| Title: | American Type Culture Collection records |
| Call Number: | Coll010 |
| Creator: | American Type Culture Collection |
| Dates: | 1916-1997 |
| Size: | 10 boxes (13.5 linear feet) |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Files and publications documenting the history of the American Type Culture Collection. The collection includes publications, correspondence, articles, tape recordings, and photos. Of note are the first volumes of the American Type Culture Collection Catalog, and the personal research papers of the longtime director, Robert E. Stevenson. |
| Citation: | American Type Culture Collection records, Center for Biological Sciences Archives, Collection 10, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
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Not yet arranged; publications have been interfiled by title, then date.
SARCV 1995-15, SARCV 1996-11, SARCV 1997-07, SARCV 1997-23, SARCV 1998-04, SARCV 1998-05; Catalogs, newsletters, and a book were transferred to the archives by ATCC in 1995 and accessioned by Marcia Peri in 1998. Dr. Robert Stevenson deposited 1 cubic foot of A/V material, papers, and reports of the NIH Cancer Virus Program in 1996 which were accessioned by John Beck in 1997. ASM donated further A/V materials in 1997 which are stored with the ATCC collection. Three smaller donations consisting mostly of publications were accessioned in 1997 and 1998.
Collection unprocessed.
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.
Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll010.php
No restrictions.
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.
American Type Culture Collection
American Type Culture Collection -- Archives
Cultures (Biology) -- Societies, etc.
| Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
| Correspondence ATCC January-August 1980 | 1980 | 1 | 1 | |
| Correspondence ATCC September-November 1980 | 1980 | 1 | 2 | |
| Correspondence ATCC October 1980-May 1981 | 1980-1981 | 1 | 3 | |
| Correspondence ATCC June-October 27, 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 4 | |
| Correspondence ATCC October 28 - December 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 5 | |
| Correspondence ATCC January-May 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 6 | |
| Correspondence ATCC June-December 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 7 | |
| Correspondence ATCC January-July 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 8 | |
| Correspondence ATCC August-November 7, 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 9 | |
| Correspondence ATCC November 8, 1983 - May 31, 1984 | 1983-1984 | 1 | 10 | |
| Correspondence ATCC June 1984 - February 1985 | 1984-1985 | 1 | 11 | |
| Correspondence ATCC March 1985 - August 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 12 | |
| Correspondence ATCC May-December 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 13 | |
| Correspondence ATCC February 1985 - September 1986 | 1985-1986 | 1 | 14 | |
| Correspondence ATCC January 1986 - July 1987 | 1986-1987 | 1 | 15 | |
| Correspondence ATCC August-December 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 16 | |
| Correspondence ATCC 1988 | 1988 | 1 | 17 | |
| Correspondence ATCC May 1988 - Aug 1989 | 1988-1989 | 1 | 18 | |
| Correspondence ATCC June-December 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 19 | |
| ATCC board minutes | 1987 | 2 | 1 | |
| ATCC board minutes | 1988 | 2 | 2 | |
| Executive Comittee Meeting 3/30/89 Annual Board Meeting 3/21/89 Executive Comttee Meeting 12/8/89 | 1989 | 2 | 3 | |
