Willard Elmer Goodwin, M.D. (1915-1998) was the founding chair of the Division of Urology in the Department of Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine, best known for his innovative techniques in urology and his work in organ and graft transplantation. Collection consists of Goodwin's personal and professional correspondence, photographs, publications, early manuscript drafts, scrapbooks, slides, miscellaneous papers and a cystoscope set.

Willard Elmer Goodwin, M.D. (1915-1998) was the founding chair of the Division of Urology in the Department of Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine.

33 boxes (16.5 linear feet) 8 oversize boxes

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