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Valentina Suntzeff Papers

Historical Note

Valentina Davidovna Suntzeff (1891-1975) was born on February 28, 1891 in Kazan, Russia. She began studying medicine in 1911 at the Women’s Medical Institute in Petrograd (St. Petersburg). After her second year of medical school, she married Alexander Suntzeff, a mechanical engineering student. Despite taking a year off from school following the birth of her daughter Ludmilla, Suntziff was able to graduate in 1917.

Upon graduation, the Suntzeffs moved to Perm, Russia where she found her first job working in a hospital at an ammunition plant. During World War I, Suntzeff worked as a physician in the Russian Army and she served as the Physician-in-Chief of an isolation hospital for infectious diseases. Suntzeff continued living in Perm until the violent Bolshevik Revolution forced her family to evacuate the city. In August 1920, the Suntzeffs emigrated to Manchuria where she worked as a physician at the Central Hospital in Harbin, China. The Suntzeffs spent three years waiting for the situation in their home country to improve. With little hope of ever being able to return to a normal life in Russia, the Suntzeffs made the decision to move to the United States in 1923.  As Suntzeff explains in her autobiography, “If you asked me why we decided to go to the United States, the answer is the pursuit of individual freedom which did not exist in Russia either before or after the Revolution.”

In 1923, Suntzeff and her family sailed to Seattle having only $12.00 in their possession. Eventually settling in San Francisco, neither Suntzeff nor her husband could find work in their chosen fields. Instead of continuing her medical career, Suntzeff was forced to work at a sewing factory to make ends meet. After spending four years in San Francisco, Suntzeff’s husband was finally able to find a job as a mechanical engeineer at a match factory in St. Louis. Suntzeff however continued to struggle with finding work as a physician. In her autobiograhy, she attributes this problem to her “broken English and being a woman.”

Finally in 1930, after being out of the medical field for nearly eight years, Suntzeff accepted a job as a volunteer researcher in the Pathology Department of the Washington University School of Medicine. After only three months working as a volunteer, she joined the staff as a Research Assistant in Pathology. In 1941, Suntzeff transferred to the Department of Anatomy when she became a Research Associate in Cancer Research, and in 1958, a Research Associate Professor. Suntzeff and her colleages researched cancer of the skin. Her collaboration with biochemist Christopher Carruthers led to their discovery of a fundamental difference between the chemical composition of cancerous and normal tissues.

Suntzeff retired as Research Associate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer in Anatomy in 1960, but she continued to carry on cancer research for another 15 years. During her career, she authored or co-authored over 90 scientific publications.

Provenance

The items in this collection were the donated by Alexander Suntzeff.

Access and Use

The collection is open and accessible for research. Certain categories of documentation, however, may carry restrictions on access. For detailed information, contact the Archives and Rare Book Department of the Becker Library (arb@wusm.wustl.edu).

Scope and Content

The majority of this collection is comprised of Dr. Suntzeff’s reprints. Also included in this collection are photographs and various items relating to her personal and professional life. Dr. Suntzeff’s autobiography (Series 4) is a particularly interesting piece that is very telling of her experiences as a female doctor both in Russia and the United States.

Preferred Citation

Valentina Suntzeff Papers, Washington University School of Medicine.

Related Material

The Valentina Suntzeff Photographs collection (VC100) is also available in the Bernard Becker Medical Library.

For additional information on Valentina Suntzeff, see http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/bios/suntzeff.htm and http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mig/bios/suntzeff.html.

Organization of the Collection (Series List)

Total Boxes: 4

Series 1: Reprints of Dr. Suntzeff.

Series 2: Reprints of Dr. Suntzeff’s colleagues.

Series 3: Newspaper Clippings.

Series 4: Dr. Suntzeff’s Autobiography.

Series 5: Photographs.

Series 6: Personal Papers.

Series 7: Miscellaneous.

Series 8: Bibilographic Cards

Container List

Series 1: Reprints of Dr. Suntzeff.

