Ernest H. Runyon papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1866
Scope and Contents
The Ernest H. Runyon papers (1884-1999) contain journals, correspondence, articles, publications, charts, notebooks, notes, research materials, conference materials, pamphlets, programs, and news clippings. Many letters of correspondence regard the Curry family, as well as personal correspondence between Laliah and Ernest. The majority of the collection consists of materials regarding the research of mycobacteria and tuberculosis.
Dates
- 1884-1999
Creator
- Runyon, Ernest H., 1903-1994 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Note
Runyon (1903-1994) was born in Boone, Iowa to William H. and Grace Hocking Runyon. In 1930, Runyon married Laliah Curry. Runyon had two daughters: Miriam Smith and Phylis Dolph. Runyon was an organist and sang in various university and church choirs. He also was a photographer, being a member of the Utah Stereo-Photography Society. Runyon received a bachelor's degree in 1925, as well as a Ph.D. in 1934 from the University of Chicago. He taught botany and plant physiology at Washington University from 1926 to 1928. Later, he became a research microbiologist, specializing in tuberculosis-related bacteria. From 1962 to 1968, Runyon was the chairman for the Taxonomy Committee, Subcommittee on Mycobacterium. For three years he was a microbiologist researching in South Africa for the Medical Research Council. Runyon served as a member of various scientific societies, among which are: The Utah Thoracic Society; The Veteran's Administration, Pulmonary Disease Research Conference Laboratory Committee, and the American Academy of Microbiology.
Extent
21 Linear Feet (11 cartons)
Abstract
The Ernest H. Runyon papers (1884-1999) contain journals, correspondence, articles, publications, charts, notebooks, notes, research materials, conference materials, pamphlets, programs, and news clippings, mostly relating to Runyon's research on mycobacteria and tuberculosis. Runyon was a research microbiologist, specializing in tuberculosis related bacteria.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Miriam R. Nunnally in 2001.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0890).
Processing Information
Processed by Kate Kimball in 2001.
Creator
- Runyon, Ernest H., 1903-1994 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Ernest H. Runyon papers, 1884-1999
- Author
- Finding aid created by Kate Kimball
- Date
- © 2001 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu