Scope and Contents
Personal papers and research notes of Norton Canfield relating to audiology. Included are papers documenting a national hearing survey, a Connecticut hearing survey, various New Haven, Connecticut projects, and an Army hearing center.
Dates
- 1933-1974
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research. The operating notes may contain protected medical information and are closed until processed.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Yale University Historical Medical Library, 1980; and gift of Norton Canfield, 1984.
Extent
14.25 Linear Feet (14 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Personal papers and research notes of Norton Canfield relating to audiology. Included are papers documenting a national hearing survey, a Connecticut hearing survey, various New Haven, Connecticut projects, and an Army hearing center.
Biographical / Historical
Norton Canfield: physician; B.S., Dartmouth, 1925; M.D., University of Michigan, 1929; instructor, University of Michigan, 1929; instructor, University of Michigan Hospital, 1930-1933; instructor, Yale Medical School, 1933-1935, assistant professor, 1935-1938, associate professor and Chief of Otolaryngology, 1938-1951, associate clinical professor, 1951-1962; Chief of Otolaryngology and founding director of the Virgin Island Hearing and Speech Center, 1962-1973; private practice,1974-
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Norton Canfield Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- March 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
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Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511