Series I. Correspondence, 1936-1990, undated

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains Max Tishler’s personal and professional correspondence. Files containing congratulatory correspondence regarding Tishler’s promotion as Merck and Company’s Senior Vice President of Research and Development, his retirement from Merck and Company, and his receiving the National Medal of Science, make up the largest portion of this series. This series also contains Max Tishler’s correspondence with a handful of individuals, including American chemist Homer B. Adkins and Harvard University president James B. Conant. Files containing Tishler’s correspondence with several organizations, including his employers (Merck and Company, Incorporated and Wesleyan University), school alma maters (Tufts University and Harvard University), and scientific organizations (The Chemical Society and New York Academy of Sciences) are also found in this series. A file of correspondence received by Max Tishler’s wife Elizabeth Tishler and a handwritten letter from Nobel Laureate Albert Schweitzer to John Wilson (Sales Control Manager of Merck and Company, Incorporated’s Chemical Division) are preserved here as well.

The contents of the Correspondence files consist mainly of letters. A small amount of accompanying materials, including, but not limited to, copies of speeches, copies of articles, article reprints, and a few photographs are found in these files as well.