
Descriptive Summary
	Collection Number:	MS C 245a
	Creator	Heidelberger, Michael, b. 1888
	Title	Michael Heidelberger Papers
	Dates:	1901-1990 (bulk 1940-1975)
	Quantity:	22 linear feet (38 boxes)
	Abstract:	Michael Heidelberger (1888-1991) is known as one of the founders of quantitative immunochemistry, and in the course of his career studied, among others, bacterial polysaccharides (particularly pneumococcal), as well as the immunochemistry of proteins, antibodies, and antigens. The papers deal primarily with Heidelberger's career as a teacher, researcher, and active member of the scientific community.

Biographical Note

Michael Heidelberger was born April 29, 1888 and died June 25, 1991. He is known as one of the founders of quantitative immunochemistry, and in the course of his career studied bacterial polysaccharides (particularly pneumococcal), as well as the immunochemistry of proteins, antibodies, antigens and complement (see the article "Michael Heidelberger April 1888-June 25, 1991" by Elvin A. Kabat on file in the Modern Manuscripts department). The first child of David (1850-1927) and Fannie Campe Heidelberger (1855-1954), Michael Heidelberger stated that he decided to become a chemist at the age of 8. He attended the Ethical Culture high school and Columbia University. He earned his B.S. in 1908, his A.M. in 1909 and his Ph.D. in 1911. After a year of study with Richard Willstatter in Zurich, he returned to the United States and took a position at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research where he worked with Walter Jacobs. During his tenure at the Rockefeller Institute Heidelberger conducted work on the chemotherapy of African sleeping sickness and began his pioneering work on polysaccharides with Dr. Oswald T. Avery. In World War I, Heidelberger served as a 1st Lieutenant in the Sanitary Corps (1918-1919), but was not sent to Europe.

In 1927, he left the Rockefeller Institute and moved to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was both chemist to the hospital and a researcher. From 1928 to 1956, he worked for the Columbia University Medical Center was he continued his work as both a researcher and an instructor. In 1955, Heidelberger retired from Columbia and moved to the Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University, where his research and teaching work continued. After nine years, he moved to the New York University School of Medicine, where he remained until his death. Heidelberger never really retired and was active in his field for nearly 80 years. In 1916, Heidelberger married Nina Tachau (1889-1946). They had one son, Charles (1920-1983) namesake of Heidelberger's younger brother Charles (1890-1914). Nina Tachau Heidelberger, an active member of the American Association for the United Nations and the League of Women Voters, died of cancer in 1946. In 1956, Heidelberger married Charlotte Rosen, who died in 1988.

Throughout his long and varied career, Heidelberger received fifteen honorary degrees, and 46 medals, citations, or awards. These included the Emil von Behring prize (1954), the National Medal of Science (1967), two Lasker Awards (1953 and 1978), and the Bronze Medal of the city of Paris (1964). He was also made a Fellow of the Royal Society. Twice president of the American Association of Immunologists, Heidelberger played an active role in numerous professional organizations, as well as serving as a referee for publications in immunochemistry and related fields. Heidelberger published countless articles and authored several books including An Advanced Laboratory Manual of Organic Chemistry (1923) and Lectures in Immunochemistry (1956). His lecture "The Scientist and Survival in an Atomic Era," was published in 1958.

In addition to his lifelong work in immunochemistry, Heidelberger was an avid musician (several musical compositions are located in Oversized Folder #2). He also participated in the World Health Organization and was a strong supporter of the mission of the United Nations. He often expressed a desire to foster peace and understanding among nations, and particularly disavowed the post-war build-up of nuclear weapons (see Series II: Personal materials and correspondence addressed to Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy in Series I: Correspondence).

For further information on the Heidelberger's life and career, including a bibliography and curriculum vitae, see Series 1: Personal materials, and Series 8: Drafts and reprints of Heidelberger's writings. In addition, these references may be useful:


Heidelberger, Michael. "A 'Pure' Organic Chemist's Downward Path." Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 1981.
-----. "Reminiscences." Immunological Reviews. no. 82 (1984).
"A Centenary Tribute: Michael Heidelberger and the Metamorphosis of Immunologic Science." Journal of Immunology. 140(9):2861-2863, May 1, 1988.

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Collection Summary

The papers deal primarily with Heidelberger's career as teacher, researcher, and active member of the scientific community. Some personal and biographical materials were included in the donation, and these can be found in Series 1. Extensive correspondence, the bulk of which dates from 1956 to 1989, demonstrates Heidelberger's wide range of contacts and interests in the fields of immunochemistry and related disciplines. An index to correspondents can be found at the end of this guide.

Some of the holdings illustrate Heidelberger's role as an original researcher and contributor to scientific journals (Series 4, 5, 6, 8). Heidelberger's career as a teacher is also well-documented by this collection. Research notes and bound notebooks kept by students make up a large part of the collection. The notebooks, in particular, represent decades of research work conducted under Heidelberger's supervision.

The Heidelberger papers will be of interest to those researching in the evolution of immunochemistry both in the laboratory and without. The collection may also illuminate the growth and structure of the international scientific community in the twentieth-century. The fact that Heidelberger was active in his field for over seventy years makes these papers useful for studies of historical trends and developments. In addition, it is conceivable that historians interested in Columbia, Rutgers and New York University might find the papers of interest as he held faculty positions at all three. Researchers interested in pneumococcal polysaccharides, malaria, and typhoid might also used this collection, particularly for historical background.

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Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit http://www.nlm.nih.gov/contacts/custserv-email.html.

Copyright

NLM does possess copyright to the collection. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding use. For online customer service, please visit http://www.nlm.nih.gov/contacts/custserv-email.html.

