Series III. Research Records, 1949-1986, undated., 1949-1986
Scope and Contents
Consists of research and related administrative and publishing records relating to Essex’s laboratory research projects throughout his career, beginning with his graduate level studies at Michigan States University, East Lansing, Michigan, and University of California, Davis. Research notes relating from graduate studies include laboratory procedures, antibiotics and viruses, RNA tumor viruses, plant pathology, animal virology, and other courses related to veterinary microbiology. Research records contain raw, analyzed, and summarized research data, including notes, charts, photographs, and x-rays, as well as related research grant applications, correspondence, and writings and publications. Research subjects include: the feline leukemia and lymphoma viruses, feline sarcoma virus, feline ocular melanoma, viruses in cancer, the parallels between human and animal retroviruses, human T cell leukemia and lymphoma viruses, hemophilia, HIV, and AIDS. Papers are entirely in English. Throughout the records, “Vet Micro Dept” appears to stand for “Veterinary Microbiology Department.”
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1986
Language of Materials
Papers are in predominantly in English. Some papers are in French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.
Physical Description
3.2 cubic feet in 4 records center cartons, 2 oversize boxes.
Conditions Governing Access
Series III contains files with personnel, student, and personally-identifying information that is restricted for 80 years from the date of record creation, and Harvard University records that are restricted for 50 years. The end of the restricted period is noted with each folder where such records appear.
Extent
17 cubic feet (16 records center cartons and 2 oversize boxes)0.01 gigabytes* (1 3.5 inch floppy disk)
117 cubic feet (unprocessed papers in 117 records center cartons.)
Arrangement
Series III has been arranged chronologically.
Creator
- From the Collection: Essex, Myron (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is one of the world's leading resources for the study of the history of health and medicine. Our mission is to enable the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded.