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This digital collection features selected medications and documents, manuals, and photographs relating to biochemical research and technology, with a focus on 20th-century instrumentation in medical laboratories. Various models of glucose, enzyme, and amino acid analyzers are a few of the instruments documented in these materials.

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  • Beckman Instruments, Inc.218
  • Scientific apparatus and instruments193
  • Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies125
  • Biochemistry74
  • Beckman Instruments, Inc. Spinco Division65
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  • Dietrich, T. A.22
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  • Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-190416
  • Maestrejuan, Andrea R.16
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  • Photographs223
  • Oral histories121
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  • Medical instruments and apparatus31
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  • 2 items
    Oral histories

    Research interview with Pouné Saberi

    • 2017-Jul-14

    Pouné Saberi was born in Tehran, Iran, and experienced the 1979 Iranian Revolution as a child. Her family left Iran in the mid-1980s during its war with Iraq and settled briefly in Boston. Pouné’s parents and younger…

    • Interviewee Saberi, Pouné
    • Interviewer Eardley-Pryor, Roger
    • Sponsor Climate & Urban Systems Partnership
    • Subject Saberi, Pouné, Women in science, Women in medicine, Physicians, Women physicians, Revolution (Iran : 1979), Public health, Physicians for Social Responsibility (U.S.), Toxins--Environmental aspects, Emigration and immigration
  • Engravings, Portraits

    Portrait of Hermann von Helmholtz

    • Undated

    Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a German mathematician and physician who made significant contributions to the fields of mathematical physics, optics, acoustics, physiology, and psychology. The Helmholtz…

    • Subject Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894, Physicists, Medicine, Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
  • 11 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Maureen J. Charron

    • 1999-Sep-07 – 1999-Sep-09

    Maureen J. Charron has spent most of her life in New York City, New York. She was born on Long Island but grew up in Queens. The elder of two sisters born to parents of Italian and French Canadian descent, she attended…

    • Interviewee Charron, Maureen J., 1959-
    • Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Women in science, Women in medicine, Charron, Maureen J., 1959-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, DNA--Research, Glucose--Physiological transport, Diabetes--Research
  • 3 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Marla B. Luskin

    • 1990-Mar-06

    Marla Luskin grew up in the San Fernando Valley, near Los Angeles, California, one of three children. Her father was a plumber and her mother a housewife. Neither of her parents valued the need for higher education,…

    • Interviewee Luskin, Marla B.
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Luskin, Marla B., Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Women in science, Women in medicine, Neurobiology, Developmental neurobiology
  • 3 items
    Scientific apparatus and instruments

    Beckman Model E Ultracentrifuge Rotor

    • 1950s

    Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…

    • Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    • Subject Beckman Instruments, Inc., Rotors, Centrifuges, Biochemistry, Ultracentrifugation, Solution (Chemistry), Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc. Spinco Division
  • 2 items
    Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical instruments and apparatus

    Hand Operated Centrifuge

    • Circa 1930

    Brass instrument with removable wooden handle. Holds two centrifuge tubes. Used for rapid settling of suspended solids from small quantities of liquid in analytical or clinical procedures. Manufactured by Charles Lentz…

    • Creator Of Work Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
    • Contributor Charles Lentz and Sons
    • Subject Centrifuges, Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Charles Lentz and Sons, Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Analytical chemistry, Biochemistry, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies
  • 2 items
    Photographs, Postcards, Personal correspondence

    Postcard from Carl Neuberg to Georg Bredig, November 1930

    • 1930-Nov-14

    Postcard from Carl Neuberg (1877-1956) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biochemistry.

    Neuberg is regarded as the father of modern biochemistry and was nominated for a Nobel Prize for…

    • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
    • Author Neuberg, Carl, 1877-
    • Subject Kaiser Wilhelm Institut für Chemie, Biochemistry, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Neuberg, Carl, 1877-
  • 13 items
    Illustrated works, Publications, Rare books

    An Atlas of Gas Poisoning

    • 1918

    First edition volume, published in August 1918 by Great Britain's Medical Research Committee. Founded in 1913, the Medical Research Committee and Advisory Council existed primarily for the distribution of medical…

    • Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
    • Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
    • Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas, Chemical warfare, Chemical agents (Munitions), Phosgene
  • 2 items
    Ephemera

    Carl Neuberg's personal calling card

    • 1922-Jun-17

    Calling card for Carl Neuberg (1877-1956). Includes a note to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) written by Neuberg. Neuberg is regarded as the father of modern biochemistry and was nominated for a Nobel Prize for Chemistry…

    • Author Neuberg, Carl, 1877-
    • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
    • Subject Neuberg, Carl, 1877-, Visiting cards, Biochemistry, Chemists, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • 30 items
    Publications

    Protecting the Public Health

    • 1954

    Promotional booklet describing the infrastructure for health and safety testing of various products manufactured and sold by the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company. Highlights du Pont's toxicology program. Fully…

