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Office of the President of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

 Collection
Identifier: MSK 0003

Scope and Contents

Contains General Corporate Files including agreements, contracts, and grants, as well as permanent files.

Dates

  • 1945 - 1976

Conditions Governing Access

Material in this collection may require special permission to view and will require advance notice to get permission from all internal parties. To inquire about the collection, please contact the MSK Archivist.

Conditions Governing Use

Due to the sensitive nature of some of the content within MSK’s collections, advance permission is needed before citing or reproducing collection content. To inquire about the collection, please contact the MSK Archivist.

Biographical / Historical

The first president of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was John R. Heller, MD, who served as President and CEO from 1960 to 1961 before being succeeded by Richard D. Vanderwarker. Until 1980, Memorial Hospital and Sloan Kettering Institute each had their own distinct Presidents as well.

Extent

2.3 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

General Corporate files donated by Wilkinson, permanent files donated by Emily Allen, Corporate Secretary.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives Repository

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