Series 1. Personal and Academic Career Papers
box 4, folder 17
Personal papers.
1950-1960
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
An autobiographic letter to the mystery writer Earl Stanley Gardner, who intended to dedicate one of his book to Dr. Myers.
Myers includes personal date and a review of his career, plus describing his concerns about the need for more, and better
trained, forensic pathologists in the U.S.; some additional correspondence.
Academic Career.
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 18
Forensic medicine, University of Southern California - planning, correspondence.
1949-1958
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Announcements and plans about the formation of a program in forensic medicine in the USC Department of Pathology, its scope,
organization,, and faculty; correspondence.
Biography/History
Dr. Myers held faculty appointments from Assistant in Pathology to Associate Clinical Professor of Pathology from 1948- (beyond
1960)
box 4, folder 19
Forensic medicine, University of Southern California - lecture schedules.
1951-1959
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Detailed class schedules indicating topics and names of lecturers.
box 4, folder 20
Forensic medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
1950-1958
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Syllabus prepared for an Advanced Seminar in Biological Sciences on "Methods in Toxicology", presented by the UCLA School
of Medicine and University Extension, in which Dr. Myers lectures on poisons; some additional correspondence and leaflets
pertaining to UCLA programs in forensic medicine and medico-legal problems.
box 4, folder 21
Forensic medicine, College of Medical Evangelists.
1951-1955
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Schedules for the course in legal medicine and one examination sheet; correspondence with CME administration.
Biography/History
Dr. Myers lectured in the College's course in legal medicine from 1952 ; he held a faculty appointment from 1954 to 1955.
box 4, folder 22
Texts and notes for lectures on forensic medicine.
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Multiple texts and notes for lectures presented by Dr. Myers in forensic medicine, typed and handwritten, mostly undated;
"Common organic poisons of importance in forensic medicine", a thirty-three paged manuscript with bibliography which Myers
wrote for a Chemistry course he attended in 1940.
box 4, folder 23
Resident training program, Los Angeles County Hospital.
1950
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Twentysix-page single spaced syllabus plus bibliography presenting sources, toxic action, fatal dose, clinical pictures, factors
affecting toxicity, and therapy for many types of poisons, prepared by Dr. Myers for a Basic Science Conference on "Poisonings".
Series 2. Subject Files
1927-1980
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Dr. Myers' research files containing reprints, clippings, various other printed materials, and handwritten bibliographic and
content notes.
box 1, folder 1
Abortion.
1944-1967
- •medical journal and magazine articles on criminal abortion and its medico-legal aspects, including information on Eastern
European and Soviet Union abortion laws
- •1952 LAPD homicide report of a criminal abortion
- •several case reports
- •newspaper clipping on acquittal in a death due to illegal surgery
- •2 bibliographies on gas gangrene of the female genital tract
- •handwritten medical notes
box 1, folder 2
Accidents - general aspects.
1935-1963
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles, two information pamphlets, and handwritten notes on accident types and trends, prevention, statistics,
cost, and clinical manifestations of injury from accidents for pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations.
box 1, folder 3
Acentanilid.
1953
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
"Benign ulcer of the esophagus associated with chronic acetanilid poisoning", by William L. Wolfson et al.,
JAMA, 152(10):910-912, July 4, 1953.
box 1, folder 4
Agammaglobulinemia.
1952-1961
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 5
Air raid casualties.
1951
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
"Nature of air raid casualties", by Cortez F. Enloe Jr.,
JAMA, 147(9):858-862, Oct. 27, 1951.
box 1, folder 6
Alcohol - effects on cardiovascular system.
1955-1974
Scope and Content
Medical journal and newspaper articles.
box 1, folder 7
Alcohol - isopropyl.
1955-1974
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 8
Alcohol - methyl
1946-1961
- •medical journal articles
- •one-page broadside requesting urine specimens from cases of methanol poisoning, issued by Dr. Albert M. Potts of Western
Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
box 1, folder 9
Alcohol and morphine.
1953
- • "Death from therapeutic doses of morphine or morphine-scopolamine in persons affected by alcohol or barbituric acid", by
Knud O. Moller.
Bulletin on Narcotics, pp.11-19, October-December 1953.
- •clipping of short summary of Prof. Møller's 1945 investigation "Fatal therapeutic doses of morphine",
JAMA, 152(4), May 23, 1953.
box 1, folder 10
Allergic reactions - general (including anaphylactic shock).
1941-1969
- •medical journal articles
- •handwritten 5 x 8" notecards
- •"Allergenic extracts for allergic diseases": pamphlet by Allergy Laboratories, Oklahoma City
- •" Research in the service of medicine: medical history of allergic rhinitis, respiratory allergies, antihistamine therapy
in allergic manifestations", pamphlets prepared by the Medical Department of G. D. Searle and Co.
- •drug information card prepared by SchenLabs Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for Neutrapen (for penicillin reactions)
- •product descriptions prepared by Consolidated Laboratories, Inc. for Agar gel cutters and IONAGAR No. 2
box 1, folder 11
Alkalis - caustic.
1953-1957
- •"Jejunal stricture due to ingestion of ammonia", by Jameson L. Chassin et al.,
JAMA, 152(2):134-136, May 9, 1953
- •"Lye poisoning (editorial)",
JAMA, 159:1541, December 17, 1955
- •"Laundry bleach poisoning",
Pfizer Spectrum, 5(12):362, June 15, 1957
box 1, folder 12
Amoebocides.
1945
Scope and Content
"Toxic effects of Diodoquin", by Daniel N. Silverman et al.,
JAMA, 128(15):1080-1081, August 11, 1945.
box 1, folder 13
Amphetamine and related compounds.
1938-1975
- •medical journal articles
- •"Dexedrine reference manual" (3rd edition), Smith, Kline and French Laboratories, Philadelphia
- •"Prescribing Information for Dexamyl", Smith, Kline and French Laboratories, Philadelphia
box 1, folder 14
Anesthetic deaths.
1934-1966
Scope and Content
- •medical journal articles
- •"Trilene" and the 'Duke' University Inhaler", medial information pamphlet
- •"The Prevention of anesthetic accidents", ten page directive, Lederle Laboratories
- •five-page transcription on respiration and shock
box 1, folder 15
Anesthetics - local.
1951-1956
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 16
Anililne dyes -general aspects.
1945-1947
- •"Dye poisoning in the nursery: a review of seventeen cases", by Julian Graubarth et al.,
JAMA, 128(16):1155-1157, August 18, 1945
- •Handwritten notes on poisoning by ingestion of waxed crayons,
JAMA, 135: 917-918, Dec. 6, 1947.
box 1, folder 17
Animal agents.
1951-1965
- •Medical journal articles
- •
Medico-legal Bulletin, Virginia Dept. of Health, on the medical and physical repercussions from animal bites and stings (i.e. snake venom, spider
poisoning)
- •
Los Angeles Times article of a suicide death "with a hypodermic dose of snake venom", Aug. 1951
box 1, folder 18
Antibiotics - toxicology and reactions.
- •medical journal articles
- •letter issued by Parke, Davis and Company (Aug. 12, 1952) alerting to possible blood disorders with use of chloromycetin
- •pharmaceutical company directives for antibiotics in pamphlet or chart format
- •"Therapeutic failure, or The facts of life about antibiotics: eleven reasons of the occasional unsuccessful result" (six-page
article clipping, source unknown)
- •Six-page typed memorandum to House Staff, Residents, Physicians and Interns on the subject of Streptomycin. Los Angeles
County Hospital, September 20, 1946.
box 1, folder 19
Anticoagulants.
