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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Collection Summary
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Restrictions
Series Descriptions
Background and History of the Lasker Awards
Photographs, 1946 -
Correspondence and Memoranda
Awards Luncheon Material, 1956-1982
Awards Jury Material (Restricted), 1962-1983
Public Relations Material, 1948-1983
Award Winners, 1946-1983
Nominees Files (Restricted), 1962-1982
Nomination Books (Restricted), 1962-1980
Cassette Tapes - Awards, Press Conferences, and Annual Luncheons, 1975-1982
Lasker Medical Journalism Awards, 1949-1969
Lasker Awards Given through other Organizations, 1945-1973
Publications and Printed Matter, 1958-1980
Publicity Scrapbooks
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Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division
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| Collection Number: | MS C 415 |
| Creator: | Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation |
| Title: | Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation - Albert Lasker Awards Archives
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| Dates: | 1944- |
| Quantity: | 15 linear feet (36 boxes) |
| Abstract: | The Lasker Awards were given through the American Public Health Association from 1946 through 1960. The collection includes correspondence, nominee files, legal papers, minutes, jury materals, guest lists, clippings, printed material, and files relating to award winners. It documents the selection process, public relations, and presentation of the Albert Lasker Awards. Four-year accumulations of records are added periodically. |
The Albert Lasker Awards were first established in 1946 to honor individuals who have made significant contributions in basic and clinical research. Since 1946, three major awards, the Basic Medical Research Award, the Clinical Medical Research Award, and the Public Service Award have been granted on an annual or discretionary basis. From 1946 through 1960 the Medical Research and Public Service awards were given through the American Public Health Association; the foundation took over the selection for these awards in 1960, and has awarded them on an annual basis since 1962. In addition, from 1949 through 1969, the foundation presented Medical Journalism Awards. Other awards from the foundation have been given through the International Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (1954 - 1972), the American Heart Association (1954 - 1960), the Planned Parenthood Association (1945 - 1965), and the National Committee for Mental Hygiene (1944 - 1949). A comprehensive list of awards and award recipients can be found in the most recent Awards Luncheon program (See Series 1).
The prestige of the Albert Lasker Awards within the American medical community is unequaled. The many Lasker award winners who have gone on to receive the Nobel prize are ample testimony to the international reputation of the awards.
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The archives span the years from l944 to the present, with the bulk of the material covering the period since l962.
The collection documents the selection process, public relations, and presentation of the Albert Lasker Awards. Included are materials on the enormous administrative efforts, and especially the work of Ruth R. Maier's Public Information Office, which have contributed so much to the success of the awards.
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Restrictions
Restrictions
Portions of the collection are restricted. Due to the confidential nature of the selection process, material on nominations is restricted for a period of twenty-five years commencing on the annual date of the awards luncheon relating to such nominations; permission to use this material must be obtained from the President or Executive Vice President of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.
Copyright
NLM does possess copyright to the collection. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.
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| These terms are indexed in the National Library of Medicine's on-line catalog LocatorPlus. Researchers wishing to find related materials should serach the catalog using these terms. |
| MeSH Subjects |
| | Awards and Prizes |
| Personal Names |
| | DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908- |
| | Fordyce, Alice |
| | Lasker, Albert Davis, 1880-1952 |
| | Lasker, Mary |
| | Maier, Ruth |
| Corporate Names |
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| | American Public Health Association |
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[Call Number, Collection Name, Series Number], Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, USA.
The archives of the Albert Lasker Awards are the gift of Mrs. Albert D. Lasker, President of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. They were acquired from Mrs. Alice Fordyce, Executive Vice-President of the Foundation, in April, 1985.
Additional accessions are made periodically for subsequent award years.
