Tranquada (Robert E.) papers, 1959-2012

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Summary

Title:
Robert E. Tranquada papers
Dates:
1959-2012
Creators:
Tranquada, Robert E.
Abstract:
Professional files of Dr. Robert E. Tranquada during his career at the University of Southern California, including during his tenure as Dean of the USC School of Medicine (1986-1991).
Extent:
5.38 Linear Feet 6 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Robert E. Tranquada papers, Collection no. 0089, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

Approximately half of the Robert E. Tranquada papers consist of correspondence to and from Tranquada during his tenure as Dean of the USC School of Medicine from 1986 to 1991. The other half of the collection, added as an accrual in 2023, documents a broader scope of Dr. Tranquada's career at USC--not just as medical school dean, but beginning in 1959 when he joined USC's faculty. The papers document both Tranquada's administrative activities as Dean (letters, notes, documents, budgets, recommendations, grant requests and project proposals), and his expertise in health care policy, health services administration, community medicine and public health, and medical education. The collection also documents Tranquada's role in the creation of what is now the Watts Health Center, the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital; his service as medical director of Los Angeles General Medical Center, on the Los Angeles County Health Access Committee, and on the Christopher Commission; and his trips to South America, Asia, and Russia on behalf of the medical school in his role as strategic director for international programs.

Biographical / historical:

Robert E. Tranquada graduated from Pomona College, summa cum laude, in 1951, received his M.D. degree from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1955, served as a Resident in Medicine from 1955-1958 and as a Fellow in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases in 1958-1959 at the UCLA Medical Center and as Fellow in Diabetes at the USC School of Medicine from 1959-1960. Dr. Tranquada's management responsibilities included service as Chairman of the USC Department of Community Medicine and Public Health (1966-1969), Associate Dean of the USC School of Medicine, and Medical Director of the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center (1969-1974), Regional Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (1974-1976), Associate Dean of the UCLA School of Medicine (1976-1979), Chancellor and Dean of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (1979-1986), Dean of the USC School of Medicine (1986-1991), and the Norman Topping/National Medical Enterprises Professor of Medicine and Public Policy from 1992 until his retirement in June 1997.

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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Meghan Stephens
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-12-15 14:20:42 -0800 .

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Robert E. Tranquada papers, Collection no. 0089, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-2587
specol@usc.edu
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