1. Papers, Addresses, and Correspondence
Papers, Addresses, and Correspondence
Curphey, Theodore, J. "The Role of the General Practitioner in Forensic Medicine" [conference paper] (1957). Included: Related correspondence and conference materials. 6 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Forensic Medicine–New Horizons" [address] (1957). 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Coroner: KFI Radio Script–Stickney–Curphey" (1957). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "The Claim Agent and the Doctor" [conference paper] (1957). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Industrial Fatalities" [note cards] (1958). 4 items. Included: Correspondence.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Future Role of Forensic Medicine in the Economic Rehabilitation of the Patient" [address] (1958). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "The Organization of a Medicolegal Laboratory Service by the Pathologist" [conference paper] (1958). 4 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "The Future of Forensic Pathology" [article] (1967). 28 items. Included: Correspondence and Notes.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Forensic Pathologist–Sherlock Holmes or Social Scientist" [note cards] (1970). 5 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. Untitled address beginning, "Mr. President, Members of the bar…" (1971). 11 items. Included: Correspondence and handwritten notes.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "VA Hospital Lecture" [note cards] (1971). 3 items. Included: Correspondence.
Papers, Addresses, and Correspondence
Curphey, Theodore, J. Miscellaneous Notes and Note Cards (1957-1967). 3 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. Miscellaneous Note Cards (1957). 3 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Evaluation of the Age of Recent Traumatic Lesions of the Brain" [conference paper] (1960). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Talk on Anesthetic Deaths" [note cards] (1960). 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore, J. Miscellaneous Note Cards (1961-1966). 6 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. Miscellaneous Note Cards (1961-1966). 4 items.
Los Angeles County Coroner. Tables on Traffic Accident Deaths (1961-1962). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Forensic Pathologist–Sherlock Holmes or Social Scientist" [conference paper] (1962). Included: Copy with handwritten edits and two carbon copies. 3 items.
Los Angeles County Coroner. "Preliminary to Initiate a Toxicological Analysis" [report] (1963). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Forensic Medicine–New Frontier" [note cards] (1963). 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Pathology of Aviation Accidents" [conference paper] (1964). 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "The Pathologist Looks at Aviation Accidents" [conference paper] (1966). 5 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Air Safety Investigator's Meeting" [note cards] (1970). 12 items. Included: Conference documents.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Lecture to School of Mortuary Science" [note cards] (1966- 1967). 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Role of the Forensic Pathologist in the Medio-Legal Certification of Modes of Death" [conference paper] (1967). 8 items. Included: Correspondence and conference documents.
Federal Aviation Agency [Federal Aviation Administration]: Correspondence and Documents (1960-1967). 71 items. Included: Documents and correspondence regarding federal aviation law regarding drinking and airplane accidents.
Federal Aviation Agency [Federal Aviation Administration]: Employment Paperwork and Correspondence (1959-1966). 35 items.
Papers, Addresses, and Correspondence
Curphey, Theodore J. "The Challenging Future of Forensic Medicine" [address] (1956). 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Forensic Medicine–Problem Child" [article] (1958). 9 items. Included: Correspondence.
Curphey, Theodore J. "The Romance of Forensic Pathology with a Note on the Seduction of the Pathologist" [undated draft]. 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Statement of Theo. J. Curphey, Coroner, County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California" (1958). 1 item.
[Curphey, Theodore J.?]. "The Professional Aspects of the Coroner" [paper] (1958). 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Who is to Perform the Medico-Legal Autopsy in Your Town?" [essay] [undated]. 9 items.
[Curphey, Theodore J.?] "Medical Examiner Testimony" [paper] [undated]. 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore J. "The Forensic Pathologist and the Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Death" [chapter manuscript] (1966). Included: Correspondence regarding publication. 18 items.
Sayer, Juanita. "The Coroner's Inquest" [newspaper report] (1966). 6 items. Included: Correspondence.
Curphey, Theodore J. "The Need for a New Experimental Approach in Immunology" [article] (1932). 15 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. "A Preliminary Report on Intra Vitam Biopsy Studies of the Patho-Genesis of Pneumococcus Lobar Pneumonia" [article] (1935). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Medical Education in the United States–1910-1956" [article] (1960). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. "National Upgrading of Forensic Pathology" [op-ed] (1969). 1 item.
Papers, Addresses, and Correspondence
Boric Acid–Physiological Effects: Miscellaneous Articles (1955-1966). 5 items.
Tumors and Cancer: Miscellaneous Articles (1955-1964). 4 items.
Pneumonia: Miscellaneous Documents, Notes, and Correspondence (1962-1969). 18 items.
Medical Certification of Cause of Death: Articles and Papers (1955-1963). 9 items.
Bryon, Ralph L., et al. "Left Brachial Arterial Catheterization for Chemotherapy in Advanced Intra-Abdominal Malignant Neoplasms" [article] (1961). 1 item.
Deadman, William J. Addresses (1960-1964). 2 items.
"Clinical Terms Can Be Alerted to Percentages for Courtroom" [article] [undated]. 2 items.
