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Clark, W. Mansfield (William Mansfield), 1884-1964.
W. Mansfield Clark papers, 1903-1964.
Series I (3.5 linear feet) contains correspondence with bacteriologists, chemists and biochemists, medical doctors, students, publishers, family, and friends. The bulk of this series dates from the period 1920-1963. A few letters are in German or French. Among the topics discussed are: research on acid-base indicators and pH; oxidation-reduction, chiefly in organic systems; the antimalarial compound research carried-out under the auspices of the National Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences for the U.S. Government during World War II; lectures, symposia and conferences; the editing and publication of journal articles and books; and participation in professional and learned societies. The correspondence documents Clark's work at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Public Health Service, and the Johns Hopkins University. His participation in the American Society of Biological Chemists, and the Society of American Bacteriologists is also illustrated. Of special interest are letters (1937-1938) from Eric G. Ball while he worked in Otto Warburg's lab at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, a small amount of correspondence (1923-1941) with James B. Conant regarding oxidation-reduction potentials, and a larger number of letters (191[3]-1952) between Clark and his friend and colleague Barnett Cohen.
Other correspondents include: Rudolph J. Anderson, Stanley R. Benedict, Detlev W. Bronk, Vannevar Bush, R. Keith Cannan, Walter B. Cannon, Alan Chesney, Francis P. Chinard, Robert W. Cowgill, Vincent du Vigneaud, Joseph S. Fruton, Henry Harbury, A. Baird Hastings, Frank B. Jewett, Victor K. La Mer, Herbert A. Lubs, J. Murray Luck, Leonor Michaelis, Edwards A. Park, A. Newton Richards, F. Lee Rodkey, Donald D. Van Slyke, Hubert B. Vickery, Otto Warburg, Lewis H. Weed, C. -E. A. Winslow, and Alan C. Woods.
Series II (1.0 linear feet) contains bibliographies and curricula vitae for a number of biochemists, many of whom were Clark's students; photocopies of clippings; letters from colleagues and friends regarding works published by Clark; announcements for programs and lectures; invitations and event programs; playbills; class exams and attendance lists; and copies of Clark's bibliography covering publications through the 1950's. Also filed here is biographical material regarding Clark, and a limited amount of information about Clark family history and genealogy.
Series III (1.25 linear feet) contains research notes; notebooks; and calculations made by Clark in the course of laboratory work, and during the writing of manuscripts intended for publication. A large part of this series is comprised of material (1927-1951) labeled "data on dyes" and consists of correspondence, notes and calculations regarding acid-base indicator dyes. There are also two lab notebooks (circa 1953), and class notebooks (circa 1918) with notes on optics, physical chemistry, physics and thermodynamics. Sixteen appointment books (1941-1947) cover the period of Clark's chairmanship of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, National Research Council.
Series IV (1.25 linear feet) contains manuscripts, lectures, reviews of work published by others, and notes, both for lectures as well as for the revision of his Oxidation-Reduction Potentials of Organic Systems. Included are drafts of memorial articles for Barnett Cohen and Leonor Michaelis, his Cutter Lectures delivered in 1930 at Harvard University, and manuscripts regarding the history of the government's antimalarial research during World War II.
Series V (0.25 linear feet) contains manuscripts which are chiefly conference reports and papers describing research. There are papers by Johnas S. Friedenwald and Gertrude Maengwyn-Davies on enzymatic activity; and papers by Karl Sollner, R. E. Tarbett, and Joseph and Dorothy Moyle Needham. Other material was generated as a result of the U.S. Government's World War II antimalarial drug program.
Series VI (0.25 linear feet) includes black and white photoprints and photonegatives. Most of the photoprints show Clark's laboratory and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and include both laboratory staff and equipment. The photonegatives include images of Clark's lecture or class notes written on blackboards.
Clark was a biochemist who, through work on hydrogen-ion concentrations in the 1920's, helped develop and standardize the concept of pH. The common acceptance of this concept throughout the disciplines of chemistry in which the measurement and control of acidity are crucial, made a lasting impact. Later research involved studies in the oxidation-reduction potentials of organic systems. During World War II Clark served as Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, National Research Council. He was a major figure in the antimalarial drug survey and development effort undertaken by the U.S. Government. Clark taught in the Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, from 1927-1952. He was highly respected as a teacher and administrator. Clark moved his laboratory to the Homewoood Campus of Johns Hopkins where he continued to teach and conduct research. Clark published many articles and several books, and was the recipient of many honors and awards. He died in Baltimore on 19 January 1964.
Clark, W. Mansfield (William Mansfield), 1884-1964
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Advisory Committee on Biological Warfare.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Committee on Quartermaster Problems.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Council.
National Research Council. Division of Chemsitry and Chemical Technology.
Office of Scientific Research and Development. Committee on Medical Research.
Society of American Bacteriologists.
Williams College.
Journal of Bacteriology.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Antimalarials -- Research -- United States.
Bacteriology.
Biochemistry.
Hydrogen-ion concentration.
Malaria -- Chemotherapy -- United States.
Medicine -- Research -- United States.
Medicine -- Study and Teaching -- United States.
Oxidation, Physiological.
Quinacrine.
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Anderson, Rudolph J. (Rudolph John), 1879-1961.
Ball, Eric G. (Eric Glendinning), 1904-1979
Benedict, Stanley R. (Stanley Rossiter), 1884-1936.
Bronk, Detlev W. (Detlev Wulf), 1897-1975
Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974.
Cannan, R. Keith (Robert Keith), 1894-1971.
Cannon, Walter B. (Walter Bradford), 1871-1945.
Chesney, Alan M. (Alan Mason), 1888-1964.
Chinard, Francis P. (Francis Pierre), 1918- .
Cohen, Barnett, 1891-1952.
Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Cowgill, Robert W. (Robert Warren), 1920- .
Du Vigneaud, Vincent, 1901-1978.
Fruton, Joseph S. (Joseph Stewart), 1912- .
Harbury, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1927- .
Hastings, A. Baird (Albert Baird), 1895-1987.
Jewett, Frank B. (Frank Baldwin), 1879-1949- .
La Mer, Victor K. (Victor Kuhn), 1895-1966
Lubs, Herbert A. (Herbert August), 1891- .
Luck, James Murray, 1899- .
Michaelis, Leonor, 1875-1949.
Park, Edwards A. (Edwards Albert), 1877-1969.
Richards, Alfred N. (Alfred Newton), 1876-1966.
Rodkey, F. Lee (Frederick Lee), 1919- .
Van Slyke, Donald D. (Donald Dexter), 1883-1971.
Vickery, Hubert Bradford, 1893- .
Warburg, Otto Heinrich, 1883-1970-
Weed, Lewis H. (Lewis Hill), 1886-1952.
Winslow, C.-E.A. (Charles-Edward Amory), 1877-1957.
Woods, Alan C. (Alan Churchill), 1889- .
American Chemical Society.
American Chemical Society. New York Section.
American Society of Biological Chemists.
Hotchkiss School.
Johns Hopkins University.
Johns Hopkins University. School of Medicine.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
National Research Council (U.S.)
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Scientific Research and Development.
Society of American Bacteriologists.
Williams & Wilkins.
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