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The Harold Varmus Papers

AIDS and HIV: Science, Politics, and Controversy, 1981-1993: Documents

[1982 Award Winner - Harold E. Varmus]. 17 November 1982.
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Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to David W. Kingsbury, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 19 December 1984. pdf (45,412 Bytes) ocr (889 Bytes)
Metadata Record Kingsbury, David W., and University of Oxford. Sir William Dunn School of Pathology. Letter from David W. Kingsbury, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 4 January 1985. pdf (41,612 Bytes) ocr (1,320 Bytes)
Metadata Record Essex, Max, and Harvard School of Public Health. Letter from Max Essex, Harvard School of Public Health to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 18 March 1985. pdf (93,423 Bytes) ocr (3,512 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to Howard M. Temin, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 26 March 1985. pdf (45,833 Bytes) ocr (1,305 Bytes)
Metadata Record Coffin, John M., and Tufts University School of Medicine. Letter from John M. Coffin, Tufts University School of Medicine to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 27 March 1985. pdf (179,550 Bytes) ocr (5,824 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to Max Essex, Harvard School of Public Health. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 8 April 1985. pdf (46,816 Bytes) ocr (1,429 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Memorandum from Harold Varmus to members of the human retrovirus subcommittee of the Retrovirus Study Group [on the initial call for proposals on the nomenclature of the AIDS virus]. Memorandum. 1 Image. 8 April 1985. pdf (54,479 Bytes) ocr (1,604 Bytes)
Metadata Record Fischinger, Peter J., and National Cancer Institute. Letter from Peter J. Fischinger, National Cancer Institute to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 15 April 1985. pdf (136,847 Bytes) ocr (5,082 Bytes)
Metadata Record Hirsch, Martin S., and Massachusetts General Hospital. Letter from Martin S. Hirsch, Massachusetts General Hospital to Max Essex, Harvard School of Public Health. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 19 April 1985. pdf (66,491 Bytes) ocr (1,860 Bytes)
Metadata Record Teich, Natalie, and Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories. Letter from Natalie Teich, Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 22 April 1985. pdf (95,002 Bytes) ocr (3,229 Bytes)
Metadata Record Parks, Wade P., and University of Miami. School of Medicine. Letter from Wade P. Parks, University of Miami School of Medicine to Max Essex, Harvard School of Public Health. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 24 April 1985. pdf (136,347 Bytes) ocr (4,115 Bytes)
Metadata Record Gottlieb, Michael S., and University of California, Los Angeles. School of Medicine. Letter from Michael S. Gottlieb, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 25 April 1985. pdf (79,668 Bytes) ocr (1,809 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to J. Michael Bishop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 26 April 1985. pdf (86,976 Bytes) ocr (2,092 Bytes)
Metadata Record Gross, Ludwik, and Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center. Letter from Ludwik Gross, Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 26 April 1985. pdf (234,150 Bytes) ocr (5,772 Bytes)
Metadata Record Kaplan, Mark H., Jerome E. Groopman, Sheldon H. Landesman, Leon D. Epstein, Steven Marlowe, and North Shore University Hospital. Letter from Mark H. Kaplan, Jerome E. Groopman, Sheldon H. Landesman, Leon D. Epstein, Steven Marlowe, North Shore University Hospital to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 29 April 1985. pdf (214,473 Bytes) ocr (5,706 Bytes)
Metadata Record Dulbecco, Renato, and [Salk Institute for Biological Studies]. Letter from Renato Dulbecco, Salk Institute to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 2 May 1985. pdf (35,565 Bytes) ocr (1,019 Bytes)
Metadata Record Fauci, Anthony, and National Institutes of Health. Letter from Anthony Fauci, National Institutes of Health to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 3 May 1985. pdf (103,233 Bytes) ocr (3,821 Bytes)
Metadata Record Merigan, Thomas C., and Stanford University. School of Medicine. Letter from Thomas C. Merigan, Stanford University School of Medicine to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 3 May 1985. pdf (73,076 Bytes) ocr (2,017 Bytes)
Metadata Record Gross, Ludwik, and Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center. Letter from Ludwik Gross, Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 6 May 1985. pdf (214,063 Bytes) ocr (6,488 Bytes)
Metadata Record Safai, Bijan, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Letter from Bijan Safai, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to Robert C. Gallo and Luc Montagnier. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 7 May 1985. pdf (173,970 Bytes) ocr (4,673 Bytes)
Metadata Record Henle, Werner, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Letter from Werner Henle, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 10 May 1985. pdf (87,102 Bytes) ocr (2,822 Bytes)
Metadata Record Levy, Jay A., and University of California, San Francisco. School of Medicine. Letter from Jay A. Levy, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 10 May 1985. pdf (88,513 Bytes) ocr (2,709 Bytes)
Metadata Record Melnick, Joseph L., and Baylor College of Medicine. Letter from Joseph L. Melnick, Baylor College of Medicine to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 10 May 1985. pdf (79,733 Bytes) ocr (2,760 Bytes)
