Finding Aids and Inventories
Both finding aids and inventories help researchers navigate individual collections. But while inventories tend to include information about specific files at an itemized level, finding aids typically provide both context for the collection as a whole and details about the organization of the materials. The links below cover only a portion of the documents in our archives. You are welcome to email us at history@nih.gov with any questions.
Current finding aids:

Dr. Michael Gottesman was appointed NIH deputy director for intramural research (DDIR) in November 1994. He had been acting DDIR for the previou…

In 1962, Dr. Robert L. Berger joined the Laboratory of Technical Development as a senior scientist in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Instit…

Dr. Theodor Kolobow came to NIH in 1962 and spent his career at the Laboratory of Technical Development of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood I…

Randy Schools served as president of the NIH Recreation and Welfare Association (R&W) and helped establish three NIH charities, which he con…