Werner and Gertrude Henle papers, 1955-1987.

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Werner and Gertrude Henle papers, 1955-1987.

Contains correspondence, lab notebooks, and the Henles' unpublished autobiography; the bulk of material is from the 1970's and 1980's and a smaller portion of the collection dates back to the 1950's and 1960's. The collection's prevalent emphasis is professional research work and correspondence. Little personal correspondence is included. The majority of materials are reflective of the research work Werner and Gertrude Henle conducted at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. While Werner and his wife Gertrude conducted the majority of their research jointly, the correspondence is predominately Werner's. Gertrude's involvement, however, can be more clearly discerned in the lab notebooks in which she appeared to record lab results as frequently as Werner. The collection would be valuable to any scholar researching the history of virology and its practical application to disease prevention as well as such topics in scientific research as procuring funding for research, the necessity for collaboration in scientific studies and the issue of gender in scientific research.

18.05 linear ft. (29 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7621272

National Library of Medicine

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Henle, Werner, 1910-1987

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Biographical sketch: Werner and Gertrude Szpingier Henle were a prodigious force in virology, immunology, and viral oncology during the second half the twentieth century. Researching together, they explored the various mechanisms involved in viral infection. A pragmatic research team, the Henles utilized their research to develop methods of diagnosis and immunization from infectious diseases. The Henles first received acclaim for their work on infectious viruses. In 1943, they convincingly demon...

Henle, Gertrude, 1912-

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