Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Eric Vettel collection of Cetus Corporation materials
- Dates:
- 1969-1986
- Creators:
- Vettel, Eric and Vettel, Eric
- Abstract:
- Business records from the Cetus Corporation and research notes from author and historian Eric Vettel.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Eric Vettel collection of Cetus Corporation materials (M2113). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Business records from the Cetus Corporation, one of the first biotechnology companies in the United States. Cetus was founded in Berkeley, California in 1971 by Ronald E. Cape, Peter Farley, and Donald A. Glaser, and was sold to Chiron in 1991. The collection includes their original business plan, documents related to a 1981 public offering as well as material concerning business operations, finances, board, management, and competition. Eric Vettel, who wrote a 2006 history of biotechnology and Cetus ("Biotech : The Countercultural Origins of an Industry"), assembled this material and donated it to Stanford along with his research notes.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Eric J. Vettel, 2016.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2016-05-27 12:52:05 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Eric Vettel collection of Cetus Corporation materials (M2113). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022