Series 6: National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 1947-1953

There are 11 files of abstracts of bi-annual progress reports issued by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc. to its Committee on Virus Research & Epidemiology which comprised all NFIP participant institutions that were grantees (indexed by grant number) engaged in polio research. As a grantee, the NYBG (grant number CVRE #70) is listed in each index with reference to its abstract within. Summary reports of Asheshov’s research are filed under “NYBG” and “William J. Robbins.” The reports contain information on experiments, antiphage action, antibiotic surveys, chemical studies, and antibiotic production. There is one report on cancer research and two files on conferences relating to Asheshov’s research findings.