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rncmorabilia; reprints; bibliography

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Oswald Theodore Avery, 1877-1955, physician and bacteriologist with

The Hockcfcller Institute for p.Icdical Research, 1313-1349.   Foremost
researcher on pneumonia and one of the founders of the science of
.immunochemistry and discoverer of the transforming nature of DNA.

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Born October 21, Ilalifax, Nova Scotia
Moved to New York City
Graduated Plcw York City Male Grammar School
Colgate Academy
A.B.  Colgate University
fi1.D.  Collcgc of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University,
New York City
Interne, City IIospital, New York City
Commission for the Investigation of Acute Respiratory
Diseases, Bacteriological Laboratory, College of
Physicians and Surgeons
IIoagland Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Brooklyn
Associate Director
Assistant,  Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, NYC
i\ssociatc,  RIMR
Naturalized citizen of the United States '
Associate Mcmbex, l<IMR ,
?lembcr, RIMR

Member Lmeritus, RIMR
Rctircd to Nashville, Tcnn.' ,
Died l'chrunry 20, Nasl~illc, Tcnn.
1W r .icd  bl t .  Olivct Ciirnctcry

U . S .Army Plc:cl.ical Corps
Member of uoartl for the Study and Control of Epidemic Diseases
Consultant to Secretary of War
Pl~~tional. IWscarch Council
Subcommittee on IniIcc Lious Discascs

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llonorary degrees:
       3.321 SC. D.  Colgate University
       1935 LL. D.  McGill University
       ?';/,7 I:?. !I.   ! ; C,"(J 'isrk Vnl.,rr;r:zit*l
       i9,'J I:,. L .  <nivcr:;ity of Chicago
       1954   SC. D.  Rutgers University

Award:;:
     1331
       (?I

1932

                1332
               1344
                1945
                1945
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               1947

1349

1950

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Jolin Mathcr Smith Prize.  Columbia lJni,versity
   Value about ::200.  L'rcsentcil to a g,ratlu;ltc for
  an c:ssay 011 rnec1ica.L rcL;carcli
John Phillips Ncmorial Award.  American College or
  Physicians.  Value of $1500.  For discovery of
  method to pierce the protective coat of Pneumo-               I

    coccus.  See $80 in bibliography
Paul Ehrlich Gold Medal.  See fr81 in bibliography
Gold Medal of New York Academy of Mcdicinc
Copley Medal.  Royal Society of London
Kobcr Medal.  Association of ?.merican Physicians
Charles Mickle Fellowship.  University of Toronto         . :
Lasker Award.  American Public Health Association
  Value $1,000.
Passanao Foundation Award
  Value $5,000.                  I

Pasteur Gold Medal.  Swedish Medical Society, Stockholm

Mcmbcrships:,

Society of American Bacteriologists (Prcs. 1342)
Association of American Physicians
Ancrican Society for Clinical Investigations
American Society of' Pathologists and Eactcriologists (Prcs. 1334)
American Society for Experimental Patholorjy
New York Acadcniy of Medicine
American Academy of 1Arts and Sciences x
National Academy of Sciences (clectcd 1333)
,liarVcy Society                                 .
American Public llcaltll Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Immunologists (Pres. 1923)

1 American Association of Patllologists and Dactcriologists (Pres. 1334)
NW York Academy 01: Xicnce:;, 3.944
1Society of I:xI~cr.imc!ntal Eioloqy and Mcdi.cinc
1 Society of Cc:ricra.L Ni.crobiolcqy (I!:ng . )
,Pthological Society of C.rc;lt Dritain and Ireland
;I:oyrt~L D;ltlisll Acilclcllly of :`~c.ic:ncc, :I 351.
,,ucr Norski V.id?Il:;lid~)S AlLldc?nli (Oslo) , 1332
~Acailcmi 1:oyalo clt: ~~l~?~lecine clcl! 11clgique, I.333
,,!;ocictc I'h.i.,lorrintlii~juc de Paris
"'l'llc Royal Society (London), 1944

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L-J   2l?onorary Member
       E'orcicJn PIember

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Inventory Work Sheet

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1        1      Administrative corrl~:;l)ol~tl~l~~~~ 1913-I<!52 (ca. Il./2 inch)
                1913 letters between Rufus Cole and Simon Flexncr with
           O.T.Avery application for appointment and approvals
             from Board Members, 1~.  Emmett Ilolt and T.M.Prudden.   The
           balance of the corrcspndcnce is primarily with the Busi-
           ness !b?anager on matters of buclgeting, laboratory changes
            and personnel.

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Photocopies of reprints lacking i.n bound volumes:
   :t 2  Potter, N.U. and Avery, O.T.
     Opsonims and vaccine therapy
     111:  Ihrc, tr.n., cd.   &Iodern treatment
  tk3 k'hite, B. a11d Avery, O.T.
      Observations on certain lactic acid bacteria
     CJf thC SO-Called LiUlyariCLlS type.
  #"l Ager, L.C. and Avery, O.T.
     i: case of influenza meningitis
  #25  I\very, O.T., Doch~.::, n-l;., and Lancefield, I<. C.
    D~ctcriol.ocjy of strcprococcus hcmolyticus

Rcprts to the Board of Scientific Directors  or the Corporation
  1.332 J-an. 16 Typescript signed, 2 pp.
  134.1 Duplicated co.py, 71.)p.      *

  1942. Duplicated colq , 1 I./2 pp.
  1343 Duplicated copy, 5 l/2 1'11.                           
Congratulatory message 12/20/32 from I?. Neufeld
  on winning Ehrlich medal
Citation on Amcxican College of Physicians, 1332
  award 0 f John Phillil,s blcnlorial l'rizc?
Scienccl.344 Oct. 13, 11.329  Citation on award of Gold
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  Flcdal of The Kcw York Academy of Plcdicinc:
Nature 1945 Dec.
m---.-.-L        n, p. 694.  Citation on award of
  CcyJlcy blcdal.

