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Sol Spiegelman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 561
 

Sol Spiegelman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 561

Biographical material, correspondence, laboratory notebooks, published and unpublished writings, academic course material, subject files, memoranda, and photographic media (113.5 linear feet; 1929-1983) document Sol Spiegelman's professional career as a microbiologist.

Spiegelman collected publicity material generated by his experiments. Much of this information can be found in Series 1: Personal and Biographical, which contains a wealth of news articles about his achievements. It also provides biographical notes, manuscripts and extensive obituaries collected shortly after his death. His many awards and honors are documented in Series 5: Professional Activities in the Awards and Honors sub-series. A significant component of the collection is Spiegelman's professional correspondence files, dating from the 1940s until his death in 1983 (Series 2). Much of this correspondence illustrates Spiegelman's active involvement in the scientific community, as well as the close personal relationships he developed with many of his colleagues.

Laboratory Notes and Notebooks comprise nearly fifty percent of the collection, which are located in Series 3. The series contains multi-volume laboratory notebooks from 1937 to 1976 and are authored by Spiegelman and his laboratory colleagues. The notebooks consist of the protocols, raw data, and conclusions drawn from experiments in enzyme synthesis, DNA-RNA hybridization, viral RNA, and cancerous tumors. The most extensive group of notebooks belonged to Spiegelman and covers a variety of experiments from the first two decades of his career. The second largest group of notebooks was kept by Dr. Ichiro Haruna as he worked with Spiegelman from 1962 to 1966 in the discovery of the RNA-replicating enzyme in viruses.

Copies of Spiegelman's reprints encompassing his entire career can be found in Series 4: Writings. The series contains articles about some of his most renowned experiments including RNA-DNA hybridization and explorations in the causes of human breast cancer. The majority of these articles appear in eight bound volumes entitled "Spiegelman's Collected Reprints."

Documents concerning Spiegelman's role as an educator can be found in Series 6: Academic Career. The series includes teaching materials in several subjects dating primarily from his time at the University of Illinois. Records of the many curricula and educational issues committees with which Spiegelman was involved can be found in the Committees sub-series of Series 5: Professional Activities.

Restrictions

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: 1929-1983
Extent
114.21 Linear Feet (96 boxes)
Related Names
Spiegelman, Sol, 1914-1983
Doi, Roy H.
Columbia University. Institute of Cancer Research
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). Department of Microbiology
Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Language of Materials
English
Script
Latn

This series contains material collected by Spiegelman and his office staff to document his professional life. It includes notes, correspondence, manuscripts, and vitae documenting Spiegelman's career. There is very little information about his personal life. The folder "Biography - S. Spiegelman" contains several general biographical manuscripts; of particular interest is the article "Contributions of S. Spiegelman to Biology and Medicine." A second folder, "Notes for an Autobiography," includes several manuscripts with slightly more information on Spiegelman's personal life. The Publicity sub-series includes news clippings, journal articles, and other publications that focus on the media coverage of Spiegelman's work. Materials within each sub-series are arranged in chronological order.

Dates
Creation: 1946-1983
Dates
Creation: 1959-1983

Biography, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated
Dates
Creation: 1965-1969

Notes for an Autobiography, 1968-1974

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1968-1974
Dates
Creation: circa 1977

Curriculum Vitae, 1959-1980

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1959-1980

Bibliography, 1983

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1983

Obituaries, 1983

 Sub-Series
Dates
Creation: 1983

Obituaries -- Tributes, 1983

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1983

Cancer Research, 1983

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1983

Hybridomas in Human Systems, 1983

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1983
Dates
Creation: 1983
Dates
Creation: 1946-1983

1946-1948

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1946-1948

University of Illinois, 1949-1969

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12-13
Dates
Creation: 1949-1969

Columbia University, 1969-1974

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14-16
Dates
Creation: 1969-1974

1975

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1975

1976-1981

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1976-1981
 
Dates
Creation: 1972-1977

Cancer Centers -- Cancer Research, 1979

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1979

Patent Announcements, 1983

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1983

This series contains Spiegelman's professional and personal correspondence with both individuals and organizations, covering various aspects of his career. Included are correspondence, articles, and vitae, as well as sensitive materials such as peer reviews, personnel records, and letters of recommendation, all of which are restricted. The series is arranged alphabetically by last name. Letters from Spiegelman's irregular correspondents including other scientists, fans, admirers, and laypersons are located in a number of "general" folders, arranged by the first letter of the correspondent's last name.

Dates
Creation: 1946-1983

Assorted Correspondence, 1965-1966

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1965-1966
Dates
Creation: 1968

Assorted Correspondence, 1975

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: 1975

A -- General, 1971-1981

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: 1971-1981

Acs, George, 1974

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: 1974

Anfinsen, C.B., 1979

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: 1979

Arya, Suresh, 1978

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: 1978

Augustin, Andrei, 1980

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: 1980

Avila, Jesus, 1974-1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: 1974-1976

B -- General, 1971-1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31-32
Dates
Creation: 1971-1976

Balda, B. R., 1973-1978

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
Dates
Creation: 1973-1978

Banerjee, Amiya, 1979

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1979

Bassel, Jr., Byron A., 1963-1969

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1963-1969

Baulieu, Etienne, 1980

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1980

Beaudreau, George, 1964-1980

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1964-1980

Becker, Yechiel, 1975-1976

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1975-1976
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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