Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 13/15/52
Max Levine (1889-1967)
Papers, 1916-2010, n.d.
creator: | Levine, Max (1889-1967) |
title: | Papers |
dates: | 1916-2010, n.d. |
extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
collection number: | RS 13/15/52 |
repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
access: | Open for research |
publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: | Max Levine Papers, RS 13/15/52, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Max Levine (1889-1967) received a B.S. (1912) in Biology and Public Health from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Ph.D. (1922) in Bacteriology and Preventative Medicine from Iowa State College (University). He began his career in bacteriology as a Graduate Assistant (1912-1913) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1913, Dr. Levine came to Iowa State as an Instructor (1913-1914) in Bacteriology. He was promoted to Assistant Professor (1914-1919) in Bacteriology, Associate Professor (1919-1924) in Bacteriology, Professor (1924-1947) of Bacteriology, and Professor in Charge of the Department of Bacteriology (1936-1945). While at Iowa State, Dr. Levine was also the Research Professor (1915-1947) at the Iowa Engineering Experiment Station. He left Iowa State in 1947, and became the Director of Laboratories for the Hawaii Department of Health (1947-1959) and Research Associate in Bacteriology at the University of Hawaii. In addition, Dr. Levine served as a 1st Lieutenant and later Captain in the Sanitary Corps of the United States Army during World War I (1918-1919). He also served as a Lieutenant Colonel and later Colonel in the Sanitary Corps (Medical Service Corps) of the United States Army during World War II (1941-1946). Dr. Levine belonged to numerous professional and honorary societies including the American Academy of Microbiology, the American Public Health Association, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Phi. Dr. Levine's research interests included water purification, vulnerability of bacteria to antibiotics, and purification of industrial wastes. He also discovered that the BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) vaccine could be used to fight Hansen's Disease (Leprosy). Dr. Levine published over 200 papers and a textbook, An Introduction To Laboratory Technique In Bacteriology (1924 and 1933). Dr. Levine also named a genus of bacteria of gram negative rods in the family Enterobacteriaceae Levinea. |
This collection (1916-2010, n.d.) contains biographical information and publications, reports and talks regarding Dr. Levine's research in bacteriology. The papers also include documentation regarding the controversy surrounding the Head of the Department of Bacteriology appointment at Iowa State College during the 1940s. The correspondence indicates that Dr. Levine was not offered this position due to his Jewish background. |
Collection is arranged in alphabetical order. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical Information |
1946-2010 |
1 |
2 |
Head of the Department of Bacteriology Controversy |
1946-1995 |
1 |
3 |
Publications – Acid Production and other Characters of Bacillus-Coli-Like Bacteria from Feces and Silage |
1916 |
1 |
4 |
Publications – Bacteria from Chlorinated Water |
1939 |
1 |
5 |
Publications – Biological Estimation of Glucose |
1930 |
1 |
6 |
Publications – Biological Purification of Creamery Wastes |
1929 |
1 |
7 |
Publications – Characteristics of Coli-like microorganisms from the soil |
1917 |
1 |
8 |
Publications – Concentration of Glucose and Lactose and Viability of Coli-like Bacteria |
n.d. |
1 |
9 |
Publications – Correlation of Voges-Proskauer and Methyl-Red Reactions in the Colon-Aerogenes Group of Bacteria |
1916 |
1 |
10 |
Publications – Does Bile Inhibit or Stimulate Growth of the Colon Group? |
1922 |
1 |
11 |
Publications – Double-Tube Method or Isolation of Motile Bacteria |
1947 |
1 |
12 |
Publications – Effects of Addition of Salts on the Germicidal Efficiency of Sodium Hydroxide |
1928 |
1 |
13 |
Publications – Effect of Concentration and Temperature on Germicidal Efficiency of Sodium Hydroxide |
1927 |
1 |
14 |
Publications – Effect of Salts on Alkali Disinfection |
1934 |
1 |
15 |
Publications – Experiments on the Purification of Beet Sugar Wastes by Steam-Flow Aeration |
1928 |
1 |
16 |
Publications – Good Poisoning |
1920 |
1 |
17 |
Publications – Gelatin Liquefaction by Bacteria |
1923 |
1 |
18 |
Publications – Germicidal Efficiency of Sodium Hydroxide and Sodium Hydroxide-Carbonate Mixtures at the Same H-ion Concentration |
1928 |
1 |
19 |
Publications – Germicidal Properties of Chlorine Compounds |
1937 |
1 |
20 |
Publications – Influence of Sodium Chloride, Sodium Carbonate and Tri-Sodium phosphate on Germicidal Efficiency of Sodium Hydroxide |
1927 |
1 |
21 |
Publications – The Inhibition Zone Technique for Determination of Bacterial Resistance to Penicillin |
1945 |
1 |
22 |
Publications – A Milk-Borne Paratyphoid Outbreak in Ames, Iowa |
1916 |
1 |
23 |
Publications – Notes on Bacterial Coli and Bacterial Aerogenes |
1920 |
1 |
24 |
Publications – Notes on Experiences with the Presumptive and Confirmatory Tests for B. coli in Water Analysis for the American Expeditionary Forces |
1920 |
1 |
25 |
Publications – On the Significance of the Voges-Proskauer Reaction |
|
1 |
26 |
Publications – Preliminary Note on the Classification of some Lactose Fermenting Bacteria |
1916 |
1 |
27 |
Publications – Sanitary Control of Swimming Pools |
1916 |
1 |
28 |
Publications – The Serum Agglutination Reaction in Diagnosis of Bacillary Dysentery |
1947 |
1 |
29 |
Publications – Simple Medium for Maintenance of Meningococci |
1947 |
1 |
30 |
Publications – A Simplified Fuchsin Sulphite (Endo) Agar |
1918 |
1 |
31 |
Publications – Some Differential Reactions of Coli-like Bacteria |
n.d. |
1 |
32 |
Publications – Some Effects of Penicillin on Intestinal Bacteria |
1945 |
1 |
33 |
Publications – Some Factors Influencing the Germicidal Efficiency of Alkalis |
1928 |
1 |
34 |
Publications – Some Observations on Typhoid Fever in Iowa |
1918 |
1 |
35 |
Publications – A Stream-Flow Sewage-Treatment Process |
1928 |
1 |
36 |
Publications – Utilization of Agricultural Wastes |
1935 |
1 |
37 |
Publications – The Value of Boric Acid Canning Compound in Food Preservation |
1923 |
1 |
38 |
Publications – The Voges-Proskauer and Correlated Reactions of Coli-Like Bacteria |
1917 |
1 |
39 |
Reports – Report on Purification of the Best Sugar Wastes |
1927 |
1 |
40 |
Talks – Differentiation of B. Coli and B. Aerogents on Solid Media |
1917 |