1947, 1950, 1963-1967
Language of Material: English.
- •medical journal articles
- •directive: "Heparin/pitkin menstruum", William R. Warner and Co.
- •directive: "The Present statue of anticoagulation therapy", Lederle Laboratories Division
- •directive: "Gelfoam, thrombin,heparin", The Upjohn Company
box 1, folder 20
Antihistamines.
1947, 1952
- • directive: A new anti-histaminic for the relief of allergies. CIBA Pharmaceutical Products
- •"The Pharmacology, physiology, and clinical evaluation of the new antihistaminic drugs (pyribenzamine and benadryl)", by
Carl E. Arbesman,
New York State Journal of Medicine, 47(16):1775-1781, 1947
- •"Synergism between histamine, antihistamines and hypnotic drugs", by J.L. Ambrus,
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific edition, XLI(11):606-608, 1952
box 1, folder 21
Antimalarials.
1942, 1945
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 22
Apiol.
1956
Scope and Content
" Death from apiol used as abortifacient", by Kate Hermann et al.,
Lancet I(24):937-939, June 15, 1956.
box 1, folder 23
Arsenic.
1948-1957
- •Medical journal articles.
- •Handwritten notes on "Encephalopathy, following neoarsphenamine".
- •"The Weapon of the poisoner in history", by Waldemar Schweisheimer,
Pharmacal Advance, XIII(146):13-17, 1939
box 1, folder 24
Arthropods, insects, fish, reptiles, etc. of medical importance.
- •Medical journal article clippings on caterpillar, fish, snake, etc. bites and poisoning.
- •Letter issued by the Office of the Department Veterinarian (June 3, 1947) alerting to the presence of poisonous fishes in
Puerto Rican and Virgin Island Waters.
- •Catalogue on "Arthropods of medical Importance" published by Army Service Forces and Medical Field Service School (August,
1945)
box 1, folder 25
Aspidium.
1947
Scope and Content
"Poisoning by oleoresin of aspidium", by F. Hernandez Morales,
Puerto Rico Journal of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, pp.213-218, Sept. 24, 1947.
box 1, folder 26
Automobile accidents and injuries.
1958-1962
Scope and Content
- •"Whiplash injuries", Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, September 1958.
- •Numerous medical journal and magazine articles and newspaper clippings, with special emphasis on seat belts.
See also "Death, automotive" folder
box 1, folder 27
Autopsy - technique and general.
1932-1959
- •"The autopsy", letters to the editor,
JAMA, 161(2):175-177, May 12, 1956.
- •pamphlet: "Code of procedures and ethics relating to autopsies", from Michigan Hospital Association, 1957.
- •Bulletin on California code of autopsy procedure, 1956.
- •Diagrams and charts on brain lesion published by Los Angeles County General Hospital.
- •"Historical introduction", in
The Postmortem Examination, by Sydney Forbes, C.C. Thomas, 1937, typed copy of pp. 3-15.
- •Numerous medical journal articles and newspaper clippings.
box 1, folder 28
Aviation medicine.
1951-1958
- •Numerous medical journal articles and newspaper clippings.
- •Directive: "Transport by Air" published by Lederle Laboratories Division, undated.
- • Handwritten manuscript pages on aviation medicine and pathology.
box 1, folder 29
BAL- British Anti-Lewisite.
1944, 1947
Scope and Content
Two U.S.
War Department Technical Bulletin notices on use of BAL in treatment.
box 1, folder 30
Banthine.
1950-1953
Scope and Content
Four pamphlets from pharmaceutical companies.
box 1, folder 31
Barium.
1954
Scope and Content
"Tissue reaction to barium sulfate contrast medium", by Saul Kay,
AMA Archives of Pathology, 57:279-284,April 1954.
box 1, folder 32
Belladonna alkaloids.
1946
- •"Atropine poisoning: report of a case, with recovery after the ingestion of one gram", by Eben Alexander, Jr., et al.,
The New England Journal of Medicine, 234(8):258-[?], Feb. 21, 1946.
- •"Atropa belladonna",
Roche Botanical Series no 11, 1952.
box 1, folder 33
Beryllium.
1945-1959
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 34
Betel nut (arecoline).
1950
Scope and Content
"Betel nut addiction in the Orient: the art of betel chewing", by Albert Fields,
General Practice, 13(4):13-15, April 1950.
box 1, folder 35
Bismuth.
1944, 1947
- • "A rapid and specific method for the estimation of bismuth in urine", by Sidney Kaye, et al.,
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 14(7):81-82, July 1944.
- •"Fatal bismuth poisoning in the course of antisyphilitic treatment", by M. Wachstein,
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 14(7):392-398, July 1944.
- •"Reactions to a bismuth compound", by Roy N. Barnett,
JAMA, 135(1):28-30, Sept 6, 1947.
- •Notes on bismuth poisoning.
box 1, folder 36
Blast injuries.
1945-1946
- •"Blast Injury", by R. Harold Draeger, et al.,
JAMA, 132(13):762-767, November 30, 1946, plus additional typed notes.
- •"Immersion blast injury - clinical experiences", by E. Lyle Gage,
US Naval Medical Bulletin, 44(2):225-240, February 1945.
box 1, folder 37
Blood stains.
1949-1953
- •"Determination of the blood groups of dried blood stains", by William C. Boyd,
New England Journal of Medicine, 241(14):548-[?], Oct. 6, 1949.
- •Typed transcript of a lecture by Mr. Pinker on investigation of blood stains, 1/9/1953, (16 p.).
- •extensive handwritten notes
box 1, folder 38
Bolus death.
1966, 1974
- •"Sudden death secondary to aspiration of large boli of food in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1964 and 1965",
Medico-Legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, 15(12), December 1966.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 39
Boric acid and borates.
1945, 1953-1957
- •Medical journal articles.
- •"The boric acid problem", by Clement E. Brooke,
General Practitioner (GP), VII(6), June 1953.
- •Typed abstract from "The case against boric acid as an antiseptic", by M. Trumper,
Medical Clinics of North America, 8(4):262-263, 1954.
box 1, folder 40
Bromides.
1953-1955
- •Pharmaceutical company directives for bromide usage.
- •Medical journal articles on bromide poisoning.
box 1, folder 41
Butazolidin.
1953-1955
- •"Phenylbutazone (Butazolidin)", by Elam C. Toone, Jr.,
Bulletin on Rheumatic Diseases, 5(6):83-84, 1955.
- •"Butazolodin: therapeutic efficacy and toxic potentialities in arthritis and allied disorders",
Geigy Pharmaceuticals, 1953.
box 1, folder 42
Cadmium.
1955
- •"Cadmium poisoning: report of outbreak", by N. H. Lufkin, et al.,
U.S. Naval Medical Bulletin, 43(6):1273-1276, 1944.
- •"An industrial hazard", [typed abstract or text]
Lancet, II(17): 862, Oct. 22, 1955.
box 1, folder 43
Camphor.
1954
Scope and Content
"Camphor poisoning following ingestion of nose drops", by Marvin Seife, et al.,
JAMA, 155(12):1059-1060, July 17, 1954.
box 1, folder 44
Canthanides
1955
Scope and Content
"Cantharidin poisoning",
JAMA, 157(6):528, February 5, 1955.
box 1, folder 45
Carbon disulfide.
