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Ellis, Emory L. (Biochemist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1906 - 2003

Biographical/Historical

Background: Caltech rocket project, 1941-1945; Caltech alumnus (MS, 1932; PhD, 1934).

Biographical/Historical

Description: Upon completion of his Ph.D. in biochemistry, Ellis began postdoctoral research focusing on viruses as a means to study carcinogenesis, specifically those viruses that attached to bacteria, known as bacteriophage. Sometime in 1938, Ellis was joined by Max Delbrück, who had been seeking an organism for the study of the structure and function of the gene. This research culminated in the publication of their one, groundbreaking paper, "The Growth of the Bacteriophage." After some work on a vitamin project in 1941, Ellis was recruited for the Caltech rocket project, sponsored by the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), in which he played a key role. After 1945, he remained at the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at China Lake.

Biographical/Historical

Collection Notes: Papers, 1925-1993. Included is correspondence, manuscripts and technical notes on both bacteriophage and the Caltech vitamin plan, plus biographical material.

Collection size: 2 boxes, 1 linear ft.

Finding aid available at the Archives.

Photo of Emory Ellis (PhotoNet).

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Max Delbrück Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 10045-MS
Abstract This collection encompasses most of Delbrück's lifetime and chronicles his role in the development of molecular biology. The bulk of the materials date from the time of his immigration to the U.S. in 1946. They include personal and professional correspondence, lectures, manuscripts, and biographical material. These materials relate to topics such as his immigration as a German scientist during the early years of World War II; biophysics; his work with the Phage Information Service; his...
Dates: 1918-1997
Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Emory L. Ellis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 10126-MS
Scope of the Collection

The Emory L. Ellis papers comprise of two boxes of correspondence, manuscripts and technical notes on both bacteriophage and the Caltech vitamin plan, plus biographical material. They cover the time period of 1925 through 1993.

Dates: 1925-1993
Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Emory L. Ellis Papers, 1925-1993

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1994-00020
Dates: Date Created
Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

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Type
Collection 2
Unprocessed Material 1
 
Subject
Manuscript Collection 2
Bacteriophages 1
Biologists 1
Biology 1
Biology--Study and teaching 1
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Biophysics 1
Biophysics--Research 1
Biophysics--Study and teaching 1
Festschriften 1
Lecture notes 1
Molecular biology 1
Nobel Prize winners 1
Scientists--Germany--20th century 1
Speeches 1
World War II 1
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