Series VIII. Scrapbook Material, 1936-1971
Scope and Content
The Dr. Michael Somogyi Collection was created and maintained by Dr. Michael Somogyi. The collection mainly concerns Dr. Somogyi’s work with diabetes research during his years as the director of the Clinical Laboratory at the Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The collection is arranged into the following 8 series:
- Dr. Michael Somogyi - Biographical
- Notebooks
- Research Notes
- Reprints of Articles
- Photographs
- Slides and Glass Lantern (Lecture) Slides
- Audio Cassettes (Somogyi Diabetes Institute)
- Scrapbook Material
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1971
Series Description
Arranged in chronological order, this series contains materials gathered for a scrapbook. There are clippings relating to Somogyi’s 1936 announcement of an insulin-free diabetes treatment, his 1949 lecture at the American Chemical Society’s convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, his receipt of the Ernst Bischoff Award in 1953 and his death in 1971. All newspaper clippings have been photocopied.
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
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