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Index Terms
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	MeSH Subjects
		Antigen-Antibody Complex
		Antigens
		Immunochemistry
		Malaria
		Microbiology
		Pneumococcal Infections
		Polysaccharides, Bacterial
		Trypanosomiasis, African
	Personal Names
		Avery, Oswald Theodore, 1877-1955
		Heidelberger, Michael, b. 1888
		Kabat, Elvin A. (Elvin Abraham), 1914-
	Corporate Names
		Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons
		New York University. School of Medicine
		Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
		Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N. J. Institute of Microbiology

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

The papers of Michael Heidelberger came to the National Library of Medicine's History of Medicine Division in two accessions. The first arrived in May of 1969 and was arranged in conjunction with the preparation of an oral history interview with Heidelberger. Heidelberger himself donated these papers. This holding consists of six manuscript boxes and can be located under the call number MS C 245. This first, small, accession contains personal and general correspondence, and material relating to associations, conferences, congresses and institutes (see existing description in the finding aid binder or RLIN record). These papers complement the oral history interview, the transcript of which can be found at call number OH 35. The second volume of this oral history is an item by item catalog of the papers comprising the first accession. For efficient access to MS C 245, the catalog must be used, due to an intricate numbering system established by the initial processor. This arrangement militates against any integration of this first accession with the larger, more comprehensive accession received in January of 1992.

The second donation was made after Heidelberger's death by his grandson, Philip. This finding aid is for use with the materials of this 1992 accession. Most of the material came from Heidelberger's office at New York University, while some of the personal materials came from his apartment.

Prefered Citation

[Call Number, Collection Name, Series Number], Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, USA.

Provenance

Gift of Philip Heidelberger, 1992, Acc. #704.

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Series Descriptions



Series 1: Personal materials, 1909-1991 1 box
	These materials include clippings about Heidelberger's career as a scientist and his social activism, family reminiscences, various laudatory remarks, music he composed, and the program from his memorial service. In addition, there is an audio cassette of this memorial service and a reel to reel tape from Radio Cordoba in Argentina.




Box	Folder
1	1	"Goethe as a Scientist"[paper by Michael Heidelberger], 1909
1	2	[Clippings about career], c. 1923-1988
1	3	[Seating chart with autographs from dinner at Sixth International Congress for Experimental Cytology and menu with autographs from Eighth Congress de Chimie Biologique], July 12, 1957 and Oct. 8, 1948
1	4	[Address and speeches], 1947, 1949, 1958, n.d.
1	5	"Some of what I remember of my husband David Heidelberger" [remembrances of Fannie Heidelberger (mother) dictated to her sister Blanche], May 5, 1954
1	6	"As I remember my son"[remembrances of Fannie Heidelberger (mother) dictated to her sister Blanche], 1954
1	7	[Announcement of retirement from Columbia University], June 18, 1956
1	8	[Clippings documenting political activism], c. 1956-60
1	9	[Rally - (Eugene) McCarthy for President remarks], 1968
1	10	[Christmas letter], 1971
1	11	[Introductions and laudatory remarks for Michael Heidelberger], c. 1977-1988
1	12	[Acceptance remarks for Louisa Gross Horowitz prize for biology or biochemistry, John Jay award at Columbia and Lasker award], Oct. 5, 1977, 1978; March 23, 1988
1	13	[Pamphlet in] Commemoration of Charles Heidelberger, 1920-1983, February 19, 1983
1	14	Miller's final Charles Heidelberger draft, 1984
1	15	"Interview with and Impressions of Dr. Michael Heidelberger" by Barbara Evans, 1988
1	16	[Thank-you notes from schoolchildren], 1988
1	17	[Profiles of Michael Heidelberger], c. 1983-1989
1	18	[Program and remarks from memorial service for Michael Heidelberger], Sept. 12, 1991
1	19	"History and Family Tree of the Family of Gabriel Tachau"[Nina Heidelberger's family]
1	20	"Our First Trip to Europe"
			[Remembrances of 1924 trip with first wife, Nina Tachau Heidelberger]
1	21	"Charlie's mother, her family and his preprofessional years" [notes by Heidelberger about his first wife son]
1	22	"My Idea of Why I Failed to Win the Nobel Prize"
1	23	Japanese calligraphy greeting
1	24	Bibliography and curriculum vitae
1		Audio cassette of memorial service
1		reel to reel tape from Radio Cordoba Argentina
Oversize	1	Commission and Discharge from the United States Army, 1918, 1919
Oversize	1	Music composed by Michael Heidelberger

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Series 2: Correspondence, 1920-1991 (bulk 1956-1989) 11 boxes
	This series contains correspondence both to and from Heidelberger. The correspondence is primarily professional, but there are a few purely personal greetings. In addition, there are several letters written to politicians and world leaders advocating peaceful solutions to world crises. An index to correspondents is appended to this finding aid.