1'>32--1340 Ncwspapctr articles on aw;lrds
19'17 r:orrc:;ponndcnce (4) rqucsts for l-ublicity material
   to be ut;CiI  o11 winning of I,,.tskcr Awclrcl, Amcricnn Public
   Ilcalth A :;soci,ttion
13~13 News release material on $5,000 award of Passano
   Foundati.on
1350 NOV.  2-j l,(?tt.c?l.,  nvcry to Am.  Ardctssador to Sweden on
  accc2pta~rccl of I.`,lli tt:ur Mcd,tl i.11 Avery `s bcl~~li`.


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Summaries of work; obituaries; articles

1952 Jan. 16 Summary of work on transformation pre-
  pared for 11; S, Ga,sser by,F.(,L. liorsfall, R. D. Hotchkiss,
   and Rcne Dubos.  typescript 9 pp.
1955 Memorial Minute,' 'Dtiplicatcd copy 5"pp.      ,
1955 Feb. 21 News release prepared by T. M. Rivers for         
  newspaper obituary notices.  Duplicated copy 2 l/2 pp.'
1355 Feb. 22 NI:d YOIIK IIERALD obituary                               .'
                                             *

1955 May 27 Iomllolt,'A..'  (Danish Academy) to E.B. Smith
  verifying obitua.ry notice '
Record of floral sprays sent for funeral.by RI people           

Obituary articles:                         *
   Chesney, Alan M. ,IN MEMORIDM.  Journal of pathology
  and bacteriology 74 (1957( 451-460.

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Hotchkiss, Rollin D.  OSWALD T. AVERY, 1877-1955
Genetics 51 (1965) l-10.                         . :

Dubos, R. J. OSWALD THEODORE AVERY, 1877-1955
Biographical memoirs of the Fellows of The Royal
Society 2 (1956) 35-48.

MacLcod, Colin.  OBITUARY ARTICLE, OSWALD TIIEODORE
AVERY, 1.877-1955.  Journal of general microbiology
17 (1957) 539-549

Articles:

Stanley, Wendell, M. 'The "undiscovered" discovery.
Archives of environmental health 21 (1970) 256-262.

Wyatt, H.V. How history has blended.  .Nature
249 (1974) 803-805.

Cohen, Jack.  Chapet VII:  Genetic transformation
by DNA in:   A GENERATION OF DNA.  Unpublished.   Rec'd
for publication permission Jan. 1976.

M. D. Remembers:  A pioneer in DNA research.  Medical
news magazine, March 1977, 72.

1977 April 18 Letter from Harold C. Anderson to Rene Dubos

   on personal recollection.  Photocopy, 2 pp.

Tennessee State Library and Archives
  Inventory of Avery papers in-the Manuscript Unit.   600
   items and two volumes.  Includes vita and bibliography
   as per record.

Folder includes two photocopies of letter written 13 May
1943 to brother Roy (Original with Tenn. State Library
papers) detailing work on transformation factor and recog-
nition of importance.  One photocopy supplied by Dr. M.
McCarty witli typescript translation of handwritten letter.

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Contents

Photographs:

  Includes official RIMR portraits by Louis Schmidt;
  snap shots by Dr. W. Goebel in laboratory and in-
  cluding colleagues;  a number of family photographs
  supplied by Mrs. Roy Avery to Rene Dubos for book "The
  Professor, the Institute and DNA" and given to the
  archives by Dr. Dubos.  Also negatives with prints of .:
  exhibit ljrepared to commemorate 100th anniversary of
O.T.Avery birth.
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Memorabilia
  Honorary hoods:
    Colgate Univ.   1921
    McGill University 1935
    New York University 1947
    University of Chicago 1950
    Rutgers University 1954

Medals:
  1932
  1932
  1944
  1945
  1945
  1950

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American College of Physicians
Paul Ehrlich Gold Medal :
Gold Medal New York Academy of Medicine
Copley Medal.  Royal Society of London
Kober Medal.  Association of American Physicians
Pasteu Gold Medal

Assorted items:
  Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity pin
  P.hi Beta Kappa key 1900
Caduceus (pair)' U.S.Army
  Silver encased thermometer
     (engraved: 1906 New York City Training School)
  Pince nez in case    '

Silver cornet
   (engraved with name and date)

Photograph by O.T.Avery'(l930's)
    Sunset on Deer Island, Maine
Water color by O.T.Avery (after Cook) Aug. 1932

3 volumes

COLLECT15D IU?I.`RINTS

       v.  1  1303-1918

       v.  2  1919-1924

       v.  3  1925-1946

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