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CA OTUTF MS COLL 00473
Title
Michael Bliss Papers
Date(s)
- 1979-1985 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
21 boxes (3.1 metres)
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Name of creator
(1941-2017)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Michael Bliss, 2006.
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Scope and content
Includes research, correspondence and drafts related to The Discovery of Insulin and Banting: a biography by Michael Bliss. Includes correspondence with Ted Ryder and his mother. Also includes photographs and slides related to the discovery of insulin.
Also includes Hugh Hood correspondence and drafts which are restricted for the lifetime of Michael Bliss except by permission.
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Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
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- English
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Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto