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National Cancer Institute (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Abraham Goldin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 594
Abstract

Correspondence, and notes from meetings and conferences concerning the experimental design of, and protocols for, drugs used in chemotherapy, along with reprints of scientific articles authored by Dr. Goldin.

Dates: 1937-1988

Carl Voegtlin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 302
Abstract

Autobiographical notes (1958) by Dr. Voegtlin as well as an obituary article written by Dr. Helen Dyer for Journal of the NCI (1960).

Dates: 1958-1960

Documents of George Khoury

 Collection
Identifier: HMD MS ACC 799
Abstract

UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. Papers of the Laboratory of Molecular Virology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health.

Dates: unknown

Harold Leroy Stewart Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 228
Abstract

Dr. Harold Stewart became Chief of the Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, in 1939, and was appointed chief of the Pathological Anatomy Department, National Institutes of Health, in 1954. He retired from NIH in 1969. Along with his longtime colleague Dr. Thelma Dunn, pioneered methods to induce cancer of the stomach and intestines in experimental animals.

Dates: 1908-1998

Mary Eugenie Maver Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 301
Abstract

Consists of the author's autobiography (78 p.), some biographical information, correspondence, and a list of publications.

Dates: 1950-1965

Mearl F. Stanton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 432
Abstract

Stanton's early work at the National Cancer Institute was on chemically-induced carcinogenesis, after which he shifted to viral oncology. His last years were spent working on fiber carcinogenesis, and in particular on the carcinogenic effect of asbestos.

Dates: 1931-1980

Murray J. Shear Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 548
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1908-1983

Nathan Mantel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 610
Abstract

Correspondence, reprints, drafts, statistical data, reports, and testimony document Nathan Mantel's career as a medical statistician with the National Cancer Institute, George Washington University, American University, and freelance consultant.

Dates: 1939-2002 (bulk 1941-1994)

National Cancer Institute oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: OH 182
Abstract

Transcripts from a series of oral histories conducted by History Associates of former NCI Directors, researchers, administrators and other non-NCI individuals, who also played a part in founding of the NCI.

Dates: 1996-1999

National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Office of the Director. Congressional Inquiries Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 557
Abstract

Congressional correspondence regarding various aspects of NIH's research programs, appropriations and policy. Topics range from mundane constituent letters to top-level policy questions from Senate and House members.

Dates: 1949-1971