Drowning: Articles (1938-1963). 15 items.
Greer, Hugh D. "Chronic Salicylate Intoxication in Adults" [article] (1965). 1 item.
Side Effects of Imipramine: Miscellaneous Articles and Reports (1963-1965). 7 items.
Bennett, Ivan L. "The Future of Pathology in the Academic Field" [article] (1969). 1 item.
Pneumonia: Miscellaneous Articles and Reports (1963). 2 items.
Lee, W.R. "Deaths from Electric Shock in 1962 and 1963" [article] (1965). 1 item.
van Breemen, V.L. "Electron Microscopy in Clinical Medicine" [article] (1964). 2 items. Included: Letter.
Emphysema: Articles (1968-1969). 2 items.
Childs, Richard S. "Best States for a Murder" [article] (1969). 1 item.
"Lung Embolism, Vein Thrombi Link Studied" [article] (1966). 1 item.
Fisher, Russell S., et al. "Medical Science in Crime Detection" [article] (1967). 1 item.
Powers, Leonard S. "Interprofessional Education and Medicolegal Conflict As Seen from the Other Side" [article] (1964). Included: Correspondence and newspaper clipping. 8 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. Article Reprints (1929-1959). 28 items.
Miscellaneous Correspondence (1955-1961). 24 items.
2. Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
Marymont, Jesse H. and Abbas M. Behbehani. "The Role of the Hospital Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Viral Diseases" [article] (1969). 1 item.
Blood Alcohol: Articles and Documents (1967-1970). 6 items.
Hodgkin's Disease: Articles, Documents, and Clippings (1965-1970). 9 items.
"The Dying Detective" [editorial] (1968). 2 items.
Nicholas, James A., et al. "Management of Adrenocortical Insufficiency During Surgery" [article] (1955). 1 item.
Public Speaking and Speed Reading: Brochures and Documents (1959-1965) 22 items.
Anesthesia (Halothane): Miscellaneous Articles, Documents, and Clippings (1958-1967). 17 items.
"A Review and Bibliography of Nephropathies Said to be Associated with Abuse of Analgesics [pamphlet] (1964). 2 items.
Lushbaugh, C.C. "A Practical Means for Routine Approximation of the Time of Recent Death" [article] (1960). 6 items.
Medical Museum of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Miscellaneous Leaflets [undated]. 4 items.
Drinking and Traffic Accidents: Articles and Conference Documents (1963-1966). 4 items.
Petty, Charles S. "So You Want to be a Forensic Pathologist? Opportunities for Training and Career" [article] (1969). 1 item.
Autopsy and Medical Certification of Death: Documents, Articles, and Clippings (1957- 1967). 18 items.
Straub Clinic Proceedings 27, no. 2 [journal] (Feb. 1961). 1 item.
Miscellaneous Documents and Notes (1965-1966). 3 items.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
Oral Contraceptives (Enovid): Articles, Documents, and Correspondence (1945-1965). 84 items.
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Oral Contraceptives (Enovid): Newspaper clippings (1962-1966). 2 items.
Thrombophlebitis and Oral Contraceptives (Enovid): Statistical Reports (1962-1963). 3 items.
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Thrombophlebitis and Oral Contraceptives (Enovid): Correspondence and Articles (1936-1962). 17 items.
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"Thromboembolic Phenomena in Women" [conference proceedings] (1962). 1 item.
"Thromboembolic Phenomena in Women" [conference transcript] (1962). 1 item.
Child, Proctor L. "Geographic Pathology: Demonstration for Diagnosis" [article] (1965). 1 item.
Oral Contraceptives (Enovid): Death of ----- (1952-1962). 9 items. Included: Correspondence and medical records.
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Inhalation of Fiberglass Particles: Articles and Correspondence (1955-1962). 7 items.
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Teaching Pathology: Articles and Clippings (1956-1967). 22 items.
Pathology and Forensic Medicine: Articles and Clippings (1965-1967). 4 items.
Courville, Cyril B. and Harold Kade. "Split Fractures of the Skull Produced by Edged Weapons and their Accompanying Brain Wounds" [article] (1964). 1 item.
Schumer, W. and K. Patel. "Physiochemical Rationale in the Treatment of Shock" [article] (1965). 1 item.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
American Medical Writers Association: Correspondence and Notes (1972). 5 items.
Journal of American Medical Association: Editorials (1974). 2 items.
Casey, Thomas S. Curriculum Vitae [undated]. 1 item.
College of American Pathologists: Newsletters (1970). 2 items.
American Medical News. "AAMC hears two manpower plans" [clipping] (1970). 1 item.
Aier Curphey [wife]: Medical Records (1968-1972). 7 items.
Legal Status of Los Angeles County "Medical Examiner-Coroner": Correspondence and Notes (1971). 9 items.
Miscellaneous Articles and Clippings (1970-1975). 5 items.
Cottrell, John C (?). 1 letter (Jan. 21, 1959) to Dorothy Chandler [unsigned]. 1 item.
Small Claims Court: Miscellaneous Documents (1972). 3 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. Curriculum Vitae (1973). 2 items.
