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James A. Shannon Papers
James A. Shannon Papers
Correspondence, talks, articles, reports and documents, photographs, certificates and diplomas primarily document Shannon's career after leaving the NIH's Directorship, although portions also reflect his teaching career at the New York Academy of Medicine and his early NIH research days. A sizable portion of the collection relates to Dr. Shannon's work with organizations and committees.
- Access Restrictions
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Portions of the collection are restricted according to HMD's Access to Health Information of Individuals policy. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For access to the policy and application form, please visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/manuscripts/phi.pdf.
- Dates
- Creation: 1924-1975
- Extent
- 13.75 Linear Feet (33 boxes + oversize)
- Related Names
- Shannon, James A. (James Augustine), 1904-1994
- National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- New York University. College of Medicine
- Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
- Language of Materials
- English
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- Creation: 1924-1975
Biographical data
Index of talks
Personal data, 1950-1954
- Dates
- Creation: 1950-1954
Bibliography
Professional positions
Rockefeller appointment, 1970
- Dates
- Creation: 1970
Membership in scientific societies
Newspaper clippings about J.A.S., 1924-1969
- Dates
- Creation: 1924-1969
Magazine articles about Shannon
Tribute to Shannon
NIH retirement letters
Daily calendars, 1970-1974
- Dates
- Creation: 1970-1974
Interview with J.A.S., Dec. 1968
- Dates
- Creation: Dec. 1968
Random Thoughts, 1967-1970
- Dates
- Creation: 1967-1970
Newspaper clippings - LBJ's tour of NIH, 1967
- Dates
- Creation: 1967
Magazine articles about NIH
Newspaper clippings of interest to J.A.S.
Photographs
Portraits, "early"
Portraits, "young man"
Portraits, c.1960-1962
- Dates
- Creation: c.1960-1962
Portraits, 1963-1964
- Dates
- Creation: 1963-1964
Portraits, c.1967
- Dates
- Creation: c.1967
Portraits, 1970s
- Dates
- Creation: 1970s
Portraits, "later"
Shannon at Holy Cross, class pictures
Holy Cross basketball team
Dr. Alice Waterhouse (wife)
[Early family group photograph?]
Shannon with family and friends
Shannon with colleagues, group photos
Shannon with colleagues
John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson at NIH?
Awards ceremony, President Lyndon B. Johnson visit, 1967
- Dates
- Creation: 1967
Awards ceremonies
75th anniversary of infectious disease research in the Public Health Service, Nov. 29, 1962
- Dates
- Creation: Nov. 29, 1962
Soviet cardiologists visit NIH, 1962
- Dates
- Creation: 1962
Portraits: Ivan Bennett, Jack Masur, Walter Rosenblith, John Sherman, Joe Murtaugh, Charles Kidd
Citation
Cite Item
Shannon, James A. James A. Shannon Papers. 1924-1975. Located in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 363.
Cite Item Description
Shannon, James A. James A. Shannon Papers. 1924-1975. Located in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 363. https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/resources/720 Accessed May 31, 2025.