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Medicine

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Goldie Krantz papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 780
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, research memoranda, addresses, publications, and miscellaneous biographical material of Goldie Krantz, an active proponent of prepaid dental and medical care. In addition, there are records concerning the Welfare Fund of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, the Pacific Maritime Association, and the Group Health Association. Memoranda and other papers related to her work as a researcher and consultant in evaluating health care plans...
Dates: 1928-1977

Samuel Waldron Lambert papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 939
Abstract: Chiefly correspondence relating to Lambert's activities concerning the Volstead Act and the Prohibition Amendment. Among his correspondents are Senator Hiram Bingham, Benjamin N. Cardozo, and Dr. Robert Lewis. Speeches, writings, newspaper clippings, and printed matter are also included in the papers. Other papers relate to research on scarlet fever and other medical subjects. Reflecting Lambert's book-collecting hobby are letters from the Bibliophile Society, the Grolier Club, and a letter...
Dates: 1821-1939, bulk 1923-1939

Paul Harold Lavietes papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1589
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, writings, and research material relating to the professional career of Paul H. Lavietes. The papers include items relating to his investigation for possible Communist sympathies by the Veterans Administration and the House Committee on Un-American Activities and document his involvement in medical research, various controversies over drug treatments for diabetes, conflict of interest in the pharmaceutical industry, and the John Punnett Peters Memorial...
Dates: 1937-1987

Theodore and Ruth Lidz papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 895
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, and data files documenting the professional careers of Ruth and Theodore Lidz. The papers focus on their professional lives, particularly from the 1950s to the 1980s, highlighting the Lidzes' study of the importance of the family environment in cases of schizophrenia.

Dates: 1927-2001

Charles Augustus Lindbergh papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 325
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence; diaries; writings; childhood, school and college materials; financial, legal, and housekeeping records; reports; memoranda; drawings; maps; publications; artifacts; and memorabilia documenting the life and interests of Charles Augustus Lindbergh. The papers form the largest and most extensive collection of his personal, professional, and family papers. They document his work as a pilot, developer of commercial aviation and rocketry, bio-engineer, air...
Dates: 1780-1999, bulk 1911-1974

Macdonald family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 950
Abstract: Principal figures in the papers are James Macdonald, his wife, Eliza Harris Miller Macdonald, and two of their six children: James Allen and Eliza. Included in the papers are family correspondence, household and travel bills and receipts, as well as the business papers of the Sanford Hall Institution, a private mental hospital operated by the family. The bulk of the papers consists of personal letters to Eliza Harris Miller Macdonald and records of the Sanford Hall Institution...
Dates: 1808-1922

Leonard Leopold Mackall papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1325
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, clippings, booklets of Leonard L. Mackall. The bulk of the correspondence is with John F. Fulton.

Dates: 1919-1938

Harold J. Mayers papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 938
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, administrative files, subject files, printed materials and reports of Harold J. Mayers. The papers also contain files from six national and Washington, D.C., public health and tuberculosis organizations, including the American Public Health Association and National Tuberculosis Association. These papers form part of the Contemporary Medical Care and Health Policy Collection.

Dates: 1948-1976

Lafayette Benedict Mendel papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1146
Abstract:

The papers are composed of family and professional correspondence, writings, diaries, scientific notebooks, research files, photographs, and memorabilia which relate to Lafayette Mendel's research on nutrition and growth. Professional correspondents include both Yale colleagues and scientists and nutritionists from around the world. Topical files also document his activities as chairman of the Department of Physiological Chemistry (1920-1935).

Dates: 1879-1941

Charles Griswold Gurley Merrill papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1326
Abstract:

The papers consist of diaries, letters, and miscellanea documenting Charles Griswold Gurley Merrill's voyages as a seaman on the ship Merrimac and experiences as a Union army surgeon, including command of black troops, during the Civil War. Also included is an essay describing the papers, written by one of Merrill's descendants.

Dates: 1854-1872

Milbank Memorial Fund records

 Collection
Call Number: MS 845
Abstract: The records consist of administrative files of the organization, biographical and historical material on the fund, editorial files, press releases, bibliographies on aspects of public health, and specialized reports on individual programs. Fund officers whose biographical material and speeches were collected include John A. Kingsbury, Albert Goodsell Milbank, William H. Welch, and C.-E. A. Winslow. Of particular interest are the records (1922-1934) of the Bellevue-Yorkville Project which...
Dates: 1898-2000, bulk 1922-1999

George Richards Minot papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1327
Abstract:

The papers include reprints, clippings, correspondence with John Fulton, and biographical material of George R. Minot.

Dates: 1915-1950

Edward F. Morrissey papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 798
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to health care policies and programs in Connecticut during the 1970s and early 1980s. In his capacity as program co-ordinator of the Connecticut Regional Medical Program, executive director of the Southwest Connecticut Health Systems Agencies, and consultant for the United Way, Edward F. Morrissey was involved in the analysis of the existing health care system and the formulation and implementation of changes relating to...
Dates: 1974-1984

New England Grenfell Association records

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1200
Abstract:

The records include correspondence, minutes of meetings, office files, financial and legal papers, and memorabilia of the New England Grenfell Association, founded in 1914 to promote missionary and medical work in Labrador and Newfoundland.

Dates: 1912-1978

New Haven Dental Association records

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1329
Abstract:

Records of the secretary and of the treasurer of the New Haven Dental Association.

Dates: 1899-1950

Eric Oldberg papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1610
Abstract:

The papers include correspondence and photographs which document the medical career of Eric Oldberg. The papers focus on Oldberg's work with Harvey Cushing.

Dates: 1927-1981

Oliver Thomas Osborne papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1012
Abstract:

Student notebooks, writings, lectures given at the Yale Medical School, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Osborne's professional career. The largest part of the papers consists of the lectures given at Yale between 1924 and 1925. Also included is a matriculation book from Leipzig University (1884-1885) and other notebooks, printed matter, and speeches on medical subjects. Several photographs show views of Berlin and other parts of Germany.

Dates: 1884-1939

Charles Leonard Overlander papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1332
Abstract:

The papers consist of lecture notes taken by Charles L. Overlander.

Dates: 1900

John Rodman Paul papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1333
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, topical files, photographs, and journals associated with the academic and epidemiological research activities of John Rodman Paul. The papers document his work on infectious diseases, principally poliomyelitis, rheumatic fever, hepatitis, and mononucleosis.

Dates: 1920-1992, bulk 1920-1971

John Punnett Peters papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 897
Abstract:

The papers contain correspondence, reports, writings, and personal papers of John Punnett Peters. The papers primarily document his crusade for national health insurance and his support for progressive causes and include materials on his disloyalty charge. Copies of many of his writings and speeches and personal correspondence and papers are also included. These papers are part of the Contemporary Medical Care and Health Policy Collection.

Dates: 1889-2006