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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Joshua Lederberg papers
creator:
Lederberg, Joshua
Identifier/Call Number: SC0186
Physical Description:
22 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1959-1979
Abstract: Papers consist of Lederberg's administrative files while head of the department of genetics at Stanford University Medical
School from 1959 to 1978; they are divided into five series. 1) General files, 1959-77, pertain to miscellaneous University
and Medical School committees and matters including computer systems, curriculum, and research proposals. 2) Minutes, agenda,
and memos from the Stanford Medical School Executive Committee, 1959-78. 3) Agenda, memos, and subject folders from the
Stanford University Committee on Research, 1966-78, including topics such as conflict of interest, defense research, human
subjects, and patents. 4) Plans, proposals, and equipment specifications for the Clinical Sciences Research Building, 1960-66.
5) Personnel files on people under consideration for appointment to the SUMS faculty, 1962-78. Papers added to the collection
since 1978 pertain to a SWOPSI course on the environmental impact on health taught by David P. Sachs, 1970; two Stanford academic
programs: United States-China Relations, 1973-78, and Arms Control and Disarmament, 1971-78; and the genetics department.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Joshua Lederberg, 1978-2000.
Partially restricted: personnel and search files are restricted.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Joshua Lederberg Papers (SC0186). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Lederberg earned his Ph.D. at Yale University in 1947. He taught genetics at the University of Wisconsin before coming to
the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1959 as Professor of genetics and biology.
Papers consist of Lederberg's administrative files while head of the department of genetics at Stanford University Medical
School from 1959 to 1978; they are divided into five series. 1) General files, 1959-77, pertain to miscellaneous University
and Medical School committees and matters including computer systems, curriculum, and research proposals. 2) Minutes, agenda,
and memos from the Stanford Medical School Executive Committee, 1959-78. 3) Agenda, memos, and subject folders from the
Stanford University Committee on Research, 1966-78, including topics such as conflict of interest, defense research, human
subjects, and patents. 4) Plans, proposals, and equipment specifications for the Clinical Sciences Research Building, 1960-66.
5) Personnel files on people under consideration for appointment to the SUMS faculty, 1962-78. Papers added to the collection
since 1978 pertain to a SWOPSI course on the environmental impact on health taught by David P. Sachs, 1970; two Stanford academic
programs: United States-China Relations, 1973-78, and Arms Control and Disarmament, 1971-78; and the genetics department.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Environmental health.
Lederberg, Joshua
Stanford University. Arms Control and Disarmament Program
Lederberg, Joshua
Stanford University. United States-China Relations Program
Stanford University. Computation Center
Stanford University. School of Medicine
Stanford University. School of Medicine. Curriculum
Stanford University. Committee on Research
Stanford University. School of Medicine. Faculty
Stanford University. School of Medicine. Executive Committee
Sachs, David P.