Archival fonds exist at McGill and other institutions for many of Pappius’s colleagues and collaborators who appear as subjects or creators of documents in this fonds. These are listed in the related materials and associated materials fields.
Hanna Maria Pappius (née Kwiecinska), C.M., was born on July 26, 1925, in Łąkocin, Poland. She moved to London with her mother in 1937. They then moved to Montreal in 1940, where Pappius graduated from high school at Sacred Heart Convent in 1942. She obtained a B.Sc. in 1945, an M.Sc. in 1948, and a Ph.D. in 1952—all degrees from McGill and all in biochemistry.
In 1953, Pappius began her employment at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital (MNI/H), associated with McGill University, where she would work until her retirement in 1995. Pappius’s primary role at the MNI/H was as a neurochemistry researcher in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery. Much of her research concerned the effects of cerebral edema on neurotransmitter and receptor mechanisms.
Pappius also worked in the MNI/H’s Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory throughout her career, eventually becoming the laboratory’s director. Additionally, Pappius taught in several departments of McGill’s Faculty of Medicine. This work involved in both teaching courses and supervising students at the Ph.D. and M.Sc. levels.
After her retirement, Pappius continued to publish research, attend academic conferences, and take part in committees at the MNI/H (particularly the Animal Care Committee, the Research Ethics Committee, and committees related to the MNI/H’s physical needs at the McGill University Hospital Centre’s new site) until the late 2000s.
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The fonds primarily reflects Pappius’s activities as a researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital (MNI/H): both her experimental research as such and various support activities, including academic publication, coordination of research projects with colleagues, and acquiring funding. It also contains much information about her leadership of the Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory. The fonds contains smaller amounts of documentation regarding her activities as a professor at McGill University, her administrative roles at the MNI/H, and her participation in professional organizations, which reflects the smaller place that those roles occupied in her professional life.
The period of time best documented in the fonds spans the early 1980s to Pappius’s retirement in 1995. Correspondence with colleagues, mostly though not exclusively work-related, contains relatively more material from Pappius’s early career; although, here too, most of the material dates from the 1980s and after.
The main document types in the fonds related to Pappius’s research activities are experiment worksheets and printed tabular research data. Many of the research-related files contain negatives of autoradiographies, with a smaller number of photographic prints. Correspondence can be found in many series besides series F (Correspondence), as much of Pappius’s work was collaborative in nature.
The fonds is divided into eight series: (A) Research, (B) Academic events, (C) Teaching, (D) Administrative activities, (E) Professional organizations, (F) Correspondence, (G) Personal collections, and (H) Visual documents.
The documents of this fonds were donated by Hanna Maria Pappius to the Osler Library of the History of Medicine in 2021.
The National Library of Medicine holds the fonds of Louis Sokoloff (MS C 591), an important collaborator of Pappius: https://oculus.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=nlmfindaid;idno=sokoloff591
The Delta Delta Chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority holds material related to Pappius, particularly her time as an undergraduate: https://kappa.historyit.com/list-view.php?id=7832
Items can be requested for consultation [online via the Library Catalogue](https://mcgill.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1527367448) or by email at osler.library@mcgill.ca. Advance notice is recommended.
Series P223-B (Academic events) contains some documentation of research activity as it relates to papers given at specific events.
Series P223-F (Correspondence) contains some documentation of collaborative aspects of research activities.
Series P223-H (Visual documents) contains some images related to Pappius’s research that were not associated with specific projects.
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Documents concerning Pappius’s activities as a researcher, primarily the production and publication of experimental research.
The series is divided into the following subseries:
A-1. Lab notebooks. Lab notebooks used by Pappius during her research activities.
A-2. Experimental research. Documents related to the production of research data.
A-3. Research publication. Documents related to the publication of Pappius’s research.
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Lab notebooks used by Pappius during her research activities.
Arranged by date of creation.
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Manuscript experiment notes. Some loose-leaf notes.
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Manuscript experiment notes. Some loose-leaf notes.
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Manuscript experiment notes. Some loose-leaf notes.
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Manuscript experiment notes. Some loose-leaf notes.
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Manuscript experiment notes. Some loose-leaf notes.
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Manuscript experiment notes. Some loose-leaf notes.
