Desirable grouping of 11 letters and signatures from ten medical pioneers, including:
Frederick Banting (TLS, signed “F. G. Banting,” one page, University of Toronto, Department of Medical Research letterhead, January 23, 1931, addressed to Richard Glasser, in full: “Saving autographs is all right for a hobby, but do not let it interfere with your school work. In order that your own autograph may be of value in years to come, you must plan a career and work hard to follow it out.”)
Christiaan Barnard (a commemorative cover with a color cachet honoring the South African Medical Congress, postmarked July 7, 1969, signed in black ballpoint, “Chris Barnard.”)
Denton Cooley (an ink signature, “Denton A. Cooley,” with added heart sketch on a pink 5 x 3 card, dated June 22, 1994)
Hermann von Helmholtz (ALS in German, signed “H. v. Helmholtz,” one page, both sides, March 16, 1889, addressed to Professor Dorn, in part (translated): “Dr. Carl Schmidt from Konigsberg, who worked for me and observed me in the laboratory, and whom I noticed then to be a remarkable and intelligent observer. If there would be any favorable opportunities in Halle I would like to recommend him to you.”)
Edward Jenner (Partial ANS, signed “Edw’d Jenner,” one page, no date, in full: “…should be able to manage with a highland string. With best wishes to you & yours.”)
Hans Adolf Krebs (ALS, signed “H. A. Krebs,” one page, 1975, in part: “Case is taken by the bottom layer containing Nell solution picked up from the accumulation of the cells in the bulb and excluded from the sample case for the analysis of the separatant. The remainder of the contents of the chamber is then removed with Parker pipette and swab. Then capillary is replaced with a new Parker pipette and dried with a pipe cleaner.”)
Joseph Lister (ALS, signed “Lister,” one page, Hotel Bristol letterhead, October 11, 1901, in full: “I have come here for the celebration of Virchow’s 80th birthday. I look to returning to London on Monday evening. And if it would suit you to look in at Park Crescent early on Tuesday morning and report upon the Tuberculosis work it would be satisfactory.”)
Jonas Salk (2 items: an FDC with a silk ‘Blood Donors’ cachet, postmarked March 12, 1971, signed in black ink; and a TLS, signed “Jonas E. Salk,” one page, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine letterhead, November 1, 1961, in part: “I am so deeply involved in the work to which I am committed that to take on just one thing more would be pushing myself unreasonably.”)
Albert Schweitzer (ALS in French, untranslated, one page, no date, giving instructions for the delivery of his mail during his extensive travel in Africa for his medical missionary work.)
Rudolf Virchow (ALS in German, untranslated, signed “R. Virchow,” one page, May 17, 1893, apologizing to a colleague for sending a manuscript late and then planning a meet-up at the “pathologischen gessellshaft.”) In overall fine condition.