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Overview<\/h2>
Title:<\/strong><\/td>Carl Baker oral history interviews<\/td><\/tr>
Call Number:<\/strong><\/td>Coll048<\/td><\/tr>
Creator:<\/strong><\/td>Baker Carl G.<\/td><\/tr>
Dates:<\/strong><\/td>1995-1996<\/td><\/tr>
Size:<\/strong><\/td>2 boxes (2 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr>
Abstract:<\/strong><\/td>Contains twenty-four transcripts from oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Carl Baker with scientists at the National Cancer Institute, Cancer Viruses Research Programs, National Institutes of Health. Interviewees include: Dr. Norman Anderson, Dr. John Bader, Dr. Carl Baker, Dr. Nathaniel Berlin, Dr. Charles Boone, Dr. Robert Depue, Dr. James Duff, Dr. Robert Gallo, Dr. Giovanni Gori, Dr. Janet Hartley, Dr. Samuel Herman, Dr. Robert Holdenried, Dr. Gary Kelloff, Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, Dr. Robert Manaker, Mr. Gerry Meyer, Dr. Robert Miller, Dr. Bayard Morrison, Dr. Marvin Schneiderman, Dr. Lou Sibal, Dr. Robert Stevenson, Dr. Harold Varmus, Dr. William Walter, and Dr. Gordon Zubrod.<\/td><\/tr>
Language:<\/strong><\/td>English<\/td><\/tr>
Citation:<\/strong><\/td>Carl Baker oral history interviews, Center for Biological Sciences Archives, Collection 48, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2>

Dr. Carl G. Baker (1920-2009) was a prominent viral oncology researcher, former director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1969-1972, and a proponent of the National Cancer Act (1971).<\/p>

Scope & Content<\/h2>

Transcripts are arranged alphabetically by interviewee.<\/p>

Provenance Information<\/h2>

Donated by Catherine Baker, 2009.<\/p>

Collection unprocessed.<\/p>

Access & Use<\/h2>

No restrictions.<\/p>

Release forms are unavailable so reproductions are not currently allowed. Forms may be available at the National Institutes of Health, Office of History. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>

Subject Headings<\/h2>
  • National Cancer Institute (U.S.)<\/li>
  • National Institutes of Health (U.S.)<\/li>
  • Cancer Research<\/li>
  • Anderson Norman G. (Norman Gulack) 1919-<\/li>
  • Berlin Nathaniel I. 1920-2008<\/li>
  • Boone Charles W.<\/li>
  • Gallo Robert C.<\/li>
  • Hartley Janet<\/li>
  • Kelloff Gary<\/li>
  • Kirschstein Ruth L.<\/li>
  • Miller Robert<\/li>
  • Schneiderman Marvin<\/li>
  • Stevenson Robert<\/li>
  • Varmus Harold<\/li>
  • Walter William<\/li>
  • Zubrod C. Gordon (Charles Gordon) 1914-1999<\/li>
  • Depue Robert<\/li>
  • Bader John<\/li>
  • Duff James<\/li>
  • Gori Giovanni<\/li>
  • Herman Samuel<\/li>
  • Holdenried Robert<\/li>
  • Meyer Gerry<\/li>
  • Morrison Bayard<\/li>
  • Sibal Lou<\/li>
  • Manaker Robert<\/li>
  • Baker, Carl G. Archives<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4124","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}