Julius Axelrod Papers
Julius Axelrod Papers
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
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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
Biographical sketches, 1972-circa 1990
- Dates
- Creation: 1972-circa 1990
Hugh K. Howerton, Nobelists I Knew, 1982
- Dates
- Creation: 1982
Axelrod entry for Biographical Dictionary of Nobel Laureates in Physiology and Medicine, 1988
- Dates
- Creation: 1988
Leichtling family reunion brochure, 2-4 Nov 1990
- Dates
- Creation: 2-4 Nov 1990
Scientist and Science Teachers (includes Axelrod biography), 1991
- Dates
- Creation: 1991
Curriculum Vitae, 1996-2004
- Dates
- Creation: 1996-2004
American Immigrant Wall of Honor certificate, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Foundation, undated
- Dates
- Creation: undated
1.2 Articles about Julius Axelrod
"Contemporaries - Julius Axelrod, Ph.D." Modern Medicine, 9 Mar 1970
- Dates
- Creation: 9 Mar 1970
Robert Kanigel, "The Mentor Chain," At Rensselaer: The Rensselaer Alumni Bulletin and The Johns Hopkins Magazine, Dec 1981
- Dates
- Creation: Dec 1981
Rick McGuire, untitled article on Axelrod, Oct 2002
- Dates
- Creation: Oct 2002
NIH Record articles, 1953-2001
- Dates
- Creation: 1953-2001
Articles in other NIH publications, 1970-1991
- Dates
- Creation: 1970-1991
Journal/magazine articles, 1953-1970
- Dates
- Creation: 1953-1970
Journal/magazine articles, 1971-1988
- Dates
- Creation: 1971-1988
Journal/magazine articles, 1992-2003
- Dates
- Creation: 1992-2003
Journal/magazine articles (oversized), 1961-1971
- Dates
- Creation: 1961-1971
Clippings, 1950-1965
- Dates
- Creation: 1950-1965
Clippings, 1967-1990
- Dates
- Creation: 1967-1990
Clippings, undated
- Dates
- Creation: undated
1.3 Miscellaneous
Materials relating to Bernard Witkop, 1958-2003
- Dates
- Creation: 1958-2003
Personal correspondence, 1970-1975
- Dates
- Creation: 1970-1975
Materials relating to Seymour Kety, 1971-2000
- Dates
- Creation: 1971-2000
Protests and political activism by scientific community, 1971-1975
- Dates
- Creation: 1971-1975
Milestones in Chemistry calendar, 1994
- 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
2.1 Laboratory Notes
Acetophenetidin, 1946-1947
- Dates
- Creation: 1946-1947
Antipyrine, part 1, 1947-1949
- Dates
- Creation: 1947-1949
Antipyrine, part 2, 1947-1949
- Dates
- Creation: 1947-1949
Pharmacological Studies of Acetanilide in Humans, 1946
- Dates
- Creation: 1946
2.2 Notebooks
Caffeine, 20 Jan 1950-16 Mar 1951
- Dates
- Creation: 20 Jan 1950-16 Mar 1951
Codeine Ephedrine, ca. 12 Mar 1950-25 Feb 1952
- Dates
- Creation: ca. 12 Mar 1950-25 Feb 1952
Ephedrine, 18 Sep 1950-1 Feb 1952
- Dates
- Creation: 18 Sep 1950-1 Feb 1952
Amphetamine Ephedrine II, ca. 10 Apr-1 Dec 1952
- Dates
- Creation: ca. 10 Apr-1 Dec 1952
Citation
Cite Item
Axelrod, Julius. Julius Axelrod Papers. 1910-2004 (bulk 1946-1999). Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 494.
Cite Item Description
Axelrod, Julius. Julius Axelrod Papers. 1910-2004 (bulk 1946-1999). Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 494. https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/resources/831 Accessed February 17, 2025.