This collection consists of an assortment of archival material related to Louis Pasteur. It includes photographs and graphic representations of Pasteur along with correspondence and notes written by Pasteur. The material was collected and exhibited by the Fisher Scientific Company before being donated to the Science History Institute in 2000. A portion of the collection has been digitized and is available online.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur
Box 1, Folder 24- 1995-Sep-03
Cachet, stamp, and postmark depict Louis Pasteur.
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First Day Cover commemorating Louis Pasteur
Box 1, Folder 24- 1995-Jun-03
Cachet, stamp, and postmark depict Louis Pasteur.
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Louis Pasteur's Contributions
Box 1, Folder 24- Circa 1990
Broadside commemorating Louis Pasteur's (1822-1895) contributions to science. Includes a portrait illustration of Pasteur inspecting a glass vessel. Bottom of broadside includes a quote from Pasteur.
- Subject Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Broadsides
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Catalog for Louis Pasteur exhibition
Box 1, Folder 24- Circa 1990
Catalog for an exhibition of materials related to Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) believed to have been exhibited at the Fisher Scientific Company. Several entries have been digitized and can be found within the Fisher…
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Autographes et Documents Historiques
Box 1, Folder 24- Circa 1930 – 1985
Cover of an autograph catalog by Alain Brieux (1922-1985), an antique dealer, bookseller, and astrolabe specialist.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 150th birthday of Louis Pasteur
Box 1, Folder 24- 1973-Jun-10
Cachet, semipostal stamp, and postmark depict French chemist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). The portrait is a reproduction of a detail from Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt's famed portrait "Pasteur Dans Son Laboratoire"…
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First Day Cover commemorating Louis Pasteur
Box 1, Folder 24- 1973-Jun-10
Cachet, semipostal stamp, and postmark depict Louis Pasteur. A semipostal stamp is a postage stamp issued to raise money for a particular purpose (such as a charitable cause) and sold at a premium over the postal value.
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3 items
Facsimile of a Pasteur letter, with French postage stamps commemorating Louis Pasteur
Box 1, Folder 24- 1973-Jun-10
Semipostal stamps commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Louis Pasteur. Includes two postmarks depicting Pasteur, with Pasteur also featured on the first day of issue cancel. A semipostal stamp is a postage…
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Double flask for demonstrating anaerobic fermentation
Box 1- 1939 – 1967 (Date span attributed to photograph)
Photograph of a double flask used by French biologist, microbiologist, and chemist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) to demonstrate anaerobic fermentation, as displayed at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Per notations…
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Letter from Donald B. Johnstone to Chester G. Fisher
Box 1, Folder 18- 1955-Jan-19
Letter from Donald B. Johnstone (1919-2018) to Chester G. Fisher (1881-1965) regarding enclosed stamps commemorating Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). Donald B. Johnstone was the Associate Professor of Microbiology at the…
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Illustrated Catalog - Pasteur Exhibition
Box 1, Folder 24- 1947-Apr-09 – 1947-May-26
Illustrated catalog for a Pasteur Exhibition at the Science Museum in South Kensington, England, April 9th through May 26th, 1947. Exhibition originally shown in Paris, France, with added contributions from the Wellcome…
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Mounted French postage and semipostal stamps depicting Louis Pasteur
Box 1, Folder 19- 1922 – 1936
Nine small postage stamps in various denominations issued in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Louis Pasteur in 1922. The large semipostal stamp was issued in 1936 and includes a surtax for the…
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Postcard - Prémunition des Nouveau-Nés Contre La Tuberculose Enregistrée en France de 1924 à 1935
- Immunization of Newborn Babies Against Tuberculosis Registered in France, 1924-1935
Box 1, Folder 24- Circa 1935
Postcard depicts bar graph documenting the increase in the number of tuberculosis vaccinations administered to newborn babies.
- Publisher Institut Pasteur (Paris, France)
- Subject Tuberculosis, Vaccination, Institut Pasteur (Paris, France)
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Portrait of Albert Calmette
Box 1, Folder 22- Circa 1923 (Date of original photograph)
Portrait photograph of French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist Albert Calmette (1863-1933) who was an associate of the French chemist, biologist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). As an officer of…
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Postcard - Le Monument de Pasteur
- Pasteur Monument
Box 1, Folder 24- Circa 1920
Postcard depicts a statue of Louis Pasteur in Paris, France.
- Photographer Lévy et Neurdein réunis
- Subject Microbiologists, Chemists, Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, France--Paris, Monuments, Postcards, Statues
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Postcard - La Sorbonne - Louis Pasteur par Marqueste
- Statue of Louis Pasteur by Laurent Marqueste - The Sorbonne
Box 1, Folder 24- Circa 1920
- Photographer Lévy et Neurdein réunis
- Subject Laurent Marqueste, Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, France--Paris, Statues, Université de Paris
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Postcard - Institut Pasteur - Tombeau de Pasteur
- Pasteur Institute - Tomb of Pasteur
Box 1, Folder 24- Circa 1920
- Photographer Lévy et Neurdein réunis
- Subject Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, France--Paris, Institut Pasteur (Paris, France)
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Postcard - Institut Pasteur - Salle des Cours
- Pasteur Institute - Classroom
Box 1, Folder 24- Circa 1920
Postcard depicts three men and one woman working in a laboratory at the Pasteur Institute.
- Photographer Lévy et Neurdein réunis
- Subject Laboratories, France--Paris, Institut Pasteur (Paris, France)
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Postcard - Institut Pasteur - La Bibliotheque
- Pasteur Institute - Library
Box 1, Folder 24- Circa 1920
Postcard depicts three men working in the library of the Pasteur Institute.
- Photographer Lévy et Neurdein réunis
- Subject Library buildings, France--Paris, Institut Pasteur (Paris, France)
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Portrait of Elie Metchnikoff
Box 1, Folder 22- Circa 1910 (Date of original print)
Portrait of Russian zoologist Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916) who discovered phagocytes, which are essential in fighting infections and for building immunity. In 1908, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology…
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Portrait of Émile Duclaux
Box 1, Folder 21- Circa 1900 (Date of original photograph)
Portrait photograph of French microbiologist and chemist Émile Duclaux (1840-1904). Duclaux began assisting Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) in 1862. He became the second director of the Pasteur Institute after Pasteur's…
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Portrait of Monsieur (Emile) Roux
Box 1, Folder 21- Circa 1900 (Date of original photograph)
Portrait photograph of French immunologist, bacteriologist and physician Monsieur (Emile) Roux (1853-1933), also known as Pierre Paul Émile Roux. Roux served as Louis Pasteur's (1822-1895) assistant from 1878 until…
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (4 of 4)
Box 1, Folder 4- After 1849 – before 1895
Fourth page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (3 of 4)
Box 1, Folder 3- After 1849 – before 1895
Third page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…