Abstract:Lederberg won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Tatum and George Beadle "for his discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of the genetic material of bacteria." He was professor of genetics at Stanford University, president of Rockfeller University, and public servant to presidents, national groups, and governmental organizations.

Abstract:UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. Lab notebooks, professional correspondence, reprints, files and data on staff members, photos, research/subject files. Photographs taken mostly at reception held at Strathmore after symposium on the Medical Basis of Cellular Regulation in honor of Earl and Thressa's 65th birthdays. Awards/plaques/correspondence, photographs, personal and biographical materials, The Stadtman Way materials (correspondence, clippings, etc.), correspondence/birthday/holiday cards.