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Julius Axelrod Papers

 Collection — Box: 26 - RECORDS CLOSED
Identifier: MS C 494
 

Julius Axelrod Papers

 Collection — Box: 26 - RECORDS CLOSED
Identifier: MS C 494

The Julius Axelrod Papers consist of 12.1 linear feet of notebooks, articles, photographs, and awards, plus two oversize boxes and two oversize folders of degrees, awards, and posters.

The collection consists primarily of materials related to Axelrod's scientific career, although there are several biographical sketches. As evidence of Axelrod's many hours in the laboratory, the collection features a run of laboratory notes and notebooks from the late 1940s through the 1960s. Further, the collection boasts a large number of scientific articles and other publications spanning his career. The collection also contains numerous photographs of Axelrod at various conferences and lectures. There are a great number of items related to Axelrod's winning of awards, honorary degrees, memberships, and lectureships. The collection is especially strong in documenting Axelrod's receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1970, including congratulatory correspondence, newspaper clippings, and print ephemera.

The collection contains very little correspondence, either professional or personal. The laboratory notes and notebooks from the 1950s and 1960s comprise a significant part of Axelrod's papers, as do his articles and other publications. However, the majority of the collection is related in one way or another to his notoriety after receiving the Nobel.

Restrictions

Portions of the collection are restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

Dates
Creation: 1910-2004 (bulk 1946-1999)
Extent
12.1 Linear Feet (28 boxes + map drawer)
Related Names
Axelrod, Julius, 1912-
Berliner, Robert W., 1915-2002
Brodie, Bernard B.
Euler, Ulf S. von (Ulf Svante), 1905-1983
Evarts, Edward V.
Glowinski, Jacques
Hertting, Georg
Iversen, Leslie L.
Katz, Bernard, 1911-
Mandel, H. George, 1924-2011
Snyder, Solomon H., 1938-
Sokoloff, Louis, 1921-2015
Wurtman, Richard J., 1936-
George Washington University
Goldwater Memorial Hospital, New York
International Life Sciences Institute
Interneuron Pharmaceuticals
Karolinska institutet
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
New York University
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation, Inc.
Language of Materials
English

Although this series offers few primary accounts of Axelrod's early life and career, secondary biographical sketches and articles cover much of his scientific activities throughout the late 1970s. Just like the Professional Activities series, this series only has a small sampling of materials from Axelrod's career during the late-1980s and 1990s. Still, these materials give the researcher good information on Axelrod's entire career, specifically his laboratory work and discoveries, and his winning the Nobel Prize in 1970, which is also documented in the Nobel Prize and Other Awards series.

The first subseries contains biographical materials and essays about Axelrod; writings by Axelrod, including his 1968 book on the Pineal Gland, are found in the Writings and Publications series. The second subseries contains numerous articles and clippings devoted to Axelrod at various stages in his life and career. The final subseries of miscellaneous materials includes two folders of clippings that cover some of the political issues with which Axelrod became involved following his 1970 receipt of the Nobel Prize, as well as some personal correspondence and materials relating to close colleagues.

Dates
Creation: 1950-2004

1.1 Biographical

 Sub-Series

Biographical sketches, 1972-circa 1990

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1972-circa 1990

Hugh K. Howerton, Nobelists I Knew, 1982

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1982
Dates
Creation: 2-4 Nov 1990
Dates
Creation: 1991

Curriculum Vitae, 1996-2004

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1996-2004
Dates
Creation: 9 Mar 1970
Dates
Creation: Oct 2002

NIH Record articles, 1953-2001

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1953-2001
Dates
Creation: 1970-1991

Journal/magazine articles, 1953-1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1953-1970

Journal/magazine articles, 1971-1988

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1971-1988

Journal/magazine articles, 1992-2003

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1992-2003
Dates
Creation: 1961-1971
 

Clippings, 1950-1965

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1950-1965

Clippings, 1967-1990

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1967-1990

Clippings, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: undated

1.3 Miscellaneous

 Sub-Series
Dates
Creation: 1958-2003

Personal correspondence, 1970-1975

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1970-1975
Dates
Creation: 1971-2000
Dates
Creation: 1971-1975

Milestones in Chemistry calendar, 1994

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1994

This series contains materials related to Axelrod's laboratory work. The first subseries includes four sets of lab notes from the late 1940s. The second subseries features eighteen clothbound lab notebooks, mostly from the 1950s, but some date from the 1960s and 1970s. Each notebook's subject is written on the spine, and many of the experiments are undated. The notebooks document Axelrod's research into how caffeine, LSD, and narcotic drugs affect the central nervous system. Most of the work in these notebooks appears to be in Axelrod's hand, some of which is illegible. Despite their age, these items are in relatively good condition.

Dates
Creation: 1946-1971

Acetophenetidin, 1946-1947

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1946-1947

Antipyrine, part 1, 1947-1949

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1947-1949

Antipyrine, part 2, 1947-1949

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1947-1949
Dates
Creation: 1946

2.2 Notebooks

 Sub-Series

Caffeine, 20 Jan 1950-16 Mar 1951

 File — Box: 3, Volume: 1
Dates
Creation: 20 Jan 1950-16 Mar 1951
Dates
Creation: ca. 12 Mar 1950-25 Feb 1952

Ephedrine, 18 Sep 1950-1 Feb 1952

 File — Box: 3, Volume: 3
Dates
Creation: 18 Sep 1950-1 Feb 1952
Dates
Creation: ca. 10 Apr-1 Dec 1952
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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