1955
Scope and Content
"Carbon disulfide poisoning: report of two cases", by Morris Kleinfeld et al.,
JAMA, 159(7):677-679, Oct. 15, 1955.
box 1, folder 46
Carbon tetrachloride.
1943-1953
- •Numerous medical journal articles and lectures.
- •Extensive handwritten notes.
box 1, folder 47
Cardiac arrest.
1955-1956
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 48
Cerebral atrophies, psychoses, mental deficiency, cerebral palsy, epilepsy.
1935-1961
- •"Epilepsy and the law",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, June 1962.
- •"Cerebral lesions, postmortem, in mentally defective children", by Charles Bagley, Jr.,
American Journal of Surgery, 28(2): 282-306, 1935.
- • Medical journal articles and pamphlets, mainly on epilepsy.
box 1, folder 49
Cerebrospinal fluid - general aspects.
1958, 1962
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 50
Chelating agents.
1954-1956
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 51
Chlordane.
1955
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 52
Chlorinated hydrocarbons - [empty folder].
undated
box 1, folder 53
Chlorpromazine.
1954-1955
- •Medical journal articles.
- •Pharmaceutical company directives and reports.
box 1, folder 54
Cholinergic agents.
1949, 1952
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles and pharmaceutical company directive.
box 1, folder 55
Chromium.
1948
Scope and Content
"Cancer of the lung in chromate workers", editorial,
JAMA, 138(11):823, Nov. 13, 1948.
box 1, folder 56
Chromium compounds.
1958-1972
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 57
Cinchophen.
1947
Scope and Content
"Acute yellow atrophy following cinchophen administration", by Alfred R. Lenzner, et al.,
The New England Journal of Medicine, 236(14):500-504, April 3, 1947 .
box 1, folder 58
Cold (hypothermia) - local and general.
1958-1970
Scope and Content
Numerous medical journal articles and newspaper clippings.
box 1, folder 59
Congenital malformations, CNS anomalies.
1943-1961
- •"Monstrosities induced by hypoxia", by Theodore H. Ingalls, et al.,
The New England Journal of Medicine, 259(12):558-564, September 18, 1958.
- •Case presentation: "Spina bifida with meningocele", by J.L. Poppen,
Medical Radiography and Photography, 34(3):73-74, 1958.
box 1, folder 60
Contraceptive pills - general and side effects.
1968-1971
- •Medical journal articles and newspaper clippings.
- •Letters of information issued by the Food and Drug Administration and pharmaceutical company.
box 1, folder 61
Crayon poisoning.
1953
Scope and Content
"Mechanism of poisoning from wax crayons", by Fredric Rieders et al.,
JAMA, 151(17):1490, April 25, 1953.
box 1, folder 62
Cyanide.
1947, 1952
- •"Therapy for cyanide poisoning", by K.K. Chen et al.,
Modern Medicine, 20(18):87-88, September 15, 1952.
- •"Cyanide poisoning", Queries and minor notes,
JAMA, 134:652, June 14, 1947.
box 1, folder 63
Death, automotive.
1962-1972
Scope and Content
Numerous medical journal articles and newspaper clippings, with some emphasis on seat belt concerns. See also "Automobile
accidents and injuries" folder.
box 1, folder 64
Death certification.
1943-1961
- •"Physicians' Handbook on Birth and Death Registration", issued by Federal Security Agency (9th and 10th editions, 1943, 1949).
- •"Medical Certification of Medicolegal Cases" published by US National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, 1961.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 1, folder 65
Detergents.
1955
Scope and Content
"Detergents at large", Annotations,
Lancet, II(24):1233, December 10, 1955.
box 2, folder 1
Diamox (acetazolamide)
- •"Renal lesions of sulfonamide type after treatment with acetazolamide (Diamox)", by Arthur S. Glushien et al.,
JAMA, 160(3):204-206, January 21, 1956.
- •"Thrombocytopenia following acetazolamide (Diamox) therapy, by Edward H. Reisner Jr. et al.,
JAMA, 160(3):206-207, January 21, 1956.
box 2, folder 2
Diatomaceous earth.
1952
Scope and Content
"Death by dust: diatomaceous earth plant at Lompoc",
Search Magazine , 1(8):109-111, January, 1952.
box 2, folder 3
Digitalis toxicity.
1965, 1970
- •"Production, recognition and treatment of digitalis intoxication", by Arthur Selzer et al.,
California Medicine, 113(4):1-7, October, 1970
- •"An important toxic effect of digitalis overdosage on the vision", by Paul D. White,
The New England Journal of Medicine,272(17):904-905, April 29, 1965.
- •"Diagnosis and treatment of digitalis toxicity", by William A. Sodeman,
The New England Journal of Medicine, 273(1):35-37, July 1965.
box 2, folder 4
Dilantin and related compounds.
1951
Scope and Content
"Suicidal dilantin poisoning – a case report", by Jerome B. Tichner et al.,
The New England Journal of Medicine, 245(19):723-725, November 8, 1951.
box 2, folder 5
Disease of uncertain etiology, degenerative diseases, CNS abiotrophies.
1957-1959
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles on Tay-Sachs disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, periodic paralysis, etc.
box 2, folder 6
Doriden (glutethimide).
1957-1969
- •CIBA pamphlet describing use and advantages of Doriden.
- •"Deaths due to glutethimide (Doriden) poisoning",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Dept. of Health, August 1964.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 7
Electricity - electrical injuries and lightening.
1951-1973
- •"The heart and electrical hazards",
Directions in Cardiovascular Medicine, Book IX, Hoechst Pharmaceuticals.
- •"Electrocution and the electropathology of the human brain",
Medicio-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health.
- •" Death due to low voltage electrocution",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health.
- •Medical journal articles and newspaper clippings.
- •Handwritten notes and correspondence
box 2, folder 8
Embalming, funeral customs, etc.
1951
Scope and Content
Newspaper and magazine clippings and pamphlet.
box 2, folder 9
Embolism - air.
1945-1968
- •"Death due to air embolism",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, November 1965.
- •"Pulmonary gas embolism in pregnancy and the puerperium (review)",
Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 15:4490481, 1960.
- •Medical journal articles and newspaper clippings.
box 2, folder 10
Embolism - fat.
1965-1972
Scope and Content
Numerous medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 11
Embolism - general.
1951-1971
- •"Thromboembolic complications of fractures and trauma", by J. Leonard Goldner et al., pamphlet issued by Department of Surgery,
Duke University, 1962.
- •Numerous medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 12
Encephalomyelitides..
1947-1958
- •Class lecture notes.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 13
Epinephrine, adrenaline and related catechols.
1943-1957
Scope and Content
- •Compilation of articles by W. Raab on toxic catechols in sudden death, from various journals, 1941-1947.
- •"Pathogenic significance of adrenalin and related substances in the heart muscle (review)", by W. Raab,
Experimental Medicine and Surgery, 1:188-225, May 1943.
- •Clippings and notes.
box 2, folder 14
Ergot poisoning.
1951
Scope and Content
Typed copy of "Ergot poisoning at Pont St. Esprit", by Dr.Gabrai, et al.,
British Medical Journal, 2(473):650-651, September 15, 1951.
box 2, folder 15
Farm accidents and injuries.
1946-1957
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 16
Fluorides.
1943, 1948
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 17
Fluoro-acetate.
1952, 1955
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 18
Forensic medicine -general.
