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Box 4 and 5

 Container

Contains 21 Results:

Correspondence between Dr. DeVita and Dr. Armand Hammer (Chairman of the Board of Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Chairman of President's Cancer Panel) in which Dr. DeVita updates Dr. Hammer on National Cancer Institute activities, administration, and personnel, especially research to which Dr. hammer contributed, 1981-1982

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: id302010
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of Doctor Vincent T. DeVita, former director of the National Cancer Institute and chief of surgical oncology at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Medical Center concerning aspects of National Cancer Institute's activities, programs, and agenda. Includes congressional testimony, minutes of meetings, correspondence relating to committees and associations, articles by Dr. DeVita, memoranda, and speeches. Also included are histories of various programs at NCI, correspondence about cancer...
Dates: 1981-1982

Correspondence between Dr. DeVita and Dr. Armand Hammer regarding budget and legislation relating to National Cancer Institute, administration, and recent cancer research, 1983-1985

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 2
Identifier: id302012
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of Doctor Vincent T. DeVita, former director of the National Cancer Institute and chief of surgical oncology at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Medical Center concerning aspects of National Cancer Institute's activities, programs, and agenda. Includes congressional testimony, minutes of meetings, correspondence relating to committees and associations, articles by Dr. DeVita, memoranda, and speeches. Also included are histories of various programs at NCI, correspondence about cancer...
Dates: 1983-1985

Correspondence of Dr. Samuel Hellman (Director of Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School) with Dr. DeVita and others regarding research, programs at National Cancer Institute and Harvard, and Dr. Hellman's service on National Cancer Advisory Board, 1981-1982

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 3
Identifier: id302014
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of Doctor Vincent T. DeVita, former director of the National Cancer Institute and chief of surgical oncology at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Medical Center concerning aspects of National Cancer Institute's activities, programs, and agenda. Includes congressional testimony, minutes of meetings, correspondence relating to committees and associations, articles by Dr. DeVita, memoranda, and speeches. Also included are histories of various programs at NCI, correspondence about cancer...
Dates: 1981-1982

Correspondence and other documents of Mary (Mrs. Albert D.) Lasker, President of the Lasker Foundation, 1974-1976

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 4
Identifier: id302016
Scope and Contents

Mostly inquiries by Mrs. Lasker to Dr. Frank J. Rauscher, Director of the National Cancer Institute, and voluminous material on budget, personnel, and research which Dr. Rauscher sent in return.

Dates: 1974-1976

Correspondence and other documents of Mary (Mrs. Albert D.) Lasker, President of the Lasker Foundation, with DeVita and others., 1977-1981

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 5
Identifier: id302018
Scope and Contents

Includes memoranda, articles, and other items sent to and by Mrs. Lasker relating to cancer programs.

Dates: 1977-1981

Correspondence of and items relating to Mary (Mrs. Albert D.) Lasker, President of the Lasker Foundation, 1981-1984

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 6
Identifier: id302020
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Includes program, texts from addresses, etc. from 1982 "Tribute" to Mrs. Lasker, which describes her work in cancer programs and include brief chronology and biographies of major figures in cancer programs.

Dates: 1981-1984

Correspondence of Dr. Joshua Lederberg (Professor and Chairman of Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Genetics and later President of Rockefeller University) with Dr. DeVita and his predecessors at National Cancer Institute regarding research and regarding Dr. Lederberg's service on President's Cancer Panel and National Cancer Advisory Board, 1973-1984

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 7
Identifier: id302022
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of Doctor Vincent T. DeVita, former director of the National Cancer Institute and chief of surgical oncology at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Medical Center concerning aspects of National Cancer Institute's activities, programs, and agenda. Includes congressional testimony, minutes of meetings, correspondence relating to committees and associations, articles by Dr. DeVita, memoranda, and speeches. Also included are histories of various programs at NCI, correspondence about cancer...
Dates: 1973-1984

Correspondence and other documents of Dr. Henry C. Pitot (Director of McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin and Chairman of the National Cancer Advisory Board) with Dr.DeVita and his predecessors regarding activities of N.C.A.B. and National Cancer Institute, legislation and budget of cancer program, and controversies on N.C.A.B., 1973-1981

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 8
Identifier: id302024
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of Doctor Vincent T. DeVita, former director of the National Cancer Institute and chief of surgical oncology at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Medical Center concerning aspects of National Cancer Institute's activities, programs, and agenda. Includes congressional testimony, minutes of meetings, correspondence relating to committees and associations, articles by Dr. DeVita, memoranda, and speeches. Also included are histories of various programs at NCI, correspondence about cancer...
Dates: 1973-1981

Correspondence and other documents of Dr. Henry C. Pitot (University of Wisconsin and Chairman of the National Cancer Advisory Board) with Dr. DeVita and others relating to budget and administration of cancer program, activities of and controversies on N.C.A.B., grants, and research, 1981-1984

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 9
Identifier: id302026
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of Doctor Vincent T. DeVita, former director of the National Cancer Institute and chief of surgical oncology at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Medical Center concerning aspects of National Cancer Institute's activities, programs, and agenda. Includes congressional testimony, minutes of meetings, correspondence relating to committees and associations, articles by Dr. DeVita, memoranda, and speeches. Also included are histories of various programs at NCI, correspondence about cancer...
Dates: 1981-1984

Correspondence and other documents involving Dr. Jonathan E. Rhoads (Department of Surgery of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine), 1972

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 10
Identifier: id302028
Scope and Contents

Includes summary and copies of comment s from members of the national Cancer Advisory Board on content and conduct of Board meetings, sent to Rhoads by National Cancer Institute Director Fred Rauscher. 32 items.

