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| Title: | Jacobson, Leon O. Papers |
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| Dates: | circa 1880s-2001 |
| Size: | 55 linear feet (98 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Leon Orris Jacobson (1911-1992) was a physician, researcher in hematology, educator and administrator at the University of Chicago. Jacobson's medical research focused on blood diseases and the biological effects of radiation; he was also the primary physician for University of Chicago staff working on the Manhattan Project. An influential administrator in the university, Jacobson's work was instrumental to the development of the University of Chicago's Division of the Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, and other biology and medical units. The Leon O. Jacobson Papers contain correspondence, administrative records, research reports and data, drafts of articles and speeches, publications, publicity material, photographs and memorabilia. |
Series I: Subseries 2 includes administrative correspondence that is restricted for 30 years.
Series II: Subseries 1 and 2 include administrative material that is restricted for 30 years. Subseries 3 includes financial and personnel material that is restricted for 50 years.
Series VII does not include access copies for audio and digital material. Researchers will need to consult with staff before requesting material from this series.
Series VIII includes financial and personnel records, restricted for 50 years, as well as medical records and student records that are restricted for 80 years.
Series IX contains medical records, restricted for 80 years.
The remainder of the collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Jacobson, Leon O. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Leon Orris Jacobson (1911-1992) was a physician, researcher in hematology, educator and administrator at the University of Chicago. Raised in a Norwegian community in Sims, North Dakota, Jacobson became interested in medicine while working as a teacher in the local school. He received a B.A. at North Dakota State University in 1935, then moved on the University of Chicago's medical school. After receiving his medical degree in 1939, he spent the rest of his career at the University of Chicago.
Jacobson's medical research focused on blood diseases and the biological effects of radiation. During World War II, Jacobson was involved in government research projects at the Toxicity Laboratory and the Metallurgical Laboratory, where he was the primary physician for University of Chicago staff working on the Manhattan Project. His clinical use of nitrogen mustards to treat cancer was among the first forms of chemotherapy. He later conducted important research on the formation of blood cells, studying the regulatory hormone erythropoietin, and the process of hemopoiesis, the formation of blood cells. Much of this work was accomplished in collaboration with medical students, and with laboratory technicians Edna Marks and Evelyn Gaston. Jacobson's work contributed to later achievements in research on erythropoietin, as well as progress in the clinical treatment of blood cancers and kidney diseases.
Between 1942 and 1951, Jacobson moved up the faculty ranks of the Department of Medicine, serving as instructor, assistant professor, then associate professor. He was appointed a full professorship in 1951, then became the Joseph Regenstein Professor in 1965. He continued conducting research and seeing patients after attaining emeritus status in 1976.
Jacobson was an influential administrator in the university, and his work was instrumental to the development of the Division of the Biological Sciences, the School of Medicine, and other biology and medical units. From 1945-1951, he served as Associate Dean, Division of the Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine. He returned as Dean of the Division of the Biological Sciences and Pritzker School of Medicine from 1966-1975. He also served as Director of the Metallurgical Laboratory, founding director of Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, director of the Franklin McLean Institute, and chair of the Department of Medicine.
Jacobson was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1965 and was active on the organization's board, as well as the board of the National Institute of Health. He was also honored with awards from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American College of Physicians, the American Radium Society, the Leukemia Society, the American Nuclear Society, and the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. He received honorary degrees from North Dakota State University and Acadia University in Nova Scotia.
Throughout his life, Jacobson maintained a close connection to his family and community in North Dakota. In 1976, Jacobson received the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, given to prominent North Dakotans by the state's governor.
Jacobson died of complications from lung cancer in 1992. His first wife, Elizabeth Benton Jacobson, preceded him in 1983. He was survived by his second wife, Elise Torczynski Jacobson, his son Eric, daughter Judith Bonacker, and their families.
This collection represents Jacobson's career as a medical researcher, university administrator, educator and personal physician.It documents his work outside the University of Chicago, including his service with government institutions and professional organizations. The collection also includes material related to Jacobson's family and his North Dakota heritage.
Series I: Correspondence, contains professional and personal correspondence of Leon O. Jacobson, including both incoming and outgoing letters, memoranda and newsletters. Much of the content deals with Jacobson's administrative duties at the University of Chicago, including his work in research administration, campus development and fundraising. Also found is material related to Jacobson's work with professional organizations, journals, private research firms and the federal government. A smaller proportion of correspondence deals with Jacobson's research, teaching and personal activities. Also included in this series is secondary correspondence among Jacobson's colleagues, and a small amount of correspondence of Elise Torczynski Jacobson. Correspondence spans the years 1947-1991.
Series II: Administrative, documents Jacobson's distinguished career as an administrator at University of Chicago. Material in this series includes reports, meeting minutes, agendas, conference programs, drafts of speeches and presentations, research proposals, publicity material, personnel material, financial records and related correspondence. This series spans the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.
Series III: Writing, contains work by Jacobson and his colleagues, as well as a variety of publications, unpublished writings, and publicity material on topics of interest to Jacobson. Included in this series are important records of Jacobson's work for the Toxicity Laboratory and Metallurgical Laboratory. This series spans the years 1935-1990s, and includes reports, drafts, reprints, periodicals, monographs, clippings and related publicity material and correspondence.
Series IV: Research Data, documents Jacobson's laboratory research from the 1940s-1970s, including his work on hemopoiesis, erythropoietin and the effects of radiation on red blood cells. Much of the material in this series was not generated by Jacobson, but by laboratory technicians Edna Marks and Evelyn Gaston. Material in this series spans the 1940s-1970s, and includes graphs, diagrams, tables, lab reports, logs, instructions and notes.
Series V: Professional Organizations and Activities, consists of material related to Jacobson's involvement with organizations other than the University of Chicago; these include professional associations, journals, government organizations, research foundations, honorary societies, civic organizations and educational institutions. This series contains material such as minutes, agendas, programs, publications, proceedings, reports, nominations and related correspondence. Material in this series spans the years 1947-1992.
Series VI: Personal, contains drafts, proofs and reprints of "From Atom to Eve" and other autobiographical writings; collections of biographical clippings and statements; curricula vitae; family genealogies and histories; and material from memorials and tributes honoring Jacobson's life and achievements. Much of the material in this series was compiled by Elise Torczynski Jacobson; a small amount of her personal papers are included with family material. This series spans the years 1933-2000, with files organized alphabetically by document type.
Series VII: Photographs, Audio and Digital Media, contains material from circa 1880s-1992, and is organized by format. Included in this series are personal photographs, including extensive collections of images of Jacobson and his friends, colleagues and extended family. Also included are slides for presentations and speeches, cassette tapes, and floppy disks.
Series VIII: Letterbooks, consists of annual compilations of Jacobson's professional correspondence from 1966-1974. Subject matter includes administrative matters, medical research, treatment of patients, and evaluations of students and faculty.
Series IX: Medical Records contains records of patients treated by Jacobson, or about whom he consulted with his colleagues. Much of this material consists of correspondence with patients and other physicians. Also included are patient charts, prescription information and research data. Material spans the 1940s-1980s.
Series X: Artifacts and Oversize, contains material transferred from previous series in the collection, as well as a variety of artifacts such as decorative items, a scrapbook, and glass laboratory slides.
Goldwasser, Eugene. Papers
University of Chicago. Division of the Biological Sciences. Office of the Dean. Records
Series I: Correspondence |
This series contains professional and personal correspondence of Leon O. Jacobson, including both incoming and outgoing letters, memoranda and newsletters. Much of the content deals with Jacobson's administrative duties at the University of Chicago, including his work in research administration, campus development and fundraising. Also found is material related to Jacobson's work with professional organizations, journals, private research firms and the federal government. A smaller proportion of correspondence deals with Jacobson's research, teaching and personal activities. Also included in this series is secondary correspondence among Jacobson's colleagues, and a small amount of correspondence of Elise Jacobson.
Correspondence spans the years 1947-1991, and is organized into two subseries to reflect the original order of materials. The two subseries overlap in both content and date range.