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Manuscript experiment notes. Belonged to Dr Yang, Yu-Jia.
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Documents related to the production of research data.
Raw data in the form of computer-printed tables constitutes much of the series, with some statistical summaries and graphical presentations of data. Many files contain autoradiograph negatives of rat brains.
Arranged by alphabetically by experiment title (if identifiable) then by date.
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Manuscript experiment results. Photographs of data summaries.
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Oversized computer printed data.
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Autoradiography negatives and printed data.
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Mostly hand-written raw data.
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Correspondence with Dr. Melvin Heyes about various aspects of research collaboration, including sharing of data.
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Experiment notes: experiment design and data printed, hand-written, and copied.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Experimental data and notes.
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Printed data, hand-written notes.
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Printed raw data and statistical analysis.
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Printed raw data and statistical analysis.
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Research-related and personal correspondence with David Lust and Marek Buczek.
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Printed raw data and statistical analysis.
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Methodology description and data summary.
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Printed journal articles with light annotation, two pages of original data and notes.
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Printed raw data, some hand-written experimental worksheets.
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Hand-written, computer-printed data and graphic summaries.
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Printed raw data, some hand-written experimental worksheets.
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Printed raw data, some hand-written experimental worksheets.
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Printed raw data, visual summaries, statistical analysis.
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Correspondence, raw data, autoradiographies.
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Printed raw data and autoradiographies.
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Printed raw data.
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Printed data.
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Hand-written summarized data for computer analysis.
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Hand-written data.
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Hand-written data.
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Hand-written data.
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Data and analysis of swim test experiment.
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Documents related to the publication of Pappius’s research. Some lab data is present insofar as Pappius included it directly in the creation of the publication.
Arranged by date.
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Research paper preparation. Primarily hand-written notes.
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Notes on manuscript solicitation.
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Small about of material on publishing data. Led to "Effect of injury on the bi-affinity α1-adrenoreceptor binding in rat brain in vivo" (https://doi.org/10.1002/syn.890190204).
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Journal article preparation. Resulted in https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1995.64031319.x.
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Data for file P223.A/3-4 (J. Neurochem. 1994. Tsuiki et al.).
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Printed raw data with hand-written annotation used for paper in P223.A/3-7.
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Manuscript proofing and correspondence related to final preparation of journal manuscript. Published form available at https://doi.org/10.1002/syn.890190204.
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Raw data and statistical summaries for paper in P223.A/3-7.
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Documents related to Pappius’s participation in and organization of symposia, conferences, and other academic events.
Arranged by date of event.
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Master documents for documents distributed in relation to Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema.
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Correspondence with members of advisory board for Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema.
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Administrative organization of Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema.
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Financial organization of Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema.
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Organization of printing proceedings from Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema. Some proofs.
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Submissions for presentations for Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema, organized by Pappius.
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Organization of speakers at Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema.
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List of participants for Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema.
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Misc. correspondence with participants in Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema.
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Misc. correspondence with participants in Workshop on Aspects of Cerebral Edema.
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Sparse documentation on organization of titular lecture series.
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Conference proceedings. Annotated by Pappius. Includes own paper
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Conference ephemera. Some printed data and hand-written notes
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In- and out-going correspondence. Hand-written notes. For paper presented at symposium, see https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00992506
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Predominantly raw printed data and statistical analysis, some manuscript notes. For paper at symposium, see https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00992506
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Documentation of paper submission process to titular society's annual meeting.
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In- and out-going correspondence. Hand-written notes.
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Organization of memorial events for Leonard Wolfe.
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Notes for speech given at launch for book: The Wounded Brain Healed by William Feindel and Richard Leblanc.
P223-D-2-09 (McHugh, Michael) contains some information about Pappius’s activities with respect to McHugh’s education.
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Documents concerning Pappius’s teaching activities, predominantly advising and serving on committees of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. Some material related to teaching courses.
Arranged alphabetically by student’s last name, followed by course-related material arranged by date.
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Documents from thesis supervision and later research collaboration with David Archer.
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Letters of recommendation. Copies of thesis and articles by student.
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Copy of student's thesis with page of hand-written notes. Correspondence about thesis committee activities.
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Documents from thesis defence process.
