sincerely and stated that he did not feel that he would function well as an administrator of
projects; moreover, Armstrong felt he was more attuned to functioning as a single
laboratory investigator fighting disease.
Armstrong’s philosophy of professional, social and moral principles provided a
continuing compass guiding him through a successful scientific and personal life.
Notes – Domesticity, Career Recapitulation, Philosophy
- Condolence letter sent by Dr. Robert J. Huebner on the occasion of Armstrong’s
death. Among the Armstrong personal papers. - Conversation with Miss Mary Emma Armstrong.
- Letter from Dr. W. M. McMaster among Armstrong’s personal papers related to
bestowing an honorary doctorate. - Series of letters outlining details for awarding of the Doctor of Science degree.
Among Armstrong’s personal papers. - Mount Union College Bulletin, Volume 33, May, No. 4; June No. 5.
- Osler, W. (Sir William Osler, Bt., M. D., F. R. S.): Aequanimitas, With other
Addresses to Medical Students, Nurses and Practitioners of Medicine. Third
Edition, The Blakiston Company, Philadelphia, 1932. Chapter III: Teacher and
student. p. 39. - Armstrong, C.: George Walter McCoy, 1876-1952. Science 116:468, October 31,
- Topping, N. (with Gordon Cohn): Recollections University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, 1990. pp. 51, 81.