Box	Folder
2	1	[Letters to Nina Tachau Heidelberger], 1920-1933
2	2	[Letters], 1920-1927
2	3	[Letters], 1928-1956
2	4	A, 1957-58
2	5	A, 1959
2	6	A, 1960-61
2	7	A, 1962-63
2	8	A, 1964-65
2	9	A, 1966-67
2	10	A, 1968-70
2	11	A, 1971-74
2	12	A, 1975-77
2	13	A, 1978-82
2	14	A, 1983-87
2	15	A, 1988-90
2	16	B, 1957-58
2	17	B, 1959-61
2	18	B, 1962-63
2	19	B, 1964-65
3	1	B, 1966-67
3	2	B, 1968-70
3	3	B, 1971-72
3	4	B, 1973-74
3	5	B, 1975-77
3	6	B, 1978-82
3	7	B, 1983-89
3	8	C, 1957-59
3	9	C, 1960-61
3	10	C, 1962-64
3	11	C, 1965-67
3	12	C, 1968-70
3	13	C, 1971-72
3	14	C, 1973-74
3	15	C, 1975-79
3	16	C, 1980-82
3	17	C, 1983-85
4	1	C, 1986-89
4	2	D, 1957-61
4	3	D, 1962-66
4	4	D, 1967-69
4	5	D, 1970-72
4	6	D, 1973-75
4	7	D, 1976-79
4	8	D, 1980-89
4	9	E, 1957-61
4	10	E, 1962-69
4	11	E, 1970-78
4	12	E, 1979-83
4	13	E, 1984-89
4	14	F, 1957-61
4	15	F, 1962-69
4	16	F, 1970-76
4	17	F, 1977-89
4	18	G, 1957-61
4	19	G, 1962-65
5	1	G, 1966-67
5	2	G, 1968-69
5	3	G, 1970-73
5	4	G, 1974-77
5	5	G, 1978-82
5	6	G, 1983-90
5	7	H, 1956-58
5	8	H, 1959-61
5	9	H, 1962-64
5	10	H, 1965-66
5	11	H, 1967-68
5	12	H, 1969-70
5	13	H, 1971
5	14	H, 1972-73
5	15	H, 1974-76
5	16	H, 1977-80
6	1	H, 1981-84
6	2	H, 1985-90
6	3	I, 1956-61
6	4	I, 1962-74
6	5	I, 1975-89
6	6	J, 1957-59
6	7	J, 1960-63
6	8	J, 1964-67
6	9	J, 1968-69
6	10	J, 1970-74
6	11	J, 1975-88
6	12	K, 1956-59
6	13	K, 1960-63
6	14	K, 1964-65
6	15	K, 1966-69
6	16	K, 1970-73
6	17	K, 1976-90
7	1	L, 1957-61
7	2	L, 1962-64
7	3	L, 1965-73
7	4	L, 1974-76
7	5	L, 1977-79
7	6	L, 1980-83
7	7	L, 1984-90
7	8	M, 1957-58
7	9	M, 1959
7	10	M, 1960
7	11	M, 1961-62
7	12	M, 1963-64
7	13	M, 1965-66
7	14	M, 1967-68
8	1	M, 1969-70
8	2	M, 1971-74
8	3	M, 1975-78
8	4	M, 1979-82
8	5	M, 1983-84
8	6	M, 1985-90
8	7	N, 1958-59
8	8	N, 1960-62
8	9	N, 1963-64
8	10	N, 1965-67
8	11	N, 1968-69
8	12	N, 1970-71
8	13	N, 1972-73
8	14	N, 1974-75
9	1	N, 1976-78
9	2	N, 1979-82
9	3	N, 1983-90
9	4	O, 1957-59
9	5	O, 1960-69
9	6	O, 1970-89
9	7	P, 1957-59
9	8	P, 1960-61
9	9	P, 1962
9	10	P, 1963-65
9	11	P, 1966-69
9	12	P, 1970-76
9	13	P, 1977-81
9	14	P, 1982-90
9	15	Q, 1960-88
9	16	R, 1956-57
9	17	R, 1958-59
9	18	R, 1960-61
9	19	R, 1962
10	1	R, 1963-64
10	2	R, 1965-66
10	3	R, 1967-68
10	4	R, 1969-70
10	5	R, 1971-72
10	6	R, 1973-75
10	7	R, 1976-78
10	8	R, 1979-82
10	9	R, 1983-89
10	10	S, 1957-58
10	11	S, 1959
10	12	S, 1960
10	13	S, 1961
10	14	S, 1962
10	15	S, 1963
10	16	S, 1964-65
10	17	S, 1966-67
11	1	S, 1968
11	2	S, 1969
11	3	S, 1970-71
11	4	S, 1972-73
11	5	S, 1974-76
11	6	S, 1977-78
11	7	S, 1979-81
11	8	S, 1982-83
11	9	S, 1984-87
11	10	S, 1988-90
11	11	T, 1957-59
11	12	T, 1960-61
11	13	T, 1962-66
11	14	T, 1967-69
11	15	T, 1970-76
11	16	T, 1977-88
11	17	U, 1957-59
11	18	U, 1961
11	19	U, 1962-69
11	20	U, 1970-90
11	21	V, 1957-85
12	1	W, 1957-58
12	2	W, 1959
12	3	W, 1960-61
12	4	W, 1962-63
12	5	W, 1964-65
12	6	W, 1966-68
12	7	W, 1969-70
12	8	W, 1971-75
12	9	W, 1976-78
12	10	W, 1979-82
12	11	W, 1983-90
12	12	Y, 1967-76
12	13	Y, 1977-83
12	14	Y, 1984-89
12	15	Z, 1971-90
12	16	Unidentified correspondents

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Series 3: Heidelberger Notebooks, 1904-1928 1 box
	This series contains notebooks kept by Heidelberger for classes in high school, at Columbia University and at the Rockefeller Institute. In addition, there is a travel diary of Europe (1924), and a notebook entitled "Analyses, etc. M.H. I" dated March 1927-May 1928.




Box	Folder
32	31	Ethical Culture School, Experiments in Chemistry, 1904-1905
32	32	Chemistry 141-2, Organic, c. 1909
32	33	Chemistry 142, 1909
33	1	Chemistry 143-144, Organic Conferences, c. 1909-1910
33	2	European scrap book, 1911
33	3	[Lab notebook], Nov. 1915-May 1916
33	4	[Lab notebook], Oct. 1916-June 1917
33	5	[Travel diary of Europe], 1924
33	6	Analysis etc., M.H. I, Mar. 1927-May 1928

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Series 4: Research notes, 1929-1990 (bulk 1929-1960) 7.5 boxes
	This series contains research notes kept by Heidelberger, many of his students and several colleagues. They deal with a variety of immunochemical and immunological topics. Anyone examining this series should also see Series 7: Subject files.