Box 1

	Note: The citations of all of Dr. Suntzeff’s articles are included in this list. However, the following articles are missing from the collection: 3, 23, 24, 32, 48, 53, 58, 60, 71, 76, 77, 79, and 84.
1.	Suntzeff, V., Parfentjev, I. A., and Sokoloff, B. P. “Lactate concentration in the blood of the rabbit after injection of sodium lactate.” J. Biol. Chem. 93: 797-803, 1931.
2.	Suntzeff, V., Parfentjev, I. A., Devrient, W., and Sokoloff, B. P. “The influence of various preparations of lactic acid on transplanted tumors.” Am. J. Cancer 16: 366-376, 1932.
3.	Suntzeff, V., Parfentjev, I. A., and Devrient, W. K. “The influence of various preparations of lactic acid and sugars on the growth of transplanted tumors.” Am. J. Cancer 20: 117-136, 1934.
4.	Moskop, M., Burns, E. L., Suntzeff, V., and Loeb, L. “Incidence of mammary cancer and nature of the sexual cycle in various strains of mice.” Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 33: 197-199, 1935.
5.	Moore, C., Suntzeff, V., Loeb, L. “The specific nature of the inhibition of the coagulating effect exerted by tissue extract on plasma resulting from incubation of tissue extract with blood serum.” Am. J. Physiol. 114: 1-8, 1935.
6.	Suntzeff, V., Burns, E. L., Moskop, M., and Loch, L. “On the relation between the incidence of mammary cancer and the nature of the sexual cycle in various strains of mice.” Am. J. Cancer 26: 56-68, 1936.
7.	Suntzeff, V., Burns, E. L., Moskop, M., and Loeb, L. “On the relation between the incidence of mammary cancer and the nature of the sexual cycle in various strains of mice.” Am. J. Cancer 26: No. 4, 1936.
8.	Suntzeff, V., Burns, E. L., Moskop, M., and Loeb, L. “The effect of injections of estrin on the incidence of mammary cancer in various strains of mice.” Am. J. Cancer 27: 229-245, 1936.
9.	Loeb, L., Burns, E. L., Suntzeff, V., Moskop, M. “Internal secretion as a factor in the origin of cancer.” Canadian Med. Assoc. J. 35: 117-123, 1936.
10.	Loeb, L., Burns, E. L., Suntzeff, V., and Moskop, M. “Carcinoma-like proliferations in vagina, cervix and uterus of mouse treated with estrogenic hormones.” Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 35: 320-322, 1936.
11.	Loeb, L., Burnes, E. L., Suntzeff, V., and Moskop, M. “Sex hormones and their relation to tumors.” Am. J. Cancer 30: 47-53, 1937.
12.	Suntzeff, V., Burns, E. L., Moskop, M., and Loeb, L. “On the proliferative changes taking ptacc in the epithelium of vagina and cervix of mice with advancing age and under the influence of experimentally administered estrogenic hormones.” Am. J. Cancer 32: February 1938.
13.	Burns, E. L., Suntzeff, V., and Loeb, L. “The development of sarcoma in mice injected with hormones or hormone-like substances.” Am. J. Cancer 32: 534-544, 1938.
14.	Loeb, L., Suntzeff, V., Burns, L. “Growth processes induced by estrogenic hormones in the uterus of the mouse.” Am. J. Cancer 34: 413-427, 1938.
15.	Loeb, L., Suntzeff, V., Burns, E. L. “The effects of age and estrogen on the stroma of vagina, cervix and uterus in the mouse.” Science 88: 432-433, 1938.
16.	Loeb, L., Suntzeff, V., Burns, E. L. “Changes in the nature of the stroma in vagina, cervic and uterus of the mouse produced by long-continued injections of estrogen and by advancing age.” Am. J. Cancer 35: 159-174, 1939.