1949-1953
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles and newspaper clippings.
box 2, folder 19
Forensic medicine - teaching programs.
1942-1952
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
- •Correspondence regarding teaching of legal medicine in various institutions.
- •Medical journal articles
- •Programs and announcements for various medico-legal meetings and courses.
- •Handwritten notes on National Board questions, 1943-1949.
box 2, folder 20
Forensic Slide Seminar, American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual meeting, Chicago.
1965 February 27
Scope and Content
Handout materials: Outline of 10 cases, case discussion, and 9 glass slides.
box 2, folder 21
Gas - natural.
1937, 1954
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles and pamphlets.
box 2, folder 22
Gaseous poisons - general.
1954
- •Ten typed pages on carbon monoxide, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide, by Dr. Myers,
- •Typed manuscript of 51 pages: "Effects of extraneous poisons on the nervous system: III. The asphyxiant gases", by Cyril
B. Courville and Richard O. Myers.
- •Handwritten notes.
box 2, folder 23
Glue sniffing.
1962-1963
- •Glue sniffing: a continuing problem",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, April 1963.
- •Medical journal articles and newspaper clipping.
box 2, folder 24
Granulomatous diseases of the brain and spinal cord.
undated
Scope and Content
Empty folder - see also : Syphilis -CNS, and Tuberculosis - CNS.
box 2, folder 25
Gun shot wounds.
1944-1958
- •"Investigation of deaths due to gunshot wounds",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, November, 1958.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 26
Halothane (fluothane).
1963-1974
- •Announcement of a new NAS-NRC conducted study, carried out by the NIH, "to provide comparative scientific data..." on halothane,
July 1, 1963.
- •"Death from halothane anesthesia",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health,, August 1966.
- •Numerous medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 27
Hemolysis - general aspects (hemoglobinuric nephrosis crush syndrome).
1945-1947
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 28
"Histologic atlas of gliomas", by Percival Bailey.
1927
Scope and Content
"Histological atlas of gliomas", by Percival Bailey,
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 4(6):871-921, 1927; photographs of 25 plates, plus typed explanation for each plate.
box 2, folder 29
Hydrocarbons - gasoline, kerosene, etc.
1944-1957
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 30
Hydrogen sulfide.
1954
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 31
Hypnotics - non-barbiturate.
1952
- •Pharmaceutical company directives on Dormison (Schering ), and Bromural (Bilhuber-Knoll), 1952.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 32
Hypoglycemia.
1940-1958
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 33
Identification of fragmentary remains.
1934-1960
- •"Evaluation of evidence from the skeleton", by T.D. Stewart; 31-page typed copy of a chapter (source unidentified).
- •"The Identification of human remains",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, November 1959.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 34
Idiosyncrasy of drug reaction.
1947
- •"Idiosyncrasy to drugs, by Carl A. Dragstedt,
JAMA, 135(3):133-136, September 20, 1947.
- •"Drug allergy" by Ethan Allan Brown,
Quarterly Review of Allergy and Applied Immunology, 7:51-82, 1953.
box 2, folder 35
Industrial medicine - general aspects.
1952
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles on general aspects, oral manifestations, dermatosis .
box 2, folder 36
Infanticide.
1935, 1951, 1958
- •"The anatomical diagnosis of live birth",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, January, 1958.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 37
Injuries due to physical agents.
undated
Scope and Content
Journal article and lengthy handwritten and typed notes on injury due to cold, lumbar puncture; see also Radiation injury.
box 2, folder 38
Injuries due to physical violence.
- •Handwritten notes on injury due to physical violence.
- •"Violent deaths [statistics]",
Patterns of Disease, Parke, Davis pamphlet, 1967.
box 2, folder 39
Insecticides.
1944-1955
- •Two U.S. Army Chemical Corps Research Reports: 1. "Therapeutic factors in survival following lethal cholinesterase inhibition
by phosphorus insecticides"; 2. "First aid and treatment of severe nerve gas casualties", 1955.
- •"Use of DDT as insecticide to kill adult mosquitoes",
War Department Technical Bulletin, Med 110, October 25, 1944.
- •Reprints of twelve reports of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medical Association, 1950-1956.
- •"Toxicities of some agricultural chemicals", by Robert Z. Rollins, California Department of Agriculture; 43 typed pages
describing 36 substances.
- •Medical journal articles
box 2, folder 40
Insemination - artificial.
1947-1955
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 41
Insulin - homicide and suicide.
1958, 1967
- •"Investigations in a case of murder by insulin poisoning", by V.J. Birkinshaw et al.,
British Medical Journal, August 23, 1958, pp.463-468.
- • Medical journal articles and newspaper clippings.
box 2, folder 42
Insurance - medico-legal aspects.
1947, 1952
- •"The eligibility of syphilitic persons for life insurance", by Joseph E. Moore et al.,
JAMA, 134(18):1532-1535, August 30, 1947.
- •Address by John R. Maloney, Insurance Commissioner State of California, before the Los Angeles Life and Accident Claims Association,
September 22, 1952.
box 2, folder 43
Intracranial and intraspinal hemorrhage.
1956-1960
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 44
Iron and iron salts.
1950-1957
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 45
Isonicotinic acid derivatives.
1952
- •"Isonicotinic acid derivatives, the newest anti-tuberculosis drugs"; synopses of first reports, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co.,
January-April, 1952.
- •Abstracts of three articles in
Tuberculosis Abstracts, XXV(5), May, 1952, issued by the National Tuberculosis Association.
box 2, folder 46
Law and medicine - general relations.
1938, 1952-1954
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 47
Lead.
1942-1956
- •"Occupational lead exposure and lead poisoning", a report of the American Public Health Association, 1943.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 48
Magnesium.
1956-1957
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 49
Malpractice.
1952-1957
- •Notices from the Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1950-1954.
- •Notices from the Nettleship Company (insurance agents) concerning malpractice issues, undated-1957.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 50
Marijuana (Marihuana).
1970-1975
- •"Marihuana",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, December, 1970.
- •Medical journal articles on effects on marihuana use.
box 2, folder 51
Meperidine (Demerol).
1955
Scope and Content
"Addiction to meperidine (Demerol) hydrochloride", by Robert W. Rasor et al.,
JAMA, 157(8):654-657, February 19, 1955.
box 2, folder 52
Mercury.
1949-1960
- •"Long term therapy with an oral organomercurial diuretic",
Diuretic Review, Lakeside Laboratories, September – October 1957.
- •"Safety of organomercurial diuretics",
Diuretic Review, Lakeside Laboratories, May-June 1957.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 53
Meteoropathology - weather and disease.
1955-1961
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 54
Mineral oil.
1947
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 55
Multiple sclerosis.
1947-1959
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 56
Mushroom poisoning.
1946-1957
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 57
Naphthalene.
1949, 1956
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 2, folder 58
Neonatal period - neonatal death.
1938-1962
- •"Physiology of the newborn (Parts I, II)",
Seminar, Sharpe and Dohme, March-June, 1952.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 1
Neuropathology - various types.
undated
Scope and Content
A few typed notes and printed material on cerebral edema, concussions, intracranial aneurysms, carcinoma, and cerebral palsy.
box 3, folder 2
Nickel.
1954
- •"Nickel carbonyl poisoning", short note by F. William Sunderman et al.,
Modern Medicine, 23(3), February 1, 1955.