Box	Folder
13	1	Pn "R" Aggultinations, c. 1934-37
13	2-5	Anti-Antibodies II, III, c. 1940-86
13	6	Current, 1990
13	7	[Anti-DEa], c. 1951-52
13	8-10	Miscellaneous Antibody Studies (Kendall) Old S and Fractions, c. 1929-33
13	11	Students injected with Six Polysaccharides, c. 1946
13	12-15	Miscellaneous S I, II, III Antibody Notes Kendall, c. 1930-33
13	16	Aldobionic Acid from Gum Arabic, 1929
13	17-18	Dissociation of Specific Precipitates, c. 1936-37
13	19-21	Experimental Notes Rabbit AntiHorse, Paper I, c. 1939
13	22	Heavy Nitrogen Antibody Experiments, c. 1939
13	23-25	Anti-Pn Data on Students, c. 1942-43
14	1	Antibodies to Polysaccharides Student Series B 228, c. 1945-47
14	2	Sioux Falls Analyses, Data, Lists and Letters B 228, c. 1944-45
14	3	Antibodies - Pneumonia Patients, Rabbits, Vaccinated Subjects B 220-33, c. 1943-50
14	4	Frdl. A, Mening, Turner, St. John Antibody Experiments, 1940
14	5-7	Bjorklund's Notes, c. 1954-56
14	8-11	Mg++ effect on complement, 1946
14	12	Complement IV Human and Bier's Notes, 1941
14	13-14	Muller, Lab Notes Spinal Fluid C' Anti-C', c. 1947-48
14	15	Charts
14	16	Charts Folin. Micro 2 Method, c. 1941-42
14	17-19	Charts: Serum 1046 - Krueger, c. 1940
14	20	Charts, Lipid Extraction Experiment - Krueger, 1940
14	21-24	B. Waksman C'2, 1949
15	1	Complement Fixation Notes, c. 1938-41
15	2-9	Estrada S XVIII Book II, c. 1959-60
			NOTE: see also Estrada notes in Series 9: Student notebooks
15	10	Glycogen Correspondence, c. 1953-54
15	11	Horse Sera - Antiproteins, c. 1939
15	12	Heparin Notes - Urine Albumen, 1929; 1934
15	13	Dr. Bertil Josephson's Notes, c. 1938
15	14-16	Miscellaneous Notes - Kendall - Diffusions incl. Tg, c. 1934-35
15	17	Kendall - Hydralysis of SI, c. 1930-31
15	18-21	Old Notes, SI, GA, Lemon Pectin, etc., c. 1923-27
16	1-3	Molecular Weight - Polysacchs, c. 1931
16	4-5	Kehta, c. 1961
16	6	Sp. Pptn, 1930
16	7-12	Krueger's Notes, c. 1940-50
16	13-16	Mayer, C Pn C Subst., c. 1938-42
16	17-18	Mouse Milk Factor, c. 1951-52
16	19	Miscellaneous Antibody Experiments, c. 1932-38
16	20	Pn III-VIII Cross-Reaction Velocity - Mayer, Kabat, c. 1940
16	22	Dr. Coates, St. Albans (Old), c. 1944
16	23-25	Mouse Milk Factor Reprints and Reports, 1951
16	26	Mouse Milk Factor - Krueger's Notes - Peso's NGB and F Notes, 1943
16	27	Albert O'Neill's Notes - C' Fraction and p - NO2 Benzyl Ribose, 1950-51
17	1	Proteins and Diazd. Arom. Amines, Also D2-26, 1928-29
17	2	Old S IV, 1929-30
17	3-5	Mayer - Phosphorylated Serum Albumen, c. 1939-42
17	6	Phosphorylated Egg Albumen Notes, c. 1940
17	7	Davis Pn Type IV S Notes, c. 1937-38
17	8	Polygalactoses, etc. Correspondence, c. 1954-56
17	9-10	Polyglucoses III, IV, V, rab. ser., c. 1956-57
17	11	Polyglucose correspondence, 1950-56
17	12	Rabbit 56-58, 1948
17	13	[Paper by Arnold Reif - "Degradation of Specific Bacterial Polysaccharides], 1957
17	14	Miscellaneous Kendall - Scherp S80-93x, c. 1934-35
17	15-19	Hemolytic Strep, c. 1934-36
17	20	Strep Dye protein, c. 1939-40
17	21-22	Strep. Type I - Fractions - Henricksen, c. 1940-41
17	23	Synth Polyglucose - Charts, Corresp., c. 1953
17	24	Probits, Logits
17	25-26	Pn III - Pn VIII Cross-Reaction - Mayer, c. 1937-39
17	27	Precipitin Reaction - Effects of Salts, c. 1936
18	1-4	Tyler Notes on S VIII, c. 1961-67
18	5	S VII Typed, c. 1965
18	6-11	Stokinger's Tg Notes, c. 1934-39
			NOTE: these are very brittle and must be handled with care
18	12	Thyroglobin - Prepn and Props., c. 1932-34
18	13	Treffers S I and Anti-Tetanus Notes, c. 1937-40
18	14-16	Dye - Antidye System, c. 1930-35
18	17	Rabbit Preciptn, c. 1932-37
18	18	Type III and VIII Precipitn of Agglutination, c. 1936-39
18	19	Quantitative Pptin VII Ea-AntiEa Rabbit and Horse, c. 1936-39
18	20	Quant. Agglu. V Influenza B. Agglutinins and preciptins, c. 1938-41
18	21	Agglu. VI Hem Strep, c. 1940-41
18	22-23	III Agglutination - Quantitative Theory, c. 1934-36
19	1	Identity of Agglutination and Precipitin Quant. Aggl. Method, c. 1934-35
19	2	Pig C', c. 1951

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Series 5: National Defense Research Committee, 1943-1947 .5 box
	These materials relate to work done for the National Defense Research Committee during and immediately following World War II. Included are the papers and forms often associated with research and some reports on findings.




Box	Folder
19	3	Suspense File Nn, 1946-47
19	4	[Salaries and Wages], 1943
19	5	National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research and Development Informal Monthly Progress Report on Immunological Studies, May 10, 1943
19	6	"Use of Sensitized Guinea Pigs in Detection of W in the Field", 5-6 May 1944
19	7-8	Suspense File Ng [nettle globulin], c. 1943-45

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Series 6: Malaria research, 1942-1946 3 boxes
	These materials document Heidelberger's work on the immunochemistry of malaria during the war years. This series contain many documents in poor conditions and must be used with care.




Box	Folder
19	9-11	Malaria, c. 1945
19	12-16	Malaria - Descriptive Notes, Dec. 1, 1942-Aug. 21, 1944
19	17	Malaria Pptin tests, c. 1943-45
19	18-20	Malaria - c' fixation II, c. 1944
20	1-3	Vaccination, c. 1944-46
20	4	Relapses, c. 1942
20	5-6	Men retained for observation, c. 1944
20	7-8	Various Notes, c. 1943-45
20	9-11	[Assorted malaria notes], c. 1943-45
20	12-15	[Notes on malaria including clinical records], c. 1943-45
20	16-17	II, III, IV Falc. malaria MS and reports, c. 1943-45
20	18	Malaria Complement Fixations, c. 1944
20	19-21	Malaria summary charts, c. 1944-45
21	1	Malaria complement fixations, c. 1944
21	2-5	Malaria - Complement Fixation Tests, Nov. 7, 1942-Aug. 25, 1943
21	6-10	Malaria St. Albans Complement Fixations, c. 1942-44
21	11	Malaria Notes, c. 1942-43

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Series 7: Subject files, 1921-1990 (bulk 1950-1985) 6 boxes
	This series contains materials relating to various professional subjects, including organizations and associations, congresses and conferences, travel plans and speaking engagements, as well as several sets of notes on immunochemical topics. These notes on immunochemistry were left in the subject files series due to Heidelberger's placement of them within this context. When possible, dates were supplied to the folders.




