Family papers, 1867-1970.

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Family papers, 1867-1970.

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Principally the papers of Dr. Oswald Theodore Avery, but also includes papers relating to his parents, Joseph Francis Avery and Elizabeth Crowdy Avery. Joseph Francis Avery was a Baptist minister in Halifax, Nova Scotia and New York, N.Y. Correspondence of Dr. O.T. Avery mentions personal and family news as well as his discovery of the properties of DNA and his research on pneumococcal types. There are also letters from his brother, Roy C. Avery, written during service in the U.S. Army Sanitary Corps in France during World War I. Many of the letters congratulate Dr. O.T. Avery on receiving various awards, prizes, and honorary degrees. His military service documents from World War I, photographs, speeches and writings make up the balance of the collection.

ca. 600 items and 2 volumes.

eng,

ger,

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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