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Joshua Lederberg Professional Photographs, 1958-2002

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The Joshua Lederberg Professional Photographs sub-series contains photographs featuring Lederberg in professional and work settings. There are photographs of Lederberg at work in labs and classrooms at places like the University of Wisconsin, Stanford University, and Rockefeller University. There are also photographs of Lederberg with colleagues from such groups as the original DENDRAL team (twenty-five years later), the Secretary of Energy Advisory... Board, the National Library of Medicine Board of Regents, and the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel.

The sub-series includes many photographs of special note. There are photographs from 1958 of Lederberg receiving his Nobel Prize, watching as Edward L. Tatum receives the same award, and standing with several other Nobel Prize winners. In addition, there are photos of Lederberg with New York City Mayor Rudolph Guliani (1997), with Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig (2000), and with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (2001). Finally, there are photographs of Lederberg at the White House with Presidents John F. Kennedy (1961), George H. W. Bush (1989), and Bill Clinton (1998).

The photographs are arranged in chronological order.

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Dates

  • Creation: 1958-2002

Scope and Contents

The Joshua Lederberg Professional Photographs sub-series contains photographs featuring Lederberg in professional and work settings. There are photographs of Lederberg at work in labs and classrooms at places like the University of Wisconsin, Stanford University, and Rockefeller University. There are also photographs of Lederberg with colleagues from such groups as the original DENDRAL team (twenty-five years later), the Secretary of Energy Advisory... Board, the National Library of Medicine Board of Regents, and the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel.

The sub-series includes many photographs of special note. There are photographs from 1958 of Lederberg receiving his Nobel Prize, watching as Edward L. Tatum receives the same award, and standing with several other Nobel Prize winners. In addition, there are photos of Lederberg with New York City Mayor Rudolph Guliani (1997), with Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig (2000), and with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (2001). Finally, there are photographs of Lederberg at the White House with Presidents John F. Kennedy (1961), George H. W. Bush (1989), and Bill Clinton (1998).

The photographs are arranged in chronological order.

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Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections Collecting Area

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