Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research correspondence

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Description: The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was founded in 1901 in New York City by John D. Rockefeller for the advancement of medical research. Collection consists of correspondence of P.A. Levene of the Institute with displaced foreign physicians and chemists. Levene was a chemist who was a member of the Institute from 1907 to 1939. The foreign physicians and chemists sought to emigrate to the U.S. from Europe and especially Germany because they were of Jewish descent. Other correspondence is with referees and refugee aid organizations.
Names: Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (Correspondent); Levene, P. A. (Phoebus Aaron), 1869-1940 (Correspondent)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1933 - 1940
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 2593
Topics: Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research; Chemists; World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees; International relief; Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 1933-1945; Jewish physicians
Genres: Correspondence
Notes: Acquisition: 1946 Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars Gift; Date: Bulk 1938-1940
Physical Description: Extent: .2 linear foot (1 box)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: NYPW94-A219; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12035505; MSS Unit ID: 2593; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 754c38e0-c61d-012f-b388-58d385a7bc34