Chapter Six: National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences, 1929 - 2002
Scope and Contents note
Chapter Six: National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences:Collins compilation of EWG correspondence about NRC; emo Dec 1929 about Committee on Nasal Sinuses; Memo from Weed April 1942 about morphological pathology in wartime; etter Maxcy to EWG April 1942 about jaundice following immunizations; letter Weed to EWG May 1942 about appointment to Subcommittee on Infectious Diseases; letter Weed to EWG May 1942 about chairing conference group on organizing pathological services with Moore, Rich, Winternitz, and Karsner and EWG's acceptance; letter EWG to NRC July 1942 about priority travel to meeting in Washington; Membership NRC Division of Medical Sciences Aug 1942; letter NAS to EWG about filing security clearance forms; minutes NRC Committee on Medicine March 1943 (EWG not in attendance); letter EWG to Blake Mar 1943 about proposal by Jones; letter EWG to Blake May 1943 about Henle proposal; letter Blake to EWG May 1943 about Rantz proposal with EWG approval; letter NAS to EWG Sept 1944 about Pepper Committee meeting; embership Committees on Military Medicine Oct 1945; front page of autopsy directive prepared by Conference Group; minutes NRC Committee on Atomic Casualties Sept 1951 EWG present; letter Winternitz to EWG June 1952 reappointing EWG to Atomic Casualty Committee; Citation The National Academy of Sciences--the First Hundred Years by Cochrane with description of creation of NRC; copy of folder describing NAS and NRC from EWG file; Science article 1967 about NAS and Sept 2000 about changes at NRC; Winternitz to EWG August 1951 about membership on Committee on Atomic Casualties with reply.
Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 2002
Creator
- From the Collection: Collins, Robert D., M.D. (Person)
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 12.94 Cubic Feet (24 Hollinger boxes, 1 half Hollinger box, and 3 Paige boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Location:
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