| Executive Comittee Meeting 3/30/90 Annual Board Meeting 3/29/90 Executive Comttee Meeting 12/7/90 | 1990 | 2 | 4 | |
| Executive Comittee Meeting 4/4/91 Annual Board Meeting 4/5/91 Executive Comttee Meeting 12/6/91 | 1991 | 2 | 5 | |
| Correspondence ATCC Janurary-June 1990 | 1990 | 2 | 6 | |
| Correspondence ATCC July-December 1990 | 1990 | 2 | 7 | |
| Correspondence ATCC Janurary-July 15, 1991 | 1991 | 2 | 8 | |
| Correspondence ATCC July-December 1991 | 1991 | 2 | 9 | |
| Brazilian Ministry of Health Report | 1983-1990 | 2 | 10 | |
| Symposium/Workshop identifying cells in a culture | 1975 | 2 | 11 | |
| NCAB Course | 1985 | 2 | 12 | |
| Committee on Standardization, Collection, & Distibution of Cells in Vitro | 1976 | 2 | 13 | |
| TCA program in Orlando | 1989 | 2 | 14 | |
| TCA Workshops, Meeting reports | 1988-1990 | 2 | 15 | |
| TCA Executive Board Meeting, Minutes, Memos | 1984, 1988 | 2 | 16 | |
| TCA Membership | 1985-1990 | 2 | 17 | |
| TCA long Range Planning Committee | 1990 | 2 | 18 | |
| TCA Accounting | 1992 | 2 | 19 | |
| Grant application to N.I.H for 1989 TCA Symposium in Orlando | 1989 | 2 | 20 | |
| Correspondence TCA | 1980-1985 | 2 | 21 | |
| Correspondence TCA | 1986-1988 | 2 | 22 | |
| Correspondence TCA | 1989 | 2 | 23 | |
| Correspondence of Robert E. Stevenson as TCA president | 1989-1990 | 2 | 24 | |
| Correspondence of Robert E. Stevenson as TCA president | 1990 | 2 | 25 | |
| Misc Correspondence of Robert E. Stevenson | 1990-1992 | 2 | 26 | |
| Stevenson Farewell | 1990 | 2 | 27 | |
| 5th international confernce of Culture Collection | 1984 | 2 | 28 | |
| Paho Meeting - Havana, Cuba April 29-30, 1986 | 1986 | 2 | 29 | |
| American Association of Tissue Banks | 1985-1990 | 2 | 30 | |
| US Federation of Culture Collection | 1987-1989 | 2 | 31 | |
| World Federation of Culture Collection Conferences: 1981,1984, Financial report, 1983 | 1981, 1983, 1984 | 2 | 32 | |
| International Conference on Culture Collection | 1988 | 2 | 33 | |
| WFCC data center | 1987 | 2 | 34 | |
| WFCC Financial Reports | 1987 | 2 | 35 | |
| WFCC Bylaws and Amendments | 1987 | 2 | 36 | |
| WFCC executive Board Meeting minutes | 1987 | 2 | 37 | |
| United Nations Enviroment Program | 1987-1988 | 2 | 38 | |
| Bone Marrow and Radiation Symposiums | 1960 | 3 | 1 | |
| Minutes and Associated Material of the Cell Culture Collection Committee National Cancer Institute | 1959-1960 | 3 | 2 | |
| Minutes and Associated Material of the Cell Culture Collection Committee National Cancer Institute | 1960-1964 | 3 | 3 | |
| Minutes and Associated Material of the Cell Culture Collection Committee National Cancer Institute | 1964-1966 | 3 | 4 | |
| Minutes, Memoranda, Articles, etc. of the Cell Culture Collection Committee National Cancer Institute | 1959 | 3 | 5 | |
| Human Cancer Virus Task Force | 1962-1963 | 3 | 6 | |
| Virology Research Field Studies National Cancer Institute | 1962-1963 | 3 | 7 | |
| Special Virus Leukemia Program | 1967 | 3 | 8 | |
| Cancer Research Planning Bethesda Institute | 1967-1971 | 3 | 9 | |
| NCI Planning and Management Programs | 1963-1972 | 3 | 10 | |
| Propagation of Mouse Strains | 1967 | 3 | 11 | |
| International Congress of Biological Standards Prague | 1967 | 3 | 12 | |
| Planning and Management Material | 1967-1971 | 3 | 13 | |
| Coordinator Reports for NCI | 1978 | 3 | 14 | |
| Frederick (MD) Cancer Research Center "The First Five Years" | 1972-1977 | 3 | 15 | |
| Frederick Cancer Research Center Miscellaneous Papers | 1978 | 3 | 16 | |
