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Marmelzat (Willard L.) collection
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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Preferred Citation
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Processing Information
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biography/History
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Willard L. Marmelzat collection
    Creator: Marmelzat, Willard L. (Willard Lee)
    Identifier/Call Number: Biomed.0429
    Physical Description: 34 Linear Feet (68 document boxes and 6 oversize flat boxes)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1943-1999
    Abstract: Willard Lee Marmelzat, M.D., renowned dermatologist, wrote multiple works on the history of medicine. In addition to his manuscripts, the collection consists of his subject files, correspondence, publications, professional society files, speeches, education files, and memorabilia.
    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.

    Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

    CONTAINS DIGITAL AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed digital and audiovisual materials. For information about the access status of the material that you are looking for, refer to the Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note at the series and file levels. All requests to access processed digital and audiovisual materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Willard L. Marmelzat Collection (Biomed Manuscript Collection Number 429). UCLA Library Special Collections, History and Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of the Marmelzat family, December 2012.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Kelly Besser with assistance from Rebecca Bucher and Cooper Moll, in consultation with Russell Johnson, and supervised by Megan Hahn Fraser, 2016. This collection was processed following the Guidelines for Efficient Archival Processing in the University of California Libraries.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 6898776 

    Biography/History

    Willard Lee Marmelzat, M.D., was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received his M.D. at Tulane University School of Medicine in 1944. Passionate about music, Marmelzat was awarded the William Osler Medal of American Association of the History of Medicine for his M.D. thesis about the history of the relationship between doctors and music. He developed his thesis into a book, Musical Sons of Aesculpius, published in 1946. After medical school, Marmelzat served as a Navy physician on the USS New Jersey before permanently residing in Los Angeles, California. He established himself as a renowned dermatologist and author of multiple works pertaining to the history of medicine. Dr. Marmelzat died at the age of 93 in Los Angeles.

    Scope and Content

    The Willard L. Marmelzat collection consists of his manuscripts, subject files, correspondence, publications, professional society files, speeches, education files, and memorabilia, ranging in date from 1943 to 1999.

    Organization and Arrangement

    This collection has been arranged in the following series:
    • Series 1: Manuscripts
    • Series 2: Subject files
    • Series 3: Correspondence
    • Series 4: Clinical files
    • Series 5: Publications
    • Series 6: Professional society files
    • Series 7: Education files
    • Series 8: Memorabilia