- •"Nickel poisoning. II. Studies on patients suffering from acute exposure to vapors of nickel carbonyl", by F. William Sunderman
et al.,
JAMA, 155(10):889-894, July 3, 1954.
box 3, folder 3
Nicotine.
1947-1955
- •Pamphlet: "A scientific perspective on the cigarette controversy", published by Tobacco Industry Research Committee, 1954.
- •Pamphlet: "A study of the nicotine and tar content of the smoke of 21 brands and types of cigarettes", by H.W.Dippel, M.S.,
Director of Stillwell and Gladding, Analytical Chemists, published by Tobacco Industry Research Committee, 1954.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 4
Nitrates, nitrites.
1943-1948
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles on nitrite poisoning, nitric gas casualties.
box 3, folder 5
Occlusive vascular lesions of the brain and spinal cord.
1950-1960
- •"Medico-legal implications in cerebral thrombosis",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, October 1960.
- •"Carotid artery occlusion",
Physician's Bulletin, November 15, 1958.
- • 35 mm slide with the caption "Subacute combined degeneration – PA".
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 6
Oxalates.
1947
Scope and Content
"Practical aspects of oxalate metabolism", by Herald Jeghers et al.,
The New England Journal of Medicine, 232:208-215, 238-246, August 16 and 23, 1945.
box 3, folder 7
Oxygen, ozone.
1944-1945, 1954
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 8
Paraldehyde.
1943-1962
- •"The synergistic effects of alcohol and paraldehyde",
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, August, 1961.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 9
Pathological circulatory state in CNS - anoxia, edema, etc.
1956-1958
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 10
Pennyroyal (Pulegone).
1948
Scope and Content
"Pennyroyal poisoning: a fatal case", by W.B. Vallance,
Lancet, II(17):850-851, 1955.
box 3, folder 11
Peripheral vascular disease.
1948
- •Two Medical and Basic Science Conferences, Resident Training Program, Los Angeles County General Hospital: 1. " Physiological
approach to peripheral vascular diseases", 28 p., November, 1948; 2. "Peripheral vascular diseases", 25 p., December 1948.
- • A
- •"Diagnostic chart of peripheral vascular diseases" published by Ciba Pharmaceutical Products,1951.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 12
Phenol.
1942-1953
- •Thirteen reprints from various journals, plus two abstracts, authored by William B. Deichmann or Rudolph Ruedemann and Deichmann;
includes a series titled "Phenol studies" on research in both humans and animals
- •"Dermal changes following application of chemical cauterants to aging skin; superficial chemosurgery", by Samuel Ayres, III,
Archives of Dermatology , 82:578-585, 1960.
box 3, folder 13
Phosphorous.
1951, 1957
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles on phosphorous poisoning.
box 3, folder 14
Plants - toxic.
1953
- •An 80-page typed catalog of "Toxic plants, selected from approximately 3000 known poisonous species", listing toxic portion
and principle, symptoms, treatments, and remarks; the first page lists contributors Edward Larson and Julia F. Morton, University
of Miami.
- •Medical journal articles, including one on poisonous cultivated plants.
box 3, folder 15
Plastic surgery and criminology.
1952
Scope and Content
"Forensic medicine: Plastic surgery and criminology", by George Bankoff,
Annals of Western Medicine and Surgery, 6(7):448-450, July, 1952.
box 3, folder 16
Poisoning, food - general aspects.
1947
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 17
Poisoning in childhood.
1940-1951
- •"Certain significant aspects of the etiology and treatment of poisoning in childhood", by Rea F. Chittenden et al.; typed
manuscript, 1940, and later revisions.
- •"Accidental poisoning in children", by Jay M. Arena,
CIBA Clinical Symposia, 3(3), May 1951.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 18
Poisons and CNS, except alcohol.
1955
Scope and Content
"Metallic poisons and the nervous system", by R.C. Browne,
Lancet, I(15):775, April 9, 1955.
box 3, folder 19
Poliomyelitis.
1958
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles and Parke, Davis pamphlet.
box 3, folder 20
Polygraph (lie detector).
1952
Scope and Content
"The polygraph in crime investigation" by Oak K. Burger,
Annals of Western Medicine and Surgery, 6(5):300-301, May, 1952.
box 3, folder 21
Pregnancy and puerperium
1954-1957
- • "Kidney pathology in toxemia of pregnancy, Parts I and II", by J.F.A. McManus, et al.,. Seminar Report Merk, Sharp and Dohm,
Spring, Summer 1957.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 22
Psychiatry - forensic aspects
1945-1956
- •"Orientation to forensic psychiatry", by Henry A. Davidson,
Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry, 57(6):730-755, June, 1947.
- •Medical journal articles on management of mentally ill patients, homosexual women, attempted suicide, etc.
box 3, folder 23
Radar, microwave radiation.
1956-1957
Scope and Content
Medical journal article and newspaper clipping.
box 3, folder 24
Radiation injury, radiation treatment.
1946-1961
Scope and Content
Numerous articles from medical journals and magazines on the useful aspects of radiation and on the harms it can cause. Includes:
Contribution of Atomic Energy to Medicine, a report of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy to the U.S. Congress, 1957.
box 3, folder 25
Radiation - atomic bomb and medicine.
1946-1956
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Numerous articles from medical journals and magazines, and newspaper clippings.
box 3, folder 26
Rauwolfia (Reserpine, etc.)
1954
- •"Reserpine and other alkaloids of Rauwolfia serpentina: chemistry, pharmacology, and clinical applications",
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 59(Art.1):1-140, April 30, 1954.
- •Abstracts of papers presented at two New York Academy of Sciences Section of Biology conferences on clinical applications
and the chemistry and pharmacology of reserpine (Serpasil) and other Rauwolfia alkaloids, February 4, 5, 1955.
- •CIBA pamphlets on Serpasil.
box 3, folder 27
Skin - sex determination.
1954-1955
- •"Chromosomal sex in transvestites", by Murray L. Barr et al.,
Lancet, I:109-110, May 29, 1954.
- •"Chemical skin sex in 'ovarian agenesis' ", by P.E. Polani et al.,
Lancet, I:1202-1203, June 11, 1955.
box 3, folder 28
Smog, smoke, fog, etc.
1950-1956
Scope and Content
Medical journal and magazine articles, newspaper clipping.
box 3, folder 29
Spontaneous combustion and preternatural combustibility.
1952
- •" Spontaneous human combustion and preternatural combustibility", by Lester Adelson,
Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science of Northwestern University. 42(6):793-809, March, 1952.
- • Handwritten notes about "Spontaneous combustion, a literary curiosity", by John Rathbone Olive.
Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, IV:573-72, 1936.
box 3, folder 30
Sport injuries.
1955-1962
- •"The trauma of athletics", by Augustus Thorndike,
The New England Journal of Medicine, 246:335-339, February 28, 1952.
- •Medical journal and magazine articles and newspaper clippings.
box 3, folder 31
Sterilization.
1951-1955
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 32
Strychnine.
1853, 1923
Language of Material: English.
- •"Poisoning by strychnia", by T.G. Geoghegan, reprinted from
The Dublin Medical Press, 1856.
- •Summary on strychnine poisoning on 2 notecards, which refer to a publication by Goodman and Gilman, 2d ed., 1923.
box 3, folder 33
Sudden and unexpected death, part 1.
1934-1954
Scope and Content
Numerous medical journal articles on causes of sudden death, and some newspaper clippings.
box 3, folder 34
Sudden and unexpected death, part 2.