17.	Suntzeff, V., Babcock, R. S., and Loeb, L. “Reversibility of hyalinization in the mouse uterus produced by injections of estrogen, and the changes in the mammary gland and ovaries after cessation of injections.” Am. J. Cancer 38: 217-22, 1940.
18.	Suntzeff, V., Babcock, R. S., and Loeb, L. “The development of sarcoma in mice following long-continued injections of a buffered solution of hydrochloric acid.” Am. J. Cancer 39: 56-60, 1940.
19.	Suntzeff, V., Smith, L. “The use of plastic as a substitute for cover glasses.” Science 92: 17-18, 1940.
20.	Loeb, L., and Suntzeff, V. “Growth processes in mammary glands of mice of strains differing in incidence of mammary carcinoma.” Arch. Path. 32: 739-759.
21.	Loeb, L., and Suntzeff, V. “The effects of estrogen on the mammary gland of mice injected during pregnancy, location and retrogression.” Cancer Res. 1: 439-445, 1941.
22.	Suntzeff, V., Kirtz, M. M., and Blumenthal, H. H. “The incidence of mammary gland carcinoma and cancer age in mice injected with estrogen and in noninjected mice of different strains.” Cancer Res. 1: 446-456, 1941.
23.	Baumberger, J. P., Suntzeff, V., and Cowdry, E. V. “Methods for the separation of epidermis from dermis and some physiologic and chemical properties of isolated epidermis.” J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 2: 413-423, 1942.
24.	Suntzeff, V., and Carruthers, C. “Influence of limited application of methylcholanthrene upon epidermal iron and ascorbic acid.” J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 3: 217-220, 1942.
25.	Loeb, L., Suntzeff, V., Blumentha1, H., and Kirtz, M. M. “Effects of weight on the development of mammary carcinoma in various strains of mice.” Arch. Path. 33: 845-865, 1942.
26.	Wicks, L., and Suntzeff, V. “Reduction of total-lipid protein nitrogen ratio of mouse epidermis by a single application of methylcholanthrene.” J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 3: 221-226, 1942.
27.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Chemical studies on the mode of action of methylcholanthrene on mouse epidermis.” Cancer Res. 3: 744-748, 1943.
28.	Suntzeff, V., and Carruthers, C. “The effect of methylcholanthrene upon epidermal sodium and calcium.” Cancer Res. 3: 431-433, 1943.
29.	Wicks, L., and Suntzeff, V. “Glyoxal, a nonirritating aldehycle suggested as substitute for formalin in histological fixations.” Science 98: 204, 1943.
30.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “The role of calcium in carcinogelies.” Science 99: 245-247, 1944.
31.	Suntzeff, V., and Carruthers, C. “Postassium and calcium in epidermal carcinogenesis induced by methylcholanthrene.” J. Biol. Chem. 153: 521-527, 1944.
32.	Cowdry, E. V., and Suntzeff, V. “Influence of age on epidermal carcinogenesis induced by methylcholanthrene in mice.” Yale J. Biol. & Med. 17: 47-58, 1944.
33.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Chemical studies on the transformation of mouse epidermis by methylcholanthrene to squamous cell carcinoma.” J. Biol. Chem. 155: 459-464, 1944.
34.	Wicks, L., and Suntzeff, V. “Changes in epidermal cholesterol during methylcholanthrene carcinogenesis in mice.” Cancer Res. 5: 464-468, 1945.
35.	Suntzeff, V., and Carruthers, C. “The mineral composition of human epidermis.” J. Biol. Chem. 160: 567-569, 1945.
