Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Longo Manuscripts Collection
- Dates:
- Approximately 1575-1931
- Abstract:
- A collection of volumes, manuscripts, documents, and correspondence dealing with the history of medicine, midwifery, gynecology, obstetrics and childbirth.
- Extent:
- 25 items in two boxes
- Language:
- The records are in English, French, Italian and Latin .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Longo Manuscripts Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of two boxes. Box 1: Volumes and Documents, approx. 1575-1822, HM 83505-83510 ; Box 2: Volumes, Documents, Manuscripts and Correspondence, 1843-1931, HM 83511-83529. The material deals with the history of medicine, midwifery, gynecology, obstetrics and childbirth; this collection forms part of the Lawrence D. Longo and Betty Jeanne Longo Collection in Reproductive Biology.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lawrence D. Longo (1926-2016) was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Pacific Union College and then the College of Medical Evangelists (now Loma Linda University School of Medicine) in 1954. Dr. Longo established the Center for Perinatal Biology at Loma Linda University and served as its founding director from 1973-2012; he was president of both the Society for Gynecologic Investigation (1982-1983) and the American Osler Society (2002-2003).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of The Longo Family Trust, Lawrence D. and Betty Jeanne Longo, Trustees, 2015.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Childbirth – France – History
Childbirth – Great Britain – History
Childbirth – Italy – History
Childbirth – United States – History
Gynecology – France – History
Gynecology – Great Britain – History
Gynecology – Italy – History
Gynecology – United States – History
History of Medicine
Midwifery – France – History
Midwifery – Great Britain – History
Midwifery – Italy – History
Midwifery – United States – History
Obstetrics – France – History
Obstetrics – Great Britain – History
Obstetrics – Italy – History
Obstetrics – United States – History
Prohibition – Pennsylvania
Reproductive health
Account books – Great Britain – 19th century
Account books – United States – 19th century
Documents – Great Britain – 19th century
Documents – United States – 20th century
Lecture notes – Great Britain – 18th century
Lecture notes – United States – 19th century
Letters (correspondence) – Great Britain – 19th century
Letters (correspondence) – Great Britain – 20th century
Letters (correspondence) – United States – 19th century
Manuscripts – Great Britain – 18th century
Manuscripts – Italy – 16th century
Manuscripts – United States – 20th century
Notebooks – France – 19th century>
Notebooks – Great Britain – 19th century>
Notebooks – United States – 19th century
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2017
- Date Encoded:
- Machine readable finding aid encoded by Gayle M. Richardson in August 2017
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Longo Manuscripts Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191