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Lee (Russel V.) family papers
M2109  
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  • Immediate Source of Acquisition

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Russel V. Lee family papers
    creator: Lee, Russel V.
    source: Lee, Philip R. (Philip Randolph)
    creator: Lee, Philip R. (Philip Randolph)
    creator: Lee, Dorothy Rusk
    creator: Chadwick, Margaret Lee
    Identifier/Call Number: M2109
    Physical Description: 1.75 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): ca. 1895-2014
    Date (bulk): 1940s-1970s
    Language of Material: English.

    Biographical / Historical

    Dr. Russel Van Arsdale Lee founded the Palo Alto Medical Clinic (PAMC), one of the first group practice clinics in the United States. He was a champion of rights for abortion, prepaid medical care and free drugs for addicts, and a leader in health education. His five sons all became doctors. Philip R. Lee's focus in research and teaching was in health policy and he authored numerous articles and co-authored or edited numerous books.

    Content Description

    The collection contains orrespondence, photographs, printed material, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, and ephemera relating to the Lee family, the Palo Alto Medical Clinic and Stanford Hospital, and the careers of Russel V. Lee and Philip R. Lee.

    Related Materials

    Philip R. Lee papers; Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Note that the scrapbook in box 4 and the photo album in box 5 are fragile and should be handled with particular care.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], Russel V. Lee family papers (M2109). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Conditions Governing Use

    While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Philip R. Lee, 2016. Accession MSS 2016-011.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Physicians.
    Medicine.
    Clinics -- California -- Palo Alto
    Lee, Russel V.
    Lee, Philip R. (Philip Randolph)
    Lee, Philip R. (Philip Randolph)
    Lee, Dorothy Rusk
    Chadwick, Margaret Lee