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Harold Leroy Stewart Papers

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Identifier: MS C 228
Abstract

Dr. Harold Stewart became Chief of the Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, in 1939, and was appointed chief of the Pathological Anatomy Department, National Institutes of Health, in 1954. He retired from NIH in 1969. Along with his longtime colleague Dr. Thelma Dunn, pioneered methods to induce cancer of the stomach and intestines in experimental animals.

Dates: 1908-1998

Joshua Lederberg Papers

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Identifier: MS C 552
Abstract

Lederberg won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Tatum and George Beadle "for his discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of the genetic material of bacteria." He was professor of genetics at Stanford University, president of Rockfeller University, and public servant to presidents, national groups, and governmental organizations.

Dates: 1904-2008

Julius B. Richmond Papers

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Identifier: MS C 383
Abstract

Julius B. Richmond Papers (1941-2004) document the career of the pediatrician and public health advocate. The collection highlights his time as the U.S. Surgeon General as well as his academic career at the State University of New York at Syracuse and Harvard Medical School. It also details important programs which Richmond help establish, such as Head Start.

Dates: 1941-2004; bulk 1968-1997

Murray J. Shear Papers

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Identifier: MS C 548
Abstract

Correspondence, reports, minutes, reprints documenting Dr. Shear's professional activities with the National Cancer Institute, including interaction with the International Union Against Cancer and the American Association for Cancer Research.

Dates: 1908-1983

Pope A. Lawrence Papers

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Identifier: MS C 539
Abstract

The collection documents the varied research and policy-making career of this environmental health specialist with the U.S. Department of Heath, Education and Welfare and the Public Health Service. His papers contain a wealth of primary source research materials and scientific data related to: environmental and industrial hygiene; radon activity; use of beryllium as a rocket propellant; uranium mining; and toxicological, biological and chemical weapon systems.

Dates: 1924-1983

Sol Spiegelman Papers

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Identifier: MS C 561
Abstract Sol Spiegelman (1914-1983) was an American microbiologist who made several important contributions in the fields of microbial genetics and cancer research, particularly the discovery of RNA/DNA hybridization and the first synthesis of an infectious nucleic acid. Biographical material, correspondence, laboratory notebooks, published and unpublished writings, academic course material, subject files, memoranda, and illustrations document Sol Spiegelman's professional career as a...
Dates: 1929-1983

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