Rudi Schmid papers, 1931-2012

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Summary

Creators:
Schmid, Rudi, Ph.D., Dean
Abstract:
Materials documenting the personal and professional life of Rudi Schmid, MD, PhD., researcher and contributor to the field of hepatology, and accomplished mountain climber and skier. Materials include mountaineering diaries from the Alps, mountaineering publications, awards, correspondence, research papers, and medical books.
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet (2 cartons, 1 oversized folder)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Rudi Schmid Papers, MSS 2025-10. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials documenting the life and career of Rudi Schmid, recognized researcher and contributor to hepatology, and accomplished mountain climber and skier. Materials include photographs, Werner Spalteholz's Handatlas der Anatomie des Menschen with marginalia (seperated and relocated to non-circulating historical books), Dr. Schmid's mountaineering diaries from 1931-1984, scientific and mountaineering recognitions, and Akademischer Alpen-Club Zürich annual publications from 1939-2012.

Biographical / historical:

Rudi Schmid, MD, PhD (1922-2007) was a Swiss-born physician renowned for his significant contributions to hepatology, the study of liver and digestive diseases. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, he earned his M.D. degree from the University of Zurich in 1947. After an internship at UCSF and residency at the University of Minnesota, he became a faculty member at the NIH, Harvard, and the University of Chicago before joining the UCSF faculty in 1966 as professor and chief of gastroenterology. Under his leadership, the UCSF Gastroenterology division became one of the country's leading research, educational, and clinical gastroenterology and hepatology units. As dean of the UCSF School of Medicine from 1983-1989, Schmid fostered the continued growth of both basic and clinical sciences. He served as president of several professional organizations, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, and received many national and international awards in recognition of outstanding achievements throughout his career.

Schmid was also an avid skier and climber, a member of the Swiss national ski team from 1941 to 1945, and led the Academic Alpine Club while studying at the University of Zurich.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Peter Schmid in September 2023.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. The UCSF Archives and Special Collections policy places access restrictions on material with privacy issues for a specific time period from the date of creation. Access to records that contain personal and confidential information about an individual or individuals is restricted for 75 years from date of creation or until the death of the individual mentioned in the records, whichever is longer. Access to medical records is restricted for 100 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Restrictions are noted at the series level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Rudi Schmid Papers, MSS 2025-10. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US