36.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Copper and zinc in epidermal carcinogenesis induced by methylcholanthrene.” J. Biol. Chem. 159: 647-651, 1945.
37.	Suntzeff, V., Carruthers, C., and Cowdry, E. V. “Influence of age on calcium in epidermal carcinogenesis induced by MC in mice.” Cancer Res. 5: 572-575, 1945.
38.	Carruthcrs, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Calcium, copper and zinc in the epidermal carcinogenesis of mouse and man.” Cancer Res. 6: 296-297, 1946.
39.	Carruthcrs, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Desoxyribonucleic acid in epidermal carcinogenesis induced by methyl cholanthrene.” Cancer Res. 6: 8-10, 1946.
40.	Suntzeff, V., and Carruthers, C. “Influence of age on total epidermal lipid during carcinogenesis induced by methylcholanthrene in mice.” Cancer Res. 6: 179-182, 1946.
41.	Suntzeff, V., and Carruthers, C. “The water content in the epidermis of mice undergoing carcinogenesis by methylcholanthrene.” Cancer Res. 6: 574-577, 1946.
42.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Succinic dehydrogenase and cytochrome oxidase in epidermal carcinogenesis, induced by methylcholanthrene in mice.” Cancer Res. 7: 9-14, 1947.
43.	Suntzeff, V., Carruthers, C., and Cowdry, E. V. “The role of sebaceous glands and hair follicles in epidermal carcinogenesis.” Cancer Res. 7: 439-443, 1948.
44.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Cytochrome C in epidermal carcinogenesis in mice induced by methylcholanthrene.” Arch. of Biochem. 17: 261-267, 1948.
45.	Cowdry, E. V., Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Influence of age on the copper and zinc content in the epidermis of mice undergoing carcinogenesis with methylcholanthrene and a note on the role of calcium.” J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 8: 209-213, 1948.
46.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “A qualitative chemical change in carcinogenesis.” Science, 108: 450-454, 1948.
47.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Studies with the polarograph on the lipids of epidermis during normal and rapid growth.” Cancer Res. 9: 210, 1949.
48.	Roberts, E., Caldwell, A. L., Clowes, G. H. A., Suntzeff, V., Carruthers, C., and Cowdry, E. V. “Amino acids in epidermal carcinogenesis in mice.” Cancer Res. 9: 350, 1949.
49.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Further evidence for an alteration in the structure of a polarographically reducible substance in carcinogenesis.” Cancer Res. 10: 339-343, 1950.
50.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “A new common biochemical property of tumors derived from different tissues.” Science 114: 103-107, 1951.
51.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Nicotinamide content of some normal and malignant tissues: The apparent absence of niacin in epidermis.” Cancer Res. 12: 879-885, 1952.
52.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Biochemistry and physiology of epidermis.” Phys. Rev. 33: 229-243, 1953.
53.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “Polarographic determination of pyridine nucleotides. Application of the method to normal and malignant tissues.” Arch. Biochem. & Biophys. 45: 140-148, 1953.
54.	Carruthers, C. and Suntzeff, V. “The distribution of pyridine nucleotides in cellular fractions of some normal and malignant tissues,” Cancer Res. 14: 29-33, 1954.
