Description
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, printed material, research notes and
drawings, and photographs related to French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895).
Background
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist and microbiologist. Pasteur worked with
fermentation, contributed to the development of the first vaccines for diseases such
as rabies and anthrax, and debunked the myth of spontaneous generation; the process
known as pasteurization is named after him. Pasteur died, after a series of strokes,
on September 28, 1895.
Extent
270 items in 5 boxes
Restrictions
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activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is
one, and obtaining necessary permission rests with the researcher.
Availability
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