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Martin Adamson Papers

Alastair Martin Adamson was born in Scotland in 1901 and trained in zoology at the University of St. Andrews. On completion of his studies, he was appointed Assistant in Zoology to Professor D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson at St. Andrews and they developed a lifelong friendship. In 1933 he was appointed Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Entomology of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (ICTA), St. Augustine, Trinidad. While on staff at ICTA he obtained his Ph.D. Degree from the University of California and was promoted to the rank of Professor. He served on the staff of ICTA until his death in 1945.

The collection consists of mainly letters from Adamson to Thompson. In a few instances there are replies from Thompson and from institutions with which Adamson was in contact. Four of Adamson's publications and two photographs are included.

The collection is part of the D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson Collection held at the University of St. Andrews Library from which the University of the West Indies bought the photocopies.