Selman A. Waksman Papers 1915-1960

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Selman A. Waksman Papers 1915-1960

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Microbiologist. Correspondence, speeches, articles, and scripts of radio programs on which Waksman appeared. Correspondence relates to Waksman's early studies at Rutgers University, his graduate work at the University of California, and his return to Rutgers in 1918 as a lecturer in soil microbiology.

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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