Title: Alexander Hollaender Material

Date/Date Range :   1962

Extent: 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection houses correspondence, schedules, notes, lectures, and publications documenting Alexander Hollaender's 1962 term as Messenger Lecturer at Cornell University.

Call number: MS-1165

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection is property of the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Alexander Hollaender Material, MS-1165. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one box.

Alexander Hollaender was born on December 19, 1898 in Samter, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1921, and was naturalized in 1927. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin, earning his A.B. in 1929, his M.A. in 1930, and his Ph.D. in 1931. During his professional career, he worked primarily for two institutions: the Washington Biophysics Institute (1937-1950) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1946-1973). Hollander was also involved with the University of Tennessee, teaching radiobiology and biomedical sciences from 1957 until 1986 and directing the Archives of Radiation Biology from 1966 until 1986. Hollander died on December 6, 1986.

This collection houses correspondence, schedules, notes, lectures, and publications documenting Alexander Hollaender's 1962 term as Messenger Lecturer at Cornell University.

• Cornell University.
• Hollaender, Alexander, 1898-.
• Radiobiology.