Field (John) collection of history of medicine course syllabi and lecture notes, 1952-1967
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John Field collection of history of medicine course syllabi and lecture notes,
- Dates:
- 1952-1967
- Creators:
- Field, John 1902-1983
- Abstract:
- Materials pertaining to "History of Medicine," Anatomy 201 and later Anatomy 240, a one-unit elective course emphasizing the historical development of concepts relating to basic medical sciences, presented to UCLA sophomore medical students. Included is correspondence relating to the development of the course, course syllabi, reading lists, and lecture notes, mainly by Dr. Field. The correspondence also discusses the creation of the Division [later, Department] of Medical History at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.
- Extent:
- 1 document box
- Language:
- Collection materials in English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John Field collection of history of medicine course syllabi and lecture notes (Manuscript collection 440). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This file from Dr. Field's office illustrates his deep interest in medical history and belief in the necessity of including the subject in contemporary medical education. It documents how he joined with like-minded colleagues to fashion a course on the historical development of basic medical concepts, and to organize it for the Medical School's first class. The file also provides a little information about the creation of the Division of Medical History in the School of Medicine and its development.
- Biographical / historical:
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John Field (known as Jack) was born in Philadelphia in 1902. After high school he moved with his family to Palo Alto, entered Stanford University, and received B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry. He remained at Stanford until 1948, rising from Assistant Professor to Professor of Physiology, performing research in the biochemistry and physiology of muscle, oxidative and glycolytic metabolism, and general thermoregulatory mechanisms. After leaving Stanford Dr. Field held appointments in the Office of Naval Research and directorial posts in the National Science Foundation. In 1951 he became the first chairman of the Department of Physiology at the new UCLA School of Medicine and staid there until his retirement in 1969, serving also as Associate Dean of the Medical School for many years..
Dr. Field's achievements in physiology, in addition to research, teaching, and administration, included the herculean task of editor-in-chief of the first section of the "Handbook of Physiology" published by the American Physiological Society in 1959. His broad intellectual interests also encompassed medical education and medical history, and he lectured widely and published in both these fields.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was given by the Department of Anatomy Cell Biology, which had absorbed the Department of Medical History, to the UCLA Neuroscience History Archives, which subsequently transferred it to the UCLA Biomedical Library.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- ©2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from ColdFusion web application and SQLServer relational database; Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights in the physical objects belong to the UCLA Biomedical Library. 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 if the Biomedical Library does not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John Field collection of history of medicine course syllabi and lecture notes (Manuscript collection 440). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library12-077 Center for Health Sciences, Box 951798Los Angeles, CA 90095-1798, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-6940