French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist. He was one of Louis Pasteur's closest collaborators and founded the Pasteur Institute with him.
Document type: Autographed signed letter
Number of documents: 1 - Number of pages: 1 p. - Format: In-12
Location: [Paris]
Date: June 10, 1919
Recipient: Maurice Nicolle (1862-1932), biologist at the Pasteur Institute, brother of Charles Nicolle
Condition: slightly dusty
Description :
"Dear Mr. M. Nicolle, I have forwarded your letter to Mr. Martin, asking him to discuss with the architect the possibility of constructing a laboratory on Rue d'Alleray. It is very regrettable that you did not accept the proposal made to you two years ago. At that time, construction was expensive, but it was still feasible. Currently, prices have at least tripled. Mr. Martin and the architect will study the matter [...]".
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"Dear Mr. M. Nicolle, I have given your letter to Mr. L. Martin, asking him to discuss with the architect the possibility of building a laboratory on rue d'Alleray at this time. It is very regrettable that you did not accept the proposal made to you two years ago. At that time, construction was expensive, but it could still be undertaken. Currently, prices have at least tripled. L. Martin and the architect will study the matter [...]".
Louis Martin (also a medical biologist, did research on diphtheria and serotherapy.
The book "The Pasteur Institute and its annexes: organization and operation of its various services" (N. Faucon) specifies, "Alongside the serotherapy services under the control of Dr. Martin, there was an agricultural chemistry laboratory under the direction of Mr. Mazé, where questions of plant physiology and pathology were studied. It was in the wake of the Budapest presentation on diphtheria serotherapy that the idea of a hospital for the application of Pasteur's new methods was conceived. A benefactress, who wished to remain anonymous, approached Mr. Pasteur and offered to finance the construction and maintenance of a hospital opposite the Pasteur Institute. In the donor's mind, this hospital was to be dedicated to the treatment of microbial diseases using Pasteur's methods and, in particular, to the application of the new diphtheria treatment. It is almost unnecessary to add that people bitten by rabid dogs, whose wounds required absolute rest or..." Special care was also to be provided in the new establishment. The plans were drawn up by MF Martin, architect, under the scientific direction of MM. Roux and L. Martin, and the patient pavilions were the first to be put under construction.
Alleray Street already had a stable for animals undergoing immunization, or those on which serotherapy trials had been carried out.
A second letter from Dr. Roux, addressed to a young woman, is included. Paris, January 5, 1931. 2 pp. octavo. He informs his correspondent of the death of Mrs. Delaitre, after she had been treated by Darré at the Pasteur Hospital. He describes at length the final care she received and then mentions the increasing expenses of the Pasteur Institute in the face of rising prices. Significant fraying and missing pages.
