Russel V. Lee family papers M2109
Malgorzata Schaefer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
August 2017
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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
box 1, folder 2
Russel V. Lee and Dorothy Lee: thank you from Mayor Shephard re Foothills Park; song for Russ and Do's 5oth anniversay
box 1, folder 3
Philip R. Lee - correspondence, 1947-1962
box 1, folder 4
Rev. Theodore Lee, Anna Wray [Lee] and family - clippings and telegrams
box 1, folder 5
Russel V. Lee: "Vacation on Vancouver" - published
box 1, folder 6
Russel V. Lee family tree
box 1, folder 7
Russel V. Lee - draft of autobiography
box 1, folder 8
Russel V. Lee - papers; draft letter from Kitty Lee
box 1, folder 9
Russel V. Lee - speeches, papers, statements, 1960-1968
Box 1, Folder 10
Letter to Douglas S. Winslow, 1976-1977
Box 1, Folder 10
Poem by Jeff Hook dedicated to Russel V. Lee, April 1977
box 1, folder 11
Russel V. Lee - clippings, 1976-1978
box 1, folder 13
Russel V. Lee - Herbert Hoover Medal, 1974
box 1
"A dipperful of humanity," Margaret Lee Chadwick, with happy birthday annotation to brother, April 27, 1978
Box 1, Folder 12
Russel V. Lee - "To my kids," July 1979
box 1, folder 14
Dorothy Lee - acknowledgements of condolences re death of Dorothy Lee
box 2
Russel V. Lee - Memoirs, 1983, Part I - II, spiral bound. "Here stands a man: the memoirs of Russel Van Arsdale Lee, 1983,
bound.
box 2
Yearbook: Madrono 1941, published by the students of Palo Alto High School
box 2
Stanford University School of Medicine Forty Careers in Medicine
box 3
Historic Houses III: San Juan Neighborhood, Stanford University
box 3
Books published by Russel V. Lee: No Gravy on the Vest; The Menace of Madness in High Places
box 3
Belonging: Wiseman, Woolverton, Griswold, Angel, compiled by Helen Angel Fullenwider, March 1991
box 3, folder 1
Photographs - trip through Utah by Paul, Russel and Margaret Lee, 1954
box 3, folder 2
Lee family photographs - Spanish Fork, Utah
box 3, folder 5
Photographs - trip to India (Philip Lee and Ed O'Rom?)
Box 3
Palo Alto Community Book, Guy C. Miller, 1952
flat-box 4, folder 1
Russel V. Lee and Dorothy Lee Womack: golden anniversary invitation, handwritten congratulations from Lyndon B. Johnson
flat-box 4, folder 2
Lee family album: clippings from inside the album about unnecessary medical procedures and Dr. Philip Lee's comments
flat-box 4
Lee family album, annotated - Spanish Fork (Utah), Margaret, Joe, miscellaneous
flat-box 4
Scrapbook Dr. Philip M. Lee - clippings, some photographs, 1962; Certificate of Appreciation San Jose Lions Club, 1962-1963;
3 letters, 1962 (fragile)
flat-box 5, map-folder 1
Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital newspaper articles, September 1959-June 1960
flat-box 5, map-folder 2
Dr. Russel Lee and Dr. Philip Lee - newspaper cover stories, April 1964-Deceber 1993
flat-box 5, map-folder 2
Stanford feature section of Peninsula Living, April 30, 1960
flat-box 5, map-folder 3
Lee/Estes remodel, 620 Los Trancos Rd., Palo Alto, CA blueprints
flat-box 5, map-folder 4
The election, Washington Post, November 6, 1980: Ronald Reagan wins over President Carter
flat-box 6
Family photograph album, some with captions. Very fragile.