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Printed and hand-written lecture notes.
Files P223-G-02, -03, and -06 contain some documents related to Pappius’s administrative activities, particularly with respect to the management of her professional status: official position and job title, salary, benefits, etc.
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Documents concerning administrative activities undertaken by Pappius in support of her remunerative work. Includes activities at the MNI/H not directly related to research and teaching.
The series is divided into the following subseries:
D-1. Funding. Documents concerning the external funding of Pappius’s professional activities: research grants and fellowship applications.
D-2. Laboratory management. Documents concerning the activities carried out by Pappius in the management of the clinical and experimental labs under her direction: principally management of human and material resources.
D-3. Research group management. Documents related to the administrative management of the research groups Pappius participated in.
D-4. MNI/H administrative activities. Documents concerning various administrative activities undertaken by Pappius in relation to her employment at the MNI/H and McGill University.
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Documents concerning the external funding of Pappius’s professional activities: research grants and fellowship applications. Most of the contents concern equipment and operational grants from the Medical Research Council.
Arranged alphabetically by source of funding, then by date.
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Grant applications for titular foundation, by Pappius.
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Application for titular fellowship.
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Grant MRC equipment grant applications and decisions. Some applications with collaborators.
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Grant MRC equipment grant applications and decisions. Some applications with collaborators.
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Grant MRC equipment grant applications and decisions. Some applications with collaborators.
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Various MRC operating grant applications by Pappius.
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Various MRC operating grant applications by Pappius.
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Various MRC operating grant applications by Pappius.
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Various MRC operating grant applications by Pappius.
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Documents concerning the activities carried out by Pappius in the management of the clinical and experimental labs under her direction: principally management of human and material resources. Most documents in series produced by Pappius as part of her role as director of the MNI/H’s Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory.
Files related to material resources precede those related to human resources. Each section arranged by date.
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Mostly internal correspondence about Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory.
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Annual statistical reports for Clinical Neurology Lab while under Pappius's directorship.
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Periodic, usually monthly, lab usage reports for Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratories.
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Periodic, usually monthly, lab usage reports for Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratories.
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Periodic, usually monthly, lab usage reports for Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratories.
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Correspondence related to obtaining Nupercaine HCl
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Hand-written notes and correspondence about commercial unavailability of Elliott's A Irrigation Solution and preparation of the same
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Documents related to research project using Clinical Neurology Lab to collect samples.
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Covers McHugh's employment at MNI, graduate studies under Pappius. No correspondence with McHugh.
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Documents related to Sabourin's employment under Pappius.
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Copies letters of recommendation. Mostly for employees of experimental or Clinical Neurology Lab.
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Documents related to the administrative management of the research groups Pappius participated in.
Arranged by date.
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Mostly administrative management of Group. Budgets, scheduling meetings, equipment and space allocation.
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Mostly concerns 1997 external review of titular group.
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Documents concerning various administrative activities undertaken by Pappius in relation to her employment at the MNI/H and McGill University.
Arranged by date.
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Documents related to various non-research activities at the MNI/H.
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Meeting minutes from Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery Advisory Committee.
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Documents related to resignation from Dept of Psychiatry Ethics Committee. Director's Forum newsletter
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Annual reports covering Pappius's MNI activities.
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Memoranda about MUHC creation.
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Various administrative documents related to retirement from MNI/H and other professional activities.
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Official reports of titular committee. Some personal annotations. Print-outs of emails and other digital documents.
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CVs, various documentation about retirement. Some personal correspondence about retirement
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Single document written by Pappius as part of Space Committee.
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Announcement of tenure committee that Pappius participated in.
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Documents mostly related to Pappius's resignation from titular committee. One incoming message regarding approval of experiment.
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Survey of room use at MNI Related to negotiations about MUHC-MNI/H integration
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Expense reports submitted to MNI.
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Documents concerning Pappius’s membership in professional organizations and non-remunerative work undertaken outside of her roles at the MNI/H.
Files arranged alphabetically by name of the organization they concern. These are followed by files containing documents related to multiple organizations arranged by date.
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Invoices for membership dues.
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Letter naming Pappius a founding member of titular society, membership handbook.
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Documents related to Pappius founding and retiring from titular society.
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Documents related to Pappius's membership status in the International Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism.
