Description: Papers of Fred Wilbur Tanner (1888-1957), University of Illinois Professor of Bacteriology (1923-56), Head of Bacteriology (1923-48), containing biographical data (1938-57), Stephen Babcock Award pamphlet (1952), posthumously received Pasteur Award and honorary medallion for services in bacteriology (1959), brass plaque from F. W. Bruner's portrait, publications (1920-39), and correspondence with Mellon Institute (1939).
A 1959 oil portrait of Fred W. Tanner is in 39/2/20, FAC-4, oversize.