Finding Aid for the Ronald K. Tompkins Papers Biomed.0457

Finding aid prepared by Courtney Dean, 2020.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 2020 November 30.
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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Ronald K. Tompkins papers
Creator: Tompkins, Ronald K.
Identifier/Call Number: Biomed.0457
Physical Description: 14.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 14 cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1959-2014
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the UCLA Library Special Collections Librarian Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Ronald K. Tompkins, M.D., 2015.

Processing Information

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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 7658249 

Scope and Contents

The archives of Ronald K. Tompkins, M.D., UCLA Professor Emeritus of Surgery, contain his curriculum vitae; publications; manuscripts; laboratory notebooks and research files in biliary and pancreatic physiology, and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract; correspondence; surgical education files, and professional affiliation files.