Provenance
The Anderson Papers were donated by Wilma E. Anderson in 1992 (Accession 1992-1390ms). Additions to the collection were made in 1993 (Accessions 1993-566ms and 1993-567ms).
Preferred citation
Cite as: Thomas Foxen Anderson Papers, American Philosophical Society.
Processing information
Finding aid version: 12/1998Separated material
Photographs and negatives have been removed from Series I-VI and placed in Series VII. Cross references appear in the original series.
Reprints have been transferred to the printed materials collection of the APS library. If a reprint was found as an enclosure, a photocopy of the title page was filed in its place. To retrieve reprints, consult the card catalog for printed materials.
Also removed from the collection was a motion picture reel entitled "Invasion by Virus" that contains electron micrographs taken by Anderson. To retrieve this item, consult the card catalog for manuscript materials.
General note
- See Thomas F. Anderson Papers (Ms. Coll. 75), Ser.II, Biographical Material, 1954.
- For more on Anderson's work at RCA, see John H. Reiser. "Introduction--A Glimpse of the Anderson Papers." EMSA Bulletin, 22:3 Nov. 1992. See also Ms. Coll. No. 75, Ser.I, Watson, John H.L., 8 Feb. 1965.
- See Thomas F. Anderson Papers (Ms. Coll. 75), Ser.I, Borasky, Rubin, 11 Dec. 1959.
Genetics Note
This collection contains materials which relate to the history of genetics.
| Author | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Thomas Foxen -- Jack Schultz | Manuscripts (5 folders) | 1961-1975 |
| Crow, James F. | Correspondence (6 items) | 1968-1976 |
| Delbruck, Max | Correspondence (38 items) | 1942-1969 |
| Demerec, Milislav | Correspondence (7 items) | 1942-1966 |
| Genetics | Correspondence (15 items) | 1968-1976 |
| Genetics Society of America. Committee on Historical Documents | Correspondence (3 items) | 1978 |
| Hershey, Alfred Day | Correspondence (7 items) | 1950-1961 |
| Luria, Salvador Edward | Correspondence (50 items) | 1942-1978 |
| Pauling, Linus | Correspondence (12 items) | 1939-1981 |
| Sonneborn, Tracy M. | Correspondence (2 items) | 1978 |
| Stern, Curt | Correspondence (7 items) | 1972-1973 |