55.	Carruthers, C., and Suntzeff, V. “The influence of some vitamin deficient diets on a substance characteristic of the epidermis of the mouse, rat and man.” J. Invest. Dermat. 23: 77-83, 1954.
56.	Carruthers, C., Suntzeff, V., and Harris, P. N. “The distribution of pyridine nucleotides in the cellular fractions of rat liver undergoing carcinogenesis by 4-dimethylamino-azobenzene.” Cancer Res. 14: 845-847, 1954.
57.	Suntzeff, V., Cowdry, E. V., and Croninger, A. “Microscopic visualization of the degeneration of sebaceous glands caused by carcinogens.” Cancer Res. 15: 637-640, 1955.
58.	Hsieh, K. M., Suntzeff, V., and Cowdry, E. V. “Serum lactic dehydrogenase activity as indication of neoplastic growth and regression.” Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 89: 627-629, 1955.
59.	Hsieh, K. M., Suntzeff, V., and Cowdry, E. V. “Comparative study of serum lactic dehydrogenase activity in mice with transplanted and induced tumors.” Cancer Res. 16: 237-239, 1956.
60.	Suntzeff, V., Croninger, A. B., Wynder, E. L., Cowdry, E. V., and Graham, E. A. “Use of sebaceous gland test of primary cigarette tar fractions and of certain noncarcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbons.” Cancer 10: 250-254, 1957.
61.	Ide, G., Suntzeff, V., and Cowdry, E. V. “A comparison of the histopathology of trachael and bronchial epithelium of smokers and nonsmokers.” Cancer 12: 473-383, 1959.
62.	Croninger, A. B., and Suntzeff, V. “The malignancy of a cigarette tar carcinoma.” Cancer 12: 731-734, 1959.
63.	Angeletti, P. U., Moore, B. W., and Suntzeff, V. “Similarity of protein and enzyme patterns in different types of malignant tissues.” Cancer Res. 20: 1592-1596, 1960.
64.	Angeletti, P. U., Suntzeff, V., and Moore, B. W. “Chromatographic patterns of protein and enzymes in extracts of rhabdomyosarcoma and muscle in mice.” Cancer Res. 20: 1229-1234, 1960.
65.	Suntzeff, V. “Obituary, Leo Loeb, 1869-1959.” Cancer Res. 20: 972-973, 1960.
66.	Angeletti, P. U., Moore, B. W., Solaric, S., and Suntzeff, V. “Chromatography of proteins of squamous cell carcinomas and normal epithelium of mice.” Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Mod. 103: 329-331, 1960.
67.	Cowdry, E. V., Croninger, A., Solaric, S., and Suntzeff, V. “Combined action of cigarette tar and beta radiation on mice.” Cancer 14: 344-352, 1961.
68.	Suntzeff, V., and Angeletti, P. “Histological and histochemical changes in intestines of mice with aging.” J. Gerontology 16: 225-229, 1961.
69.	Hayashi, Y., Cowdry, E. V., and Suntzeff, V. “Microscopic properties of the basement membrane and elastic fibers of trachea and bronchus of smokers and nonsmokers.” Cancer 14: 1175-1182, 1961.
70.	Angeletti, P., Moore, B., Suntzeff, V., and Gayle, R. “Prostatic fraction of acid phosphatase in human serum.” Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Mod. 103, 1961.
71.	Suntzeff, V., and Angeletti, P. “Histological and histochemical changes in intestines of mice with aging.” J. Gerontology, 16: 225-229, 1961.
72.	Suntzeff, V., Cowdry, E. V., and Hixon, B. B. “Influence of maternal age on offspring in mice.” J. Gerontology 17: 2-7, 1962.
73.	Gubareff, N., and Suntzeff, V. “Preliminary report on application of iodine in prevention of surgical dissemination of viable malignant cells.” J. Surg. Res. 2: 144-145, 1962.
