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"Funk or Hopkins? The father of vitamins"

Description

Correspondence between Benjamin Harrow and Waldemar Kaempffert, Science Editor of the New York Times, objecting to crediting Hopkins as discoverer of vitamins; 2 copies of Funk's draft dated April 17, 1948 "Just a bit of Medical History: the Vitamins"

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1947-1948
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.)
Associated organizations
U.S. Vitamin Corporation.
Funk Foundation.
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