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Background and History of the Lasker Awards
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| Series/Box |
| 1.1 | | Biography - Albert Lasker, [1956] |
| 1.1 | | Biography - Mary W. Lasker, [undated] |
| 1.1 | | Photographs - Mary W. Lasker, [undated] |
| 1.1 | | Lasker Foundation, [undated] |
| 1.1 | | J.D. Ratcliff, "The Albert Lasker Awards: A Decade of Medical Conquest", [1956] |
| 1.1 | | Lewis, Thomas, "The Lasker Awards: Four Decades of Scientific Medical Progress", 1985 |
| 1.1 | | Lewis, Thomas. The Lasker Awards: Four Decades of Medical Progress (New York: Raven Press), 1986 |
| 1.1 | | "Ruth Maier - An Appreciation", 1987 |
| 1.1 | | Nobel Prize, [undated] |
| 1.1 | | Questionnaire sent to all Award Winners, 1960 |
| 1.1 | | Memoranda on Science Research Awards - Procedures and Purpose, 1961-1962 |
| 1.2 | | Awards Presentation Programs, 1946-1986 |
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Photographs, 1946 -
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| 2.1 | | Mrs. Lasker with Dr. George Baehr and Dr. Reginald Atwater, 1946 |
| | Chairmen of the Lasker Award Committee - APHA |
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| 2.1 | | | George Baehr, 1946-1949 |
| 2.1 | | | Leona Baumgartner, 1959-1960 |
| | APHA Presidents, 1957-1959 |
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| 2.1 | | | John W. Knutson, 1957 |
| 2.1 | | | Roy J. Morton, 1958 |
| 2.1 | | | Malcolm H. Merrill, 1959 |
| 2.1 | | 1946 Awards Presentation - Dr. George Baehr and 1946 Award winners, 1946 |
| 2.1 | | 1948 Awards Ceremony - Dr. Selman Waksman and Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud, 1948 |
| 2.1 | | 1955 Awards Ceremony - includes Dr. Robert Defries, President Harry Truman, and Mrs. Lasker, 1955 |
| | Mrs. Lasker with various politicians, dignitaries, and scientists, Includes: |
| 2.1 | | | Mrs. Lasker, President Harry Truman, and Lucile Petry, 1955 |
| 2.1 | | | Mrs. Lasker and Dr. Jonas Salk, 1955 |
| 2.1 | | | Mrs. Lasker, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Earl Ubell (Winner, Journalism Award), 1957 |
| 2.1 | | Mrs. Lasker, and Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, 1971 |
| 2.1 | | Mrs. Lasker, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, and Thomas P. O'Neill, 1975 |
| 2.1 | | Mrs. Lasker, Dr. DeBakey, Congressman John Brademas, and Dr. K. Sune D. Bergstrom (Nobel Foundation), 1980 |
| 2.1 | | Mrs. Lasker, Dr. DeBakey, and Senator Mark O. Hatfield, 1982 |
| | Luncheon and Press Conferences. Award Winners with Mrs. Lasker, Speakers and Guests., 1962-1982 |
| | | | (Many photos also include Mrs. Alice Fordyce and Dr. Michael E. DeBakey) |
| 2.1 | | | Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 1962 |
| 2.1 | | | David Sarnoff, Chairman, NBC, 1962 |
| 2.1 | | | Leonard Woodcock, President, UAW, 1971 |
| 2.1 | | | Congressman Paul G. Rogers, 1972 |
| 2.1 | | | Senator Edward Brooke, 1976 |
| 2.1 | | | Senator Birch Bayh, 1977 |
| 2.1 | | | Senator Edward Kennedy, 1978 |
| 2.1 | | | Senator Alan Cranston, 1979 |
| 2.1 | | | Dr. K. Sune D. Bergstrom, Nobel Foundation, 1980 |
| 2.1 | | | Congressman John Brademas, 1980 |
| 2.1 | | | Senator Thomas F. Eagleton, 1981 |
| 2.1 | | | Dr. Halfdan T. Mahler, Director General, WHO, 1981 |
| 2.1 | | | Senator Mark O. Hatfield, 1982 |
| 2.1 | | Lasker Award Statuette - "Winged Victory" |
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Correspondence and Memoranda
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| 3.1 | | Correspondence and Memoranda, 1953-1960 |
| 3.1 | | General Correspondence, 1962-1982 |
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Awards Luncheon Material, 1956-1982
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| 4.1 | | Invitations and Replies, Speeches, and Short Programs, 1956-1972 |
| 4.2 | | Invitations and Replies, Speeches and Short Programs, 1973-1979 |
| 4.3 | | Invitations and Replies, Speeches and Short Programs, 1980-1982 |
| 4.3 | | Guest Lists, 1968-1971 |
| 4.4 | | Guest Lists, 1973-1982 |
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Awards Jury Material (Restricted), 1962-1983
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| 5.1 | | 1962-1979 |
| 5.2 | | 1980-1983 |
