The Oswald T. Avery Collection

Title:: [Copley Medal certificate]
Description:: In 1945, the Royal Society of London presented the Copley Medal to Avery "in recognition of his success in introducing chemical methods in the study of immunity against infective diseases." Less than eighteen months after being elected to the Royal Society, Avery was presented with this prestigious award.
Number of Image Pages:: 1 (52,042 Bytes)
Date:: 1945-11-30 (November 30, 1945)
Creator:: Royal Society of London
Source:: Original Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Oswald T. Avery Papers
Rights:: This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Exhibit Categories:: Biographical Information; After the Discovery: The Transforming Principle's Reception by the Scientific Community
Relation:: List of Proposed Foreign Members [to the Royal Society] 1944: Oswald Theodore Avery (b. 1877) [1944]; Letter from Colin M. MacLeod, Mary MacLeod to Oswald T. Avery [18-19 July 1944]; Letter from Percival Hartley to Henry Dale (September 1, 1944); Address of the President: Sir Henry Dale, O.M., G.B.E., at the Anniversary Meeting, 30 November 1945 (February 12, 1946); Oswald T. Avery and the Copley Medal of the Royal Society [Summer 1996]
Unique Identifier:: CCBDBM
Document Type:: Certificates; Awards
Language:: English
Format:: application/pdf; image/tif
Physical Condition:: Good
Metadata Last Modified Date:: 2005-04-22