Subseries 1: Alphabetical, consists of correspondence from 1947-1989. Correspondence regarding recommendations and honorary events is usually filed by the individual under discussion, rather than by correspondent.
Subseries 2: Chronological, consists of files arranged by year from 1949-1992.
Additional correspondence is found in Series II-VI, filed with related materials. Series VIII and IX also consist primarily of correspondence but are subject to administrative and legal restrictions.
Subseries 1: Alphabetical Files, 1947-1989 |
| Box 1 Folder 1-7 | A-C |
| Box 2 Folder 1-5 | C-G |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Goldwater, William H. |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Gurney, Clifford |
| Box 2 Folder 8-9 | H-I |
| Box 3 Folder 1-2 | International Society of Hematology |
| Box 3 Folder 3-8 | J-M |
| Box 4 Folder 1-2 | N |
| Box 4 Folder 3-4 | National Academy of Sciences |
| Box 4 Folder 5-9 | O-R |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Regenstein, Helen and Joseph |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Roche Image of Medicine and Research |
| Box 5 Folder 3-6 | S-U |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | United States Atomic Energy Commission |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Unites States Department of Health, Education and Welfare |
| Box 5 Folder 9-10 | V-Z |
Subseries 2: Chronological Files |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | 1935-1939, Archer Daniels Midland Company |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | 1938-1940 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | 1948-1950 |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | 1952-1954 |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | Erythropoietin research, 1957-1959 |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | Reprint requests, 1957-1959 |
| Box 6 Folder 7-10 | 1958-1961 |
| Box 7 Folder 1-9 | 1961-1967 |
| Box 8 Folder 1-3 | 1968-1970 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Nobel Prize nomination, 1970-1973 |
| Box 8 Folder 5-6 | 1971-1972 |
| Box 9 Folder 1-7 | 1973-1975 |
| Box 10 Folder 1-10 | 1976-1981 |
| Box 11 Folder 1-2 | 1982 |
| Box 11 Folder 3 | Till, J.E., 1982 |
| Box 11 Folder 4-5 | 1983 |
| Box 11 Folder 6 | Comtex Scientific Corporation, 1983 |
| Box 11 Folder 7-9 | 1984-1986 |
| Box 12 Folder 1-8 | 1986-1991 |
| Box 13 Folder 1-11 | 1991-1995 |
Series II: Administrative |
This series documents Jacobson's distinguished career as an administrator at University of Chicago. This series is organized into three subseries. Files in all three subseries are arranged chronologically, and all three span the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.
Subseries 1: General, includes material related to Jacobson's work at Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, the Department of Medicine, and the Biological Sciences Division, among other administrative units of the university. Included are reports, meeting minutes, agendas, conference programs, drafts of speeches and presentations, research proposals, curricula vitae, publicity material and related correspondence.
Subseries 2: Travel, contains material related to routine travel arrangements, such as invoices, vouchers, itineraries, travel company publicity, and related correspondence.
Subseries 3: Personnel and Financial, contains material related to the administration of university staff and faculty, as well as financial material. Personnel records include faculty appointments, recommendations, nominations and employment contracts. Financial material includes budgets and reports, as well as routine items such as invoices, check requests, statements and ledgers.
Material related to Jacobson's administrative work is also found in Series I, III and VIII.
Subseries 1: General |
| Box 14 Folder 1-2 | Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, visitors, 1952-1960 |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, 1953-1960 |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, "Atoms For Peace" event, 1955 |
| Box 14 Folder 5 | Biological Sciences Division, beryllium incident, 1958 |
| Box 14 Folder 6-7 | Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, Armour and Company subcontracting for erythropoietin production, 1956-1960 |
| Box 14 Folder 8 | Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, review by United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1958 |
| Box 15 Folder 1 | Conference on Erythropoietin and the Regulation of Erythropoiesis, San Francisco, 1961-1962 |
| Box 15 Folder 2 | Department of Medicine, chairmanship, 1961-1964 |
| Box 15 Folder 3 | Department of Medicine, space needs, 1961-1965 |
| Box 15 Folder 4 | Committee on Statutes Concerning the Instructorship and Visiting Professorship, 1964 |
| Box 15 Folder 5 | School of Medicine, leukemia conference, 1964 |
| Box 15 Folder 6 | Biological Sciences Division, deanship, 1964-1965 |
| Box 15 Folder 7 | Biological Sciences Division, planning, 1965-1966 |
| Box 15 Folder 8 | Biological Sciences Division, fundraising, 1965-1966 |
| Box 16 Folder 1 | Biological Sciences Division, history, 1966 |
| Box 16 Folder 2 | Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, International Symposium on Endogenous Factors Influencing Host-Tumor Balance, 1966 |
| Box 16 Folder 3 | Edward H. Levi, 1967-1971 |
| Box 16 Folder 4 | Stochastics, 1968-1977 |
| Box 16 Folder 5 | Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, 1969 |
| Box 16 Folder 6 | University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, urokinase-pulmonary embolism trial, proposal to the National Institutes of Health, 1969 |
| Box 16 Folder 7 | John V. Prohaska, eulogy, 1969 |
| Box 16 Folder 8 | Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, 1969-1970 |
| Box 16 Folder 9 | Myocardial Infarction Research Unit, proposal, 1969 |
| Box 16 Folder 10-11 | Myocardial Infarction Research Unit, quarterly reports, 1969 |
| Box 17 Folder 1-3 | Myocardial Infarction Research Unit, quarterly reports, 1969-1970 |
| Box 17 Folder 4 | Myocardial Infarction Research Unit, proposal for contract renewal, 1970 |
| Box 17 Folder 5 | Myocardial Infarction Research Unit, annual report, 1970 |
| Box 17 Folder 6 | Myocardial Infarction Research Unit, proposal for contract renewal, 1970-1971 |
| Box 17 Folder 7 | Rosenberger Medal Committee, 1970 |
| Box 17 Folder 8 | Medical student orientation, 1970-1973 |
| Box 17 Folder 9 | Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, dedication, 1971 |
| Box 17 Folder 10 | Maurice Goldblatt, 1971-1976 |
| Box 17 Folder 11 | Albert Dorfman, reception, 1972 |
| Box 17 Folder 12 | Eleanor M. Humphreys, memorial, 1972 |
| Box 17 Folder 13 | Project AIMS campaign, 1972 |
| Box 17 Folder 14 | Biological Sciences Division, fiscal arrangements, 1973 |
| Box 18 Folder 1 | University of Chicago, Board of Trustees, 1973 |
| Box 18 Folder 2 | Cummings Life Science Center, dedication, 1973 |
| Box 18 Folder 3 | Franklin McLean Memorial Research Institute, dedication, 1973 |
| Box 18 Folder 4 | Biological Sciences Council, meetings, 1973-1974 |
| Box 18 Folder 5 | Surgery-Brain Research Foundation, groundbreaking, 1974 |
| Box 18 Folder 6 | Biological Sciences Council, annual dinner, 1974 |
| Box 18 Folder 7 | Biological Sciences Council, meeting, 1975 |
| Box 18 Folder 8 | Medical alumni reunion banquet, 1975 |
| Box 18 Folder 9 | University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation, 1975 |
| Box 18 Folder 10 | University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation auxiliaries, 1975 |
| Box 18 Folder 11 | Morris Fishbein, memorial, 1976 |
| Box 18 Folder 12 | Charles Huggins, 75th birthday, 1976 |
| Box 18 Folder 13 | Division of the Biological Sciences, Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Appointments, 1977 |
| Box 18 Folder 14 | Franklin McLean Memorial Research Institute, floor space assignments, 1977 |
| Box 18 Folder 15 | University of Chicago Medical Center, proposed inpatient complex, circa 1977 |
| Box 18 Folder 15 | Leo Bustad, 1978 |
| Box 18 Folder 16 | Janet Rowley, circa 1970s |
| Box 18 Folder 17 | Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, 1980 |
| Box 19 Folder 1 | Sheldon C. Sommers, circa 1981 |
| Box 19 Folder 2 | Medical alumni, 1981-1984 |
| Box 19 Folder 3 | Medical Staff Organization, 1984 |
| Box 19 Folder 4 | Nega Beru, circa 1986 |
| Box 19 Folder 5 | Department of Surgery, 1987 |
| Box 19 Folder 6 | Mailroom procedures, 1985 |
| Box 19 Folder 7 | Home for Destitute Crippled Children, 1988 |
| Box 19 Folder 8 | Medical alumni awards luncheon, 1989 |
Subseries 2: Travel |
| Box 19 Folder 10-13 | 1946-1955 |
| Box 19 Folder 14 | Argentina, 1957-1966 |
| Box 19 Folder 15 | 1958-1959 |
| Box 19 Folder 16 | International Congress of Radiology, 1959 |
| Box 19 Folder 17 | Scandinavia, 1961-1962 |
| Box 19 Folder 18 | 1966-1990s |
Subseries 3: Personnel and Financial |
| Box 20 Folder 1-3 | Personnel, 1944-1968 |
| Box 20 Folder 4 | Alf Sven Alving, 1964 |
| Box 20 Folder 5 | Budget proposals, 1969-1970 |
| Box 20 Folder 6 | United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1973 |
| Box 20 Folder 7 | Accounts receivable, 1975 |
| Box 20 Folder 8 | McLean Director's Fund, 1975-1976 |
| Box 20 Folder 9 | Research funds, 1975-1977 |
| Box 20 Folder 10 | Regenstein Foundation, 1978 |
| Box 20 Folder 11 | Financial, 1970s |
| Box 20 Folder 12 | Brain Research Foundation, 1982 |
| Box 21 Folder 1 | Research funds, 1983-1984 |
| Box 21 Folder 2 | Zelda Craig, 1983-1984 |
| Box 21 Folder 3 | Medical Alumni Association, 1987-1989 |
| Box 21 Folder 4 | Chicago Home for Incurables, 1988 |
| Box 21 Folder 5 | Zelda Craig, circa 1980s |
| Box 21 Folder 6 | Financial, circa 1980s |
| Box 21 Folder 7-8 | Medical and Biological Sciences Alumni Association, 1990-1991 |
| Box 21 Folder 9 | Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, 1991 |
Series III: Writings |
This series contains writings by Jacobson and his colleagues, as well as a variety of publications, unpublished writings, and publicity material on topics of interest to Jacobson. This series is organized into three subseries.
