Title:

Letter from Selman A. Waksman, Rutgers University Institute of Microbiology to Michael Heidelberger

Creator:

Waksman, Selman A. (Selman Abraham), 1888-1973
Rutgers University. Institute of Microbiology

Recipient:

Heidelberger, Michael

Date:

29 April 1954

Description:

In this letter Waksman welcomed Heidelberger to his new position as visiting investigator and honorary professor at the Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers, founded by Waksman and endowed with proceeds from his discovery of streptomycin. Heidelberger spent nine years at the institute, the first phase of a long and active retirement.

Location:

Box: 3. Folder: 7

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Byron H. Waksman.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Microbiology

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

DHBBJS

NLM ID:

101584940X140

Profiles Collection:

The Michael Heidelberger Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X140

Story Section:

"If I Have a Few More Years to Work, I'm Going Ahead": An Active Retirement, 1954-1991