DeWitt Stetten papers, 1936-1990.

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DeWitt Stetten papers, 1936-1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50155770

The collection primarily documents Stetten's post-NIH activities between 1979 and 1990 when he acted as a consultant to the NIH, especially through his personal correspondence which makes up the bulk of the collection. Some of his early laboratory experiments are documented in the reprints series and in his lab notebooks (1937-1955). His work on the NIH's centennial is also reflected in this collection.

3.8 linear ft. (9 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7621276

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Stetten, DeWitt, Jr., 1909-1990

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Biographical sketch: Dewitt Stetten, Jr., informally know as Hans, was a noted biochemist and deputy director of the National Institutes of Health. He held an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and doctoral degrees in medicine and biochemistry from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He taught at several new England medical schools before assuming his career at the NIH in 1954. After a stint as dean of Rutgers University Medical School, he returned to the NIH in 197...

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Brief biographies of selected NIH Directors: Rolla E. Dyer directed the National Institutes of Health from 1942 to 1950. Specializing in infectious diseases, Dyer joined the Public Health Service in 1916. As NIH Director he was instrumental in the establishment of the Clinical Center, the National Heart Institute, the National Institute of Dental Research, and the National Institute of Mental Health. An international authority on nutrition and dietary deficiency disease, William H. Sebrell began...