1952, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Extensive notes.
box 3, folder 35
Sudden and unexpected death - infants, part 1.
1935-1962
Scope and Content
Numerous medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 36
Sudden and unexpected death - infants, part 2.
1971-1976
Scope and Content
Numerous medical journal articles and newspaper clippings, including text and materials on the U.S. "Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome Act" of 1974.
box 3, folder 37
Sudden death and therapeutic procedures.
1942-1960
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 38
Sulfonamides.
1942, 1946
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles and a compilation of notes.
box 3, folder 39
Syphilis - CNS.
1957-1959
Scope and Content
Two articles.
box 3, folder 40
Tattooing.
1952
Scope and Content
Medical journal article and two photographs.
box 3, folder 41
Tetanus.
undated
Scope and Content
"Serum neuritis from tetanus antitoxin", by H. William Bardenwerper,
JAMA, 179(10):119-122, March 10, 1962; one handwritten page of notes.
box 3, folder 42
Tetryl
1943, 1957
Scope and Content
"Industrial illness due to tetryl", by Leon J. Witkowski et al.,
JAMA, 119(17):1406-109, August 22, 1942.
box 3, folder 43
Thallium.
1943-1957
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 44
Thesaurosis (pulmonary granulomatosis) due to hair sprays.
1959-1963
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 45
Thymus, "thymus death", status thymicolymphaticus.
1935-1960
- •One-page table classifying thymus pathology, pathologic physiology, and clinical expression.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 46
Tobacco (see also Nicotine).
1947-1953
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 47
Toxicology - general aspects, part 1.
1936-1960
- •"Clinical memoranda on economic poisons", U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Communicable Disease Center,
1955 and 1956 editions.
- •"Symptoms and treatment of overdosage with selected Abbott Products", Abbott Laboratories. 1960.
- •Numerous medical journal articles and newspaper clippings.
box 3, folder 48
Toxicology - general aspects, part 2.
1951-1960
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
- •Two-page outline of a seminar on clinical toxicology prepared by Roscoe Schaffert, Los Angeles County General Hospital, 1951.
- •Compilation of summaries of autopsy findings in circa 20 cases of various types of poisoning, with pertinent bibliographic
references.
- •Extensive handwritten notes.
Material on courses in "Methods in Toxicology" and "Poisonings" presented by Dr. Myers has been moved to Series I: Personal....Papers.
See also specific poisons: cyanide, gaseous poisons, etc.
box 3, folder 49
Toxicology - methods.
1944, 1951
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 50
Toxicology - statistics.
1948-1955
- •Handwritten tables tallying annual poisoning deaths, classified as accident, undetermined, industrial, homicide, suicide,
for 1944/45-1948/49 [unspecified data source]
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 51
Trace evidence - hairs, fibers, etc.
1943
- •Short correspondence regarding questions about hair specimens.
- •A slide of hair sample and other samples.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 52
Trauma - abdomen and contents.
1934-1969
- •Medical journal articles.
- •Colored illustrations by Dr. F. Netter showing abdominal wounds and their surgical repair.
box 3, folder 53
Trauma - bones, joints, and muscles.
1938, 1950
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 3, folder 54
Trauma - general effects.
1943-1961
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles, several on shock.
box 4, folder 1
Trauma - genitourinary system.
1935-1962
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles and two F. Netter illustrations.
box 4, folder 2
Trauma - liver, gallbladder, bile ducts.
1934-1967
- •"Mechanical injuries of the liver, gallbladder and bile passages", 1959, and "The etiology and pathogenesis of traumatic
rupture of the liver", 1960,
Medico-legal Bulletin, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health
- •Numerous medical journal articles.
- •One F. Netter illustration.
box 4, folder 3
Trauma - pancreas.
7945-1960
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 4, folder 4
Trauma - spleeen.
1943-1961
- •"Mechanical injuries of the spleen and pancreas", 1959, and "Injuries of the spleen", 1961,
Medico-legal Bulletin , Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 4, folder 5
Tuberculosis - CNS.
1958
Scope and Content
"Tuberculous meningitis",
Pfizer Spectrum, 6(14):384-385, 1958.
box 4, folder 6
Tumors - CNS, primary and metastatic.
1934-1958.
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles.
box 4, folder 7
Tumors - medico-legal aspects.
1949
Scope and Content
"Occupational cancer, a challenge to the physician", New York State Occupational Cancer Committee, New York State Department
of Health.
box 4, folder 8
Vanadium.
1957
Scope and Content
"Vanadium poisoning in boiler-cleaners",
Lancet, II(5):228-229, August 3, 1957.
box 4, folder 9
Vitamins - toxicity.
1939-1960
Scope and Content
Several booklets and pamphlets from Drug Companies and a few medical journal publications on case reports.
box 3, folder 33
Strychnine.
1856, undated
box 4, folder 10
Warfare - biological.
1951-1956
- •Brochure, letters, and extensive handwritten notes for a lecture presented at a postgraduate Civil Defense Program for Physicians
on Biological and Chemical Warfare; Dr. Myers' topic was "Pathology of bacteriological warfare", 1956.
- •"Civil defense against biological warfare", pamphlet RM-11-10 of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, 1953.
- •Medical journal articles.
box 4, folder 11
Warfare - chemical.
1940-1952, undated
- •Handwritten lecture notes and bibliographical references, mostly dealing with poison gases.
- •Medical journal articles.
- •Pocket reference guide describing recognition, effects, and protection against chemical and atomic attacks, printed by the
Government Printing Office, undated.
box 4, folder 12
Weight reduction - complications and death.
1962-1970
Scope and Content
Medical journal articles, including some pages on "The use of height-weight-sex tables" from
Clinical Nutrition, ed. by Norman Jolliffe,, 1962, plus general magazine and newspapers clippings.
box 4, folder 13
Wills, testaments, and capacity.
1951, 1955
- •"Legal first aid for the doctor", by Newcomb Condee,
Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, 81(19):973-974, 1951.
- •"Wills - disposal of body", by Frederick O. Field,
Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, 85(12):724, 1955.
box 4, folder 14
Yohimbine.
1944
Scope and Content
"Toxicity of yohimbine hydrochloride", by Fredrick F. Yonkman,
Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 29(12):1222-1225, 1944.
box 4, folder 15
Zinc.
1942
Scope and Content
"Zinc dermatitis: an additional hazard in the aircraft industry", by Hal E. Freeman,
JAMA, 119(13):1016, July 25, 1942.
box 4, folder 16
Unsorted materials.
1952-1963
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
a few medical journal articles and some handwritten note cards.
Series 3. Lantern Slides
Language of Material: English.
General
The acquisition notes were taken directly from Dr. Myers' slides.
Frequently used abbreviations:
- Coll.-ROM = Collection of Richard O. Myers
- Haymaker, 1953 =
The founders of neurology, by Webb Haymaker. Springfield, Ill. : Charles C Thomas
- Pagel, Bibliographishes Lexicon, 1901 =
Biographisches Lexikon, by Julius Pagel. Berlin, Urban & Schwarzenberg
box 4, box-folder 1, item 1
Addison, Thomas (1793-1860).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Sydenham Society, 1860.
box 4, box-folder 1, item 2
Adelon, Nicolas (1782-1862).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM
box 4, box-folder 1, item 3
Anitschkoff, Nicholas [Nicolai N. Anichkov](1885-1964).