Box	Folder
22	1	Academie Nationale de Medicine, 1978; 1984
22	2	Academia Nazionale dei Lincei, 1989
22	3-5	AFEB [Armed Forces Epidemiological Board] and PNS Project, c. 1965-71
22	6	[Memo for users of the AFEB Personnel Directory], 1964
22	7	American Academy of Microbiology Advisory Panel, 1977-78
22	8	American Philosophical Society, 1968-69
22	9	American Philosophical Society News, Fall 1990
22	10	[Manuscript by S. Avrameas, "Two Marine Polyreactive Autoantibodies are Encoded by Non-Mutated Germ Line Genes"], 1989
22	11	[Anti-Pn charts]
22	12	ASM [American Society for Microbiology] Meeting, 1980
22	13	[Material relating to collaborative effort with F.M. Berger], 1987
22	14	Eighth International Congress of Biochemistry, 1970
22	15	Bordet "Immunologie", c. 1970-72
22	16	Canada [trip], 1972
22	17	Child Research Council, Denver, c. 1963-68
22	18	Cholera Research Project, c. 1968-77
22	19	[Collegium Internationale Allergologicum - officers and members 1986-1988], 1987
22	20	[Notes on C' dissociation attempts], c. 1940-52
22	21	Conference, May 14-15, Cross-reactions, 1967
22	22	[Council for International Organization of Medical Sciences newsletter], May 1966
22	23	Cross-Reacting Vaccine Conference, 1973
22	24	Dochez memoir, c. 1930-1968
22	25	[E.coli - work with Klaus and Barbara Jann], c. 1985
22	26	Friedman - Krueger - Kass, 1987
			[Correspondence concerning promised financial support and breach of contract]
23	1	Grabar festschrift, 1977-86
23	2	Graphs (Chaknavarty), 1966
23	3	Graphs - Arthur Karpas, 1974
23	4	Graphs [Periodote oxidation], c. 1968
23	5	[Graphs by C.V. Rao], 1963
23	6	[Graphs, misc.], 1954
23	7-11	[Graphs by students], c. 1970
23	12	[Gressor, Ion, biographical information set to Heidelberger as part of Gressor's nomination to the National Academy of Sciences], 1984
23	13	[Immunology course syllabus]
23	14	Second and Third International Congress of Immunology, 450th Anniversary of Marburg University, Congres Francophone Internale d' Immunologie, 1974; 1975
23	15	Second and Third International Congress of Immunology, 450th Anniversary of Marburg University, Congres Francophone Internale d' Immunologie, 1976; 1977
23	16-21	Institute for Microbiology, Rutgers, c. 1961-63
23	22	Institute for Microbiology, 1965
23	23	["Jobs with Peace" petition], 1983
23	24	K30, K32, K85 Correspondents Reprints, 1964-68
23	25	[Kabat, Elvin - essays and nomination for the Mayor's award], 1983; 1990
24	1	Lipomyces, c. 1967-72
24	2	[Mayers, Manfred Martin 1916-1984 - biographical memoir by K. Frank Austen]
24	3	Mexico, 1970; summer 1973; Nov.-Dec. 1978
24	4	[List of U.S. representatives at the 2nd International Congress for Microbiology], 1936
24	5	Mond abstract/correspondence
24	6	Paper for Moustgaard festschrift, c. 1980-82
24	7	[Mycoplasms-mycoides database search], Oct. 11, 1984
24	8	National Library of Medicine, 1967; 1969
24	9-14	NSF Grant, c. 1955-64
24	15	[NSF application for grant extension], c. 1964
24	16-21	NSF Grants, Reports, c. 1964-76
24	22	[Reports to the NSF - polysaccharides and natural proteins], c. 1976
25	1-3	New York Community Trust - Ikle Fund, c. 1964-87
25	4-5	NYU Faculty, 1964-90
25	6	Faculty Resource Network [NYU Newsletter], Fall 1990
25	7	[Ovary, Zoltan - biographical materials]
25	8-11	[Oxyhemoglobin notes and data], c. 1921-23
25	12-13	Polyglactoses etc. Analyses, Notes, Final Report to AFEB [Armed Forces Epidemiological Board], 1955, c. 1953-72
25	14-15	Polygalactoses, 1972-85
25	16-18	Polyglucose, c. 1952-69
26	1	Pn [Pneumococcal] Vaccine Workshop, 1976
26	2	Pn I etc. to p. 30 - Analysis to yiiii, c. 1956-65
26	3-4	Pn Anti-Pn, c. 1967-82
26	5	Pneumococcus Polysaccharides - tables
26	6	Protein systems, c. 1964-70
26	7	Rao [student and colleague], c. 1965
26	8-13	Reprints Sent
26	14	The Royal Society, 1975; 1978
26	15	S IX, XII, XIV chromatograms, 1954
26	16	Soc. de Chimie Biologique/D. Gesellschaft fur Physiologische Chemie, c. 1963-64
26	17-18	South America
27	1	Stollar's Project (cross-reactions using type VI polysaccharides), 1982
27	2	Strep F. correspondence with Willers, 1965-69
27	3	Summer, 1965
27	4	Summer [trip to Japan], 1971
27	5	Summer [travel plans], 1977
27	6	Takeda Lab. correspondence, 1971-72
27	7-9	Typhoid notes, c. 1928
27	10	[Waksman - biographical information]
27	11	[Correspondence with G. Ward of Otisville branch of New York City Dept. of Health Laboratories], c. 1974-76
27	12	Correspondence with Otto Westphal, 1961-67
			NOTE: see also Series 2: Correspondence
27	13	World Federation of the UN Association's Tenth Plenary Assembly, Bangkok, 1955
27	14	World Health Organization Report to the Director General, June 13, 1962
27	15	WHO [World Health Organization], c. 1964-74
27	16	WHO [World Health Organization] "Loyalty Check", 1965
27	17	1963 Trip [Greece, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland]

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Series 8: Professional writings, 1955-1989 1 box
	Included in this series are drafts and reprints of articles and writings by Heidelberger intended for publication, as well as several written commentaries on books in his field. Writings found in Series 1 contain personal writings not intended for the scientific public. There is also some information concerning republication of articles.