Forensic Science: Correspondence, Conference Materials, and Articles (1970). 10 items.
Forensic Science: Memorandum and Correspondence (1966-1967). 2 items.
Correspondence between Theodore J. Curphey and Erle Stanley Gardner, 1889-1970 (1957-1963). 17 items.
Southern California Public Health Association: Correspondence, Conference Documents, and Notes (1970). 13 items.
Miscellaneous Correspondence (1958-1967). 8 items.
Hodgkin's Disease: Articles (1972-1973). 4 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. Miscellaneous Notes (1967-1968). 7 items.
Kepler, M. Oliver (Milton Oliver), 1920-. "Human Values in Medicine" [article] (1973). 1 item.
Hypertension: Articles and Correspondence (1967-1976). 7 items.
Saint Joseph Hospital (Burbank, Calif.): Documents and Correspondence (1968-1973). 8 items.
Thorup, Oscar A. (Oscar Andreas), 1922-. "Jefferson's Admonition" [article] (1971). 1 item.
California Medical Association News [newsletter] (1971). 1 item.
Correspondence between Theodore J. Curphey and D.M. Lucas (1972). 6 items. Note: Correspondence concerns Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, Canada.
Miscellaneous Documents, Articles, and Correspondence (1962-1970). 10 items.
Levine, Philip, 1900-1987. "Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Rhnull but not with Bombay Blood" [article] (1973). 3 items. Included: Brochure and print of Norman Rockwell portrait of Levine signed "To Ted Curphey."
Miscellaneous Correspondence, Articles, and Notes (1970). 3 items.
Miscellaneous Correspondence (1974). 2 items.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
Miscellaneous Documents and Conference Materials (1970-1971). 10 items.
Noguchi, Thomas T., 1927-: Correspondence and Clippings (1960-1970). 12 items. Included: Photograph of Noguchi with separate note to Curphey as well as two letters written by Noguchi's wife, regarding a professional dispute, addressed to Curphey and Mike Moore.
Miscellaneous Correspondence (1970-1971). 5 items.
Peale, Norman Vincent, 1898-1993. Newspaper Columns [clippings] (1970-1971). 17 items.
Correspondence between Theodore J. Curphey and Charles S. Petty (1964-1966). 7 items.
Correspondence between Theodore J. Curphey and Pacific Homes Corporation (1976). 3 items. Note: Correspondence concerns Curphey's plans for retirement living.
Untitled Document with Subject Heading reading, "Research Experience" [undated]. 1 item.
Miscellaneous Correspondence (1967). 15 items.
McBride, Gail. "The Sloan-Kettering affair: Could it have happened anywhere?" [article] (1974). 1 item.
Death of Rubén Salazar: Letter, Correspondence, Clippings (1970). 8 items. Included: Letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles County Science Fair: Correspondence and Documents (1973). 9 items.
Correspondence between Theodore J. Curphey and Thomas J. Curphey [son] (1970- 1975). 26 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
American Public Health Association, Bronfman Prize: Correspondence and Documents (1971). 7 items. Note: Papers related to nomination of regarding Edwin S. Shneidman.
Wecht, Cyril H., 1931-. "Forensic Sciences and Jurisprudence, Part II" [article] (1976). 1 item.
Correspondence between Theodore J. Curphey and Suzanne M. Rogers (1975). 4 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Memorandum submitted to Mr. Arthur J. Will, Chief Administrative Officer of L.A. County, and members of the Coroner's Committee, October, 1956" (1956). 5 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. College of American Pathologists Resident Workshop [note cards] (1968). 3 items.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
Correspondence between Theodore J. Curphey and Payne Thomas (1965-1967). 6 items.
Correspondence between Theodore J. Curphey and Los Angeles County Board of Retirement (1958-1967). 12 items. Included: Multiple medical certification cards.
Curphey, Theodore, J. Retirement Speech [note cards] (1954-1967). Included: Essay manuscript, notes, articles, documents, and clippings. 14 items.
Retirement [Theodore J. Curphey]: Correspondence and Documents (1967). 29 items. Included: Photographs, newspaper clipping, and dinner announcement.
Public Presentations [Theodore J. Curphey]: Correspondence and Indexes (1957-1966). 9 items.
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Review of Dr. Harold Kade, Deputy Medical Examiner: Correspondence and Reports (1966-1967). 32 items. Note: Documents concern pending appointment of Kade as San Diego County Medical Examiner.
Theodore J. Curphey. 1 letter (1966) to Charles Woodcock. 2 items. Included: Notes.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence [biographical information] (1957-1964). 39 items.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
California State Coroners Association and California Association of Criminalists: Documents and Correspondence (1962-1967). 15 items.
California State Coroners and Public Administrators Association: Memoranda and Documents (1960-1967). 73 items.
Forensic Medicine and the Law: Correspondence and Clippings (1960-1967). 17 items.
Miscellaneous Notes, Correspondence, and Documents (1957-1966). 33 items. Note: Original Folder titled "New Ideas."
Civil Aeronautics Board (United States): Correspondence and Documents (1960-1965). 8 items.
