Harry M. Vars papers (unprocessed)
Collection
Identifier: CoPSp.ACC2276
Scope and Contents note
This is a collection of papers of Harry M. Vars. Materials include: professional correspondence; correspondence and printed materials related to professional organizations and meetings; printed materials on nutrition, plasma, and other topics; manuscripts and illustrations for articles and papers; research notes on liver proteins, plasma extenders, and parenteral nutrition; laboratory notebooks; and reprints.
Dates
- 1942-1983
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical note
Harry Morton Vars (1903-1983) received his bachelor's in chemistry from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1924. In 1929 he earned his Ph.D. from Yale. In 1954 Vars was appointed Professor of Biochemistry in Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Vars is best known for his work on parenteral feeding.
Extent
13.1 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids note
An inventory is available in the repository.
- Title
- Harry M. Vars papers 1942-1983 CoPSp.ACC2276
- Date
- 2012
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- This collection-level EAD record is a product of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) Consortial Survey Initiative, which was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org
