Series IV. David Perlman Memorial Lecture Series, 1980-1985, undated

Arranged in its original order, this series contains files documenting the Division of Biochemical Technology’s creation of the David Perlman Memorial Lecture Series. Established in 1980 and held on an annual basis, the lecture series is named in honor of David Perlman (1920-1980), a well-respected American microbiologist, who served as a researcher at Bristol Myers Squibb and as a Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

For many years, Perlman was considered to be the division’s “unofficial historian” and wrote extensively on topics relating to microbiology. As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Perlman studied under William Howard Peterson and Marvin J. Johnson, both of whom were key figures in the history of the Division of Biochemical Technology.

The contents of the files in this series consist of correspondence, obituaries, a photocopied portrait of David Perlman, and a dummy of a metal plaque for the David Perlman Memorial Lecture Award.