The Oswald T. Avery Collection

Title:

[Maclyn McCarty's remarks at the dedication of the Avery Memorial Gateway]

Description:

In these comments at the dedication of the Avery Memorial Gateway at Rockefeller University, McCarty noted that the event's speakers would attempt to capture the "essential spirit of the man, his work, and its scientific consequences." Here, McCarty provided a snapshot of what it was like for a young scientist to start work in Avery's laboratory.

Item is a photocopy.

Number of Image Pages:

8 (669,579 Bytes)

Date:

1965-09-29 (September 29, 1965)

Creator:

McCarty, Maclyn

Source:

Original Repository: Rockefeller Archive Center

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Maclyn McCarty.

Reproduced with permission of the Rockefeller Archive Center.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Anniversaries and Special Events; Transformation, Genetic

Exhibit Category:

After the Discovery: The Transforming Principle's Reception by the Scientific Community

Relation:

[Colin MacLeod's remarks at the dedication of the Avery Memorial Gateway] (September 29, 1965)

[Wendell Stanley's remarks at the dedication of the Avery Memorial Gateway] (September 29, 1965)

[Theodosius Dobzhansky's remarks at the dedication of the Avery Memorial Gateway] (September 29, 1965)

[Robert Holley's remarks at the dedication of the Avery Memorial Gateway] (September 29, 1965)

[Detlev Bronk's remarks at the dedication of the Avery Memorial Gateway] (September 29, 1965)

[Colin MacLeod, Maclyn McCarty, Detlev Wulf Bronk, Theodosius Dobzhansky, and Wendell M. Stanley at the Avery Memorial Gateway dedication ceremony] (September 29, 1965)

[Avery Memorial Gateway] [After 1965]

[Invitation to the dedication of the Avery Memorial Gateway] (1965)

Box Number: 4

Folder Number: 6

Unique Identifier:

CCAADW

Document Type:

Speeches

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Series: Commentary on Avery and His Work, 1944-2005

SubSeries: Chronological

Folder: 1964-1969

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2006-12-14

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