Title:

Letter from Mary Lasker to James A. Shannon

Creator:

Lasker, Mary

Recipient:

National Institutes of Health (U.S.) and Shannon, James A.

Date:

30 April 1957

Description:

Although Shannon appreciated Lasker's instrumental role in promoting the rapid growth of the National Institutes of Health in the quarter-century after World War II, he criticized her for trying to meddle in the operation of NIH and to impose her personal research priorities on the agency. For her part, Lasker suspected Shannon of a bias towards basic over clinical research. Their relationship was distant, and Lasker visited Shannon in his office only once. Another NIH director and a deputy director received Lasker awards; Shannon never did.

Original Repository:

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers

Location:

Box: 215

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Research Support as Topic

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers. 12417

Legacy ID:

TLBBGX

NLM ID:

101584665X102

Profiles Collection:

The Mary Lasker Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584665X102

Story Section:

Mary Lasker and the Growth of the National Institutes of Health