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Columbia University

 Organization

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Albert Baird Hastings Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 339
Abstract Albert Baird Hastings was with the U. S. Public Health Service, 1917-21; the Rockefeller Institute, 1921-26; the University of Chicago, 1926-35; and, was Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Harvard University, 1935-59. From 1959-66 he was with the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. Collection has extensive general correspondence from individuals as well as relating to conferences and organizations. Includes a large number of photographs. Contains reports, memoranda, and other data,...
Dates: 1858-1987 (bulk 1920-1987)
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection / Albert Baird Hastings Papers

Joshua Lederberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 552
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1904-2008
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection / Joshua Lederberg Papers

Letter from Michael Heidelberger to Morris W. Watkins, Columbia University

 Digital Record
Identifier: 101584940X49
Dates: 3 December 1956
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection