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Edwin G. Krebs papers, 1940-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Krebs, Edwin G.
Title
Edwin G. Krebs papers
Dates
1940-2010 (inclusive)
Quantity
15.28 cubic feet (22 boxes)
Collection Number
5254
Summary
Published articles, correspondence and letters of recommendation, awards, and other papers of a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and a professor of Pharmacology and Biochemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

University of Washington professor of Pharmacology and Biochemistry and recipient of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Edwin G. Krebs was born in Lansing, Iowa in 1918. Krebs earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Illinois and, in 1943, his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis. After serving in the Navy in 1945, Krebs returned to St. Louis to do postdoctoral research in biological chemistry at Washington University. When his fellowship was over, Dr. Krebs was offered a position as an assistant professor at the then-new University of Washington (UW) medical school in Seattle in 1948. In 1969, Krebs moved to the University of California Davis medical school as its chairman of biological chemistry, but he returned to the UW in 1977 as chair of the Department of Pharmacology. At the UW he was also an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In 1992, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Edmond H. Fischer and Edwin G. Krebs for their discoveries made at the University of Washington in the early 1950s concerning reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulatory mechanism. Edwin Krebs died on December 21, 2009 at the age of 91.

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Content Description

Published articles by Edwin G. Krebs, correspondence and letters of recommendation, materials related to Krebs' editorial work and membership in professional organizations, biographical materials, diplomas and awards, and photographs.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 5254-001, Edwin G. Krebs papers, 1948-1997
  • Accession No. 5254-002, Edwin G. Krebs papers, 1940-2010

Processing Note

Acc. 5254-001 processed by Eli Wachter, July 2023.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Biochemistry--Study and teaching
  • College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Pharmacology--Study and teaching
  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Krebs, Edwin G.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • University of Washington. Department of Pharmacology--Faculty
  • University of Washington. Department of Pharmacology--Students

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. University Archives
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