CRI was created in honor of Nauts ' father , William Coley ( 1862 -- 1936 ) , an American orthopedic surgeon and a pioneer of cancer immunotherapy .
It was founded by Helen Coley Nauts and Oliver R. Grace with a $2,000 grant from Nelson Rockefeller .
CRI was created in honor of Helen Coley Nauts ' father , William Coley ( 1862 -- 1936 ) , an American orthopedic surgeon and a pioneer of cancer immunotherapy .
It was founded by Helen Coley Nauts and Oliver R. Grace with a $2,000 grant from Nelson Rockefeller .