Subseries 1: Government Research Reports, 1944-1951, contains declassified and unclassified government documents. Most of these report research conducted by Argonne National Laboratory or the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, operating under contract to the United State Atomic Energy Commission. Jacobson was involved in many of these projects as a researcher or administrator. Also included are reports of research carried out at other locations, such as Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Most of the reports are organized according to alphanumeric codes assigned by the government agency. Also included in this subseries are the Manhattan Engineer District's reports of investigations of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a set of reports of Jacobson's Toxicity Laboratory research on nitrogen mustards, and a handbook produced by Brookhaven National Laboratory. Associated annotations and correspondence are filed with some reports. The Atomic Energy Commission's partial index of these documents is found at the end of the filing sequence. More detailed indexes of these reports are found in a card file transferred to Series X. A radiation chart associated with one of these reports is also found in Series X.
Subseries 2: Chronological Files, spans the years 1943-1991, and consists mainly of writings by Jacobson, alone or in collaboration with colleagues. Included here are working drafts of many of Jacobson's research articles and speeches, as well as a draft of the monograph Erythropoietin and the Regulation of Erythropoiesis. Material in this subseries includes drafts, notes, reprints, outlines and scripts. Related correspondence, usually discussing editorial matters or requests for reprints, is filed with some writings.
Subseries 3: General Publications and Publicity Material, spans the 1940s-1990s. While much of the material in this subseries documents Jacobson's life and achievements, a wide variety of topics are represented. This subseries contains reprints of works by Jacobson and others; periodicals such as newsletters, magazines, journals, annual reports and conference proceedings; monographs; clippings; and publicity material such as brochures, catalogues and conference programs. This subseries includes a set of alphabetical files identified by title or subject, with the remainder of the files arranged by format. Oversize periodicals and clippings have been transferred to Series X.
Reports, articles and drafts by Jacobson and colleagues are also included in Series II, V and VI.
Subseries 1: Government Research Reports, 1944-1951 |
| Box 22 Folder 1 | AECD 1803-2375 |
| Box 22 Folder 2 | ANL 4100, 4125, Argonne National Laboratory |
| Box 22 Folder 3-5 | CH 775-3560, Argonne National Laboratory and Metallurgical Laboratory |
| Box 23 Folder 1-2 | CH 3570-3594, Metallurgical Laboratory |
| Box 23 Folder 3 | CH 3615, 3616, Michael Reese Hospital |
| Box 23 Folder 4-8 | CH 3644-3708, Argonne National Laboratory and Metallurgical Laboratory |
| Box 24 Folder 1-6 | CH 3710-3761, Argonne National Laboratory and Metallurgical Laboratory |
| Box 25 Folder 1-8 | CH 3783-3852, Argonne National Laboratory and Metallurgical Laboratory |
| Box 26 Folder 1-8 | CH 3853-3907, Metallurgical Laboratory |
| Box 26 Folder 9 | LA 1092, 1095, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory |
| Box 27 Folder 1 | LA 1096, 1097, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory |
| Box 27 Folder 2-8 | MDDC 145-1319 |
| Box 28 Folder 1 | MDDC 1451-1778 |
| Box 28 Folder 2 | NP 283-613, Atomic Energy Commission investigations of Nagasaki and Hiroshima |
| Box 28 Folder 3 | UCLA-16, University of California-Los Angeles and UR-137, University of Rochester |
| Box 28 Folder 4 | Atomic Energy Commission, cumulated indexes of declassified documents |
| Box 28 Folder 5 | Toxicity Laboratory, effects of HN-2 nitrogen mustards |
| Box 28 Folder 5 | Manhattan Engineer District, "The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" |
| Box 28 Folder 6 | Manhattan Engineer District, "Photographs of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" |
| Box 28 Folder 7 | Metallurgical Laboratory, unidentified |
| Box 28 Folder 8 | Brookhaven National Laboratory, Radiological Research Accelerator Facility handbook |
Subseries 2: Chronological Files |
| Box 29 Folder 1 | Army Officer's Training Course, lecture notes, 1943 |
| Box 29 Folder 2 | Drafts, 1946
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| Box 29 Folder 3 | Drafts, 1947
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| Box 29 Folder 4 | Lecture and speech notes, circa 1947-1948 |
| Box 29 Folder 5-6 | Radio and television appearances, drafts, correspondence and publicity material, 1947-1962 |
| Box 29 Folder 7 | Drafts, 1948
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| Box 29 Folder 8 | "Radiation Injury," drafts and correspondence, 1948 |
| Box 29 Folder 9 | Drafts, circa 1948
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| Box 29 Folder 10 | Drafts, 1949
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| Box 30 Folder 1 | "Radiation Injury," drafts and correspondence, 1949 |
| Box 30 Folder 2 | "The Effect of Folic Acid on the Response of the Peripheral Blood and Blood-Forming Tissue of the Rat to Parenterally Administered Strontium 89," drafts, circa 1940s |
| Box 30 Folder 3 | Abstracts and reviews, circa 1940s-1960s |
| Box 30 Folder 4 | Drafts and notes, circa 1940s-1960s |
| Box 30 Folder 5 | Drafts, 1950
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| Box 30 Folder 6 | Drafts and editorial correspondence, 1951
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| Box 30 Folder 7 | Drafts, lecture notes, reprints and correspondence, 1951-1952
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| Box 30 Folder 8 | "Lymphosarcoma," drafts, reprints and correspondence, 1951-1960 |
| Box 30 Folder 9 | "Evidence for a Humoral Factor (or Factors) Concerned in Recovery from Radiation Injury: A Review," drafts, reprints and correspondence, 1952 |
| Box 30 Folder 10 | Press release and unidentified drafts, 1952 |
| Box 31 Folder 1 | "The Effect of Spleen-Shielding on the Hematologic Values of the Blood of Rabbits Following Total-Body X Irradiation," drafts and correspondence, 1953-1954 |
| Box 31 Folder 2 | Drafts, notes and reprints, 1953
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| Box 31 Folder 3 | "Preleukemic Acute Human Leukemia," reprints and correspondence, 1953-1962 |
| Box 31 Folder 4 | "Prolongation of the Lag Phase of Irradiated Escherischia Coli," reprints, draft and correspondence, 1954 |
| Box 31 Folder 5 | "Observations on the Effect of Cell Suspensions on Survival Following Irradiation," drafts and correspondence, 1954 |
| Box 31 Folder 6 | "Studies on the Trauma of Radiation Injury," drafts, notes and conference material, 1954 |
| Box 31 Folder 7 | Drafts, reprints and correspondence, 1955-1956
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| Box 31 Folder 8 | Drafts, reprints and correspondence, 1955-1956
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| Box 31 Folder 9 | "Erythropoietin and the Regulation of the Red Blood Cell Formation," drafts, reprints and correspondence, 1955-1963 |
| Box 31 Folder 10 | "The Spleen," drafts and correspondence, 1956 |
