Helen Coley Nauts papers 1875-2000

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Helen Coley Nauts papers 1875-2000

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1785

The papers consist of patient files, correspondence, writings, subject files, and other materials documenting the careers of Helen Coley Nauts and her father, William Coley. The collection includes information regarding the use of "Coley toxins," a vaccine developed by Coley and promoted by Nauts, which has been used successfully in the treatment of cancer.

117.5 linear feet (119 boxes)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351659

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Coley, William Bradley, 1862-1936.

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Cancer Research Institute (New York, N.Y.)

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Nauts, Helen C. (Helen Coley)

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Helen Coley Nauts was born September 2, 1907, in Sharon, Connecticut, to William Bradley and Alice (Lancaster) Coley. In 1953, she founded the Cancer Research Institute, largely to support research relating to the work of her father, a surgeon and cancer specialist who, prior to his death in 1936, developed an early form of immunotherapy as a method for treating cancer. To treat cancer patients, Dr. Coley administered "Coley toxins," a mixture of live bacteria intended to spark the body into pro...