing electrophoretic pattern of haemoglobin to display electrophoresis technique to students.

Sukumaran writes to the Assistant Principal Medical Officer at Nowrojee Wadia Maternity Hospital in Bombay requesting cord blood collection from patients for a study of occurence of Thalassaemia in adults of the region assisted by W.H.O

Folder contains 9 letters exchanged between Titus J Huisman, a professor of protein chemistry at the Medical College of Georgia and PK Sukumaran requesting research reprints and cord blood samples for a project studying fetal haemoglobin.

Sukumaran writes to the parent of a child who is being diagnosed for blood abnormalities requesting him to bring his other children for a blood test

Correspondance between P Wasi, a researcher at the Division at Haematology in Sriraj Hospital in Bangkok, and Sukumaran discussing the diagnosis of a patient. Sukumaran also requests more details on techniques for detecting and estimating small quantities of Hb-Bart from cord bloods as well as reprints of his recent publications.

Letter to JV Dacie from the Department of Haematology in Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London requesting iron studies on a patient with Cooley's anaemia along with patients' pedigree

CV Bapat, a convenor at Cancer Research Institute, writes to Sukumaran about holding a meeting regarding space requirements in the cold room facility

Sukumaran writes to Mokashi working at the Polio Unit of Haffkine Institute requesting him to keep a spleen specimen in their deep freeze

GD Adhia, a surgeon at KEM Hospital, writes to Sukumaran about his children, who happen to be Sukumaran's patients diagnosed with Cooley's anaemia, and testing of spleen for iron

Letter from R N Makroo requesting updates on the paper he had submitted titled 'An Unexpected Anti Body Detected at Crossmatch' for publication

Julio S Perez writes to Sukumaran requesting reprints of his publications

Letters from G Flatz and Rose G Schneider from the Department of Pediatrics in the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston discussing possible opportunities for Sukumaran's niece Krishnaja AP, trained in Cytogenetics. Rose also reflects on Herman Lehmann's passing away.

Folder contains a diary of excerpted notes and includes photograph of a baby, of John and Marie Crookston, business cards, receipts from currency exchange in Dutch, a poster of the Paris metro line, a travel ticket to Rotterdam, an Air India travel sheet, letter from NM Contractor and R N Makroo, notes on early career and meeting Lehmann by Sukumaran, and a list of research areas and negatives.