    • Author E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
    • Publisher E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
    • Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Public health, Public health--Research, Medicine, Industrial, Toxicology, Poisons, Multiphasic health screening
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with James U. Bowie

    • 1999-May-05
    • 1999-May-14
    • 1999-May-19

    James U. Bowie was born in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1959; the youngest of four siblings. Bowie's father, E. J. Walter Bowie, was a doctor originally from England who met Bowie's Swiss mother, Gertrud Ülrich, while she…

    • Interviewee Bowie, James Ulrich, 1959-
    • Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Bowie, James Ulrich, 1959-, Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Crystallography, Eisenberg, David S., Cell membranes, Cells--Growth--Regulation
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with M. Bishr Omary

    • 1990-Mar-06

    M. Bishr Omary was born in New York City, New York, one of three children. His parents were Syrian Kurds, and the family moved back to Syria when Omary was four. They returned to the Washington D.C. area when Omary was…

    • Interviewee Omary, M. Bishr, 1954-
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Syria, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Cell membranes, Biochemistry, Clinical medicine, Stanford University. School of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Epithelial cells, Cells--Growth--Regulation
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Connie Holm

    • 1990-Nov-16

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Holm, Connie, 1954-
    • Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Sawyer, Richard
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Holm, Connie, 1954-, Yeast, Biology, Mitosis, Harvard University, Women in science, Women biologists
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Katherine A. Jones

    • 1991-Mar-04

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Jones, Katherine A.
    • Interviewer Lindee, Susan M., Goldfine, Sarah
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Jones, Katherine A., Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Women in science, Women in medicine, HIV (Viruses), Transcription factors, Proteins--Research
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Jim Jung-Ching Lin

    • 1990-Mar-08

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Lin, Jim Jung-Ching, 1946-
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Lin, Jim Jung-Ching, 1946-, Medical technology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Escherichia coli, Eukaryotic cells--Research, Cytoplasmic filaments, Minorities in science, Biochemistry
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with James Krause

    • 1989-Mar-07

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Krause, James E., 1952-
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Krause, James E., 1952-, Molecular neurobiology, Biochemistry, Steroid hormones, Peptide hormones, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine, Neurotransmitters, State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with J. Michael Koomey

    • 1990-Mar-05

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Koomey, John Michael, 1955-
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morrissette, Naomi
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Koomey, John Michael, 1955-, Biology, Microbiology, Viruses, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, University of Michigan, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Research grants
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Daniel D. Kalderon

    • 1990-Apr-27

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Kalderon, Daniel D., 1959-
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morrissette, Naomi
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Kalderon, Daniel D., 1959-, Biochemistry, Imperial Cancer Research Fund (Great Britain), Medicine--Research, Cell interaction, Genetics, Columbia University
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Virginia Miller

    • 1990-Mar-05

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Miller, Virginia
    • Interviewer Morrissette, Naomi, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Miller, Virginia, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Women in science, Women in medicine, Salmonella, Microbiology, Yersinia
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Bruce L. Goode

    • 2008-Sep-25 – 2008-Sep-26

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Goode, Bruce L., 1965-
    • Interviewer Caruso, David J., (David Joseph), 1978-
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Goode, Bruce L., 1965-, DNA, Biochemistry, Alzheimer's disease, University of California, Berkeley, Genetics, Microfilament proteins, Microtubules, Yeast, Discoveries in science, Protein kinases--Regulation
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Nina R. Salama

    • 2008-Mar-27 – 2008-Mar-28

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Salama, Nina R.
    • Interviewer Nelson, Nicole C.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Salama, Nina R., Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Women in science, Women in medicine, Bacteria--Research, Helicobacter pylori, Bacterial diseases
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Adrienne A. Rogalski-Wilk

    • 1991-Mar-03

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Rogalski-Wilk, Adrienne A.
    • Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Rogalski-Wilk, Adrienne A., Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Women in science, Women in medicine, Cells--Motility, Cytology
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Douglass Forbes

    • 1989-Mar-05

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Forbes, Douglass Jane, 1951-
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
    • Subject Forbes, Douglass Jane, 1951-, Biology, Women in science, Women biologists, Bacteriophage lambda, University of California, San Diego, Drosophila, Xenopus, Cell nuclei
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Barbara E. Ehrlich

    • 1990-Nov-01

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Ehrlich, Barbara E., 1952-
    • Interviewer Lindee, Susan M., Sawyer, Richard
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Ehrlich, Barbara E., 1952-, Biology, Psychiatry--Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cell interaction, University of Connecticut, Electrophysiology, Cardiology, Muscle contraction, Women in science
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Sylvie Doublié

    • 2008-Nov-05 – 2008-Nov-06

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Doublié, Sylvie, 1965-
    • Interviewer Caruso, David J., (David Joseph), 1978-
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Doublié, Sylvie, 1965-, Biology, Women in science, Crystallography, Transfer RNA, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, DNA polymerases, RNA--Data processing
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