Bendich, Aaron
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: 1917-1979. Bendich trained in nucleic acid biochemistry and was one of the establishing scientists of the Sloan Kettering Institute in 1947, working with nucleic acids and, in collaboration with other scientists, initiating a program on nucleoside synthesis and chemistry. Bendich worked with SKI for 32 years, also taking on the roles of Professor of Biochemistry and Chairman of the Biochemistry Unit in the Sloan-Kettering Division of the Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Bendich died on September 12th, 1979, at the age of 62.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Aaron Bendich, M.D. Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0012
Scope and Contents
2.6 cubic ft., 1937-1980. Reprints of published articles comprise the bulk of the collection. Also contains bibliography, subject files, notebooks, and files on Dr. Bendich's students and associates.
Dates:
1937 - 1980
Hayes Martin Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0023
Scope and Contents
Approximately 7.5 cubic ft., 1782-1973. Contains materials relating to the treatment of cancer, to the history of Memorial Hospital, and to certain individuals associated with it. This includes biographical information on James Ewing, James Douglas, and J. Marion Sim; material on Mme. Marie Curie's visits to the U. S. in the 1920s; and files on cancer therapies and quackery. Also includes notes, drafts, and other materials relating to both editions of Martin's Surgery of Head and Neck...
Dates:
1782 - 1973
Jack J. Fox PhD, 1991-02-28
File
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains tape recordings of interviews of MSK doctors and significant individuals conducted by Archivist Diane Rosenwaser, Dr. Joseph Burchenal, and Dr. Nael Martini. This includes interviews with Katherine S. Douglas, Anna S. Craver, Laurance S. Rockefeller, and Drs. Higinbotham, Woodard, Cahan, Southam, Blady, Stock, Hutchison, Pool, Beattie, Quan, Tan, and Oettgen, among others. Also contains Hayes Martin's Collection of Tapes, which includes recordings of Chemotherapy Group meetings,...
Dates:
1991-02-28
Public Affairs Office of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Collection
Identifier: MSK 0005
Scope and Contents
Contains printed materials, publications, photographs, and audiovisual materials regarding the workings of the Public Affairs Office. Publications include Memorial-published periodicals, pamphlets, and press releases, as well as outside publications, clippings and citations of news and magazine articles ,and transcripts of radio and television interviews and reports featuring or referencing MSK and/or cancer treatment and research. Some article clippings were compiled into...
Dates:
1885 - 1992