Krebs (Ernst) Papers, 1919-1996

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Title:: Ernst Krebs papers
Dates:: 1919-1996
Creators:: Becker, Todd
Abstract:: This collection features approximately twenty cartons of documents from 1920s to 1996 by Ernst Krebs Sr. and Jr., mostly created by Ernst Krebs Jr. It includes correspondence, laboratory notebooks, unpublished manuscripts, and regulatory files. Key topics are Laetrile, Pangamic Acid, and Leptonin, along with a box of audiovisual materials. Ernst Krebs Jr. was educated at Hahnemann Medical College and the University of California Medical School.
Extent:: 24 Linear Feet (20 cartons, 1 box)
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Ernst Krebs Papers, MSS 2000-17. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Scope and content:: Approximately twenty cartons of papers spanning the dates circa 1920s - 1996 of materials created by physician Ernst Krebs Sr. and Ernst Krebs Jr. The majority of materials were created by the latter. The papers include correspondence, laboratory notebooks, unpublished manuscripts, new drug applications and subject files concerning drug regulatory issues. Approximately 75% of the collection concerns Laetrile, 15% of the collection concerns Pangamic Acid, and 5% of the collection concerns Leptonin - which was discovered by Ernst Krebs Sr. One box of a/v materials including film reels and cassette tapes.
Biographical / historical:: Ernst Krebs Jr. was the co-discoverer of Vitamin B-17 (Laetrile) and Vitamn B-15 (Pangamic Acid). Born in 1912, Krebs attended Hahnemann Medical College from 1938-1941, recieved his AB from the University of Illinois in 1942, and pursued post-graduate studies at the University of California Medical School in San Francisco from 1943-1945 under the direction of Chauncey Leake. Krebs is also known for the introduction of dichloracetate as a medical therapy in 1970, and as the clinical developer of leptonin, an antibiotic, fungistate and virustat.
Acquisition information:: This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Todd Becker in 2000.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-08-16 16:00:58 UTC .

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Restrictions:: Collection is open for research. The UCSF Archives and Special Collections policy places access restrictions on material with privacy issues for a specific time period from the date of creation. Access to records that contain personal and confidential information about an individual or individuals is restricted for 75 years from date of creation or until the death of the individual mentioned in the records, whichever is longer. Access to medical records is restricted for 100 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Restrictions are noted at the series level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Ernst Krebs Papers, MSS 2000-17. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Location of this collection:: UC San Francisco, Special Collections

UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US