Koshland (Marian, Elliot) Papers, 1950-1995

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Summary

Title:
Marian E. Koshland papers
Dates:
1950-1995
Creators:
Koshland, Marian Elliot
Abstract:
The papers of Marian E. Koshland document Koshland's professional life. Papers contain correspondence and edits to published journal papers and some research, research methods and notes from lectures.
Extent:
2 cartons Linear feet: 2.5
Language:
Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Marian E. Koshland Papers, BANC MSS 99/326, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Marian E. Koshland document Koshland's professional life. Papers contain correspondence and edits to published journal papers and some research, research methods and notes from lectures.

Biographical / historical:

Marian E. Koshland (1921-1997) graduated from Vassar in 1942, going on to earn her doctorate in immunology from University of Chicago in 1949. In 1945 Koshland worked as a researcher on the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In 1949 Koshland moved to Boston for a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Bacteriology at Harvard Medical School. In 1951 Koshland worked as a bacteriologist at Brookhaven National Labrotory before moving to Berkeley in 1965. Koshland was a researcher and lecturer at University of California, Berkeley until 1970 when she joined the UC Berkeley faculty. She was the president of the American Association of Immunologists (1982-1983 ) and served as the chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology from 1982 to 1989. She was head of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Graduate Affairs Division at UC Berkeley at the time of her death in 1997.

Acquisition information:
The Marian E. Koshland papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Daniel Koshland Jr. on July 7, 1998.
Processing information:

Processed by Jae Mauthe in 2012.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Jae Mauthe
Date Prepared:
© 2012
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: March 2012

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Marian E. Koshland Papers, BANC MSS 99/326, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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