| Box 31 Folder 11 | Drafts, correspondence and reprints, 1956-1963
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| Box 32 Folder 1 | Reprints and correspondence, 1957-1959
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| Box 32 Folder 2 | "Studies on Erythropoietin (The Hormone Regulating Red Cell Production)" draft, circa 1950s |
| Box 32 Folder 3 | "The Hematologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation," draft, circa 1950s |
| Box 32 Folder 4 | Drafts and reprints, circa 1950s-1960s
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| Box 32 Folder 5 | "Some Factors Influencing the Success of Foreign Hematopoietic Colonization," reprints and notes, 1960 |
| Box 32 Folder 6 | Drafts, reprints and correspondence, 1960
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| Box 32 Folder 7 | Collier's Encyclopedia entries, drafts and correspondence, 1960- 1966 |
| Box 32 Folder 8 | "The Effect of Pre-Immunization on the Capacity of the Mouse to Reject a Heterologous Graft," circa 1961 |
| Box 32 Folder 9 | Drafts, 1962-1963
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| Box 32 Folder 10 | "The Relation of Radiations and Radioactivity to the Advances in the Medical Sciences," drafts and correspondence, 1962-1963 |
| Box 32 Folder 11 | "Alf Sven Alving," reprints and drafts, 1966 |
| Box 32 Folder 12 | "Medicine Yesterday and Tomorrow," draft, 1966 |
| Box 32 Folder 13 | Association of American Medical Colleges speech, drafts, 1967 |
| Box 32 Folder 14 | University of Wisconsin Medical Center, House Staff Recognition Ceremony speech, drafts and reprint, 1967 |
| Box 32 Folder 15 | North Dakota State Medical Association speech, drafts and correspondence, 1967 |
| Box 32 Folder 16 | "The Problems and Joys of A Four-Headed Monster," drafts and correspondence, 1969 |
| Box 33 Folder 1 | "Living Philosophies," drafts and correspondence, 1969 |
| Box 33 Folder 2 | University of Mississippi Medical Center commencement address, drafts and correspondence, 1969 |
| Box 33 Folder 3-4 | Erythropoietin and the Regulation of Erythropoiesis, draft, circa 1969 |
| Box 33 Folder 5-6 | "Studies on the Control of Red Cell Formation," drafts and reprints, 1970 |
| Box 33 Folder 7 | "The Effect of Total Body X-Irradiation on Erythropoietin Production in Rabbits," drafts and symposium program, 1970 |
| Box 34 Folder 1 | "Some Problems in Hematology," drafts and correspondence, 1971 |
| Box 34 Folder 2 | "Studies on the Control of Red Cell Formation," draft, 1971 |
| Box 34 Folder 3 | "The Quiet War," script, 1971 |
| Box 34 Folder 4 | "Serendipity Works," drafts, correspondence and meeting material, 1971 |
| Box 34 Folder 5 | "Cancer Centers and Research," drafts and correspondence, 1971 |
| Box 34 Folder 6 | Brain Research Foundation speech, 1972 |
| Box 34 Folder 7 | International Society for Experimental Hematology speech, 1972 |
| Box 34 Folder 8 | "Studies on the Control of Red Cell Formation," 1972 |
| Box 34 Folder 9 | "Ray E. Brown," drafts and correspondence, 1972 |
| Box 34 Folder 10 | Sims Church speech, drafts and correspondence, 1974 |
| Box 34 Folder 11 | "Training General Practitioners," drafts, 1974 |
| Box 35 Folder 1 | "The Effect of Total-Body X Radiation on Erythropoietin Production in Rabbits," drafts, 1975 |
| Box 35 Folder 2 | "Jamestown, North Dakota," drafts, correspondence, clippings and travel material, 1976 |
| Box 35 Folder 3 | "Bismarck, North Dakota," drafts and correspondence, 1976 |
| Box 35 Folder 4 | "Charles Dunham," drafts and correspondence, 1976 |
| Box 35 Folder 5 | "Serendipity is Wonderful," drafts, correspondence and clippings, 1976 |
| Box 35 Folder 6 | Drafts and lecture notes, circa 1970s |
| Box 35 Folder 7-8 | Drafts, correspondence and publicity material, circa 1980s |
| Box 35 Folder 9 | "Lowell T. Coggeshall, M.D.," drafts, correspondence and research material, circa 1990-1991 |
| Box 36 Folder 1-3 | "Lowell T. Coggeshall, M.D.," drafts, correspondence and research material, circa 1990-1991 |
| Box 36 Folder 4 | Cigarette smoking, notes, undated |
| Box 36 Folder 5 | "Hematological Effects of Radiation," lecture notes and draft, undated |
| Box 36 Folder 6 | "Phenylhydrazine Stimulation of Erythropoiesis in Refractory Anemia," draft, undated |
| Box 36 Folder 7-9 | Drafts and notes, undated |
Subseries 3: General Drafts, Publications and Publicity Material |
| Box 36 Folder 10 | Alfred Blalock, 1899-1964, reprint, 1966 |
| Box 36 Folder 11 | Ancient Peruvian Ceramics: The Nathan Cummings Collection, catalogue, 1966 |
| Box 36 Folder 12 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, summaries of information for clinical investigators, 1957 |
| Box 37 Folder 1 | Erythropoietin research, reprints, 1940s-1960s |
| Box 37 Folder 2 | Illinois-Statesville Penitentiary, newsletters, 1968 |
| Box 37 Folder 3 | Medical World News, 1966 |
| Box 37 Folder 4 | Medicine on the Midway, 1986-1990 |
| Box 37 Folder 5 | "The Nuclear Chain Reaction - Forty Years Later," symposium proceedings draft, circa 1983 |
| Box 37 Folder 6 | Nuclear energy research, reprints, 1940s |
| Box 37 Folder 7 | Radiation research, reprints and Radiation Research Society directory, 1954-1992 |
| Box 38 Folder 1 | Radiation research, periodical, 1964 |
| Box 38 Folder 2 | University of Siena, Seminar on Medical Education, proceedings, 1974 |
| Box 38 Folder 3-6 | Periodicals, 1940s-1960s |
| Box 39 Folder 1-7 | Periodicals, 1970s-1990s |
| Box 40 Folder 1 | Periodicals, 1990s |
| Box 40 Folder 2-3 | Clippings, photocopies from unidentified scrapbook, 1935-1975 |
| Box 40 Folder 4 | Clippings, 1959-1976 |
| Box 40 Folder 5-6 | Clippings, 1990-1991 |
| Box 40 Folder 7 | Clippings, 1990s |
| Box 40 Folder 8 | Reprints, 1940s |
| Box 41 Folder 1-5 | Reprints, 1940s |
| Box 42 Folder 1 | Reprints, 1940s-1950s |
| Box 42 Folder 2-5 | Reprints, 1950s |
| Box 43 Folder 1-6 | Reprints, 1950s |
| Box 44 Folder 1 | Reprints, 1950s |
| Box 44 Folder 2 | Reprints, 1950s-1960s |
| Box 44 Folder 3 | Reprints, 1960s |
| Box 44 Folder 4-5 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1940s |
| Box 45 Folder 1-4 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1950s |
| Box 45 Folder 5-6 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1950s-1960s |
| Box 45 Folder 7-8 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1960s |
| Box 46 Folder 1-7 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1960s |
| Box 47 Folder 1-3 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1960s-1970s |
| Box 47 Folder 4-6 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1970s |
| Box 48 Folder 1-2 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1970s |
| Box 48 Folder 3-4 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1970s-1980s |
| Box 48 Folder 5-7 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1980s |
| Box 49 Folder 1-2 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, 1980s-1990s |
| Box 49 Folder 3 | Drafts, publications and publicity material, undated |
Series IV: Research Data |
This series documents research in Jacobson's laboratory, including work on hemopoiesis, erythropoietin and the effects of radiation on red blood cells. Much of the material in this series was generated by laboratory technicians Edna Marks and Evelyn Gaston.