Language of Material: English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
35mm slide, taken by Dr. Blumberg, A.F.I.P, 1959, from Dr. B., 5/60
box 4, box-folder 1, item 4
Arnold, Julius (1835-1942).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pagel: "Biographisches Lexikon", 1901
box 4, box-folder 1, item 5
Aschoff, Ludwig (1866-1942).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source not indicated
box 4, box-folder 1, item 6
Aschoff, Ludwig (1866-1942).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Cameron: "Pathology of the Cell", 1952
box 4, box-folder 1, item 7
Baillie, Matthew (1761-1823).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pettigrew: "Medical Portrait Gallery", 1838.
box 4, box-folder 1, item 8
Baseeow, Carl Adolph von (1799-1854).
Language of Material: English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Major, 1932
box 4, box-folder 1, item 9
Beck, Theodoric Romeyn (1792-1855).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM
box 4, box-folder 1, item 10
Benivieni, Antonius (circa 1440-1502).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Singer. Facsimile, 1954
box 4, box-folder 1, item 11
Bernt, Joseph B. (1770-1842).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; two slides, same image, biographic information on one
box 4, box-folder 1, item 12
Bertillion, Alphonse (1853-1914).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
copy: Rhodes, 1956
box 4, box-folder 1, item 13
Bichat, Marie Xarie (1771-1802).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pettigrew: "Medical Portrait Gallery", 1838
box 4, box-folder 1, item 14
Bollinger, Otto (1843-1909).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pagel: "Biographisches Lexikon", 1901
box 4, box-folder 1, item 15
Bonetus, Theophile (1620-1689).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Sepulchretumn", ed. 2, 1701
box 4, box-folder 1, item 16
Borden, Case: Mr. B's body.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Copy: Pearson, 1937
box 4, box-folder 1, item 17
Borden, Case: Mrs. B's body.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Copy: Pearson, 1937
box 4, box-folder 1, item 18
Bright, Richard, Sir (1789-1858).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Portrait by T. R. Say
box 4, box-folder 1, item 19
Bright, Richard, Sir (1789-1858).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Guthrie: "A History of Medicine", 1946
box 4, box-folder 1, item 20
Brouardel, Paul (1837-1902).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Copy
box 4, box-folder 2, item 1
Brown-Sequard, Charles Edouard (1817-1894).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 2, item 2
Bruce, David, Sir (1855-1931)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scott: "History of Tropical Medicine"
box 4, box-folder 2, item 3
Carswell, Robert, Sir (1793-1857).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Rolleston: "Annual Med...History", vol. 1 (3rd series), 1939
box 4, box-folder 2, item 4
Casper, Johann Ludwig (1796-1864).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM
box 4, box-folder 2, item 5
Chagass, Carlos (1879-1934).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Moll, 1944
box 4, box-folder 2, item 6
Chantulle, E.
Language of Material: English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 2, item 7
Chiari, Hanns (1851-1916).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mansch: "Medical World", Berlin 1912
box 4, box-folder 2, item 8
Conheim, Julius (1839-1884).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unspecified
box 4, box-folder 2, item 9
Cook - The Talbot Arms, Rugeley, the scene of Cook's death.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 2, item 10
Cruveilhier, Jean (1791-1873).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM
box 4, box-folder 2, item 11
Cruz, Oswaldo (1872-1917).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Ciba Symposia", June-July 1945
box 4, box-folder 2, item 12
Dejerine, Joseph Jules (1849-1917).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 2, item 13
Delafield, Francis (1841-1915).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 2, item 14
Delafield, Francis and T. Mitchell Prudden.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Title page of "A Handbook of Pathological Anatomy and Histology"
box 4, box-folder 2, item 15
Delafield, Francis (1841-1915).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Title page of "A Handbook of Post-Mortem Examination of Morbid Anatomy", ed. 1, 1872
box 4, box-folder 2, item 16
Duchenne, Guillaume Benjamin Amand (1806-1875).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 2, item 17
Durrant, William Henry Theodore (1871-1898).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 2, item 18
Dutton, John Everett (1877-1905).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scott: "History of Tropical Medicine"
box 4, box-folder 2, item 19
Economo, Constantin, von (1876-1931).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker 1953
box 4, box-folder 2, item 20
Ewing, James (1866-1943).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lecture Notes on Tumors, 1940
box 4, box-folder 3, item 1
Friedreich, Nikolaus (1825-1882).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 3, item 2
Glomerulonephritis, chronic.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photograph of cross section and surface of kidney, labeled: Sir Richard Bright, 1827, Osman, 1937
box 4, box-folder 3, item 3
Gonzales, Norris, Helpern, Vance.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photograph of the four men examining a corpse, labeled: oil by Ethel Chase, 1934, from Dr. Helpern, NYC, 1955
box 4, box-folder 3, item 4
"The Gout" - caricature.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gilray, 1799
box 4, box-folder 3, item 5
Graves, Robert James (1797-1853).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Ormsby: "Medical History of the Meath Hospital, Dublin; Major, 1954
box 4, box-folder 3, item 6
The Gross Clinic, 1875.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Group photo, source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 3, item 7
Gross, Hans (1847-1915)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Copy: "Journal of Criminal Law and Crminology", vol. 47, 1956
box 4, box-folder 3, item 8
Gross, Samuel D. (1805-1884).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Atkinson: P and S of U.S., 1878
box 4, box-folder 3, item 9
Gull, William, Sir (1816-1890).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Spy...
box 4, box-folder 3, item 10
Gull, William, Sir (1816-1890).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Major, 1932
box 4, box-folder 3, item 11
Haberda, Albin (1868-1933).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Beiträge, copy
box 4, box-folder 3, item 12
Hamilton, Alllan McLane (1848-1919).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 3, item 13
Hebra, Ferdinand von (1816-1880).
Language of Material: English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographisches Lexikon, 1931
box 4, box-folder 3, item 14
Hoffman, Eduard, Ritter von (1837-1897).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Beiträge, copy
box 4, box-folder 3, item 15
Holmes, Henry Howard (1861-1942).
Language of Material: English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Birth name: Herman Webster Mudgett; some sketches of his head, and his letter concerning them; source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 3, item 16
Horner, Wm. Edmonds (1793-1853).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 3, item 17
Huntington, George Sumner (1850-1916).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 3, item 18
Jackson, John Hughlings (1835-1911).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 3, item 19
Kaiserling, Carl (1869-1942).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mansch: "Medial World", Berlin, 1912
box 4, box-folder 3, item 20
Kaposi, Moriz (1837-1902).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographisches Lexikon, 1931
box 4, box-folder 4, item 1
Kimmelstiel, Paul (1900-1970).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
712 - 7x9, photograph, source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 4, item 2
Kolisko, Alexander (1857-1918).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Beiträge, copy
box 4, box-folder 4, item 3
Korsakov, Sergei Sergeivich (1853-1900).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 4, item 4
Kusselmaul, Adolf (1822-1902).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 4, item 5
Lamson, George Henry (1852–1882).
Language of Material: English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 4, item 6
Lamson, George Henry (1852–1882).
