National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
Howard Bartner Papers
Illustrations, photographs, negatives, slides, and correspondence document the artistic career of Howard Bartner, a NIH medical illustrator. The bulk of the collection includes pen and ink sketches, paintings, line drawings, and chalk illustrations.
James A. Shannon Papers
Correspondence, talks, articles, reports and documents, photographs, certificates and diplomas. Dr. Shannon was on the faculty of the New York University College of Medicine from 1929-46. In 1946 he joined the National Institutes of Health, and from 1955-68 Dr. Shannon was Director of the NIH. In 1970 he became Professor and Special Assistant to the President of the Rockefeller University.
Joseph S. Murtaugh Papers
Assistant executive director of the Public Health Service's Bureau of Medical Services, Murtaugh's files document meetings, research of public health issues, legislative activities, and program initiatives.
Joshua Lederberg Papers
Lederberg won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Tatum and George Beadle "for his discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of the genetic material of bacteria." He was professor of genetics at Stanford University, president of Rockfeller University, and public servant to presidents, national groups, and governmental organizations.
Julius Axelrod Papers
The collection consists primarily of materials related to Axelrod's scientific career. The bulk of these materials consists of awards, laboratory notebooks, reprints, and photographs. The collection is especially stong in documenting Axelrod's receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1970. There is little correspondence.
June E. Osborn Papers
Lyndon Frederick Small Correspondence
Material is chiefly from the 1930's. Among the correspondents are H. J. Anslinger, Alfred Burger, Nathan B. Eddy, Arthur B. Lamb, and William Charles White.
Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers
Marshall W. Nirenberg is best known for his work on deciphering the genetic code by discovering the unique code words for the twenty major amino acids that make-up DNA, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1968. This collection of correspondence, laboratory administrative and research materials, and publications documents Nirenberg's career as a researcher in biochemical genetics at the National Institutes of Health.
Martin Rodbell Papers
Murray J. Shear Papers
Correspondence, reports, minutes, reprints documenting Dr. Shear's professional activities with the National Cancer Institute, including interaction with the International Union Against Cancer and the American Association for Cancer Research.