Papers of Alan Gregg Added to Profiles in Science®

The National Library of Medicine®, in collaboration with the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy and the Rockefeller Archive Center, announces the release the papers of Alan Gregg (1890-1957), on the Library's Profiles in Science Web site.

In a career spanning nearly four decades, Rockefeller Foundation officer Alan Gregg (1890-1957) became one of the most influential men in the world of medical education and research. Joining the Rockefeller Foundation in 1919 as an International Health Board field officer, Gregg then served as Director of the Medical Sciences Division for over twenty years, before finishing his career as the foundation's Vice President. During this time, he oversaw the expenditure of millions of dollars to physicians, scientists, universities, and institutes engaged in medical training and research. Given the Rockefeller Foundation's importance, Gregg contributed to many important medical developments of his day, including the establishment of psychiatry as a scientific discipline, Alfred C. Kinsey's sex research, trials and development of sulfanilamide and penicillin, and the establishment of the National Library of Medicine. Even more significant was Gregg's role in creating the model of medical research funding, which still prevails in the United States today.

Papers of Alan Gregg Added to Profiles in Science®. NLM Tech Bull. 2008 May-Jun; (362):e14.