| U.S. Dept of Commerce Intl. Trade Admin. Biotechnology Technical Advisory Committee | 1985-1986 | 3 | 17 | |
| U.S. Dept of Commerce Int'l Trade Admin (Biotac) | 1987 | 3 | 18 | |
| U.S. Dept of Commerce Int'l Trade Admin (Biotac) | 1987-1988 | 3 | 19 | |
| U.S. Dept of Commerce Int'l Trade Admin (Biotac) | 1989 | 3 | 20 | |
| U.S. Dept of Commerce Int'l Trade Admin (Biotac) | 1990-1992 | 3 | 21 | |
| Biotac Iraqi Biological warfare | 1990-1991 | 3 | 22 | |
| Biotac Iraqi Biological warfare | 1991 | 3 | 23 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1951 | 4 | 1 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1952 | 4 | 2 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1958 | 4 | 3 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1960 | 4 | 4 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1961 | 4 | 5 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1962 | 4 | 6 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1963 | 4 | 7 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1964 | 4 | 8 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1965 | 4 | 9 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1966 | 4 | 10 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1967 | 4 | 11 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1968 | 4 | 12 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1969 | 4 | 13 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1970 | 4 | 14 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1971 | 4 | 15 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1972 | 4 | 16 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1973 | 4 | 17 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1974 | 4 | 18 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1975 | 4 | 19 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1976 | 4 | 20 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1977 | 4 | 21 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1978 | 4 | 22 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1979 | 4 | 23 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1980 | 4 | 24 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1981 | 4 | 25 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1982 | 4 | 26 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1983 | 4 | 27 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1984 | 4 | 28 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1985 | 4 | 29 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1986 | 4 | 30 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1987 | 4 | 31 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1988 | 4 | 32 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1989 | 4 | 33 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1990 | 4 | 34 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1991 | 4 | 35 | |
| American Type Culture Collection Reprints | 1992 | 4 | 36 | |
| Norman G Anderson Argonne Nat'l Laboratory Human Protein Index | 1983 | 5 | 1 | |
| Proteus Technologies Inc | 1984-1987 | 5 | 2 | |
| Proposal to Establish A Nat'l Center for Human Molecular Anatomy | 1977 | 5 | 3 | |
| "Xray" Photographs | 5 | 4 | ||
| Clinical Chemistry Vol. 28, No. 4, April 1982 | 1982 | 5 | 5 | |
| Gene Mapping | 1973 | 5 | 6 | |
| Correspondence Anderson Gene Mapping | 1978-1980 | 5 | 7 | |
| Gene Mapping Norman G. Anderson | 1977-1983 | 5 | 8 | |
| Protein Biotechnology | 1983 | 5 | 9 | |
| Anderson Gene Mapping | 1978-1983 | 5 | 10 | |
| Large Scale Biology Board Minutes/Notes | 1989-1991 | 5 | 11 | |