74.	Moore, B. W., Angeletti, P. U., Suntzeff, V., Gayle, R., and Davenport, R. “Chromatography and starch gel electrophoresis of tumor soluble proteins.” Extrait de Acta Union Internationale Contre le Cancer 22: 947-950, 1964.
75.	Suntzeff, V., and Davenport, G. R. “The protein profiles of primary tumors and their lung metastases.” Cancer Res. 25: 896-901, 1965.
76.	Luse, S., and Suntzeff, V. “Fine structural alterations in brains of aged mice.” J. Neuropath. Exp. Neurol. 25: 145-146, 1966.
77.	Kakefuda, T., Suntzeff, V., and Roberts, E. “Studies suggesting viral participation in epidermal carcinogenesis in mice.” Abstract, Presented at 58th Annual Meeting, The American Association for Cancer Research, April 13-15, 1967.
78.	Davenport, G. R., and Suntzeff, V. “The effect of aging on the exocrine pancreas.” Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 1967.
79.	Davenport, R., Suntzeff, V. Hubbard, D., and Luse, S. A. “A combined chemical and electron microscopic study of hepatic carcinogenesis.”
	Note: submitted to Cancer Research
80.	Ludatscher, R. M., Luse, S. A., and Suntzeff, V. “An electron microscopic study of pulmonary tumor emboli from transplanted Morris hepatorna 5123.” Cancer Research 27: 1939-1952, November 1967.
81.	Suntzeff, V. and Luse, S. A. “Response of a transplantable rhabdoiuyosarcoma to cyclophospliamide therapy with special reference to differences in male and female mice.” Cancer 25: 728-733, 1970.
82.	Kakefuda, T., Roberts, E., and Suntzeff, V. “Electron Microscopic study of methylcholanthrene-induced epidermal carcinogenesis in mice: mitochondrial dense bodies and intracisternal a-particles.” Cancer Res. 30: 1011-1019, 1970.
83.	De Gubareff, N. and Suntzeff, V. “Iodized Catgut and Its Possible Application.” Missouri Medicine: 372-378, May 1965.
84.	Shimkin, M. B., J. H. Weisburger, E. K. Weisburger, N. Gubareff, and Suntzeff, V. “Bioassay of 29 Alkylating Chemicals by the Pulmonary-Tumor Response in Strain A Mice.” Journal of the National Cancer Institute 36: 915-934, 1966.
85.	Cicero, T. J., Cowan, W. M., Moore B. W., and Suntzeff, V. “The Cellular Localization of the Two Brain Specific Proteins, S-100 and 14-3-2.” Brain Res. 18: 25-34, 1970.
86.	Ferrendelli, J., Sedgwick W., and Suntzeff V. “Regional Energy Metabolism and Lipofuscin Accumulation in Mouse Brain During Aging.” J. Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology 30: No. 4, October 1971.
87.	Cicero, T. J., Ferrendelli, J. A., Suntzeff, V., and Moore B. W. “Regional Changes in CNS Levels of the S-100 and 14-3-2 Proteins During Development and Aging of the Mouse.” Journal of Neurochemistry 19: No. 9, 3119-2125, 1972.
88.	Burns, L., and Suntzeff, V., “Effect of liver extract on thyroid glands of mice and guinea pigs.” Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 36: 255-256, 1937.
89.	Loeb, L., Suntzeff, V., Burns, E.S., and Schenker, I.R., “Incidence of mammary carcinoma in mice treated with estrogen.” Arch. Path. 38: 52-59, 1944.
90.	Chiquoine, A.D., and Suntzeff, V., “Sensitivity of mammals to codmium necrosis of the testis.” J. Reprod. Fertil. 10: 455-457, 1965.
91.	McAlister, W.H., Margulis, A.R., and Suntzeff, V. “Angiography of three malignant tumors transplanted into young, middle-aged, and old mice.” Acta Radiologica 3: 17-23, 1965.

