The Oswald T. Avery Collection

Title:

Letter from Alvin F. Coburn to Joshua Lederberg

Description:

One of several letters in which Coburn responded to requests by Lederberg for his recollections of Avery and Griffith. With this letter, Coburn enclosed a copy of Rene Dubos' obituary of Avery and a photograph of Griffith with his dog, Bobby.

Number of Image Pages:

2 (151,809 Bytes)

Date:

1965-11-19 (November 19, 1965)

Creator:

Coburn, Alvin F.

Recipient:

Lederberg, Joshua

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the New York Medical College.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Transformation, Genetic; DNA, Bacterial

Exhibit Categories:

Shifting Focus: Early Work on Bacterial Transformation, 1928-1940

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

Relation:

Letter from Alvin F. Coburn to Oswald T. Avery (May 25, 1943)

[Fred Griffith and "Bobby"] [1936]

Letter from Alvin F. Coburn to Joshua Lederberg (September 28, 1965)

[Oswald T. Avery] [March 1943]

[Avery with Alvin Coburn's son, Tim] [March 1943]

Letter from Alvin F. Coburn to Joshua Lederberg (November 9, 1965)

Letter from Alvin F. Coburn to Joshua Lederberg (March 21, 1966)

Letter from Joshua Lederberg to Alvin F. Coburn (April 1, 1966)

Letter from Alvin F. Coburn to Joshua Lederberg (April 20, 1966)

Box Number: 4

Folder Number: 6

Unique Identifier:

CCAAIW

Document Type:

Letters (correspondence)

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:

2007-01-05

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