Descriptive Summary
Access
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Related Material
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: John A. Benjamin Papers Addendum,
Date (inclusive): 1895-1993
Collection number: 1A
Creator: Benjamin, John A. 1906-1992
Extent: 1 document box (0.5 linear ft)
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library.Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences
Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
Abstract: Letters, photographs, memorabilia, and personal records that supplement the materials in UCLA Biomedical Library's Manuscript
Collection #1: "John A. Benjamin papers, 1925-1994".
Physical location: Southern Regional Library Facility
Language of Material: Collection materials inEnglish
Access
The collection is open for research. Contact the History & Special Collections Division, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library,
UCLA, for information. Collection is stored off-site: advance notice required for access.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John A. Benjamin Papers Addendum, 1A, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special
Collections for the Sciences , University of California, Los Angeles.
Acquisition Information
In August, 2004, John A. Benjamin, son of the original collector, deposited with the UCLA Biomedical Library an additional
small box of letters, photographs, and a scrapbook to be integrated into the main collection of Benjamin papers previously
donated to the library.
Biography
Biographical data on Dr. Benjamin can be found in the introductory material to the finding aid for "John A. Benjamin Papers",
which is available online.
Scope and Content
This addendum consists mostly of personal items and photographs. Some materials pertain to Dr. Benjamin's interest in the
history of urology and medicine, but almost nothing is added to the record of his research or clinical work.
The series-subseries organization of the original large collection has been retained, but only those categories for which
there are new materials are listed here.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Early Study and Research.. 2 folders
- Series 2. Research, Teaching, Patient Care -- Urogenital System.. 2 folders
- Series 3. Research -- Historical and Bibliographic.. 5 folders
- Series 6. Personal Materials.. 5 folders
- Series 7. Non-Print Materials.. 7 folders
Related Material
UCLA BIOMEDICAL LIBRARY HISTORY AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR THE SCIENCES. Manuscript Collection #1: "John A. Benjamin papers".
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Benjamin, John A. (John Allison), 1906-
Urology
Urology - history