Electro-Optical Systems: Bulletins and Documents (1965). 8 items.
KABC and KNX Radio Stations [Los Angeles, Calif.]: Correspondence and Documents (1966). 5 items.
Los Angeles Life and Accident Claim Association: Correspondence and Documents (1962-1966). 26 items.
Los Angeles Lunar Society: Correspondence and Documents (1959-1960). 3 items.
National Association of Coroners: Correspondence and Conference Brochures (1965- 1966). 8 items.
National Association of Coroners: Correspondence, Documents, and Conference Materials (1958-1966). 26 items.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
County of Los Angeles, Department of Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner. "Manual of Procedure for Deputy Medical Examiner" (1965). 1 item.
Miscellaneous Reprints, Correspondence, and Documents (1941-1967). 45 items.
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents (1953-1956). 230 items.
Miscellaneous Reprints, Correspondence, and Documents (1954-1956). 223 items.
Miscellaneous Notes and Note Cards (1963-1967). 5 items.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence (1953). 20 items.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence (1953). 37 items.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence (1953). 38 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence (1952-1953). 45 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence (1948-1953). 131 items.
Gasoline Inhalation: Articles and Correspondence (1941-1964). 10 items.
Glue Sniffing: Articles and Correspondence (1962-1964). 11 items.
Infanticide: Articles and Correspondence (1964-1966). 4 items.
Subpoenas and Court Documents (1957-1961). 9 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
Travel Brochures and Documents (1960-1967). 7 items.
U.S. Treasury Department Narcotics License: Correspondence, Tax Stamps, and Documents (1952-1967). 31 items.
World Health Organization Fellowships Programme: Correspondence and Documents (1956-1958). 108 items.
Miscellaneous Documents
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Application for Los Angeles County Chief Deputy Coroner: Correspondence and Documents (1955-1957). 50 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 45.
Appointment as Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner: Correspondence and Documents (1954-1957). 95 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 45.
Los Angeles County Coroner's Office and Los Angeles County Morticians: Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Clippings (1956-1959). 163 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 45; documents concern disputes over Curphey's policies as Medical Examiner-Coroner and his eventual grand jury indictment.
The People of the State of California vs. Theodore J. Curphey [reporter's transcript] (1958). 1 item.
The People of the State of California vs. Theodore J. Curphey: Correspondence and Memoranda (1958-1959). 7 items. Note: Documents concern the financing of Curphey's legal defense.
Cancelled Checks (1959). 2 items. Note: Checks removed from wood and glass frame; written for legal fees incurred during grand jury investigation.
Los Angeles County Grand Jury Investigation of Theodore J. Curphey: Correspondence (1958-1959). 225 items.
Homicide Consultation for United States Marine Corps (Camp Pendleton): Correspondence and Documents (1967). 21 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 45.
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Death of -----: Correspondence and Documents (1966). 57 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 45; files regard Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company claim and Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Certification of Cause of Death.
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Curphey, Theodore J. Conference Papers (1956). 2 items.
American Medical Association, House of Delegates: "Modernization of the Law Dealing with the Dead Human Body" [resolution] (1959). 1 item.
Untitled Newspaper Report beginning, "No public office performs a more indispensable service than does…" [draft] [undated]. 1 item. Note: Very delicate; first page separated at fold.
Miscellaneous Letters and Documents [loose items] (1957-1959). 5 items.
Document titled "Biographical Data, Theodore J. Curphey, M.D." [loose item] (1955). 1 item.
3. Professional and Institutional Documents and Correspondence
Professional and Institutional Documents and Correspondence
St. Joseph Hospital of Burbank (Calif.), Research Foundation Board of Directors: Documents and Correspondence (1965-1967). 19 items.
Tuberculosis and Health Association of Los Angeles County: Committee Minutes, Documents, and Correspondence (1965-1968). 10 items.
Tuberculosis and Health Association of Los Angeles County: Memoranda and Committee Minutes, and Correspondence (1966-1967). 23 items.
Tuberculosis and Health Association of California: Memoranda, Reports, and Documents (1965-1966). 3 items.
Interagency Council for Tuberculosis Control in Los Angeles County: Council Minutes and Documents (1964-1967). 31 items.
Plastic Bag Deaths: Correspondence, Reports, Clippings (1958-1960). 64 items.
University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Medical Library Committee: Reports, Memoranda, Committee Minutes, and Correspondence (1966-1967). 17 items.
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [Dept. of Health and Human Services and Dept. of Education], U.S. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Correspondence and Reports (1958). 4 items.
Miscellaneous Professional Organization Correspondence (1957-1967). 24 items.
Professional and Institutional Documents and Correspondence
American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Editorial Board [Journal of Forensic Sciences]: Correspondence (1961-1964). 19 items.
American Academy of Forensic Sciences: Newsletters, Documents, and Correspondence (1950-1967). 54 items.
Miscellaneous Professional Organization Correspondence (1966). 14 items.
American Board of Pathology: Documents and Correspondence (1958-1966). 18 items.
American Cancer Society, Los Angeles County Branch: Documents, Committee Minutes, and Correspondence (1959-1967). 89 items.
