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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78044370
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Selman A. Waksman, microbiologist, were given to the Library of Congress by Waksman, 1960-1961.
The papers of Selman A. Waksman were arranged with a preliminary listing in 1961. The collection was rehoused and described in 2003.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Selman A. Waksman in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
The papers of Selman A. Waksman are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Selman A. Waksman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Selman Abraham Waksman (1888-1973) span the years 1915-1960. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, articles, and transcripts of radio programs on which Waksman appeared. The papers include letters from Waksman's student years at Rutgers University, his graduate work at the University of California, and his return in 1918 to Rutgers as a lecturer in soil microbiology. The correspondence with his colleagues sheds light on his discovery of the antibiotic streptomycin as well as his research into other microbes. The articles, radio broadcasts, and speeches in the collection relate almost entirely to the field of microbiology.
Correspondents include Paul R. Burkholder, René J. Dubos, Alexander Fleming, and George W. Merck.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.