These Tatum papers consist of a supplement to the bulk of Tatum's papers, which are housed at the University of Wisconsin Archives. They appear to be papers which were kept at home as is supported by the fact that they were donated by Mrs. Tatum. The collection consists of his correspondence, dating from 1916 to 1954, financial records, class lectures, his speeches, addresses, and publications, records of experiments performed, and data and information gained from observation of cases connected with his research.
The early correspondence consists largely of correspondence with poundmasters who furnished him with research data, and with various institutions of learning, as Tatum sought new teaching and research positions. There is very little personal material in proportion to the amount of correspondence concerning his research and experimentation. Some interesting correspondence concerns clinical tests on mapharsen.
There seems to be a fairly complete collection of the speeches that Tatum delivered to various civic and scholarly groups, and also of the articles he wrote for publication. There is some information regarding his income from drug firms for professional advice and royalties on the drugs he developed. There is a small amount of material from his trip to Guatemala for field observation of tropical diseases in 1943 consisting of a diary, an itinerary sheet, and a map. Also present are Tatum's copies of research reports done in his lab.