American Medical Authors: Correspondence (1962). 2 items.
American Medical Writers' Association, Los Angeles Chapter: Documents, Committee Minutes, and Correspondence (1964-1967). 119 items.
American Medical Association: Documents and Correspondence (1957-1967). 15 items.
The American Public Health Association, Inc.: Documents and Correspondence (1963- 1964). 12 items.
Professional and Institutional Documents and Correspondence
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Reports and Correspondence (1957-1965). 80 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Documents and Correspondence (1957-1966). 82 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Documents and Correspondence (1960-1966). 19 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Documents and Correspondence (1961-1964). 15 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Documents and Correspondence (1961-1966). 116 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Reports and Correspondence (1962-1964). 5 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Documents and Correspondence (1964-1965). 24 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Documents and Reports (1963-1965). 13 items. Included: article.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Correspondence and Reports (1965). 22 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
Professional and Institutional Documents and Correspondence
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Reports and Correspondence (1960-1966). 56 items. Included: Broken microscope slide specimen.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Correspondence and Memoranda (1965-1966). 13 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Reports, Memoranda, and Correspondence (1964-1965). 35 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Reports and Correspondence (1964-1965). 7 items.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Commission on Continuing Education: Reports, Memoranda, and Correspondence (1963-1965). 65 items.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: Documents, Newsletters, and Correspondence (1957-1967). 42 items. Included: Forensic photographs.
California Medical Association: Correspondence (1962-1966). 25 items.
College of American Pathologists: Memoranda and Bulletins (1957-1963). 8 items.
College of American Pathologists: Correspondence (1957-1966). 53 items. Included: Manual of Ethical and Contractual Relations.
College of American Pathologists: Medicare and Pathology Workshop [documents] (1965). 9 items. Included: Copy of Medicare Act.
College of American Pathologists, Committee on Forensic Pathology: Correspondence (1957-1964). 63 items.
College of American Pathologists, Nomination Committee: Correspondence (1957). 56 items.
College of American Pathologists, Committee on Disaster Medical Care: Documents and Correspondence (1963-1966). 27 items. Included: Committee Disaster Plan Guide.
Professional and Institutional Documents and Correspondence
Coroners' Society of England and Wales: Reports and Correspondence (1966-1967). 8 items.
International Reference Organization in Forensic Medicine: Memoranda, Documents, and Correspondence (1966-1967). 6 items.
Boston University Law-Medicine Institute: Documents and Correspondence (1961- 1964). 9 items.
Los Angeles County General Hospital, Attending Staff Association: Correspondence (1957-1967). 24 items.
Los Angeles County Medical Association: Reports, Documents, and Correspondence (1957-1966). 19 items. Included: 1958 report titled "The Coroner's Office."
Los Angeles County Medical Association, Medical Examiners Committee: Reports, Notes, and Correspondence (1957-1967). 84 items.
Los Angeles Society of Pathologists: Newsletters, Documents, and Correspondence (1959-1967). 26 items.
Medical Research Association of California: Reports, Newsletters, and Correspondence (1958-1966). 10 items.
Medical Tribune, Forensic Casebook Series: Correspondence and clippings (1963-1966). 22 items.
Milton Helpern Library of Legal Medicine: Announcements and Correspondence (1964- 1965). 8 items. Included: Microfiche cards.
National Association of Medical Examiners: Memoranda and Correspondence (1966- 1967). 16 items.
National Association on Standard Medical Vocabulary: Correspondence (1962). 3 items.
Pan-American Medical Association: Newsletters, Memoranda, and Correspondence (1958-1967). 60 items.
Salerni Collegium, University of Southern California, School of Medicine: Newsletters, Documents, and Correspondence (1960-1966). 8 items.
Society of Medical Jurisprudence: Documents and Correspondence (1948-1967). 26 items.
California Medical Association, Cancer Commission, Tumor Issue Registry: Reports and Correspondence (1957-1960). 8 items.
California Society of Pathologists: Documents, Reports, and Correspondence (1960- 1967). 26 items.
Association of American Medical Colleges: Documents, Reports, and Correspondence (1958-1966). 17 items.
International Academy of Pathology: Documents and Correspondence (1958-1967). 14 items.
International Society for Comprehensive Medicine: Documents and Correspondence (1964-1966). 14 items.
Medical Society of the State of New York: Documents and Correspondence (1958- 1959). 4 items.
National Society for Medical Research: Documents and Correspondence (1958-1959). 8 items.
New York State Association of Public Health Laboratories: Proceedings and Press Release (1956-1957). 2 items.
Queen's University Alumni Association: Letter and Questionnaire [undated]. 3 items.
Royal Society of Health: Correspondence (1957-1961). 7 items.
4. Documents and Correspondence on Sudden Infant Death and Battered Child Syndrome
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office Documents on Sudden Infant Death [SEALED]
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Los Angeles County Health Department, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health: Sudden Infant Death Case Histories (1958-1962). 364 items.
Los Angeles County Health Department, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health Bureau: Sudden Infant Death Case Histories (1959-1962). 246 items.
