Manuscripts

Correspondence, 1964-1966

Description: Contributions to Funk Foundation. Discussions of research literature on Parkinson's disease. Reprint on diabetes research from Romanian journal, "Medicina Internă: Revistă a Societătii de Medicină Internă", 10 October 1965. Letter at end from Merk Institute regarding Diabetes/glucose research techinques misdated "April 17, 1974" for "1964?
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1964-1966
Call number: mssFunk Collection
Creator: Funk, Casimir (1884-1967)(Opens in new tab)
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people: Harrow, Benjamin, (1888-1970.); Funk, Ian C., (1915-1999.)

Correspondence, 1954-55

Manuscripts

Funk Foundation, U.S. Vitamin Corporation correspondence regarding investigation of Italian anti-smoking cessation product and clinical trials of Dr. Funk's anti-psoriasis ointment/cream, importance of Vitamin B-Complex. Copy of "Report on the Work and Results of the Funk Foundation in 1954 and the Plans for 1955". Typed copy of German article on treatment of diabetes: "Ueber die Behandlungsmethode Des Diabetes mellitus und verwahdter Stoffwechselstoerungen". Correspondence with Benjamin Harrow regarding writing the Funk biography.

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Funk Foundation publications

Manuscripts

Funk Foundation Progress reports for March 1951 and October 1952. Reprint of Bulletin of the Funk Foundation For Medical Research Inc, Nos. 1-14

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Funk's work chronology

Manuscripts

List of Funk's chronology of work in English; multiple copies of "Casimir Funk, His Life and Work" and "Chronological Condensation of Scientific Contributions from Research carried out by Casimir Funk"

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First Congress of Scholars and Scientists (Polish Institute of Art and Sciences), 1966

Manuscripts

Collection composed of research notes, articles and offprints, clinical notebooks, personal and work-related correspondence, Funk Foundation materials, and a few slides/photos. Includes drafts of Funks autobiography, and drafts of Benjamin Harrows published biography of Funk. Some of the earliest material in the collection dates from the beginning of his professional career in Paris (1904-1906), but the bulk focuses on his life and career in the United States from 1939-1967. Manuscript materials are in English, French, German and Polish and the collection of published professional literature mostly in offprints and reproductions contains works in English, French, German, Polish, Russian and Spanish. Topics include: cancer, diabetes, vitamins, ulcers and hormones.

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Correspondence, 1952

Manuscripts

Correspondence from editors of The Science Monthly regarding submitted article. Handwritten research results and notes from Ian C. Funk on glucose. Letter from Juan A. Collazo inviting Funk to work on Spanish/English student book on vitamins. Letter from Funk to Benjamin Harrow asking if he would be interested in the vitamin book project in his place.

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Business Correspondence

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Correspondence, 1964-1966

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