Harold Edelhoch Letters
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Dr. Harold Edelhoch (1922-1986) was a biochemist whose research focused on the physical chemistry of thyroglobulin and polypeptide hormones. Dr. Edelhoch earned his B.A. in chemistry from New York University (1943) and his M.A. (1946) and Ph.D. (1947) in physical chemistry from Princeton University. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a scientist assigned to the Manhattan Project. He later worked at the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, eventually becoming chief of the Protein Structure section of the institute's Clinical Endocrinology Branch. This collection consists of letters addressed to Sgt. Harold Edelhoch from 1943 to 1946 written by Edelhoch's friends, colleagues, and fellow servicemen from World War II. Many of the letters were written by Elizabeth Bristol Greenleaf, who was married to the Department of Chemistry Chair William Greenleaf and worked in the chemistry department's library while Edelhoch was a student at NYU. The majority of the letters were addressed to Edelhoch while he worked at the Frick Chemical Laboratory at Princeton University in New Jersey.
Biographical Note
Dr. Harold Edelhoch (1922-1986) was a biochemist whose research focused on the physical chemistry of thyroglobulin and polypeptide hormones. Dr. Edelhoch earned his B.A. in chemistry from New York University (1943) and his M.A. (1946) and Ph.D. (1947) in physical chemistry from Princeton University. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a scientist assigned to the Manhattan Project. Dr. Edelhoch did postgraduate work at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts and the Institute of Enzyme Research at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He later worked at the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, eventually becoming chief of the Protein Structure section of the institute's Clinical Endocrinology Branch.
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This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters addressed to Sgt. Harold Edelhoch from 1943 to 1946 written by Harold Edelhoch's friends, colleagues, and fellow servicemen from World War II. Many of the letters were written by Elizabeth Bristol Greenleaf, who was married to the Department of Chemistry Chair William Greenleaf and worked in the chemistry department's library while Edelhoch was a student at NYU. The majority of the letters were addressed to Edelhoch while he worked at the Frick Chemical Laboratory at Princeton University in New Jersey.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Harold Edelhoch Letters; MC 310; box number; folder number or item identifier; New York University Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Marilyn Edelhoch in February 2019. The accession number associated with this gift is 2019.044.
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At the time of accessioning, materials were rehoused in archival boxes and folders, and described on the collection-level.