Metadata Record Oroszlan, Stephen, and National Cancer Institute. Letter from Stephen Oroszlan, National Cancer Institute to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 20 May 1985. pdf (101,499 Bytes) ocr (3,723 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Memorandum from Harold Varmus to members of the human retrovirus subcommittee of the Retrovirus Study Group [with the initial set of proposals on the nomenclature of the AIDS virus]. Memorandum. 2 Images. 24 May 1985. pdf (99,841 Bytes) ocr (3,365 Bytes)
Metadata Record Robinson, William S., and Stanford University Medical Center. Letter from William S. Robinson, Stanford University Medical Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 2 July 1985. pdf (117,040 Bytes) ocr (4,043 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Memorandum from Harold Varmus to members of the human retrovirus subcommittee of the Retrovirus Study Group [on the results of the initial straw poll on the nomenclature of the AIDS virus]. Memorandum. 4 Images. 8 July 1985. pdf (305,512 Bytes) ocr (11,355 Bytes)
Metadata Record Levy, Jay A., and University of California, San Francisco. School of Medicine. Letter from Jay A. Levy, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 23 July 1985. pdf (65,677 Bytes) ocr (2,072 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to fellow clinicians who work with AIDS patients on their suggestions for naming the AIDS virus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. [July 1985]. pdf (74,502 Bytes) ocr (2,457 Bytes)
Metadata Record Haseltine, William A., and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Letter from William A. Haseltine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 7 August 1985. pdf (158,329 Bytes) ocr (5,488 Bytes)
Metadata Record Essex, Max, and Harvard School of Public Health. Letter from Max Essex, Harvard School of Public Health to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 12 August 1985. pdf (117,732 Bytes) ocr (4,317 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to Joyce Wallace. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 12 August 1985. pdf (79,015 Bytes) ocr (2,393 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Memorandum from Harold Varmus to members of the human retrovirus subcommittee of the Retrovirus Study Group [on the latest poll regarding the nomenclature of the AIDS virus]. Memorandum. 3 Images. 19 August 1985. pdf (238,523 Bytes) ocr (8,836 Bytes)
Metadata Record Bolan, Robert K. Letter from Robert K. Bolan to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 20 August 1985. pdf (81,602 Bytes) ocr (2,540 Bytes)
Metadata Record Handsfield, H. Hunter, and Harborview Medical Center. Letter from H. Hunter Handsfield, Harborview Medical Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 20 August 1985. pdf (67,588 Bytes) ocr (2,122 Bytes)
Metadata Record Mansell, Peter W. A., and University of Texas. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Letter from Peter W. A. Mansell, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 20 August 1985. pdf (78,331 Bytes) ocr (2,098 Bytes)
Metadata Record McCutchan, J. Allen, and University of California, San Diego Medical Center. Letter from J. Allen McCutchan, University of California, San Diego Medical Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 20 August 1985. pdf (66,909 Bytes) ocr (1,668 Bytes)
Metadata Record Novick, Alvin, and Yale University. Department of Biology. Letter from Alvin Novick, Department of Biology, Yale University to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 21 August 1985. pdf (80,642 Bytes) ocr (2,651 Bytes)
Metadata Record Wass, Hilary. Letter from Hilary Wass to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 22 August 1985. pdf (50,431 Bytes) ocr (1,778 Bytes)
Metadata Record Coffin, John M., and Tufts University School of Medicine. Letter from John M. Coffin, Tufts University School of Medicine to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 23 August 1985. pdf (77,102 Bytes) ocr (2,236 Bytes)
Metadata Record Haase, Ashley T., and University of Minnesota Medical School. Letter from Ashley T. Haase, University of Minnesota Medical School to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 23 August 1985. pdf (40,497 Bytes) ocr (1,357 Bytes)
Metadata Record Andes, W. Abe, and Tulane University Medical Center. Letter from W. Abe Andes, Tulane University Medical Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 26 August 1985. pdf (66,975 Bytes) ocr (2,321 Bytes)
Metadata Record Conant, Marcus A., and University of California, San Francisco. Letter from Marcus A. Conant, University of California, San Francisco to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 26 August 1985. pdf (51,416 Bytes) ocr (1,711 Bytes)
Metadata Record Levine, Alexandra M., and University of Southern California Comprehensive Cancer Center. Letter from Alexandra M. Levine, University of Southern California Comprehensive Cancer Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 26 August 1985. pdf (78,475 Bytes) ocr (2,390 Bytes)
Metadata Record McEwan, David B., and Honolulu Medical Group, Inc. Letter from David B. McEwan, Honolulu Medical Group, Inc. to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 26 August 1985. pdf (53,739 Bytes) ocr (1,372 Bytes)
Metadata Record Abrams, Donald I., and San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center. Letter from Donald I. Abrams, San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 28 August 1985. pdf (114,509 Bytes) ocr (3,497 Bytes)
Metadata Record Gold, Jonathan W. M., and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Letter from Jonathan W. M. Gold, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 28 August 1985. pdf (103,005 Bytes) ocr (2,438 Bytes)