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Series 2: Reprints of Dr. Suntzeff’s colleagues.

Box 2

1.	Aldrich, C. Anderson. “Ancient processes in a scientific age, feeding aspects.” American Journal of Diseases of Children 64: 714-722, Oct. 1942.
2.	Anderson, George K. “The importance of protein in diet therapy.” The Journal of the American Dietetic Association 21: No. 7, 436-439, July 1945.
3.	Bergmann, W. “Local increase of pigmentation in the skin of CBA mice by the application of benzene.” Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 11: No 1, Oct. 1938.
4.	Blumenthal, Herman T. “Organismal differentials: further investigations of their effects on the distribution of leukocytes in the circulating blood.” Archives of Pathology 31: 259-303, March 1941.
5.	Cicero, T. J., Cowan, W. M., Moore, B. W. “Changes in the concentration of the two brain specific proteins, S-100 and 14-3-2, during the developments of the avian optic tectum.” Brain Research 24: 1-10, 1970.
6.	Cowdry, E. V. “The new public health.” The Scientific Monthly 55: 355-360, 1942. [and] Cowdry, E.V., and Ruangsiri, C. “Influence of promin, startch, and heptaldehyde on experimental leprosy in rats.” Archives of Pathology 32: 632-640, 1941.
7.	Crossen, Robert J. “Wide colonization of the cervix.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 57: No. 1, 187-206, Jan. 1949. [and] Crossen, Robert J. “The cancer potential in involuting organs.” Read at the 79th annual session of the Nebraska State Medical Association in Omaha, May 1947.
8.	Felsher, Zachary. “Studies on the adherence of the epidermis to the corium.” Journal of Investigative Dermatology 8, No. 1, 1947.
9.	Gordon, Harry H. “Feeding of premature infants. A comparison of human and cow’s milk.” American Journal of the Diseases of Children 73, No. 4: April 1947.
10.	Hamburger, V. “Development of the nervous system.” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 55: 117-132, 1952.
11.	Ishidate, Morizo. “Experimental studies on chemotherapy of malignant growth employing yoshida sarcoma animals.” Proceedings of the Japan Academy 27, No. 8: 1951.
12.	Levi-Montalcini, Rita. “Effects of mouse tumor transplantation on the nervous system.” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 55: 330-343, 1952.
13.	Loeb, Leo “The biological basis of individuality.” Science 86: 1-5, July, 1937. [and] Loeb, Leo. “Comparison of the reactions against heterotransplanted tissues in different kinds of hosts.” Biological Bulletin 68, No. 3: 1935.
14.	Lewisohn, R. “Prevention of tumor growth (carcinoma 2163) by intravenous injections of yeast and vitamins” Science 94: 70-71, July 1941.
15.	MacCardle, Ross C., Engman, Martin F., Engman, Martin F. “Histology of neurodermatitis” Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology 44: 161-189, 1941. [and] Maccardle, Ross C., Engman, Martin F., Engman, Martin F. “Spectrographic anlysis of neurodermatitic lesions: a human magnesium deficiency.” Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology 44: 429-440, 1941.
16.	Moog, Florence. “The differentiation of enzymes in relation to the functional activities of the developing embryo.” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 55: 57-66, 1952.
17.	Moore, Mooris. “Mycotic granulomata of north and south America.” Proceedings of the Sixth Pacific Science Congress. Vol. 5. Held at Berkeley, Stanford, and San Francisco, July 24 to August 12, 1939.
18.	Parfentjev, I. A. “Calcium and nitrogen content in urine of normal and cancer mice.” Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 29: 1285-1286, 1932. [and] Parfentjev, I. A., Suntzeff, V. D., and Devrient, W. K. “The influence of various preparations of lactic acid and sugars on the growth of transplanted tumors.” The American Journal of Cancer 20, No. 1: January 1934. [and] Parfentjev, I. A., Goodline, M. A., and Clapp, F. L. “Preparation and Properties of a dry powdered mixture of sulfanilamide and hemostatic globulin.” Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 28: 1465-1467. Sept. 1943.
19.	Scott, Gordon H. “the spectrographic analysis of biological materials.” The Anatomical Record 64: No. 1, undated.
20.	Seelig, M. G. “Medical progress in the last hundred years.” Science 86: 275-279, 1937. [and] Seeling, M. G. “Yesteryears in review.” Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association 144-147, May 1943.
21.	Silberberg, Martin. “Effects of Syngenesiortransplants and of extracts of the anterior lobe of the bovine hypophysis on the age changes in the long bones and joints of mice.” The American Journal of Pathology 17: 189-210, 1941. [and] Silberberg, Martin. “The Causes and Mechanism of Thrombosis.” Physiological Reviews 18, No. 2, 1938.
22.	Simpson, Walter M. “Progress in cancer research.” American Journal of Clinical Pathology 17, No. 7: July 1947.
23.	Stowell, Robert E. “Nucleic acids in human tumors”, Cancer Research 6, No. 8: Aug. 1946. [and] Stowell, Robert E., and Stokes, J. M. “Glyoxal and furfural as substitutes for formaldehyde in tissue fixation.” Journal of Technical Methods and Bulletin of the International Association of Medical Museums, No. 24, 1944.
24.	Tui, C. “Studies on Surgical Convalescence.” Annals of Surgery 120, No. 1: July 1944.
25.	Van Dyke, John H. “Behavior of ultimobrachial tissue in the postnatal thyroid gland: epithelia cysts, their relation to thyroid parenchyma and to ‘new-growths’ in the thyroid gland of young sheep.” American Journal of Anatomy 76, No. 2: 1945.
26.	Van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen, Wilhelmina. “Lethality and Abnormal condition of the pelage of the latvian mouse (Dominant-naked).” Genetica 21: 369-385, 1939.
27.	Voegtlin, Carl. “Possibilities for improved therapy for cancer patients.” Journal for the National Cancer Institute 1: 585-598, 1941.
28.	Wicks, L. F. “A cheaper nesslers reagent by the use of mercuric oxide.” Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 27: 118-122, 1941. [and] “On the purification of gum ghatti.” Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 28: 349-353. 1942.
29.	Yoshida, Tomizo. “Studies on an ascites (reticuloendothelial cell) sarcoma of the rat.” Journal of the National Cancer Institute 12: 947-969, 1952. [and] Yoshida, Tomizo. “Origin of the Yoshida Sarcoma.” The proceedings of the Japan Academy 27, No. 8: 1951.