Box	Folder
27	18	[Book review - Biological Aspects of Immunity], 1955
27	19	[Preface to Lectures in Immunochemistry], 1956
27	20	[Book review - The Clonal Selection Theory of Acquired Immunity], 1956
27	21	"Structure and Immunological Specificity of Polysaccharides", 1960
27	22	Mis. [proof of article "Immunological Relationships Between Bacteria Belonging to Two Separate Families: Pneumococci and Klebsiella"], 1975
27	23	["Cross-Reactions of polysaccharides of Pseudomonas acrugenosa in antipneumococcal and other antisera" - notes on publication], 1979; 1986
27	24	Chapter 3 [draft and correspondence regarding "A 'Pure' Organic Chemist's Downward Path: Chapter 3 "Retirement"], 1980
27	25	"Antibodies as labeled globulins"[draft article and publication correspondence], 1982
27	26	"Fifty Years Ago", 1982
27	27	Immunological Reviews republication [re: Chapter 1 of "A 'Pure' Organic Chemist's Downward Path:], 1984
27	28	"Immunologic Revolution: Facts and Witnesses" [draft], 1987
27	29	"Antisera to Bacterial Polysaccharides Reexamined: IgM Preciptins Relative to 7s Preciptins in Storage - Stable Equine Antisera to Pneumococcal Polysaccharides" with J.V. Chuba and J.D. Oppenheim, 1989
27	30	"Loss of a Sage", 1989
27	31	"Immunology of the Bacterial Cell Envelope Section I - Gram-positive Bacteria"
27	32	"An Aspect of Carbohydrate Chemistry at Columbia and Birmingham"
27	33	"Riassunto di recenti studi sulla constituzione chemica e specicita immunologica"

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Series 9: Student notebooks, 1928-1980 (bulk 1940-1975)
	This series is comprised of laboratory notebooks kept by students working with Heidelberger. They span over five decades of the twentieth century. Materials for which a date could not be ascertained are filed at the end of each name.




Box	Folder
28	1	Adams I, 1953-55
28	2	Adams II and also Jahrmarker Book I, 1955-56
28	3	A. Aisenberg Exp. XI, 1952-54
28	4	Animals I [no student name], Sept. 1928-Jan. 1930
28	5	Animals II, 1930-33
28	6	Animals III, 1933-35
28	7	Animals IV, 1935-38
28	8	Animals V, 1938-42
28	9	Animals VI, 1942-55
28	10	Animals Record, July 1938-48
28	11	B. Riegel I, 1949-50 and also Markhams, 1962-64
28	12	Chakravarty Analyses I, 1966
28	13	Chakravarty Methods Book I, 1966
28	14	Cordoba, 1954-55
28	15	A. Das Book III, 1967-68
28	16	Di Lapi Book I, Aug. 1944-Nov. 1945
28	17	Di Lapi Book II, Oct. 1945-Dec. 1946
28	18	Di Lapi Book III, Sept. 1945-Oct. 1947
28	19	Di Lapi Book IV, Oct. 1947-Nov. 1948
28	20	Di Lapi Book V, March 1949-1950
28	21	Di Lapi Malaria, c. 1944
28	22	Dudman, Sept. 16, 1968-June 13, 1969
28	23	Estrada Book I, 1959
28	24	Estrada Book I [loose page]
28	25	Estrada Book III [folder 1 of 4], April 1961-June 1963
29	1-3	Estrada Book III [folders 2-4], April 1961-June 1963
29	4	Fang Rabbit Serum I, 1970-73
29	5	Fang I, Oct. 15, 1971-Oct. 20, 1972
29	6	Fang II, Oct. 20, 1972-Oct. 25, 1973
29	7	Fang Pn Type IV S IV, April 23, 1973-Jan. 28, 1974
29	8	Fang S IV, Friedlander Antiserum, Dec. 4, 1973-July 5, 1974
29	9	Grosvenor Book I, Oct. 15, 1964-Nov. 9, 1965
29	10	Grosvenor Book II, Oct. 28, 1965-July 25, 1966
29	11	Grosvenor Book III, July 8, 1966-May 5, 1967
29	12	Grosvenor Book IV, April 20, 1967-Nov. 30, 1967 and also Jahrmarker II, c. 1955
29	13	Grosvenor Book V, Oct. 3, 1967-Nov. 9, 1970
29	14	Grosvenor Book VI, Nov. 16, 1967-April 23, 1968
29	15	Grosvenor Book VII, April 4, 1968-July 23, 1969
29	16	Grosvenor Book VIII, Nov. 11, 1969-May 19, 1971
29	17	Grosvenor Book X, May 4, 1971-July 25, 1971
			[Includes notes by Lew and Higgenbotham]
29	18	Higginbotham 1, Nov.11, 1969-March 27, 1970
29	19	Higginbotham 2, March 27, 1970-Sept. 29, 1970
29	20	Higginbotham 3, Sept. 30, 1970-June 3, 1971
29	21	Higginbotham 5, Jan. 18-June 1971
29	22	Higginbotham 6, June 4-July 5, 1971
29	23	Lew III, Aug. 31, 1972-June 15, 1973
29	24	Higginbotham 1 [steno pad], Nov. 11, 1969-[n.d.]
29	25	Higginbotham 2 [steno pad], [n.d.]
29	26	Higginbotham 3, [n.d.]
29	27	Higginbotham literature [steno pad], [n.d.]
29	28	Higginbotham readings 3, c. 1969
29	29	How [Book 1], Sept. 1962-May 1963
30	1	How Book 2, May 1963-May 1964
30	2-6	How Book 5, Sept. 1962-Aug. 1963
30	7	Howard Book 1, Oct. 25, 1973-May 30, 1975
30	8	Howard Book 2, 1975
30	9	Howard Book 3, March 24, 1975-Feb. 18, 1977
30	10	FEK I, June 15, 1926-Sept. 18, 1930
30	11	FEK II, April 2, 1930-Oct. 12, 1932
30	12	FEK III, May 12, 1932-March 27, 1933
30	13	FEK IV, Dec. 16, 1932-May 9, 1935
30	14	Kendall VI, 1934-36
30	15	Kollas, 1977-79; 1980
30	16	Krueger I, Sept 1947-Aug. 1948
30	17	Krueger II, Aug. 1948-June 1949
30	18	Krueger III, June 1949-Aug. 1950
30	19	Lew Book I, May 1972-June 1974
30	20	Lew Book II, Dec. 17, 1971-Oct. 23, 1972
30	21	Markowitz I, Feb. 8, 1947-March 2, 1948
30	22	Markowitz II, Nov. 24, 1947-June 1, 1948
30	23	Markowitz III, Aug. 18, 1948-Oct. 11, 1949
30	24	[Markowitz Miscellaneous notes (Chemistry)], Jan. 26, 1947
30	25	Markowitz Book 1, 1950-51
30	26	Markowitz Book 2, 1951-52
31	1	[Miscellaneous papers folded into Markowitz Book 2]
31	2	Markowitz Book 3, 1952-53
31	3	Markowitz Studies on S I, 1949-52
31	4	Mayer II, June 10, 1940-Dec. 10, 1941
31	5	Mayer III, Dec. 10, 1941-April 14, 1944
31	6	Mayer IV, April 20, 1945-Dec. 21, 1946
32	1	Middleton, April 1952-March 1953
32	18	[Miscellaneous loose papers from Middleton]
32	1	Powell Book I, June 1949-April 1951
32	2	Powell Book II, April 1951-February 1953
32	3	Powell Book III, Sept. 1953-July 1954
32	4	Rao Book I, Jan.-Feb. 1956
32	5	Rao Book II, [n.d.]
32	6	Rebers I, Nov. 1955-Feb. 1956
32	7	Rebers IV, Nov. 1956-June 1957
32	8	Rebers VII, May 1958-Feb. 1959
32	9-11	[Rebers], c. 1936-51
32	32	Scherp, 1935-38
32	13	Treffers, Dec. 1936-Jan. 1938
32	14	Tyler
32	15	Tyler I, Sept. 1960-March 1962
32	16	Tyler I, Dec. 1961-Jan. 1963
32	17	Tyler II, March 1962-July 1964
32	18	Tyler III, Feb.-Sept. 1964
32	19	[Miscellaneous loose papers from Tyler III]
32	19	[unidentified student notebook], Feb. 1954-May 1955
32	19-23	[unidentified student notebook], Oct, 1954-Aug. 1955
32	22-27	[unidentified student notebook], c. 1955