| LSB Board Meetings Proposals | 1986-1990 | 5 | 12 | |
| Large Scale Biology Corporation | 1987 | 5 | 13 | |
| Stephen Schectmen Lawsuit | 1989-1990 | 5 | 14 | |
| Stephen Schectmen Lawsuit | 1989-1990 | 5 | 15 | |
| Schectman Lawsuit September-December 1990 | 1990 | 5 | 16 | |
| Schectman Lawsuit 1991 | 1991 | 5 | 17 | |
| Dept. of Defense Militarily Critical Technologies List | 1989 | 5 | 18 | |
| Dept. of Defense Critical Technologies Organizational List | 1989 | 5 | 19 | |
| Technical Advisory Committee | 1991 | 5 | 20 | |
| Robert E. Stevenson Publication Reprints | 1956-1963 | 6 | 1 | |
| Robert E. Stevenson Publication Reprints | 1964-1992 | 6 | 2 | |
| Robert E. Stevenson Speeches | 1955-1974 | 6 | 3 | |
| Robert E. Stevenson Speeches | 1974-1989 | 6 | 4 | |
| Robert E. Stevenson Misc papers | 1956-1984 | 6 | 5 | |
| Robert E. Stevenson Misc papers | 1985-1992 | 6 | 6 | |
| NIH Transplantable Tumor Lines | 1960-1961 | 6 | 7 | |
| Transplantable Tumor Lines NIH | 1961 | 6 | 8 | |
| Giovanni/Tannia Dogo papers | 1963-1992 | 6 | 9 | |
| Marketing Proposals For Preserved Fresh Produce | 1963 | 6 | 10 | |
| Atomic Energy Commission Centrifuge Lab | 1967 | 6 | 11 | |
| Neisler-Carbide Pharmaceuticals Eurpoean Joint Venture | 1976 | 6 | 12 | |
| Pulmonary Diagnostic Equipment | 1968 | 6 | 13 | |
| Biomedical Business Proposal Pulmonary Diagnostic/Therapies | 1968 | 6 | 14 | |
| Union Carbide Programs | 1968 | 6 | 15 | |
| Union Carbide Misc | 1968 | 6 | 16 | |
| Union Carbide Patents & Annual reports | 1968 | 6 | 17 | |
| Union Carbide Programs | 1968-1971 | 6 | 18 | |
| Respatory Rehabilitation Center | 1968-1971 | 6 | 19 | |
| Death and Dying | 1969-1973 | 6 | 20 | |
| Continuous Freeze Day | 1969 | 6 | 21 | |
| Fish or Cut Bait Management Proposal Union Carbide | 1973 | 6 | 22 | |
| Hemodialysis proposal | 1971 | 6 | 23 | |
| Centrifichem Analyzer Program | 1971 | 6 | 24 | |
| Working Paper on Development & Diffusion of Automated Clinical Analyzers | 1981 | 6 | 25 | |
| Biotechnology Patent Conference Workbook | 1993 | 6 | 26 | |
| ATCC Yeasts | 1995 | 6 | 27 | |
| National Cancer Institute Symposium Viruses and Cancer: A Retrospective View 12/16/91 Tape 1: Welcome: Samuel Broder Early History Personal Reflections and Recolections | 1991 | 7 | 1 | |
| National Cancer Institute Symposium Viruses and Cancer: A Retrospective View 12/16/91 Tape 2 Ludwig Gross, Joseph Melnick, R Palmer Beaskey (side 2) | 1991 | 7 | 2 | |
| National Cancer Institute Symposium Viruses and Cancer: A Retrospective View 12/16/91 Tape 3: Side A R. Palmer BEasley (cont.) Carl Becker, Harvey Scudder, Harry Ioachim(?) and Albert Sabin (Cont side B) | 1991 | 7 | 3 | |
| National Cancer Institute Symposium Viruses and Cancer: A Retrospective View 12/16/91 Tape 4: Murry B. Gardner, G.de The Robert Gallo (cont. Side B.) | 1991 | 7 | 4 | |
| National Cancer Institute Symposium Viruses and Cancer: A Retrospective View 12/16/91 Tape 5: George Klein | 1991 | 7 | 5 | |
| DNA Virus Mtg 10/21/65 Tape 1 | 1965 | 7 | 6 | |
| DNA Virus Mtg 10/21/65 Tape 2 | 1965 | 7 | 7 | |
| DNA Virus Mtg 10/21/65 Tape 3 | 1965 | 7 | 8 | |
| DNA Virus Mtg 10/21/65 Tape 4 | 1965 | 7 | 9 | |
| Video Tape Sara Roth At Alive Evans Awards Dinner | 7 | 10 | ||
| Litton Bionetics, Inc. Correspondence | 1972-1973 | 7 | 11 | |
| Litton Bionetics, Inc. Correspondence | 1974-1975 | 7 | 12 | |
| Litton Bionetics, Inc. Correspondence | 1975-1976 | 7 | 13 | |
| Litton Bionetics, Inc. Correspondence | 1977-1978 | 7 | 14 | |
| Litton Bionetics, Inc. Correspondence | 1978-1979 | 7 | 15 | |
