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William P. Longmire papers, 1944-1994
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Title: William P. Longmire papers
Collection number: 1350
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
67.0 linear feet
(134 boxes, 15 oversize boxes, and 5 cartons)
Date: 1944-1994
Abstract: William Polk Longmire Jr. (b.1913) was a professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1943-48), and chairman
of the department of Surgery at UCLA (1943-1948). He also served as chairman of the American Board of Surgery (1961-62), and
was a fellow (1961-62), regent (1962-71), chairman of the board of regents (1969-71), and president (1971-73) of the American
College of Surgeons. The collection consists of Longmire's papers, notes, correspondence, appointment diaries, organizational
materials, personal materials, speeches, video and audio tapes, 16mm films, lecture material, and photographs. The collection
also includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to his book,
Starting from scratch: the early history of the UCLA Department of Surgery (1984).
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance through our electronic
paging system using the request button located on this page.
Creator:
Longmire, William Polk, Jr. 1881-1948
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance through our electronic paging system using the request button located on this page.
Portions of this collection are restricted. Consult container list for additional information.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of William P. Longmire, Jr., 1982 & 1995.
[Identification of item], William P. Longmire Papers (Collection 1350). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2221036
William Polk Longmire Jr. was born on September 14, 1913 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma; AB, University of Oklahoma, 1934; MD, Johns
Hopkins University, 1938; surgeon, Johns Hopkins hospital (1946-48); successively instructor, assistant professor, associate
professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1943-48), then professor of surgery; chairman of the Department
of Surgery at UCLA (1948-76); chairman, American Board of Surgery, 1961-62; fellow (1961-62), regent (1962-71), chairman of
the board of regents (1969-71), and president (1971-73) of the American College of Surgeons; author of
Starting from scratch: the early history of the UCLA Department of Surgery (1984).
Collection consists of papers, notes, correspondence, appointment diaries, organizational materials, personal materials, speeches,
video and audio tapes, 16mm films, lecture material, and photographs relating to William P. Longmire of the UCLA Department
of Surgery. Includes material from his many organizational affiliations, such as the American Board of Surgery and the American
College of Surgeons. Also contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to his book,
Starting from scratch: the early history of the UCLA Department of Surgery (1984).
The following oral history is available through the UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research:
- Creating the Department of Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine [Oral History Transcript] / William P. Longmire, interviewee. UCLA Oral History Department interview, c1988. Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Longmire, William Polk, Jr. 1881-1948--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Surgery--Faculty. -- Archives
Surgeons--California--Los Angeles--Archives.