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Series 10: Printed materials, 1923-1990 .5 box
	The series constitutes bound and published conference proceedings, journal numbers, printed lectures, memorial programs, books and other printed materials not created by Heidelberger.




Box	Folder
33	7	Undersogelser over Gonokoktyperog Gonokokimmunosera af Eric Vollmond, 1923
33	8	1st International Conference of Biochemistry, 19-23 Aug. 1949
33	9	Pareas: Some Factor that made for the Grandeur of the Inca Empire and La Cirugia del Craneo entre los Antiguas Peruanos, 1949
33	10	Institute of Biophysics, University of Brazil, 1950
33	11	The National Chemical Laboratory of India, Poona, 1950
33	12	The Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, 1950
33	13	Dept. of Scientific Research and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, March 1951
33	14	Ministry of Natural Resources and Scientific Research, 1952
33	15	Figures Pharmacetiques Francaises, 1953
34	1	First Report Institute for Microbiology Rutgers University, 1954-56
34	2	Columbia University Bulletin of Information - Report to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nov. 12, 1955
34	3	Second International Symposium on Immunopathology, Oct. 23-27, 1961
34	4	Hommage National a Jean Perrin, 1962
34	5	"Fact and Fiction in Immunological Self-Recognition Mechanisms" by Gustav J. Nossal, March 5, 1964
34	6	Hommage a Bernard Halpern, 1965
34	7	"The Development of Quantitative Immunochemical Methods and Some of the Consequences of their Introductions", Dec. 9, 1965
34	8	Annual Report Institute for Microbiology Rutgers University, 1968-69
34	9	Studies in Pneumococcus Polysaccharides, Jan. 1973
34	10	Proceedings of the Symposium on New Approaches for Inducing Natural Immunity to Pyogenic Organisms, March 21-23, 1973
34	11	Selman Abraham Waksman 1888-1873 [memorial program], Oct. 1973
34	12	Primer Congreso Nacional de Imunologia, Oaxtepec, Mor., Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 1976
34	13	Round-Table Gesprach "Fragen on die Immunologie: Behring-Prestroger antworten Studenten", June 28, 1977
34	14	Trends in Biochemical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 7, July 1979
34	15	The Royal Danish Academy of Arts and Letters, 1981
35	1	The Zipper Mechanism by Maria Gosalvez y Gosalvez, 1982
35	2	Immunological Reviews, no. 81-82-83, [reprint], 1985
35	3	20 Jahre Gesellschaft fur Immunoligie, 1987
35	4	Out of the Earth Shall Come thy Salvation: Selman A. Waksman Centenary 1888-1988
35	5	NYU Medical Center News, vol. 19, no. 1, Summer 1988
35	6	The Royal Society: the Next 10 Years, 1990
35	7	News and Notes, issue 3, 1990
35	8	"Highly Parallel Computation" by Peter J. Denning and Walter F. Tichy, Nov. 20, 1990
35	9	National Physical Laboratory of India
35	0	The Central Drug Research Institute
35	11	New York University Medical Center Residency Program Dept. of Pathology

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Series 11: Photographs, 1901-1988 (bulk 1950-1980)
	This series contains photographs of Heidelberger both at work and in recreation. Several of the family photographs are reprints of very old photos; the dates given above reflect the date the photo was originally taken. Ninety-two individual images, in sizes ranging from snapshots to portraits, make up this series. This series also includes a volume commemorating, in photos, Heidelberger's 1954 award of the Emil von Behring prize. Some of the largest images are housed in Oversized Folder #2, and these include portraits of Heidelberger himself, Walter W. Palmer, Simon Flexner, and A.R. Dochez.