Material in this series includes graphs, diagrams, tables, lab reports, logs, instructions and notes. Files in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject, but also include a set of general files at the beginning of the series, and some unidentified files at the end. The largest groups of files relate to research on mice, rabbits and rats; many of these headings are further subdivided according to the laboratory's alphabetical codes which identify groups of research animals. Many files are not dated, but likely date from the late 1940s-late 1960s.
Oversize material, consisting of a set of charts related to research on rabbits, has been transferred to Series X.
| Box 49 Folder 4 | 1950 |
| Box 49 Folder 5 | 1950-1952 |
| Box 49 Folder 6 | 1955-1957 |
| Box 49 Folder 7 | 1958-1960 |
| Box 49 Folder 8 | 1960-1962 |
| Box 49 Folder 9 | 1960-1963 |
| Box 49 Folder 10 | 1970-1971 |
| Box 50 Folder 1 | Armour and Company Research Department, undated |
| Box 50 Folder 2 | Autopsies of research animals, undated |
| Box 50 Folder 3 | Blood counts, 1943-1945 |
| Box 50 Folder 4 | Blood counts, 1959 |
| Box 50 Folder 5 | Bone marrow, undated |
| Box 50 Folder 6 | Bone marrow, blood counts, 1950 |
| Box 50 Folder 7 | Bone marrow suspension, 1952-1954 |
| Box 50 Folder 8 | Cell size, 1943-1946 |
| Box 50 Folder 9 | Central Scientific Company, operation of equipment, undated |
| Box 50 Folder 10 | Chickens, 1944 |
| Box 50 Folder 11 | Cyclotron, undated |
| Box 50 Folder 12 | Drug effects, undated |
| Box 50 Folder 13 | Erythropoietin, circa 1950s-1960s |
| Box 51 Folder 1 | Erythropoietin, 1967 |
| Box 51 Folder 2-7 | Erythropoietin, circa 1968-1970 |
| Box 51 Folder 8 | Hemoglobin, undated |
| Box 51 Folder 9 | Guinea pigs, code BQ, circa 1942-1945 |
| Box 51 Folder 10 | Liver and intestine shielding, undated |
| Box 51 Folder 11-15 | Mice, circa 1950s |
| Box 51 Folder 16 | Mice, blood, 1951 |
| Box 51 Folder 17 | Mice, blood, 1954 |
| Box 51 Folder 18 | Mice, blood, undated |
| Box 51 Folder 19 | Mice, blood counts, 1959 |
| Box 51 Folder 20 | Mice, blood transfusion experiment, 1950-1955 |
| Box 52 Folder 1 | Mice, cobalt, 1957 |
| Box 52 Folder 2 | Mice, code AKR, 1963-1965 |
| Box 52 Folder 3 | Mice, code AXC-AXD, xenon-133, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 4 | Mice, code BH, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 5 | Mice, code BH, strontium-89, 1944 |
| Box 52 Folder 6 | Mice, code BJ, blood, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 7 | Mice, code BJ, plutonium-32, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 8 | Mice, code CF1, 1960 |
| Box 52 Folder 9 | Mice, code CF1, 1963 |
| Box 52 Folder 10 | Mice, code CF1, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 11 | Mice, code CF1, marrow, liver, spleen, thymus, 1959 |
| Box 52 Folder 12 | Mice, code CF1, rat to mouse, mouse to rat, rat to rat, 1959 |
| Box 52 Folder 13 | Mice, code CF1, spleen or leg irradiated, 1953-1954 |
| Box 52 Folder 14 | Mice, code CW, radium, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 15 | Mice, code CX, plutonium, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 16 | Mice, code FP, circa 1942-1945 |
| Box 52 Folder 17 | Mice, code FP, blood, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 18 | Mice, code JN, low-dose x-ray, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 19 | Mice, code PJ, monthly dose of strontium, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 20 | Mice, code PJ, repeated doses, circa 1945-1946 |
| Box 52 Folder 21 | Mice, code PM, radium, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 22 | Mice, code PS1, undated |
| Box 52 Folder 23 | Mice, code PS1, plutonium, undated |
| Box 53 Folder 1 | Mice, code PS2, plutonium, undated |
| Box 53 Folder 2 | Mice, correlation of bone marrow with date of death, circa 1950- 1955 |
| Box 53 Folder 3 | Mice, long-term survival, circa 1954-1955 |
| Box 53 Folder 4 | Mice, master controls, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 53 Folder 5 | Mice, phytohemagglutin, 1965 |
| Box 53 Folder 6 | Mice, plasma, preliminary, undated |
| Box 53 Folder 7 | Mice, plutonium, undated |
| Box 53 Folder 8 | Mice, polycthemic, bone marrow, 1958 |
| Box 53 Folder 9 | Mice, polycthemic, erythropoietin, 1956-1959 |
| Box 53 Folder 10 | Mice, polycthemic, erythropoietin, 1961 |
| Box 53 Folder 11 | Mice, polycthemic, erythropoietin, plasma, undated |
| Box 53 Folder 12 | Mice, polycthemic, low oxygen, 1969 |
| Box 53 Folder 13 | Mice, polycthemic, plasma from low oxygen animals, 1965 |
| Box 53 Folder 14 | Mice, polycthemic, various plasmas, 1959-1965 |
| Box 53 Folder 15 | Mice, polycthemic, pregnant and normal, 1954-1957 |
| Box 53 Folder 16-17 | Mice, radium, undated |
| Box 54 Folder 1 | Mice and rats, blood, circa 1942-1943 |
| Box 54 Folder 2 | Mice, spleen, tissue and bone marrow, undated |
| Box 54 Folder 3 | Mice, splenectomy, 1953 |
| Box 54 Folder 4 | Mice, strontium-89, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 54 Folder 5-6 | Mice, strontium-89, undated |
| Box 54 Folder 7 | Mice, tail-shielding, blood counts, 1960-1965 |
| Box 54 Folder 8 | Mice, x-ray protection with plasmas, 1959 |
| Box 54 Folder 9 | Nembutal, 1949-1961 |
| Box 54 Folder 10 | Nembutal dosages, undated |
| Box 54 Folder 11 | Peyer's patch, 1960 |
| Box 54 Folder 12 | Peyer's patch, undated |
| Box 55 Folder 1 | Peyer's patch, undated |
| Box 55 Folder 2 | Phenylhydrazine, circa 1945-1946 |
| Box 55 Folder 3 | Phenylhydrazine, rabbit, mouse, guinea pig, 1949 |
| Box 55 Folder 4 | Phenylhydrazine, site B, circa 1945-1946 |
| Box 55 Folder 5 | Phenylhydrazine, x-ray experiment, 1945-1946 |
| Box 55 Folder 6 | Plutonium, circa 1940s |
| Box 55 Folder 7 | Plutonium, undated |
| Box 55 Folder 8 | Plutonium smoke, rats and mice, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 55 Folder 9 | Plutonium, terminals, circa 1940s |
| Box 55 Folder 10-11 | Polycthemia experiment 2, undated |
| Box 56 Folder 1 | Polycthemia experiment 3, 1948 |
| Box 56 Folder 2 | Rabbits, 1944 |
| Box 56 Folder 3 | Rabbits, 1955-1959 |
| Box 56 Folder 4-5 | Rabbits, undated |
| Box 56 Folder 6 | Rabbits, clotting, heparin tolerance, 1947 |
