Roy C. Avery biographical file
Abstract
File includes copy of letter written by Roy Avery's brother, Oswald T. Avery, in which he describes his discovery of DNA. Letter is dated May 13, 1943. Also two unpublished manuscripts by Roy Avery: one on histoplasmosis and the other World War I memoirs. Also included in file are photos, newspaper clippings, Vanderbilt Faculty Biographical data sheet, obituary, one newspaper article about Mrs. Roy Avery, dated 1904.
Dates
- 1885 - 1971
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Historical or Biographical Note
Roy C. Avery was born in 1885 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He graduated from Connecticut State College, B.S., Massachusetts State College, M.S., and received the Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1928. Dr. Avery taught at Vanderbilt Medical School from 1931-1953.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Roy C. Avery biographical file
- Author
- Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2005-07-27
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish.
Repository Details
Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository
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