Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1898-1976 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
35 items and boxes (5 metres)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr. James Bertram Collip (1892-1965) was co-discoverer of insulin; professor of biochemistry at the University of Alberta; Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Director of the Institute of Endocrinology at McGill University; and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Head of the Department of Medical Research at the University of Western Ontario.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of scrapbooks containing correspondence, newspaper clippings and photographs; bound volumes of offprints; medals, awards and pins; and texts related to James Bertram Collip's research career in biochemistry and endocrinology.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
View online at https://collections.library.utoronto.ca/view/insulin:collip.
Related units of description
View the Discovery and Early Development of Insulin digital collection at https://insulin.library.utoronto.ca/.