| Box 56 Folder 7-8 | Rabbits, appendix mobilization, circa 1950 |
| Box 56 Folder 9-10 | Rabbits, code CW-CX, circa 1940-1945 |
| Box 56 Folder 11 | Rabbits, code CW-CX, radium, undated |
| Box 56 Folder 12 | Rabbits, code CX, plutonium, undated |
| Box 56 Folder 13 | Rabbits, code FI, strontium-89, undated |
| Box 56 Folder 14 | Rabbits, code JK, blood, circa 1942-1945 |
| Box 56 Folder 15 | Rabbits, code JK1-2, 1946 |
| Box 56 Folder 16 | Rabbits, code JK3, 1946 |
| Box 57 Folder 1 | Rabbits, drug effects on blood, undated |
| Box 57 Folder 2 | Rabbits, kidney, 1968 |
| Box 57 Folder 3 | Rabbits to mice, 1954-1955 |
| Box 57 Folder 4 | Rabbits, nephrectomized, 1966 |
| Box 57 Folder 5 | Rabbits, neutron, undated |
| Box 57 Folder 6 | Rabbits, phenylhydrazine, circa 1940s |
| Box 57 Folder 7-10 | Rabbits, phenylhydrazine and mustard, circa 1945-1955 |
| Box 57 Folder 11 | Rabbits, polycthemia, cobalt, 1946 |
| Box 57 Folder 12 | Rabbits, polycthemic, with and without plasma, 1956 |
| Box 57 Folder 13 | Rabbits, radium, undated |
| Box 57 Folder 14 | Rabbits, spleen, 1946-1952 |
| Box 58 Folder 1 | Rabbits, spleen protection, circa 1945-1950 |
| Box 58 Folder 2 | Rabbits, spleen protection, 1954 |
| Box 58 Folder 3 | Rabbits, spleen protection, antibody study series, 1949 |
| Box 58 Folder 4 | Rabbits, strontium-89, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 58 Folder 5-6 | Rabbits, strontium-89, undated |
| Box 58 Folder 7 | Rabbits, tissue to irradiated mice, 1959 |
| Box 58 Folder 8 | Rabbits, x-ray, undated |
| Box 58 Folder 9 | Rabbits, x-ray and cell suspension, 1955-1956 |
| Box 58 Folder 10 | Rabbits, x-ray, low dose, undated |
| Box 58 Folder 11 | Rabbits, x-ray, platelets, undated |
| Box 58 Folder 12 | Rabbits, x-ray, repeated, arsenic-phosphorus, 1947 |
| Box 58 Folder 13 | Radium, undated |
| Box 58 Folder 14 | Radium, terminals, undated |
| Box 58 Folder 15-16 | Rats, undated |
| Box 58 Folder 17 | Rats, cobalt, 1947-1948 |
| Box 58 Folder 18 | Rats, code APM, plutonium, lung drip, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 1 | Rats, code CN, blood, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 2 | Rats, code CR, strontium-89, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 3 | Rats, code CU, strontium-89, stomach tube, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 4 | Rats, code CW, radium, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 5 | Rats, code CX, plutonium, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 6 | Rats, code DD, low-level doses, circa 1940s |
| Box 59 Folder 7-8 | Rats, code DD2, plutonium, high-level doses, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 9 | Rats, code DD2, plutonium, low-level doses |
| Box 59 Folder 10 | Rats, code DN, radium, 1945 |
| Box 59 Folder 11 | Rats, code FB, zirconium-columbium, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 12 | Rats, code FG, plutonium, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 13 | Rats, code FJ, plutonium injected, 1944 |
| Box 59 Folder 14 | Rats, code FM, radium, 1945 |
| Box 59 Folder 15 | Rats, code FM, report number 7, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 16 | Rats, code FP, blood, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 17 | Rats, code JR, 1945-1946 |
| Box 59 Folder 18 | Rats, code JT, colchicene, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 59 Folder 19 | Rats, code PT, circa 1945-1946 |
| Box 59 Folder 20 | Rats, hypophysectomy, erythropoietic factor, 1956 |
| Box 59 Folder 21 | Rats to mice repopulation, 1959 |
| Box 59 Folder 22 | Rats, plutonium, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 23 | Rats, polycthemic, 1956 |
| Box 59 Folder 24 | Rats, radium, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 1 | Rats, spleen-shielding, 1949-1951 |
| Box 60 Folder 2 | Rats, strontium-89, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 60 Folder 3 | Rats, strontium-89, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 4 | Rats, zirconium-columbium mixture, 1946 |
| Box 60 Folder 5-6 | Report number 7, part 2, circa 1940s |
| Box 60 Folder 7-9 | Report number 7, part 4, circa 1940s |
| Box 60 Folder 10 | Reticulocytes, circa 1945-1950 |
| Box 60 Folder 11 | Reticulocytes, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 12 | Reticulocytes, maturation, 1944-1946 |
| Box 60 Folder 13 | Spleen, blood, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 14 | Spleen implant and tissue mortality, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 15-17 | Spleen-shielding, circa 1949-1953 |
| Box 60 Folder 18 | Spleen suspension, circa 1950s |
| Box 61 Folder 1 | Splenectomy, undated |
| Box 61 Folder 2 | Strontium-89, dose experiment, 1970-1972 |
| Box 61 Folder 3 | Strontium-89, terminals, undated |
| Box 61 Folder 4 | Supravital, 1945 |
| Box 61 Folder 5 | Tail-shielding, blood, 1960-1961 |
| Box 61 Folder 6 | Tail-shielding, blood, 1966 |
| Box 61 Folder 7 | Thymectomy, 1965 |
| Box 61 Folder 8-9 | Tissue, 1940s |
| Box 61 Folder 10 | Ulcer, 1958 |
| Box 61 Folder 11 | X-ray, 1947-1948 |
| Box 61 Folder 12 | X-ray and cobalt, undated |
| Box 61 Folder 13 | X-ray effects, blood comparisons, 1943-1945 |
| Box 62 Folder 1 | X-ray and HN2, clotting, circa 1945-1955 |
| Box 62 Folder 2 | X-ray and HN2, comparison, 1946-1947 |
| Box 62 Folder 3 | Unidentified file, circa 1945-1946 |
| Box 62 Folder 4 | Unidentified file, circa 1950s |
| Box 62 Folder 5 | Unidentified file, circa 1950s-1970s |
| Box 62 Folder 6-11 | Unidentified files, undated |
Series V: Professional Organizations and Activities |
This series consists of material related to Jacobson's involvement with organizations other than the University of Chicago; these include professional associations, journals, government organizations, research foundations, honorary societies, civic organizations and educational institutions. This series is arranged alphabetically by organization name, and contains material such as minutes, agendas, programs, publications, proceedings, reports, nominations and related correspondence. Also included are drafts of speeches, though most material of this type is found in Series III. Material in this series spans the years 1947-1992.
