Experiment Eleven (40 page)

111
“also in soil”
M. I. Nakhimovskaia, “Antagonism Among Bacteria,”
Microbiologia
6 (1937): 131–37. Also in Waksman,
Microbial Antagonisms
, 116.

112
“At other times ... he would say”
David Pramer, author interview, March 22, 2011. See also David Pramer, “The Persistence and Biological Effects of Antibiotics in the Soil,” New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers (1957): 221–24.

112
“particularly pleased”
Russell Watson to B. R. Armour, September 4, 1948, RREF.

112
“prevent the importation”
Russell Watson to B. R. Armour, ibid.

112
“Thus, for the first time”
Robert Peck, patent application no. 612,557, August 24, 1945, U. S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C.

113
as a loan
Albert Schatz to Selman Waksman, September 7, 1948, SAW, box 14, 4.

113
another $500 check
Selman Waksman to Albert Schatz, October 14, 1948, SAW, box 14, 4.

113
treat the checks
Selman Waksman to Albert Schatz, November 16, 1948, SAW, box 14, 4.

113
“what to do with the money”
Albert Schatz to Selman Waksman, November 29, 1948, SAW, box 14, 4.

113
“a certain sum of money”
Selman Waksman to Albert Schatz, December 2, 1948, SAW, box 14, 4.

114
his own income tax
Ibid.

118
“several matters”
Albert Schatz to Selman Waksman, January 22, 1949, SAW, box 14, 4.

120
“To say that I was amazed”
Selman Waksman to Albert Schatz, January 28, 1949, SAW, box 14, 4.

121
none of Schatz's business
Hubert Lechevalier to Albert Schatz, February 12, 1993, HL.

124
a mere pair of hands
Selman Waksman to Albert Schatz, February 8, 1949, SAW, box 14, 4.

124
Schatz's name
Selman Waksman to J. F. Gerkins, May 7, 1946, SAW, box 14, 2.

126
“without the name of Schatz”
Selman Waksman to Rutgers Research and Endowment Foundation, memo, February 2, 1949, SAW.

128
“highly confidential”
Selman Waksman to Chester Stock, May 20, 1949, SAW, box 14, 5.

128
“request him to leave”
Chester Stock to Selman Waksman, May 21, 1949, SAW, box 14, 5.

129
“very fond of”
Gilbert Dalldorf to Albert Schatz, May 17, 1949, LOC.

129
“no skeletons”
Doris Jones to Albert Schatz, February 17, 1949, AS.

130
“lose your temper”
Seymour Hutner to Albert Schatz, February 28, 1949, AS.

131
“former Passaic man”
Passaic Herald-News
, May 5, 1949.

131
“Choose a lawyer”
Julius Schatz to Albert Schatz, Jerome Eisenberg chronology, June 6, 1949, MW.

131
“Being laymen”
M. D. Bromberg Associates letter, June 22, 1949, AS personal archive.

132
“the truth would out”
P. P. Pirone to M. H. Bromberg, June 30, 1949, AS personal archive.

132
“absolute fact”
Doris Jones to M. D. Bromberg Associates, June 30, 1949, AS personal archive.

133
minimize the part
Kent Wight to M. D. Bromberg, July 6, 1949, AS.

133
“happy to give credit”
Boyd Woodruff to M. D. Bromberg, August 12, 1949, AS.

133
“Malicious”
Selman Waksman, handwritten note on letter from M. D. Bromberg to Elizabeth Clark, June 22, 1949, SAW.

133
“W and W Sleuthing Agency”
Russell Watson and Selman Waksman, memo and reports, September 1949, SAW, box 14, 6.

135
“nuisance value”
Jerome Eisenberg, chronology, 1950.

135
“die is cast”
Seymour Hutner to Milton Wainwright, November 17, 1987, MW.

135
story about antibiotics
“The Healing Soil,”
Time
cover story, November 7, 1949, 70–76.

137
“extra-marital affairs”
Albert Schatz to Peter Lawrence and Veronique Mistiaen, undated 2002.

137
“taken for a communist”
Jerome Eisenberg, “Recollections, Schatz v. Waksman et al,” 19–39, AS, boxes 3, 34 and 4, 38.

137
“pendulum swung”
Hubert Lechevalier to Albert Schatz, March 4, 2001, AS personal archive.

137
“most credible and intelligent”
Eisenberg, “recollections,” 21.

138
“moral torment”
Ibid., 20.

140
“don't fail to call on me”
Doris Jones to Albert Schatz, March 13, 1950, AS.

140
“certainly stirred up”
Doris Jones to Albert Schatz, undated, 1950, AS.

141
“scandalous”
A. J. Goldforb to Selman Waksman, March 14, 1950, SAW, box
14, 2. See also Selman Waksman to Russell Watson, March 16, 1950, SAW, box 14, 2.

141
“Since this money”
William Steenken to Selman Waksman, March 15, 1950, SAW, box 14, 8.

142
“never expected nor did I want”
Selman Waksman to Russell Watson, March 21, 1950, SAW, box 14, 2.