| Journal Reprints, Cell Lines and Cultures | 1972, 1991, 1992, 1993 | 7 | 16 | |
| Misc Papers | 1965, 1992 | 7 | 17 | |
| ATCC Catalog | 1994 | 8 | 1 | |
| ATCC Board members Handbook appendixes | 1991 | 8 | ||
| ATCC Annual Report | 1978 | 8 | 2 | |
| ATCC Annual Report | 1975 | 8 | 3 | |
| ATCC assorted publications | 1975, 1978, 1987, 1995 | 8 | 4 | |
| ATCC Correspondence and committee minutes | 1981 | 8 | 5 | |
| ATCC sales catalog | 1995 | 8 | 6 | |
| ATCC assorted corresondence and reports | 1972-1985 | 8 | 7 | |
| ATCC Assorted reports | 1980 | 8 | 8 | |
| ATCC bacteria and phages | 1997 | 8 | 9 | |
| ATCC cell lines and Hybridomas | 1996 | 8 | 10 | |
| ATCC catalogs | 1995-1997 | 8 | 11 | |
| ATCC founding constitution | 1973 | 8 | 12 | |
| ATCC histories and descriptions | 1945 | 8 | 13 | |
| ATCC financial statements | 1925-1952 | 8 | 14 | |
| ATCC correspondence | 1925-1953 | 8 | 15 | |
| ATCC misc documents | 1925-1953 | 8 | 16 | |
| ATCC early catalogs and special lists | 1945-1957 | 8 | 17 | |
| ATCC Lists of Cultures received | 1916-1934 | 8 | 18 | |
| ATCC reprints | 1920, 1933, 1952 | 8 | 19 | |
| ATCC loose pages | 8 | 20 | ||
| ATCC Annual reports | 1929-1931 | 8 | 21 | |
| ATCC Accessions 7795-11646 | 1940-1953 | 8 | 22 | |
| ATCC Accessions 11647-14035 | 1953-1960 | 8 | 23 | |
| ATCC Accessions 14036-14910 | 1961-1962 | 8 | 24 | |
| ATCC Accessions 14911-1538 | 1963 | 8 | 25 | |
| Assorted photos | 1960-1980 | 9 | ||
| Special Leukemia Virus program | 1968 | 9 | ||
| The Virus Cancer Program | 1973 | 9 | ||
| The Virus Cancer Program | 1973 | 9 | ||
| The Virus Cancer Program | 1974 | 9 | ||
| The Virus Cancer Program | 1975 | 9 | ||
| The Virus Cancer Program | 1976 | 9 | ||
| The Virus Cancer Program | 1977 | 9 | ||
| Robert E. Stevenson CV | 1980 | 9 | ||
| Harriet Huebner Tape I | 1995 | 10 | ||
| Jim Duff-Harriet Huebner | 1995 | 10 | ||
| Leonard Hayflick tape I | 1994 | 10 | ||
| Leonard Hayflick tape II | 1994 | 10 | ||
| Tape I Guy Dethe Sept 1, 1995 Bethesda Hyatt | 1995 | 10 | ||
| Tape II Guy Dethe Sept 1, 1995 Bethesda Hyatt | 1995 | 10 | ||
| Nelson-Rees 12/4/94 Tape I | 1994 | 10 | ||
| Nelson-Rees 12/4/94 Tape II | 1994 | 10 | ||
| Scudder Tape I 12/3/94 | 1994 | 10 | ||
| Scudder Tape II 12/3/94 | 1994 | 10 | ||
| Scudder Tape III 12/3/94 | 1994 | 10 | ||
| Catalouge of Cultures | 1926-1927, 1938,1943, 1958 -1964 | |||
| ATCC Microbes and Cells at work | 1988, 1991 | |||
| ATCC Viruses & Antisera. Chlamydiae, Rickettsiae | 1900, 1996, 1986 | |||
| American Type Culture Collection Catalouge of Virusues | 1971-1972 | |||
| ATCC Recombinant DNA Materials | 1989, 1991, 1993 | |||
| American Type Culture Collection Catalouge of Viruses | 1971 | |||
| American Type Culture Collection Catalouge of Strains | 1968, 1972, 1970, 1974-1976, 1978-1983 | |||
| ATCC 50th anniversary Symposium | ||||
| American Type Culture Collection Registry of Animal Cell Lines | 1972 | |||
| ATCC packing and protecting living reference culture | 1970 | |||
| ATCC Culture Recombine Quarterly | 1980 | |||
| ATCC Quarterly | 1986-1993 | |||
| ATCC Bacteria and Phages | 1980, 1985, 1991-1992, 1996 | |||
| ATCC cell lines and Hybridomas, | 1985-1988,1990-1992 | |||
| ATCC Filamentous Fungi | 1991, 1992,1996 | |||
| ATCC catalogue of Fungi/Yeasts | 1984 | |||
| ATCC yeasts | 1990 | |||
| ATCC Fungi\Yeasts | 1987 | |||
| ATCC\NIH Catalogue of Human and Mouse DNA Probes and LIbraries | 1988,1990-1992, 1996 | |||
| ATCC Biotechnology Patent Conference workbook | 1986,1988-1989, 1992 |