Los Angeles County Health Department, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health: Sudden Infant Death Case Histories (1962-1963). 373 items.
Los Angeles County Health Department, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health: Sudden Infant Death Case Histories (1964-1965). 243 items.
Documents and Correspondence on Sudden Infant Death and Battered Child Syndrome
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Documents and Papers (1964). 16 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
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Curphey, Theodore J. "Cardiac Fuchsinophilia in Sudden Deaths in Children" [article manuscript] (1964). 11 items.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Miscellaneous Articles and Documents (1963-1967). 17 items.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Articles and Correspondence (1956-1967). 21 items.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Miscellaneous Correspondence, Documents, and Clippings (1970-1973). 15 items.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Correspondence, Articles, and Memoranda from Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [Dept. of Health and Human Services and Dept. of Education] (1964-1967). 29 items.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Correspondence, Articles, and Documents (1963-1965). 66 items.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings (1966-1967). 27 items.
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Curphey, Theodore J. Battered Child Syndrome: Article, Reports, Notes, and Correspondence (1963-1965). 16 items.
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Battered Child Syndrome: Article, Reports, Newspaper Clippings, Notes, and Correspondence (1965-1967). 22 items.
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Curphey, Theodore J., et al. "The Battered Child Syndrome" [article]. Included: Postcards and telegrams requesting article reprints. 38 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Battered Child Syndrome" [note cards] (1964). 1 item.
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Kaskowitz, Herman L. "A Study on the Psychological Factors of Divorce, Desertion, Separation and Child Beating" [paper] (July 1966). 1 item.
5. Institutional Correspondence and Documents
Institutional Correspondence and Documents
University of Southern California, School of Medicine: Correspondence (1959-1967). 90 items.
University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology: Memoranda, Documents, and Lecture Notes (1963-1965). 16 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
University of Southern California, School of Medicine: Correspondence and Report (1966). 3 items.
University of Southern, California, School of Medicine: Note Cards and Course Schedules (1957-1963). 10 items.
University of Southern California, School of Medicine: Body Donation Forms [undated]. 3 items.
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine: Body Donation Forms [undated]. 2 items.
County of Los Angeles, Suggestion Award Board: Letter and Photograph (1967). 2 items.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Pasadena Art Museum [Norton Simon Museum]: Loan Receipts and Correspondence (1960-1965). 17 items.
Personal Papers [quotations] (1959). 8 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Review of Health and Safety Code" [handwritten notes] [undated]. 1 item.
A.L. Brody. "Office of the Coroner of Cook County, Illinois, Chicago" [report] (1941). 1 item.
Office of the Medical Examiner of Nassau County: Reports, Correspondence, and Notes (1954-1957). 12 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
California Medical Association, California State Bar Association Liaison Committee: Correspondence and Documents (1960-1962). 26 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44; documents related to state-wide elimination of the office of coroner.
Teaching and Forensic Medicine: Report, Correspondence, and Notes (1957-1960). 5 items.
Loma Linda University: Lecture Outline, Notes, and Note Cards (1961-1964). 12 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
Loma Linda University: Correspondence and Faculty Member Reports (1957-1967). 58 items.
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine: Correspondence and Documents (1900-1967). 44 items.
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine: Correspondence, Teaching Schedules, and Lecture Notes (1960-1966). 18 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine: Correspondence and Report (1964). 18 items.
University of Southern California, School of Medicine: News Letters and Bulletins (1957-1965). 10 items.
6. Documents and Correspondence on Air Pollution and Smoking
Documents and Correspondence on Air Pollution and Smoking
Curphey, Theodore J. "Post-Mortem Studies on Carboxyhemoglobin in Relation to Air Pollution and Smoking Habits" [conference paper] (1964). 5 items. Included: Letter and editorial copy with notes.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Post-Mortem Studies on Carboxyhemoglobin in Relation to Air Pollution and Smoking Habits" [typewritten draft] (1960-1969). 29 items. Included: Correspondence, article reprint, tables, graphs and charts.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Carboxyhemoglobin in Relation to Air Pollution and Smoking" [article reprints] (1955-1966). 15 items. Included: Correspondence, notes, and related articles and papers.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Carboxyhemoglobin in Relation to Air Pollution and Smoking" [article reprint] (1965-1966). 55 items. Included: Correspondence and postcards requesting reprints of article.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Carboxyhemoglobin in Relation to Smoking" [conference paper] (1967). 2 items.
Publication correspondence (1964-1968). 6 items. Included: Galley proof.
Curphey, Theodore J. Notes, Charts, and Graphs [undated]. 28 items.
World Conference on Smoking and Health: Bulletin, Program, and Correspondence (1967). 3 items.
State of California, Department of Public Health. "Technical Report of California Standards for Ambient Air Quality and Motor Vehicle Exhaust" (1960). 2 items.
Carbon Monoxide Exposure: Article Reprints (1942-1967). 5 items.
California Department of Public Health Grant for Study of Air Pollution: Reports and Correspondence (1959-1962). 155 items.