Other material related to Jacobson's professional activities outside of the university is found in Series I and III.
| Box 62 Folder 12 | Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Medical Sciences Symposium, 1970 |
| Box 62 Folder 12 | Acadia University, Charles B. Huggins convocation, 1972 |
| Box 62 Folder 13 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1979-1982 |
| Box 62 Folder 14 | American College of Physicians, 1974-1975 |
| Box 62 Folder 15 | American Neurological Association, 1947 |
| Box 62 Folder 16 | American Society of Contemporary Medicine and Surgery, 1974- 1979 |
| Box 63 Folder 1 | American Society of Contemporary Medicine and Surgery, 1979- 1983 |
| Box 63 Folder 2-3 | American Society of Contemporary Medicine, Surgery and Ophthalmology, 1983-1987 |
| Box 63 Folder 4-9 | Associated Universities, Inc., 1973-1977 |
| Box 63 Folder 10-11 | Associated Universities, Inc., Board of Trustees, 1974-1977 |
| Box 63 Folder 12-13 | Association of American Medical Colleges, 1967-1976 |
| Box 64 Folder 1 | Association of American Medical Colleges, Consortium of Private Medical School Deans, 1974 |
| Box 64 Folder 2 | Association of American Medical Colleges, Council of Teaching Hospitals, Committee on Financial Principles, 1969 |
| Box 64 Folder 3 | Association of American Medical Colleges, Flexner Award Committee, 1968 |
| Box 64 Folder 4 | Association of American Physicians, 1977 |
| Box 64 Folder 5 | Carnegie Commission on the Future of Higher Education, Kerr- Chicago Seminar, 1967-1968 |
| Box 64 Folder 6-7 | Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, Chicago Committee, 1974- 1984 |
| Box 64 Folder 8 | Chicago Home for Incurables, 1976 |
| Box 64 Folder 9-10 | Ciba Foundation, 1960-1962 |
| Box 64 Folder 11 | Contemporary Surgery, Editorial Advisory Board, 1971-1979 |
| Box 64 Folder 12-15 | Council for Tobacco Research, 1977-1986 |
| Box 65 Folder 1 | International Society for Experimental Hematology, 1972-1979 |
| Box 65 Folder 2-3 | International Society for Hematology, 1964-1970 |
| Box 65 Folder 4 | Kentucky Tobacco Research Board, 1970-1973 |
| Box 65 Folder 5 | Lincoln Academy of Illinois, 1979 |
| Box 65 Folder 6 | Midwest Blood Club, Symposium on Erythropoietin, 1971 |
| Box 65 Folder 7-9 | National Academy of Sciences, 1971-1976 |
| Box 66 Folder 1-3 | National Academy of Sciences, 1980-1992 |
| Box 66 Folder 4-7 | National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Science and Public Policy (COSPUP), 1976-1979 |
| Box 66 Folder 8 | National Academy of Sciences, Federal Research on Biological and Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation (FREIR) Committee, 1980 |
| Box 66 Folder 9-12 | National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, 1980-1992 |
| Box 67 Folder 1-20 | National Academy of Sciences, nominations, 1968-1986 |
| Box 68 Folder 1-6 | National Academy of Sciences, nominations, 1968-1977 |
| Box 68 Folder 7-9 | National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings, 1980-1986 |
| Box 68 Folder 10 | National Academy of Sciences, Section of Medical Sciences, 1975- 1980 |
| Box 68 Folder 11-14 | National Institutes of Health, Hematology Study Section, 1958- 1963 |
| Box 69 Folder 1 | National Institutes of Health, Hematology Study Section, 1960-1963 |
| Box 69 Folder 2 | National Institutes of Health, Liaison Subcommittee on Tobacco and Health, 1968-1973 |
| Box 69 Folder 3-6 | National Institutes of Health, National Advisory Cancer Council, 1969-1972 |
| Box 69 Folder 7-8 | National Institutes of Health, Review Procedures Panel, 1964 |
| Box 70 Folder 1 | National Research Council, 1979 |
| Box 70 Folder 2-4 | National Research Council, Assembly of Life Sciences, 1979-1980 |
| Box 70 Folder 5 | National Science Foundation, 1976 |
| Box 70 Folder 6-8 | New York Academy of Medicine, 1966-1968 |
| Box 70 Folder 9-10 | Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, National Science Advisory Committee, 1959-1970 |
| Box 70 Folder 11 | Ophthalmic pathology societies, 1961-1933 |
| Box 70 Folder 12 | Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, 1980-1982 |
| Box 71 Folder 1-2 | Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, 1981-1990 |
| Box 71 Folder 3 | President's Committee on the National Medal of Science, 1976 |
| Box 71 Folder 4 | Radiation Research Society, 1968-1973 |
| Box 71 Folder 5 | Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1974-1978 |
| Box 71 Folder 6 | Tobacco Industry Research Committee, 1957 |
| Box 71 Folder 7 | United States Air Force, Joint Task Force Seven, 1956 |
| Box 71 Folder 8 | United States Army, Medical Research and Development Command, Advisory Committee on Biophysics, 1960-1967 |
| Box 71 Folder 9-10 | United States Atomic Energy Commission, undated |
| Box 71 Folder 11 | United States Atomic Energy Commission, Second International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, 1958-1959 |
| Box 72 Folder 1 | United States Atomic Energy Commission, Yugoslavia, circa 1960 |
| Box 72 Folder 2 | United States Department of Energy, 1984 |
| Box 72 Folder 3 | Will Rogers Memorial Fund, Medical and Scientific Advisory Board, 1964-1966 |
Series VI: Personal |
This series contains biographical and autobiographical writings, as well as a variety of materials related to Jacobson's family and personal interests. This series spans the years 1933-2000, with files organized alphabetically by document type. Included in this series are drafts, proofs and reprints of "From Atom to Eve" and other autobiographical writings; collections of biographical clippings and statements; curricula vitae from late in Jacobson's career; family genealogies and histories; and material from memorials and tributes honoring Jacobson's life and achievements. Much of the material in this series was compiled by Elise Torczynski Jacobson; a small amount of her personal papers are included with family material.
Oversize material, including certificates, diplomas, decorative items and family memorabilia have been transferred to Series X. A large collection of personal photographs is found in Series VII.
| Box 72 Folder 4 | Address book, undated |
| Box 72 Folder 5 | Address book, undated |
| Box 72 Folder 6 | Address lists, circa 1970s-1980s |
| Box 72 Folder 7 | Appointment books, 1933-1949 |
| Box 73 Folder 1-5 | Appointment books, 1950-1968 |
| Box 74 Folder 1-3 | Appointment books, 1970-1993 |
| Box 74 Folder 4-7 | Autobiographical writings, "From Atom to Eve," 1980-1981 |
| Box 75 Folder 1-10 | Autobiographical writings, general, circa 1980s-1990s |
| Box 75 Folder 11-13 | Biographical statements and clippings, circa 1940s-1980s |
| Box 76 Folder 1-12 | Biographical statements and clippings, circa 1940s-1980s |
| Box 77 Folder 1-2 | Biographical statements and clippings, circa 1940s-1980s |
| Box 77 Folder 3 | Certificates, 1947-1990 |
| Box 77 Folder 4-6 | Curricula vitae, circa 1980s-1990s |
| Box 77 Folder 7 | Dictionary, Serbocroatian-English, 1955 |
| Box 77 Folder 8 | Family material, circa 1970s-1980s |
| Box 77 Folder 9-10 | Family material, correspondence, 1977-1992 |
| Box 78 Folder 1 | Family material, correspondence, 1992 |
| Box 78 Folder 2-6 | Family material, Elise Torczynski Jacobson personal papers, circa 1989-2000 |
| Box 79 Folder 1 | Family material, Elise Torczynski Jacobson personal papers, circa 1989-2000 |
| Box 79 Folder 2-4 | Family material, genealogy and history, circa 1930s-1992 |
| Box 79 Folder 5-6 | Family material, marriage of Leon O. Jacobson and Elise Torczynski Jacobson, 1989 |
| Box 79 Folder 7-8 | Guestbooks, 1954-1975 |
| Box 79 Folder 9 | Invitations, 1970-1986 |
| Box 80 Folder 1-2 | Memorial material, 1992 |
| Box 80 Folder 3-4 | Memorial material, letters of condolence, 1992-1993 |
| Box 80 Folder 5 | Obituaries, friends and colleagues, 1989-2001 |
| Box 80 Folder 6 | Obituaries, Leon O. Jacobson, 1992 |
| Box 81 Folder 1-4 | Oral history, Hematology Oral History Project, Columbia University, 1989-1990 |
| Box 81 Folder 5 | Poetry, undated |
| Box 81 Folder 6 | Programs, 1966-1970 |
| Box 81 Folder 7 | Songbooks, 1952-1960 |
| Box 81 Folder 8 | Stationery, undated |
| Box 81 Folder 9 | Travel material, 1985-1988 |
| Box 82 Folder 1 | Tribute material, University of Chicago Tribute to Leon O. Jacobson, 1975 |
| Box 82 Folder 2 | Tribute material, Fortieth Annual Senior Scientific Session, 1986 |
| Box 82 Folder 3-4 | Tribute material, 80th birthday symposium, 1992 |
Series VII: Photographs, Audio and Digital Media |
This series contains material from circa 1880s-1992, and is organized by format. Included in this series are personal photographs, including extensive collections of images of Jacobson and his friends, colleagues and extended family. Also included are slides for presentations and speeches, cassette tapes, and floppy disks.