Box	Folder
36	1	Michael Heidelberger and Charlotte Rosen Heidelberger, c. 1956
36	2	Michael Heidelberger
36	3	Michael and Charles Heidelberger, 1920
36	4	Michael Heidelberger, Fanny Tachau, Nina Tachau - Michael and Nina's Wedding, June 29, 1916
36	5	Michael Heidelberger, High School Graduation, 1905
36	6	Michael Heidelberger
36	7	David and Michael Heidelberger, 1901
36	8	Charles J. Heidelberger (Michael's brother) and Michael Heidelberger
36	9	Michael Heidelberger
36	10	Charles, Michael, Nina Heidelberger, c. 1932
36	11	Nina Tachau Heidelberger, c. 1916
36	12	Michael Heidelberger
36	13	Prof. The. Svedberg Uppsala
36	14	Byron [Waksman?]
36	15	"Round Table with Behring Prize Winners," Marburg/Lahn, June 1977
36	16	with Otto Westphal [Michael and Charlotte Heidelberger]
36	17	[Michael Heidelberger and F. Percheron
36	18	[Michael Heidelberger] with Tomcek Rome, 1953[?]
36	19	[group of colleagues - Drs. Simon, Barriga, E. Coutreras and Gajardo]
36	19	[Michael Heidelberger], [1968]
36	19	Michael Heidelberger] photo by Otto Westphas, May 1987
36	20	Michael Heidelberger] with Frank Karelsen and Ed Franklin at the dedication of the Karelsen lab at NYU Med., Nov. 12, 1979
36	23	Dedication of the Frank Karelsen Lab. (pictured) at NYU, Nov. 12, 1979
36	22	Elvin Kabat, John Humphrey, H.M. Staub, O. Bier, H. Edozien [illegible], Emil Sorham [?], Michael Sele, Niels Ferue [?], Lewis [illegible] and Michael Heidelberger
36	25	Hausmusik mit Dr. Bohn and Dr. Tanitz in Marburg, am 29.8.73
36	26	Henry Aranow, Jr [and Michael Heidelberger], May 1955
36	27	American Academy of Allergy, Phoenix, Arizona [panel], February 27-March 1, 1978
			[group at table] [2 copies]
36	28	[Michael Heidelberger and unidentified woman with] Sergio Estrada Parra
36	29	[Michael Heidelberger at commencement or convocation]
36	30	Prof. B.B. Sarkar, Physiology, Calcutta Pres. Physical Soc.; Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar; Prof Dey, Madra; Col. Bhatnagar
36	31	King Inst., Madra, Staff and Drs. Rajagopalan and P.M.N. Naidu, Dir. Animal Health Dept. Bangelore
36	32	N.K. Dutta, Pharmacologist; Col. Bhatnagar; Dr. Tripod Wagle, Dir. Haffkine Inst.
36	33-40	[Michael Heidelberger]
36	41-42	[Michael Heidelberger and colleagues]
36	43	[Michael Heidelberger]
36	44	[Michael Heidelberger at dinner in Paris]
36	45	[Michael Heidelberger and colleagues]
36	46	[conference in Paris]
36	47	[Michael Heidelberger at dinner]
36	48	Michael Heidelberger delivering a lecture in Paris] [2 copies]
36	49-50	[Michael Heidelberger at lunch]
36	51	[Michael Heidelberger at Tokyo University?]
36	52	At Dean's Office (Dean Ushimo) Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University , Oct. 8, 1955
36	53	Zoltan Ovary
36	54	[Michael Heidelberger with] staff at King Inst. Madras
36	55	[round table at V Panamerica Congress of Pharmacy and Biochemistry in Santiago Chile], [Nov. 12-19, 1960]
36	56-57	[Michael Heidelberger in Paris]
36	58	[Michael Heidelberger and colleagues]
36	59-60	[Michael Heidelberger receiving an honorary degree]
36	61	[Michael Heidelberger receiving an honorary degree-Universidad de Guadalajara]
36	62	To Michael Heidelberger a very nice friend, 1950
36	63	[set of photos (19) from] American Association of Immunologists Meeting, May 3, 1988
36	64	To Professor Dr. Heidelberger - S. Hasegawa
36	65	[Walter A. Jacob]
36	66	[Book of photos taken on the occasion of Michael Heidelberger winning the Emil von Behring prize], 1954
Oversize	2	[studio portrait of Michael Heidelberger]
Oversize	2	[portrait of Michael Heidelberger in lab]
Oversize	2	[portrait of Walter W. Palmer-signed]
Oversize	2	[portrait of Simon Flexner-signed]
Oversize	2	[portrait of A.R. Dochez-signed]
Oversize	2	[portrait of Rufus Cole-signed]

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Related Materials

See also Heidelberger, Michael B. Interview with Harlan B. Phillips. New York, Nov. 19-20, 1968, OH 35, National Library of Medicine.

Other collections containing Heidelberger material are located in the Historical Collections at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (own a letter to Robert Austrian discussing the health of his wife) and at the American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, in the papers of Florence Barbara Siebert.

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Finding Aid to the Michael Heidelberger Papers, 1901-1990 (bulk 1940-1975)

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Series 1: Personal materials, 1909-1991 1 box

Series 2: Correspondence, 1920-1991 (bulk 1956-1989) 11 boxes

Series 3: Heidelberger Notebooks, 1904-1928 1 box

Series 4: Research notes, 1929-1990 (bulk 1929-1960) 7.5 boxes

Series 5: National Defense Research Committee, 1943-1947 .5 box

Series 6: Malaria research, 1942-1946 3 boxes

Series 7: Subject files, 1921-1990 (bulk 1950-1985) 6 boxes

Series 8: Professional writings, 1955-1989 1 box

Series 9: Student notebooks, 1928-1980 (bulk 1940-1975)

Series 10: Printed materials, 1923-1990 .5 box

Series 11: Photographs, 1901-1988 (bulk 1950-1980)