Metadata Record Willoughby, Brian. Letter from Brian Willoughby to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 30 August 1985. pdf (54,481 Bytes) ocr (1,556 Bytes)
Metadata Record Weiss, Robin A., and Institute of Cancer Research. Letter from Robin A. Weiss, Institute of Cancer Research to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 6 September 1985. pdf (45,214 Bytes) ocr (1,524 Bytes)
Metadata Record Wolfe, Peter R., and University of California, Los Angeles AIDS Center. Letter from Peter R. Wolfe, University of California, Los Angeles AIDS Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 9 September 1985. pdf (52,728 Bytes) ocr (1,636 Bytes)
Metadata Record Blattner, William A., and National Institutes of Health. Letter from William A. Blattner, National Institutes of Health to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 10 September 1985. pdf (102,489 Bytes) ocr (2,820 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to Dani P. Bolognesi, Duke University Medical Center. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 11 September 1985. pdf (81,266 Bytes) ocr (1,815 Bytes)
Metadata Record Volberding, Paul, and San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center. Letter from Paul Volberding, San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 11 September 1985. pdf (69,581 Bytes) ocr (2,086 Bytes)
Metadata Record Rabeneck, Linda. Letter from Linda Rabeneck to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 16 September 1985. pdf (41,329 Bytes) ocr (1,315 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Memorandum from Harold Varmus to members of the human retrovirus subcommittee of the Retrovirus Study Group [on the latest status on the efforts to name the AIDS virus]. Memorandum. 2 Images. 11 November 1985. pdf (181,597 Bytes) ocr (5,496 Bytes)
Metadata Record Wells, J. Vivian, and Royal North Shore Hospital. Letter from J. Vivian Wells, Royal North Shore Hospital to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 11 November 1985. pdf (121,956 Bytes) ocr (3,843 Bytes)
Metadata Record Levy, Jay A., and University of California, San Francisco. School of Medicine. Letter from Jay A. Levy, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 25 November 1985. pdf (43,337 Bytes) ocr (1,160 Bytes)
Metadata Record Parks, Wade P., and University of Miami. School of Medicine. Letter from Wade P. Parks, University of Miami School of Medicine to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 4 December 1985. pdf (83,131 Bytes) ocr (2,532 Bytes)
Metadata Record Coffin, John M. "On the Nomenclature of Viruses Associated with AIDS." Report. 3 Images. [1985]. pdf (228,706 Bytes) ocr (7,619 Bytes)
Metadata Record Beckwith, Jon, and Harvard Medical School. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Letter from Jon Beckwith, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 7 January 1986. pdf (88,219 Bytes) ocr (2,913 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to Jon Beckwith, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 16 January 1986. pdf (55,495 Bytes) ocr (1,658 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Memorandum from Harold Varmus to members of the human retrovirus subcommittee of the Retrovirus Study Group [on the final proposal to the medical journals on the nomenclature of the AIDS virus]. Letter (correspondence). Memorandum. Petition. 4 Images. 17 January 1986. pdf (192,924 Bytes) ocr (7,094 Bytes)
Metadata Record [Harvard School of Public Health]. "Science and the Media." Program. 2 Images. [January 1986]. pdf (104,805 Bytes) ocr (3,603 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Memorandum from Harold Varmus to members of the human retrovirus subcommittee of the Retrovirus Study Group [on a response to a letter from Robert Gallo]. Memorandum. 2 Images. 10 February 1986. pdf (154,487 Bytes) ocr (4,660 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Memorandum from Harold Varmus to members of the human retrovirus subcommittee of the Retrovirus Study Group [on their final response on the nomenclature of the AIDS virus]. Memorandum. 2 Images. 4 March 1986. pdf (134,208 Bytes) ocr (4,745 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Memorandum from Harold Varmus to members of the human retrovirus subcommittee of the Retrovirus Study Group [on the results of the final poll on the nomenclature of the AIDS virus]. Memorandum. 1 Image. 18 March 1986. pdf (54,381 Bytes) ocr (1,668 Bytes)
Metadata Record Baltimore, David, and Whitehead Institute. Letter from David Baltimore, Whitehead Institute to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 1 April 1986. pdf (29,410 Bytes) ocr (686 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. "Naming the AIDS Virus." Draft. Speech. 15 Images. [10 April 1986]. pdf (850,058 Bytes) ocr (23,349 Bytes)
Metadata Record Norrby, Erling, and Karolinska Institute. Department of Virology. Letter from Erling Norrby, Department of Virology, Karolinska Institute to Harold Varmus. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 28 July 1987. pdf (46,148 Bytes) ocr (1,505 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to Erling Norrby, Department of Virology, Karolinska Institute. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 5 August 1987. pdf (46,385 Bytes) ocr (1,241 Bytes)
Metadata Record Piller, Charles. "Isotopes Lost -- UCSF Restricts Radiation Rights." Synapse 32, 15 (28 January 1988): 1, 8. Article. 2 Images. pdf (277,439 Bytes) ocr (8,456 Bytes)
Metadata Record Varmus, Harold. Letter from Harold Varmus to Bill McGuire, United States Information Agency. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 23 October 1989. pdf (38,081 Bytes) ocr (1,080 Bytes)
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