Summary Information

Title: Margaret Pittman Papers
Creator: Pittman, Margaret, 1901-
Dates: 1921-1993
Extent: 24.7 linear feet (22 boxes)
Abstract:

Pittman worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), first as a bacteriologist and later as the first female lab Chief of an NIH laboratory, the Laboratory of Bacteriological Products within the Division of Biologics Standards (1958-1971). Pittman is perhaps most noted for her contributions to understanding the whooping cough.

Call number: MS C 590
Language: Collection materials primarily in English
Location: Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine