Letter from Michael Heidelberger to the Loyalty Board, Bronx Veterans' Administration Hospital

Title:
Letter from Michael Heidelberger to the Loyalty Board, Bronx Veterans' Administration Hospital
Creator:
Heidelberger, Michael
Recipient:
Bronx Veterans' Administration Hospital. Loyalty Board
Date:
21 February 1949
Description:
In this letter, written at the height of the McCarthy Era, Heidelberger defended his former graduate student and present colleague at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Elvin Kabat, against charges of disloyalty that threatened Kabat's affiliation with the Veterans Administration.
Location:
Box: 3. Folder: 19
Rights:
Public Domain
Genre:
Letters (correspondence)
Subject:
Politics and Dissent and Disputes
Format:
Text
Extent:
2 pages
Language:
English
Legacy ID:
DHBBJY
NLM ID:
101584940X145
Profiles Collection:
The Michael Heidelberger Papers
Shareable Link:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X145
Story Section:
Antigens and Antibodies: Heidelberger and The Rise of Quantitative Immunochemistry, 1928-1954