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Public Relations Material, 1948-1983
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| 6.1 | | Press Releases, 1948-1983 |
| 6.2 | | Publicity, 1948-1976 |
| 6.3 | | Publicity, 1977-1983 |
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Award Winners, 1946-1983
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| 7.1 | | 1946-1960 |
| | 1962 |
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| 7.1 | | | Li, Choh H. |
| 7.1 | | | Smadel, Joseph E. |
| | 1963 |
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| 7.1 | | | Craig, Lyman C. |
| 7.1 | | | DeBakey, Michael E. |
| 7.1 | | | Harris, Oren |
| 7.1 | | | Huggins, Charles B. |
| 7.1 | | | Laird, Melvin R. |
| | 1964 |
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| 7.1 | | | Dulbecco, Renato |
| 7.1 | | | Kline, Nathan S. |
| 7.1 | | | Rubin, Harry |
| | 1965 |
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| 7.1 | | | Holley, Robert W. |
| 7.1 | | | Johnson, Lydon B. |
| 7.1 | | | Sabin, Albert B. |
| | 1966 |
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| 7.1 | | | Farber, Sidney |
| 7.1 | | | Palade, George E. |
| 7.1 | | | Shriver, Eunice K. |
| | 1967 |
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| 7.1 | | | Brodie, Bernard B. |
| 7.1 | | | Pepper, Claude |
| 7.1 | | | Phillips, Robert A. |
| | 1968 |
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| 7.2 | | | Gibbon, John H. |
| 7.2 | | | Hill, Lister |
| 7.2 | | | Khorana, H. Gobind |
| 7.2 | | | Nirenberg, Marshall W. |
| 7.2 | | | Windle, William F. |
| | 1969 |
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| 7.2 | | | Cotzias, George C. |
| 7.2 | | | Merrifield, Bruce |
| | 1970 |
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| 7.2 | | | Good, Robert A. |
| 7.2 | | | Sutherland, Earl W. |
| | 1971 |
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| 7.2 | | | Benzer, Seymour |
| 7.2 | | | Brenner, Sydney |
| 7.2 | | | Freis, Edward D. |
| 7.2 | | | Yanofsky, Charles |
| | 1972 |
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| 7.2 | | | Burchenal, Joseph H. |
| 7.2 | | | Burkitt, Denis |
| 7.2 | | | Carbone, Paul P. |
| 7.2 | | | DeVita, Vincent T. |
| 7.2 | | | Djerassi, Isaac |
| 7.3 | | | Frei, Emil |
| 7.3 | | | Freireich, Emil J. |
| 7.3 | | | Hertz, Roy |
| 7.3 | | | Holland, James F. |
| 7.3 | | | Klein, Edmund |
| 7.3 | | | Li, Min Chiu |
| 7.3 | | | Ngu, V. Anomah |
| 7.3 | | | Pinkel, Donald |
| 7.3 | | | Van Scott, Eugene J. |
| 7.3 | | | Ziegler, John L. |
| 7.3 | | | Zubrod, C. Gordon |
| | 1973 |
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| 7.3 | | | Kouwenhoven, William B. |
| 7.3 | | | Magnuson, Warren G. |
| 7.3 | | | Zoll, Paul M. |
| | 1974 |
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| 7.3 | | | Charnley, John |
| 7.3 | | | Gross, Ludwik |
| 7.3 | | | Skipper, Howard E. |
| 7.3 | | | Spiegelman, Sol |
| 7.3 | | | Temin, Howard M. |
| | 1975 |
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| 7.4 | | | Baer, John E. |
| 7.4 | | | Beyer, Karl H. |
| 7.4 | | | Dixon, Frank J. |
| 7.4 | | | Guillemin, Roger C.L. |
| 7.4 | | | Hounsfield, Godfrey N. |
| 7.4 | | | Kunkel, Henry G. |
| 7.4 | | | Novello, Frederick G. |
| 7.4 | | | Oldendorf, William |
| 7.4 | | | Schally, Andrew V. |
| 7.4 | | | Sprague, James M. |
| 7.4 | | | Stein, Jules |
| | 1976 |
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| 7.4 | | | Ahlquist, Raymond P. |
| 7.4 | | | Black, James W. |
| 7.4 | | | World Health Organization |
| 7.4 | | | Yalow, Rosalyn S. |
| | 1977 |
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| 7.5 | | | Bergstrom, K. Sune D. |
| 7.5 | | | Edler, Inge G. |
| 7.5 | | | Hertz, C. Hellmuth |
| 7.5 | | | Samuelsson, Bengt |
| 7.5 | | | Vane, John R. |
| | 1978 |
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| 7.5 | | | Austrian, Robert |
| 7.5 | | | Cooper, Theodore |
| 7.5 | | | Gotschlich, Emil C. |
| 7.5 | | | Heidelberger, Michael |
| 7.5 | | | Hughes, John |
| 7.5 | | | Kosterlitz, Hans W. |
| 7.5 | | | Richardson, Elliot L. |
| 7.5 | | | Snyder, Solomon H. |
| | 1979 |
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| 7.5 | | | Gilbert, Walter |
| 7.5 | | | Sanger, Frederick |
| 7.5 | | | Sperry, Roger Wolcott |
| 7.5 | | | Wilson, John |
