Repository Guide to the Personal Papers Collections of
Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
The William M. Clark Collection
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William M. Clark by unidentified photographer; black and white photograph. |
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Collection Summary Creator Dates Institutional Affiliation(s) Date Range of Collection Volume of Collection |
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Biography Wiliam M. Clark was born in Tivoli, New York. He received his A.B. in 1907 and his M.A. in 1908, both from Williams College, and his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University in 1910. He participated in research projects for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Public Health Service before becoming DeLamar Professor of Physiological Chemistry at Johns Hopkins in 1927. Clark served on the faculty of the school of medicine until his death in 1964. One of the nation's leading researchers in the fields of physical and biological chemistry, his principal work was in the field of bacteriological metabolism and environment. |
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Scope and Content The William M. Clark Collection spans the majority of his career at Johns Hopkins. Series include correspondence (1944-59), reprints (1912-1950), and talks (1944). The collection is a resource for studying the development of physiological chemistry at Johns Hopkins.
Policy on Access and Use This collection may contain some restricted records. Materials pertaining to patients, students, employees, and human research subjects, as well as unprocessed collections and recent administrative records, carry restrictions on access. For more information about the policies and procedures for access, see Policy on Access and Use. Permissions and Credits When citing material from this collection, credit The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. For permission to reproduce images, contact the holder of the copyright. For permissions contact: Copyright © 1999 The copyright to the entire content of this guide, including text, image source files, HTML and SGML source codes, and presentation, is owned by The Johns Hopkins Health System and The Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved. |
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