Oversize photographs and laboratory slides have been transferred to Series X.
| Box 82 Folder 5 | Leon O. Jacobson, photographs, circa 1930s-1980s |
| Box 82 Folder 6 | Leon O. Jacobson, infancy, photographs, 1913-1914 |
| Box 82 Folder 7 | Leon O. Jacobson, with horse on ranch, photograph and family narrative, undated |
| Box 82 Folder 8 | Leon O. Jacobson and colleagues, Conference on Erythropoietin and the Regulation of Erythropoiesis, San Francisco, photographs, circa 1961-1962 |
| Box 82 Folder 9 | Leon O. Jacobson and colleagues, National Advisory Cancer Council, photograph, 1970 |
| Box 82 Folder 10 | Leon O. Jacobson and colleagues, National Cancer Advisory Board meeting, photographs, 1972 |
| Box 82 Folder 11 | Leon O. Jacobson and colleagues, University of Chicago, visit of the Queen of Greece, photograph, circa 1950s |
| Box 82 Folder 12 | Leon O. Jacobson and colleagues, World Health Organization conference, photograph, circa 1950s |
| Box 82 Folder 13-14 | Leon O. Jacobson with colleagues, friends and family, photographs, circa 1930s-1980s |
| Box 82 Folder 15 | Betty Jacobson, photographs, circa 1930s-1950s |
| Box 82 Folder 16 | Eric Jacobson, photographs, circa 1950s-1960s |
| Box 82 Folder 17 | Judith Jacobson, photographs, circa 1950s-1960s |
| Box 83 Folder 1-2 | Jacobson family, photographs, circa 1880s-1990s |
| Box 83 Folder 3 | Jacobson family, photograph albums, circa 1900s-1960s |
| Box 83 Folder 4-5 | Colleagues, friends and family, photographs, circa 1940s-1990s |
| Box 83 Folder 6 | North Dakota Governor Arthur A. Link with unidentified group, photographs, 1977 |
| Box 83 Folder 7 | Sims, North Dakota, grade school and Sunday school classes, photographs, circa 1910s |
| Box 83 Folder 8-9 | North Dakota travel, photographs, 1984-1989 |
| Box 83 Folder 10 | Artworks, antiques and home furnishings, photographs, circa 1980s-1990s |
| Box 83 Folder 11 | Photographs, circa 1950s-1980s
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| Box 83 Folder 12 | Unidentified photographs |
| Box 84 Folder 1 | Sims Church 90th anniversary, slides, circa 1910s-1960s |
| Box 84 Folder 2 | Erythropoietic factor, slides, undated |
| Box 84 Folder 3-4 | Red blood cells, slides, undated |
| Box 84 Folder 5 | Strontium-89, slides, undated |
| Box 84 Folder 6 | Slides, undated |
| Box 84 Folder 7 | Spleen slice implants, negatives, undated |
| Box 84 Folder 8-10 | Leon O. Jacobson burial services, audio cassettes, 1992 |
| Box 85 Folder 1 | Leon O. Jacobson and Elise Torczynski Jacobson wedding, audio cassette, undated |
| Box 85 Folder 2 | Answering machine messages, audio cassette, 1992 |
| Box 85 Folder 3 | Paul C. Hodges, Sr., audio cassettes, 1991-1992 |
| Box 85 Folder 4 | Unidentified audio cassette, undated |
| Box 85 Folder 5 | Floppy disks, circa 1991-1992 |
Series VIII: Letterbooks |
This series consists of annual compilations of selections of Jacobson's professional correspondence from 1966-1974. Subject matter includes administrative matters, medical research, treatment of patients, and evaluations of students and faculty.
Jacobson's correspondence is collected primarily in Series I, but is also found in Series II-VI and IX.
| Box 86 | 1966-1967 |
| Box 87 | 1968-1970 |
| Box 88 | 1971-1973 |
| Box 89 | 1974 |
Series IX: Medical Records |
This series contains records of patients treated by Jacobson, or about whom he consulted with his colleagues. Much of this material consists of correspondence with patients and other physicians. Also included are patient charts, prescription information and research data. Material spans the 1940s-1980s.
| Box 89 Folder 1-6 | Patient files, A-F, circa 1970s |
| Box 90 Folder 1-7 | Patient files, G-N, circa 1970s |
| Box 91 Folder 1-8 | Patient files, O-Z, circa 1970s |
| Box 91 Folder 9-11 | Erythropoietin research, circa 1940s |
| Box 92 Folder 1 | Erythropoietin research, 1957-1966 |
| Box 92 Folder 2 | Cancer Institute research, 1943-1944 |
| Box 92 Folder 3-4 | Correspondence, 1940s-1970s |
| Box 93 Folder 1-5 | Correspondence, 1970s-1980s |
| Box 93 Folder 6 | Patient records, circa 1940s-1970s |
Series X: Artifacts and Oversize |
This series contains oversize material transferred from previous series in the collection. Also included are a variety of artifactual items, including a scrapbook recognizing Jacobson's work with the Council for Tobacco Research, decorative items, glass laboratory slides, and a badge from the 1959 International Congress for Radiology. Material in this series is organized by size.
| Box 94 Folder 1-2 | Certificates and diplomas, 1927-1967 |
| Box 94 Folder 3 | AECD-2111, radiation chart, circa 1948 |
| Box 94 Folder 4 | Decorative wall hanging, undated |
| Box 94 Folder 5 | Cancer Research cover featuring Leon O. Jacobson, framed, 1989 |
| Box 95 Folder 1 | Rabbits, phenylhydrazine, charts, undated |
| Box 95 Folder 2 | Charles Brenton Huggins, M.D.: Nobel Laureate, Physiology and Medicine, honorary publication, 1966 |
| Box 95 Folder 3 | Periodicals and clippings, circa 1970s-1980s |
| Box 95 Folder 4 | Council for Tobacco Research, scrapbook, 1973-1990 |
| Box 96 Folder 1 | Photographs
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| Box 96 Folder 2 | Leon O. Jacobson and Eric Jacobson, photograph, circa 1970s |
| Box 96 Folder 3 | Judith Jacobson, photograph, circa 1950s |
| Box 96 Folder 4 | Geologic samples from moon, photographs, 1973 |
| Box 96 Folder 5 | Unidentified medical staff and subjects, photographs, undated |
| Box 96 Folder 6 | X-ray slides, 1970 |
| Box 97 Folder 1 | Childhood writing, circa 1910s |
| Box 97 Folder 2 | Family members' artwork, undated |
| Box 97 Folder 3 | Morris Fishbein, reproduction of portrait, 1959 |
| Box 97 Folder 4 | Time magazine cover featuring Robert Hutchins, framed, 1955 |
| Box 97 Folder 5 | Time magazine cover featuring Willard Libby, framed, 1955 |
| Box 98 | Published articles, index card file, circa 1960s |
| Box 98 | MDDC reports, index card file, 1960s |
| Box 98 | Unidentified index card file, circa 1960s |
| Box 98 | International Congress for Radiology, badge, 1959 |
| Box 98 | Conference name badges, circa 1990 |
| Box 98 | Laboratory slides, undated |