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Series 3: Newspaper Clippings.

Box 2

30.	“Cancer Research at WU Probes Secrets of Dread Disease.” Student Life, 1950.
31.	“Cancer-Caused Chemical Body Changes Give New Hope.” Science Service, July 27, 1951.
32.	“Valentina Suntzeff,” Globe-Democrat, 1C, May 5, 1971.
33.	“25 Washington U. Honor Group Pledges Ceremony Tonight for New Sigma XI and Phi Beta Kappa Members,” Globe-Democrat, 3C, undated.

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Series 4: Dr. Suntzeff’s Autobiography.

For the transcript of Dr. Suntzeff’s autobiography, see: http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/words/OHSuntzeff.htm

Box 2

34.	Correspondence relating to autobiography.
	Neidle, (Mrs.) Cecyle S., July 8, 1973 – November l, 1973.
35.	Suntzeff, Valentina Life in Russia, Chapter I, Autobiography.
36.	Suntzeff, Valentina, Life in the United States, Chapter II, Autobiography.

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Series 5: Photographs.

See the Valentina Suntzeff Photographs collection (VC100).

Box 2

37.	Photographs of Dr. Valentina Suntzeff and Colleagues (12 photographs).
38.	Scientific Photographs (15 photographs) October 5, 1965.
39.	Scientific Photographs (2 photographs), undated.

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Series 6: Personal Papers.

Box 2

40.	Certificate, Letter of Reference, Chief Physician, Central Hospital Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin, China, October 6, 1923.
	Note: Original in Russian with three English copies.
41.	Alien Head Tax Receipt, Valentina Suntzeff, October 16, 1923.
42.	Steerage Identification Check, October 19, 1923.
43.	United States of America Declaration of Intention, Valentina Suntzeff, December 6, 1928.
44.	Membership Diploma in the Washington University Chapter of the Society of the Sigma XI, March 24, 1944.

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Series 7: Miscellaneous.

Box 2

45.	Departmental Luncheon Seminars on Cell Surface List of Topics, Discussion Leaders.
46.	Foreign language materials.
	Note: 8 items in Russian; 2 items in French; 1 item in Chinese (partially translated)
47.	Journal, American Review of Soviet Medicine Vol. V, No. 2, 1948.
48.	Journal, Science Vol. 99, No. 2569, March 24, 1944.
49.	Request for reprints.

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Series 8: Bibliographic Cards.

Boxes 3 and 4

These boxes contain approximately 1600 bibliographic note cards that Dr. Suntzeff compiled for her reference. The cards have been arranged by subject, with each card listing a typed citation of a journal article.

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