Dates: 1972

Correspondence and other documents of Dr. Jonathan E. Rhoads (University of Pennsylvania, Editor of Cancer, and Chairman of National Cancer Advisory Board) with Dr. DeVita's predecessors at National Cancer Institute and others in matters relating to Cancer, 1974-1978

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 11
Identifier: id302030
Scope and Contents

Includes N.C.A.B., National Cancer Institute contract review process and on cancer research and researchers. 50 items.

Dates: 1974-1978

Correspondence and other documents of Dr. Jonathan E. Rhoads (Editor of Cancer, Director of National Cancer Advisory Board) with Dr. DeVita and others regarding Cancer, N.C.A.B., and North Central Cancer Treatment Group Research Plan, 1979-1984

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 12
Identifier: id302032
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of Doctor Vincent T. DeVita, former director of the National Cancer Institute and chief of surgical oncology at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Medical Center concerning aspects of National Cancer Institute's activities, programs, and agenda. Includes congressional testimony, minutes of meetings, correspondence relating to committees and associations, articles by Dr. DeVita, memoranda, and speeches. Also included are histories of various programs at NCI, correspondence about cancer...
Dates: 1979-1984

Correspondence and memoranda of Mr. Benno C. Schmidt (managing partner of J.H. Whitney & Co., and Chairman of President's Cancer Panel), 1972

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 13
Identifier: id302034
Scope and Contents

Memoranda on budget, legislation and personnel forwarded to Mr. Schmidt by National Cancer Institute Director Carl Baker.

Dates: 1972

Correspondence and other documents of Benno C. Schmidt, 1972-1974

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 14
Identifier: id302036
Scope and Contents

Memoranda on budget, legislation, personnel, and research forwarded to Mr. Schmidt by Directors of National Cancer Institute. Includes confidential comments by members of Institute of Medicine Committee on National Cancer Program Operational Plan.

Dates: 1972-1974

Correspondence and other documents of Benno C. Schmidt (Director of President's Cancer Panel)

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 15
Identifier: id302038
Scope and Contents

Includes letters, memoranda and background papers sent to Mr. Schmidt by National Cancer Institute Director on research, grants, controversies within cancer program and bureacracy.

Dates: 1964-1988

Correspondence and other documents of Benno C. Schmidt (Chairman of the President's Cancer Panel), 1976-1977

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 16
Identifier: id302040
Scope and Contents

Consisting mostly of memoranda, reports, statistics, and background papers on cancer program sent to Dr. Schmidt by National Cancer Institute Directors.

Dates: 1976-1977

Correspondence and other documents of Benno C. Schmidt with Dr. DeVita and others, 1978-1983

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 17
Identifier: id302042
Scope and Contents

Includes addresses by and interview with Mr. Schmidt sent to Dr. DeVita, correspondence and documentation relating to grant application of Dr. Linus Pauling, and memoranda relating to policies of National Cancer Institute.

Dates: 1978-1983

Correspondence and other documents of Benno C. Schmidt with Dr. DeVita, 1984-1985

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 18
Identifier: id302044
Scope and Contents

Includes text of addresses by Mr. Schmidt and copy of article by Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg, "Lymphorine Activated Killer Cells: A New Approach to the Imunotherapy of Cancer."

Dates: 1984-1985

Correspondence (and enclosed documents) of John E. Ultmann (Director of Cancer Research Center, University of Chicago) with Dr. DeVita and his predecessors at National Cancer Institute, 1975-1984

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 19
Identifier: id302046
Scope and Contents

Regarding National Cancer Institute budget and programs, long-range planning of American Society of Clinical Oncology, and University of Chicago Cancer Research. 43 items.

Dates: 1975-1984

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1980-1983

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 20
Identifier: id302048
Scope and Contents

Includes letters to Dr. DeVita from Dr. Ludwig Gross, from Dr. DeVita to Dr. Edward N. Brandt, Jr. and to Dr. James Wyngaarden (regarding Dr. DeVita's selection as recipient of Distinguished Service Medal), and other correspondence. 5 items.

Dates: 1980-1983

Xerox copies of correspondence and papers relating chiefly to the treatment of breast cancer, 1983-1987

 File — Box: 4 and 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: id302052
Scope and Contents

(Acc. no. 87-37). Many important researchers are among the correspondants in Box 5, including Dr. Bernard Fisher.

Dates: 1983-1987