Language of Material: English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 4, item 7
Laveran, Alphonse (1845-1922).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Ciba Symposia", June-July 1945
box 4, box-folder 4, item 8
Leischman, William, Sir (1865-1926).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scott: "History of Tropical Medicine"
box 4, box-folder 4, item 9
Libman, Emanuel (1872-1946).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Major, 1954, "Journal of Mount Sinai Hospital"
box 4, box-folder 4, item 10
MacCallum, William George (1874-1944).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Archives of Pathology", 38:182-185, September 1944
box 4, box-folder 4, item 11
Mallory, Frank B. (1862-1941).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Archives of Pathology", 33:140, January 1942
box 4, box-folder 4, item 12
Manson, Patrick, Sir (1844–1922).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scott: "History of Tropical Medicine"
box 4, box-folder 4, item 13
Marchand, Felis (1846-1928).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fischer: "Biographisches Lexikon, Berlin, 1933
box 4, box-folder 4, item 14
Marchiafava, Ettore (1847-1935).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 4, item 15
Marie, Pierre (1853-1940).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Major, 1954
box 4, box-folder 4, item 16
Meyer, Henry C. F.
Language of Material: English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 4, item 17
Meyer, Henry C. F.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified; subject was also known as Ludwig Brandt and Gustave Baum
box 4, box-folder 4, item 18
Morgagni, Giovanni Battista (1682-1771).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pettigrew: "Medical Portrait Gallery", 1838
box 4, box-folder 4, item 19
Norris, Charles (1867-1935).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Sketch: Ethel Chase, 1934; from Dr. Helpern, 1955
box 4, box-folder 4, item 20
Opie, Eugene L. (1873–1971).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 5, item 1
Orth, Johannes (1847-1923).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pagel: "Biographisches Lexikon", 1901
box 4, box-folder 5, item 2
Paget, James, Sir (1814-1899).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Memoirs and Letters", 1901
box 4, box-folder 5, item 3
Paget, James, Sir (1814-1899).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Vanity Far", February 22, 1876
box 4, box-folder 5, item 4
Palmer, William (1824–1856) .
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From a drawing by Joseph Simpson, source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 5, item 5
Paris - Old Morgue (1819).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; interior, group with corpse
box 4, box-folder 5, item 6
Paris - Old Morgue.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; exterior of building
box 4, box-folder 5, item 7
Paris - Old Morgue.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; exterior of building
box 4, box-folder 5, item 8
Paris - Old Morgue.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; exterior of building
box 4, box-folder 5, item 9
Paris - Old Morgue.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; Interior, reception hall
box 4, box-folder 5, item 10
Parry, Caleb Hilliard (1755-1822).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Major, 1932; from an engraving by Philip Audinet
box 4, box-folder 5, item 11
Paultauf, Richard (1858-1924).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fischer: "Biographisches Lexikon, Berlin, 1933
box 4, box-folder 5, item 12
Pick, Arnold (1851-1924).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 5, item 13
Piédelièvre, René (1891-1975).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; Professor, Paris
box 4, box-folder 5, item 14
Pitezel, Benjamin Freelon (1856 - 1894).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Callohill St. house where B. F. Pitezel's body was found, exterior; source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 5, item 15
Ponfick, Emil (1844-1913).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pagel: Biographisches Lexikon, 1901
box 4, box-folder 5, item 16
Premature burial (1746).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Title page, Bruhier-d'Ablancourt, 1746, London
box 4, box-folder 5, item 17
Pritchard, Edward William (1825–1865).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 5, item 18
Pritchard, Edward William (1825–1865).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 5, item 19
Prudden, Theophil Mitchell (1849-1924).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biography, 1927; lantern slide plus 35 mm slide
box 4, box-folder 5, item 20
Prudden, Theophil Mitchell (1849-1924).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Prudden biography, 1927; Pathology Lab., College of P. and S., NY, 1876-1877; 35mm slide
box 4, box-folder 6, item 1
Recklinghausen, Friedrich Daniel, (1833-1916).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pagel: Biographisches Lexikon, 1901
box 4, box-folder 6, item 2
Rindfleisch, Georg Eduard (1836-1908).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pagel: Biographisches Lexikon, 1901
box 4, box-folder 6, item 3
Rokitansky, Carl ((1804-1878).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pagel: Biographisches Lexikon, 1901
box 4, box-folder 6, item 4
Romberg, Moritz Heinrich (1795-1873).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 6, item 5
Ross, Ronald, Sir (1857-1932).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Ciba Symposia", June-July 1945; Sir Ronald Ross in 1908, from his "Memoirs", London, 1923
box 4, box-folder 6, item 6
Schilder, Paul Ferdinand (1886-1940).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 6, item 7
Simpson, C. Keith (1907–1985) .
Immediate Source of Acquisition
London, 1954
box 4, box-folder 6, item 8
Stevenson, Thomas, Sir (1838-1908)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection - UCLA, copy
box 4, box-folder 6, item 9
Strumpell, Ernst Adolf Gustav Gottfried, von (1853-1925).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 6, item 10
Sydenham, Thomas (1624-1689).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Lidov Lederle Bulletin" 2, 1952; copy
box 4, box-folder 6, item 11
Tapeworm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
caricature, from the "Album comique de Pathologie pittoresque"
box 4, box-folder 6, item 12
"They say I hanged...".
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Eight lines in rhyme, with title "Foreword"; source unidentified
box 4, box-folder 6, item 13
Thoma, Richard (1847-1923).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pagel: Biographisches Lexikon, 1901
box 4, box-folder 6, item 14
Virchow, Rudolph (1821-1902).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; Vichow in 1849
box 4, box-folder 6, item 15
Virchow, Rudolph (1821-1902).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; Vichow at age of 45
box 4, box-folder 6, item 16
Virchow, Rudolph (1821-1902).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; printed by Akademischer Buchdruck, F. Straub, Munich
box 4, box-folder 6, item 17
Virchow, Rudolph (1821-1902).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; "Vanity Fair", May 25, 1893, drawing by "spy"
box 4, box-folder 6, item 18
Virchow, Rudolph (1821-1902).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM; Virchow's house of birth, in Schivelbein
box 4, box-folder 6, item 19
Wassermann, August, von (1866- ).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mansch: "Medical World", Berlin, 1912
box 4, box-folder 7, item 1
Webster, John White (1793–1850).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From a contemporary print
box 4, box-folder 7, item 2
Webster-Parkman case (1849).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Stone: Report of trial, [?] 54, 1850
box 4, box-folder 7, item 3
Weichselbaum, Anton (1845-1920).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mensch, "Medical World", Berlin, 1912
box 4, box-folder 7, item 4
Weigert, Carl (1845-1904).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Long: "History of Pathology", 1928
box 4, box-folder 7, item 5
Welch, William H. (1850-1934).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Coll. - ROM
box 4, box-folder 7, item 6
"Some Welch rabbits".
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Cartoon drawing by Max Brödel; from Flexner: William Henry Walch, etc. 1941
box 4, box-folder 7, item 7
Wernicke, Carl (1848-1904).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 7, item 8
Wilks, Samuel, Sir (1824–1911).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
"Vanity Fair", Oct. 1, 1892; drawing by "spy"
box 4, box-folder 7, item 9
Wilson, Samuel Alexander Kinnier (1878-1937).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Haymaker, 1953
box 4, box-folder 7, item 10
Zenker, Friedrich Albert, von (1825-1898).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographisches Lexikon, Berlin, 1934
box 4, box-folder 7, item 11
Ziegler, Ernst (1849-1905).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographisches Lexikon, Berlin, 1901
box 4, box-folder 7, item 12
Unidentified slide.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified; drawing of a court scene, with some persons identified by name or function
box 4, box-folder 7, item 13
Unidentified slide.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unidentified; portrait
