Lyndon Frederick Small Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MS C 333

Abstract

Material is chiefly from the 1930's. Among the correspondents are H. J. Anslinger, Alfred Burger, Nathan B. Eddy, Arthur B. Lamb, and William Charles White.

Dates

Creation: 1929-1955

Extent

1.68 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Creator

Small, Lyndon Frederick, 1897-1957 (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

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Biographical Note

Dr. Small's work in chemistry was principally in the morphine alkaloid area. From 1929-1939 Small was with the Drug Addiction Laboratory, University of Virginia. In 1939 he moved to the National Institute of Health.

Collection Summary

Material is chiefly from the 1930's. Among the correspondents are H. J. Anslinger, Alfred Burger, Nathan B. Eddy, Arthur B. Lamb, and William Charles White. Commercial firms represented are Abbott Laboratories, American Instrument Company, E. R. Squibb, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, and Merck. Includes correspondence with the Anti-Opium Bureau of the League of Nations, and a laboratory notebook from Small's tenure at the Chemisches Laboratorium des Staates Munchen.

Additional Description

Abstract

Material is chiefly from the 1930's. Among the correspondents are H. J. Anslinger, Alfred Burger, Nathan B. Eddy, Arthur B. Lamb, and William Charles White.