Records of the Department of Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 1938-1974 (inclusive)

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Records of the Department of Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 1938-1974 (inclusive)

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The Records of the Department of Pharmacology consist of correspondence, committee records, grant records, and departmental reports produced during the tenure of Otto Krayer as the head of the department. The records contain Krayer's correspondence detailing research activities and day-to-day administration, records from committees on which Krayer served, records from grants in which Krayer was the lead investigator, as well as reportsmade to administrators at the medical school.

4 cubic feet in 4 records center cartons.

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8189966

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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