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| 7.6 | | | Berg, Paul |
| 7.6 | | | Boyer, Herbert W. |
| 7.6 | | | Clarke, Cyril A. |
| 7.6 | | | Cohen, Stanley N. |
| 7.6 | | | Finn, Ronald |
| 7.6 | | | Freda, Vincent J. |
| 7.6 | | | Gorman, John G. |
| 7.6 | | | Kaiser, A. Dale |
| 7.6 | | | National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute |
| 7.6 | | | Pollack, William |
| | 1981 |
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| 7.6 | | | McClintock, Barbara |
| 7.6 | | | Sokoloff, Louis |
| | 1982 |
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| 7.6 | | | Bishop, J. Michael |
| 7.6 | | | Brady, Roscoe O. |
| 7.6 | | | Erikson, Raymond L. |
| 7.6 | | | Gallo, Robert C. |
| 7.6 | | | Hanafusa, Hidesaburo |
| 7.6 | | | Neufeld, Elizabeth F. |
| 7.6 | | | Varmus, Harold E. |
| | 1983 |
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| 7.6 | | | Sones, F. Mason |
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Nominees Files (Restricted), 1962-1982
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| 8.1 | | A - L, 1962 |
| 8.2 | | M - Z, 1962 |
| 8.2 | | A - J, 1963 |
| 8.3 | | K - Z, 1963 |
| 8.3 | | A - B, 1964 |
| 8.4 | | C - S, 1964 |
| 8.5 | | T - Z, 1964 |
| 8.5 | | A - K, 1965 |
| 8.6 | | L - W, 1965 |
| 8.6 | | (1966 wanting), |
| 8.6 | | 1967 |
| 8.6 | | A - G, 1968 |
| 8.7 | | H - Z, 1968 |
| 8.8 | | A - J, 1969 |
| 8.9 | | K - Z, 1969 |
| 8.10 | | A - S, 1970 |
| 8.11 | | T - Z, 1970 |
| 8.11 | | 1971-1980 |
| 8.12 | | 1981-1982 |
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Nomination Books (Restricted), 1962-1980
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| 9.1 | | 1962-1972 |
| 9.2 | | 1973-1976 |
| 9.3 | | 1976 (Addendum) - 79 |
| 9.4 | | 1980 |
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Cassette Tapes - Awards, Press Conferences, and Annual Luncheons, 1975-1982
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| 10.1 | | Luncheon Program, 1975 |
| 10.1 | | Rockefeller Symposium, 1975 |
| 10.1 | | Press Conference, 17 Nov. 1976 |
| 10.1 | | Henderson - WHO, 19 Nov. 1976 |
| 10.1 | | Press Conference (2 tapes), 16 Nov. 1977 |
| 10.1 | | Lasker Press Conference, 20 Nov. 1978 |
| 10.1 | | Awards Luncheon, 21 Nov. 1978 |
| 10.1 | | Lasker Press Conference, 14 Nov. 1979 |
| 10.1 | | Sir John Wilson's acceptance remarks, 16 Nov. 1979 |
| 10.1 | | Awards - Press Conference, 19 Nov. 1980 |
| 10.1 | | Dr. Louis Solokof, 11 Aug. 1981 |
| 10.1 | | Awards - Press Conference, 19 Nov. 1980 |
| 10.1 | | Lasker Awards, 20 Nov. 1981 |
| 10.1 | | Awards - Press Conference, 17 Nov. 1982 |
| 10.1 | | Lasker Foundation Presentation Luncheon, 19 Nov. 1982 |
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Lasker Medical Journalism Awards, 1949-1969
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| 11.1 | | Awards, curriculum vitae, photographs, 1949-1969 |
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Lasker Awards Given through other Organizations, 1945-1973
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| 12.1 | | American Public Health Association, [undated; 1962] |
| 12.1 | | International Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled, 1954; 1957; 1960; 1963-1966; 1968-1973 |
| 12.1 | | National Committee for Mental Hygiene, 1944-1949 |
| 12.1 | | Planned Parenthood - World Population, 1945-1955; 1958-1965 |
| | Other Awards |
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| 12.1 | | | The National Mental Health Committee Award, 1955-1956 |
| 12.1 | | | National Committee Against Mental Illness, 1960-1964 |
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Publications and Printed Matter, 1958-1980
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| 13.1 | | Leroy E. Burney, M.D. Testimonial - Luncheon Program, 1 July 1958 |
| 13.1 | | University of California, San Francisco. Hormone Research Laboratory: 1950-1970, (n.p.: University of California), 1970 |
| 13.1 | | Strickland, Stephen P. Politics, Science, and Dread Disease: A Short History of the United States Medical Research Policy (Cambridge: Harvard University Press), 1972 |
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Publicity Scrapbooks
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| 14.1 | | 12 Scrapbooks (1979 wanting), 1970-1980 |
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