Brown papers ca.1916-1980.

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Brown papers ca.1916-1980.

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Brown, Rachel Fuller, 1898-1980; Chemist. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1920. Papers consist of course records, writings, correspondence, memorabilia, an autograph album, biographical information, and photographs. Primarily documenting her coursework at Mount Holyoke College and her collaboration with Elizabeth Lee Hazen in the discovery of the antibiotic Nystatin.

3 boxes; (1.5 linear ft.)

eng,

Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

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Brown, Rachel, 1898-1980

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Chemist. M.A., University of Chicago, 1921; Ph. D., 1933. From the description of Notebooks, 1920-1926 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247567 Rachel Fuller Brown was born on November 23, 1898 in Springfield, Massachusetts to George Hamilton Brown and Annie Fuller Brown. After her father left the family when Brown was twelve, her mother worked as a secretary and director of religious education at various churches. Brown entered Mount Holyok...

Hazen, Elizabeth Lee, 1888-

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Rachel Fuller Brown, a biochemist, and Elizabeth Lee Hazen, a microbiologist, were co-discoverers in 1950 of the drug nystatin, the first antibiotic administered to humans that safely and effectively treats serious fungal diseases. Both were employed by the Division of Laboratories and Research of the New York State Department of Health, Brown in Albany and Hazen in New York City. Brown and Hazen assigned patent royalties to the Research Corporation of New York, a non-pr...