Documents and Correspondence on Air Pollution and Smoking
Los Angeles County Medical Association, Committee on Air Pollution: Minutes, Reports, Correspondence (1964-1967). 46 items. Included: Reports and Correspondence with related public agencies.
Los Angeles County Medical Association, Committee on Environmental Health: Minutes, Reports, Correspondence (1968-1970). 19 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
Los Angeles County Medical Association, Committee on Environmental Pollution: Minutes, Reports, Correspondence (1972-1976). 17 items.
Los Angeles County Medical Association, Committee on Air Pollution: Correspondence (1974). 4 items.
Air Pollution: Documents, Reports, and Clippings (1961-1966). 14 items.
Lung Association of Los Angeles County: Miscellaneous Minutes, Correspondence, Articles, and Clippings (1969-1975). 18 items.
Air Pollution and Clean Air Act: Clean Air Act bill presented before United States House of Representatives (88th Congress, First Session) and American Medical Association report regarding Clean Air Act bill (1963). 2 items.
Air Pollution in Southern California: Reports, and Memoranda (1959-1964). 18 items.
Air Pollution in Southern California: Reports, and Memoranda (1959-1963). 9 items. Included: Maps of data collection points in Los Angeles Basin.
Air Pollution: General Correspondence (1959-1963). 36 items.
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine: "Man and His Environment: The Air We Breathe" Conference [conference papers] (1960). 1 item.
National Tuberculosis Association and Los Angeles County Tuberculosis and Health Association: Air Pollution Medical Research Conference [conference papers] (1961). 17 items.
7. Documents and Correspondence on Suicide, Drugs, Drug Addiction
Documents and Correspondence on Suicide
Curphey, Theodore, J. "The Role of the Social Scientist in the Medicolegal Certification of Death from Suicide" [conference paper] (1960). 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "The Use of the Behavioral Scientist in Investigating and Certifying Deaths from Suicide" [conference paper] (1962). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "The Medico-Legal Investigation of Sudden and Unexpected Deaths from Suicide" [conference paper] (1963). 6 items.
Suicide: Note Cards, Conference Documents, and Clippings (1970). 20 items. Included: Personal photographs.
Suicide: Note Cards, Notes, and Clippings (1957-1965). 6 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "The Role of the Forensic Pathologist in the Multidisciplinary Approach to Death" [conference paper] (1964). 8 items.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Drugs in Accidental and Intentional Suicides" [conference paper] (1965). 1 item.
Curphey, Theodore, J. "Are Drug Deaths Suicidal or Accidental?" [conference paper] (1967). Included: Copy with handwritten notes and abstract. 3 items.
Suicide: Note Cards, Documents, and Correspondence (1966-1969). 9 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. "The Role of the Social Scientist in the Medicolegal Certification of Death from Suicide" [article reprint] (1959). 2 items.
Curphey, Theodore J., et al. "Investigations of Equivocal Suicides" [article] (1963). 3 items.
Drugs and Suicide: Articles and Notes (1965-1967). 8 items.
Suicide: Notes and Articles (1967). 5 items.
Suicide and Mental Health: Symposium Documents, Notes, and Correspondence (1968- 1975). 16 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 44.
Second Technical Assistance Project. "Suicide and Depression" [conference proceedings] (1967). 1 item.
Documents and Correspondence on Suicide
American Association of Suicidology: Correspondence, Note Cards, and Brochure (1971). 4 items.
American Association of Suicidology Annual Meeting: Correspondence and Documents (1975). 4 items.
National Institute of Mental Health, Ad Hoc Committee on Suicide Prevention: Correspondence, Reports, and Notes (1966-1967). 17 items.
National Institute of Mental Health Grant Application: Reports, Documents, and Correspondence (1966-1967). 17 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 45.
National Institute of Mental Health Grant Application: Correspondence and Documents (1967). 21 items.
National Institute of Mental Health Grant Application: Correspondence and Documents (1967-1969). 10 items.
National Institute of Mental Health Grant Application: Correspondence, Notes, and Papers (1966-1968). 18 items.
Center for Studies of Suicide Prevention: Documents and Correspondence (1966-1968). 19 items.
Curphey, Theodore J. "Drugs, Deaths, and Suicides–Problems of the Coroner" [book chapter] (1962-1969). 46 items. Note: Contents of file located in Box 45; includes miscellaneous documents and correspondence.
Documents and Correspondence on Suicide, Drugs, and Drug Addiction
Suicide: Medical Examiner's Office Correspondence and Documents (1959-1967). 40 items.
Suicide Prevention Center and Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office: Correspondence and Documents (1959-1966). 44 items.
Suicide Statistical Data: Documents, Tables, and Maps (1964-1966). 43 items. Included: Glass lantern slide.
Drug Overdose: Articles and Documents (1958-1967) 6 items.
Barbiturate Overdosage and Blood Levels: Correspondence, Notes, and Documents (1960-1966). 14 items.
Tranquilizing Drugs: Articles, Notes, Correspondence, and Documents (1959-1966). 16 items.
Drug Overdose: Articles (1961-1962). 9 items.
