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Title: Assignment to the Governors of the University of Toronto Author: Banting, Frederick Grant, Sir, 1891-1941 Place/Date: Ottawa, 15 January 1923 Physical Description: 3 leaves 33 x 22 cm or smaller Scope and Content: Item is a 3 page document assigning the patent for insulin to the Governors of the University of Toronto. The first page is a Canadian Patent Office printed form, filled out by hand, and bearing the signature of M. J. Morison, Assignment Clerk, and a Patent Office seal. The second and third pages are carbon copy typescripts signed by Banting, Best, and Collip and embossed with a Canadian Patent Office stamp. The assignment is no. 111631 for application No. 273746 for 'Extract obtainable from the mammalian pancreas or from the related glands of fishes.' Collection: Banting Location: MS. COLL. 76 (Banting), Box 10, Folder 10 Source of Title: Title based on contents of item. General Note: In this document, signed December 19th, 1922, Banting, Best, and Collip give the University of Toronto the Canadian patent for the preparation of insulin for the token payment of $1.00. Inscriptions: Light pencil markings on the top of the printed form reads: 'Received from Prof. Macleod 31 Jany 1923.' Rights Info: No known restrictions on access Repository: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5S 1A5, library.utoronto.ca/fisher