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Documents related to Pappius's activities on the International Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism journal editorial board.
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Documents related to Pappius's participation on Medical Research Council grants committees.
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Copy of Medical Research Council grant review by Pappius.
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Participation in editorial board of titular journal, peer review activities.
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Documents related to membership status in titular society.
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Documents membership in Ordre des Chimistes. Mostly correspondence about joining and maintaining status.
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Copies of peer reviews by Pappius in various journals.
Series P223-G, Personal collections, contains some personal correspondence.
Series P223-A-2, P223-A-3, and P223-B contain some correspondence related to specific collaborative experiments, co-authored publications, and symposium organization, respectively.
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Correspondence unrelated to specific activity. Correspondents are predominantly colleagues at the MNI/H or other researchers. Most files contain both received correspondence and carbon copies of outgoing correspondence.
Arranged alphabetically by family name of correspondent. These are followed by files containing multiple correspondents, arranged by date.
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Correspondence related to research collaboration with Alex Baethmann.
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Personal correspondence with Kenneth Allan Caldwell Elliott.
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Professional and personal correspondence with Dr. Masaru Inoue.
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Professional and personal correspondence with Robert Katzman: documents related to Katzman's tenure appointment, publication of Brain Electrolytes and Fluid Metabolism.
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Professional and personal correspondence with Igor Klatzo.
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Professional and personal correspondence with Massako K. Kutyna.
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Professional and personal correspondence with Shobu Shibata, who worked for Pappius.
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Coordination of F. Anne Stephenson giving KAC Elliott lecture.
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Professional and personal correspondence with Louis Sokoloff.
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Professional and personal correspondence with Leonhard S. Wolfe, much of it hand written.
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Professional and personal correspondence with Yu-Jia Want, who worked in Pappius's lab.
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Professional and personal correspondence: many thank-you notes related to participation in events. Several conferences in Europe, especially Eastern Europe. Sabbatical year at NIH in Maryland.
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Professional and personal correspondence: many thank-you notes related to participation in events. Several conferences in Europe, especially Eastern Europe. Sabbatical year at NIH in Maryland.
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Coordination of professional events, participation in committees, personal correspondence, coordination of research collaboration. Some evidence that file is consolidation of previous subject-based files.
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Coordination of professional events, participation in committees, personal correspondence, coordination of research collaboration. Some evidence that file is consolidation of previous subject-based files.
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Coordination of professional events, coordination of research collaboration.
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Professional correspondence.
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Purposeful collections kept by Pappius that do not document a specific single activity or group of activities.
Arranged by date.
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Some correspondence with Elliott. Mostly documentation about events in his honour.
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Various documents concerning: Review committee, Center for Human Genetics, documents related to journal submissions, misc. professional correspondence, Brain Electrolytes and Fluid Metabolism, administrative documents, documentation of collaboration in edited volumes.
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CV, lecture announcements, MNI/H employment status, miscellaneous MNI/H events and activities, press clippings, poetry by Ursula Feist.
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CV, lecture announcements, MNI/H employment status, miscellaneous MNI/H events and activities, press clippings, poetry by Ursula Feist.
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Certificates about participation in workshops, professional organizations.
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Articles concerning study by Pappius on steroid and non-steroid medication to promote brain function in rats after lesions.
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Mostly documents regarding professional status. Some miscellaneous personal correspondence.
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List of published journal articles collected by Pappius that have not been kept in the fonds.
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Tubular glass instrument. Includes photo of instrument set up for use. Box 9" x 2" x 3". Apparatus approx. 7.5" x 2" diameter.
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Original copies of Pappius’s bachelor of science and doctorate diplomas.
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Documents related to various post-retirement activities involving the MNI/H, professional organizations, and other activities connected to Pappius’s career interests. Predominantly records of post-retirement administrative status at MNI/H.
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Diplomas of honours awarded to Pappius by the government of Poland.
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Visual documents produced by Pappius that are not integrated into the documentation of a specific activity. Images of colleagues and rat brains.
Arranged by date.
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Photos of K.A.C Elliott.
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Black-and-white prints of rat brain autoradiographies.
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Black-and-white prints of rat brain autoradiographies.
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Colour photos of rat brain scans.