Drug Addiction: Miscellaneous Articles (1963-1965). 3 items.
Establishment of the Office of Medical Examiner, Clark County, Nevada: Reports, Correspondence, Clippings, and Documents (1963-1964). 13 times. Included: Report by District Attorney of Clark County, Nevada titled "Proposed Revision of the Coroner System in Clark County.
Establishment of Office of Medical Examiner, Washington State: Reports, Correspondence, Memoranda (1965-1967). 23 items.
Statistical Analysis of Barbiturate Deaths on Basis of Suicide Notes: Graphs and Notes [undated]. 9 items.
National Cancer Institute, Viral Carcinogenesis Branch, Human Perinatal Kidney Procurement Program: Correspondence, Reports, and Documents (1965-1966). 18 items.
Food and Drug Administration Hearing on Librium (Chlordiazepoxide) and Valium (Diazepam): Correspondence, Deposition Transcripts, Notes, and Newspaper Clippings (1966-1967). 39 items.
Food and Drug Administration Hearing on Librium (Chlordiazepoxide) and Valium (Diazepam): Reports (1966). 2 items.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center Documents
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Articles, Papers, and Reports (1956-1962). 15 items.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Articles (1958-1964). 8 items.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Articles (1959-1964). 13 items.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Articles (1958). 8 items.
Shneidman, Edwin S. "Sleep and Self-Destruction: A Phenomenological Approach" [book chapter] (1965). 4 items. Included: Letter from Shneidman to Curphey.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Articles [undated]. 4 items.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Correspondence (1958-1967). 84 items.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center Documents
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Documents and Correspondence (1961). 15 items. Included: Galley proof of Curphey chapter in book, The Cry for Help [1961].
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Report and Documents (1951-1959). 7 items. Note: Report is on a death due to Russian roulette.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Articles and Reports (1959-1967). 25 items.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Articles, Papers, Reports, and Clippings (1959- 1966). 16 items.
Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center: Memorandum to National Institute of Mental Health (1966). 2 items.
Suicide Prevention Center of Los Angeles. "A Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program" [report] (1970). 1 item. Note: Report, title page to p. 139 (second half in Folder 7); report funded by Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [Dept. of Health and Human Services] and National Institute of Mental Health.
Suicide Prevention Center of Los Angeles. "A Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program" [report] (1970). 1 item. Note: Report, pp. 140-301 (first half in Folder 6); report funded by Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [Dept. of Health and Human Services] and National Institute of Mental Health.
8. Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office Documents [SEALED]
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office Documents
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Curphey, Theodore J. Medical Reports and Opinions on Coroner's Cases (1957-1961). 164 items.
Medical Opinions: Correspondence, Documents, and Reports (1957-1964). 105 items.
Medical Opinions: Correspondence, Documents, and Reports (1964-1967). 92 items.
9. Ephemera
Ephemera
Miscellaneous Clippings, Bulletins, Reprints, Reports (1938-1974). 50 items.
Miscellaneous Printed Items (1951-1967). 26 items.
Miscellaneous Printed Items (1946-1973). 38 items.
Photographs (1921-1967). 47 items.
Publications (1938-1959). 5 items.
Ephemera
Miscellaneous Ephemera (1954-1959). 6 items.
Califano, Joseph A., 1931-. 1 letter (Apr. 19, 1968) to Lloyd Shearer. 1 item.
Miscellaneous Photographs [undated]. 9 items.
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10. Lantern Slides [SEALED]
Woodard, William Case (33 items)
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Loose Homicide Slides (33 items)
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Asphyxia, Interstitial Pneumonitis, and Interstitial Leptomeningitis (17 items)
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----- : Accident or Suicide? (34 items)
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Gunshot Wounds (31 items)
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Cardiac Disease, Fat Embolism, Electrocution, Burns, Congenital Cerebral Aneurysm (44 items)
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Blunt Force, Strangulation, Hanging, Brain Hemorrhage (52 items)
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Battered Child Syndrome (47 items)
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Penetrating Wounds, Stabbing and Suicide Wounds-Cutting (8 items)
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Suicide Seminar Slides–Toxicology, Miscellaneous (65 items)
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Introductory Slides–Laws on Death Certification (24 times)
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Los Angeles Society of Pathology (18 items)
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11. Oversize
Oversize [CONTAINS SEALED MATERIAL]
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Oversize Ephemera
Plaque: Department of Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner, County of Los Angles. 1 item.
Plaque: Pan American Medical Association. 1 item.
Plaque: Los Angeles Life and Accident Claim Association. 1 item.
Oversize Ephemera
Loose Newspapers and Newspaper Clippings. Approx. 100 items.
Oversize Ephemera
Scrapbook: Newspapers and Magazine Clippings. Approx. 125 items.
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The Saturday Evening Post (August 19, 1961). 1 item.
Loose Newspapers. Approx. 20 items.
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Awards and Certificates. 30 items.
Parke, Davis & Company (Detroit, Mich.). A History of Medicine in Pictures, Series Five [portfolio]. 1 item.
Photographs. 12 items. Oversize Album (Includes loose items)