143
most interesting depositions
Jerome Eisenberg, notes,
Schatz v. Waksman
, AS, box 3, 4, 1.

143
“with my own fingers”
Selman Waksman, deposition
Schatz v. Waksman
, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Docket C-1261-49, March 25, 1950, 14.

145
“It did not produce streptomycin”
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 33.

145
“we observed certain cultures”
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 40.

146
“depends entirely”
Selman Waksman,
Schatz v. Waksman
, 62.

146
“culture in the flask”
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 62.

147
“could not answer that question”
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 66.

148
one of my bright students
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 73.

148
“not true”
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 116.

149
recognized his contribution
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 119.

150
total ... $350,000
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 99.

151
“Nonsense, never done”
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 120.

151
“they were independent isolations”
Selman Waksman and Albert Schatz, “A review: Streptomycin,”
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association
6, no. 11 (1945): 309.

151
titled
Streptomycin
Selman Waksman, ed.,
Streptomycin
(Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1949), 11.

152
“Funny business”
Jerome Eisenberg, chronology, 1950, MW.

153
“Now tell me”
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 128.

153
don't recall who that was
Selman Waksman deposition, ibid., 129.

156
“insignificant”
Russell Watson to Selman Waksman, February, 10, 1954, SAW, box 14, 6.

156
could not have been true
Russell Watson to Selman Waksman, ibid.

156
“Waksman is through”
Albert Schatz to Doris Jones, April 19, 1950, AS.

157
“a money conscious fool”
Doris Jones to Albert Schatz, undated, 1950, AS.

157–58
“hoodwink the public”
“Rutgers Is Too Smart for Its Own Good,”
Passaic Herald-News
, May 1, 1950.

158
“no attempt to justify”
Bob Starkey to Selman Waksman, May 10, 1950, SAW, box 14, 2.

159
“Do you remember what plates”
Jerome Eisenberg, Fred Beaudette deposition,
Schatz v. Waksman
, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Docket C-1261-49, September 26, 1950, 223.

160
“maybe fifty”
Doris Jones deposition,
Schatz v. Waksman
, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Docket C-1261-49, September 26, 1950, 446.

161
“get at the true facts”
Doris Jones to Albert Schatz, undated, 1950, AS.

164
close scrutiny
Russell Watson and Dudley Watson, memo, meeting of the Rutgers Board of Trustees, December 15, 1950, 1–5, SAW, box 14, 7.

165
redistribution of the royalties
Memorandum of Proposed Terms of Settlement of
Schatz v. Waksman
and Rutgers Research and Endowment Foundation Discussed by Russell E. Watson and Messrs. Eisenberg and Libert, December 19, 1950, SAW, box 14, 7.

166
“role of Maecenas”
Hubert Lechevalier, “The Search for Antibiotics at Rutgers University,” in
The History of Antibiotics: A Symposium
, ed. John Parascandola (Madison, WI: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, 1980), 119.

166
“an excellent one”
Judge Thomas Schettino, statement by the court,
Schatz v. Waksman
, Superior Court of New Jersey, Docket C-1261-49, December 29, 1950.

167
“a matter of public record”
Robert Clothier, “Statement” on the settlement, December 29, 1950, in January–February 1951 Faculty Newsletter, Rutgers University.

167
“long-winded explanations”
“He Finally Gets Credit,” Editor's Opinion,
Newark Star-Ledger
, December 30, 1950.

167
“influenced by the fact”
“Dr. Schatz Wins 3% of Royalty; Named Co-Finder of Streptomycin,”
New York Times
, December 30, 1950.

169
“well hushed-up”
Doris Jones to Albert Schatz, January 11, 1951, MW.

169
“faithful assistance”
Selman Waksman to Doris Jones, January 5, 1951, MW.

170
“not unmindful of the fact”
Robert Starkey to Selman Waksman, January 8, 1951, SAW, box 14, 7.

170
“no direct claim”
Boyd Woodruff to Selman Waksman, January 1, 1951, SAW, box 14, 7.

170
“best years of my life”
Dale Harris to Selman Waksman, January 10, 1951, SAW, box 14, 7.

170
“utterly surprised, even amazed”
Corwin Hinshaw to Selman Waksman, January 2, 1951, SAW, box 14, 7.

170
declined to accept
William Feldman to Selman Waksman, February 13, 1951, SAW, box 14, 7.

171
“to refuse the small royalty”
Selman Waksman to William Feldman, February 19, 1951, SAW, box 14, 7.

171
“I am sorry”
Selman Waksman to Walton Geiger, February 19, 1951, SAW, box 14, 7.

171
“in the hope that”
Russell Watson to Selman Waksman, February 8, 1951, SAW, box 14, 7.

175
almost being fired
Raoul Tunley, “He Turned His Back on a Million Dollars,”
The American Magazine
, March 1952, 21.

175
“biggest hoax”
Selman Waksman, “Statement Made by Dr. S. A. Waksman Pertaining to His Connections as Consultant with Industrial Organizations and Various Scientific Institutions,” undated, LOC, box 1.