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Anne Hathaway (Harpers Bazaar - November 2014)
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Images from the Jonas Salk Papers, 1926-1991
Dr. Jonas Salk was born on this day in 1914
Dr. Jonas Salk is best known for his development of the world’s first successful vaccine for the prevention of poliomyelitis, licensed in the U.S. in 1955. He has also conducted important research in the prevention and treatment of influenza, multiple sclerosis, cancer, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
The Salk Papers constitute an exhaustive source of documentation of Dr. Salk’s professional activities, but very few materials relating to his personal life can be found in the collection. Most of the papers cover the period from the mid-1940s to the early 1980s. Best documented are Dr. Salk’s activities from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s — activities largely related to the development of the Salk polio vaccine.
The papers include general correspondence, files relating to polio, subject files, writings by Dr. Salk, photographs, artifacts, and research materials. Also included in the collection are materials created by Dr. Salk’s laboratory staff members and papers generated by offices of the Salk Institute.
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thesunwillriseovertroubledwater:
A new lease you were, my love.
