Arthur S. Kling Collection, 1964-1998
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Arthur S. Kling Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1964-1998
Collection number: 438
Creator:
Kling, Arthur S. 1929-1997
Extent:
2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences
Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
Abstract: This small collection contains Dr. Arthur S. Kling's basic biographical and professional information in a few textual documents.
However, a visual history of his scientific work is well represented in photographs and over one thousand 35 mm slides. Contained
are presentations of experimental data, materials for teaching and lectures, and many pictures of non-human primates, who
were his main experimental subjects. There are also many slides from Dr. Kling's extensive travels in Africa and Europe, unfortunately
not identified for place.
Physical location: Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF)
Language of Material: Collection materials inEnglish
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights in the physical objects belong to the UCLA Biomedical Library. Literary 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 if the Biomedical Library does not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Arthur S. Kling collection (Manuscript collection 438). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History
and Special Collections for the Sciences , University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated to the UCLA Neuroscience History Archives by Dr. Kling's home department in 1997, which subsequently
transferred it to the UCLA Biomedical Library; obituaries were added in 1998.
Biography
Arthur (Art) S. Kling, M.D., was born in Chicago, IL, received a B.S. from Brookfield Zoo in Biology, and the M.D. degree
from the University of Utrecht, Holland. He interned and did his residency at Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago. After positions
at Michael Reese and the University of Illinois, Chicago, he moved to Rutgers Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, in 1968 and
remained there for twelve years.
In 1980 Dr. Kling became Chief, Psychiatry Services, at the Veterans Service Administration Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA,
served as Chief of Staff there from 1984 to 1986, and subsequently as Chief of Psychiatry Service until his death in 1997.
He was also appointed Professor in Residence in the Department of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, and served as the Department's
Vice Chairman in 1980 and Assistant Dean of the School of Medicine, 1984-1986. Dr. Kling was also a member of the UCLA Brain
Research Institute.
In addition to his ongoing teaching and administrative duties, Dr. Kling always maintained an active research program, focused
on the interaction of brain activity and social behavior. His subjects were mainly nonhuman primates, and much of the work
was performed in the field in Africa and other locations. He was lauded for contributions to the fields of psychiatry, neuroscience,
and primatology.
Scope and Content
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Printed Material. 5 folders
- Series 2. Photographs. 5 folders
- Series 3. Slides. 15 folders (circa 1000 slides)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Kling, Arthur S., 1929-1997 - Archives
Behavior
Primates
Series 1.
Printed Material
Physical Description:
5 folders
Box 1, Folder 1
Obituaries.
1997-1998
Scope and Content Note
photocopies: "Archives of General Psychiatry", 55(12):1144, 1998; "American Journal of Primatology 44(3):227-230, 1998; short
clipping, "LA Times", 1979
Box 1, Folder 2
Curriculum vitae.
1996
Scope and Content Note
biographical information, professional experience, list of 130 publications and 35 selected presentations
Box 1, Folder 3
Academic documents.
1995-1996
Scope and Content Note
appointment as Vice Chair, UCLA Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1995, 1996); application for clinical privileges
in Psychiatry Service, Sepulveda VA (1996); student evaluation of teaching activities (1995-6)
Box 1, Folder 4
Reprints.
1994-1996
Scope and Content Note
four reprints or photocopies
Box 1, Folder 5
Monkey experiments, temporal cortex lesions.
undated
Scope and Content Note
graphs of experimental results for six monkeys; schematic of electrode and lesion placement for three monkeys
Note
see snapshots in Box I, Folder 7
Series 2.
Photographs
Physical Description:
5 folders
Box 1, Folder 6
Personal photographs.
1970s-1980s, undated
Scope and Content Note
headshot of Dr. Kling; snapshots of Kling, colleagues, and family, none identified
Box 1, Folder 7
Monkey photographs.
undated
Physical Description: 3.5 x 5", color
Scope and Content Note
caged moneys, and dead snake used as an experimental stimulus
Box 1, Folder 8
Chimpanzee photographs.
undated
Physical Description: 1 of 3; 5 x 7", black & white
Scope and Content Note
circa 60 photographs of free-ranging and caged chimpanzees, and of other wildlife [one shows Dr. Kling]
Note
circa half the prints are tagged ""Photograph by Kenneth C. Rice, Rutgers Medical School"
Box 1, Folder 9
Chimpanzee photographs.
circa 1977
Physical Description: 2 of 3; 8 x 10", black & white
Scope and Content Note
some reproductions from a published source; two pages of cryptic hand-written notes about the chimpanzees and their keep
Box 1, Folder 10
Chimpanzee photographs.
1972, undated
Physical Description: 3 of 3; 3.5 x 5" color, black & white
Scope and Content Note
circa 40 snapshots of chimpanzees in a large outdoor fenced landscape
Series 3.
Slides
Physical Description:
15 folders (circa 1270 slides)
Subseries 1.
Animal Research Data.
Box 1, Folder 11
Monkey behavior - observational studies.
undated
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
data tables and graphs, some text slides; intact and brain-lesioned subjects; emphasis on amygdala and temporal lobe lesions
Note
circa 100 slides
Box 1, Folder 12
Monkey behavior - electrophysiological studies.
undated
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
mainly graphs
Note
circa 85 slides
Box 1, Folder 13
Monkey behavior - physiological studies.
undated
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
endocrines, neurotransmitters, THA, etc.
Note
circa 100 slides
Subseries 2.
Human Research and Clinical Care.
Box 1, Folder 14
Slides for testing human emotional empathy, object identification, language comprehension.
undated, 1981
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
faces, objects, and many English words and phrases
Note
circa 270 slides
Box 1, Folder 15
THA (Tacrine) in Alzheimer's Disease.
1980-1992
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
16 data slides of Dr. Kling's work with THA in animals; 32 slides of partial correspondence, newspaper and journal articles,
and conference presentations dealing mainly with other investigators' THA results with Alzheimer patients
Box 2, Folder 1
Schizophrenia.
undated
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
variety of data: family history, physiology, endocrinology, EEG
Note
36 slides
Box 2, Folder 2
Humans - miscellaneous.
1982, undated
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
includes MRI and fMRI
Note
44 slides
Subseries 3.
Other Scientific Material.
Box 2, Folder 3
Brain anatomy - drawings.
undated
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
regions, pathways, ablation areas
Note
circa 70 slides
Box 2, Folder 4
Brain physiology - drawings.
undated
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
pathways, secretions, of hormones, neurotransmitters, etc.
Note
15 slides
Box 2, Folder 5
Brain visualizations.
1973-1980, undated
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
tissue slices, cross sections, whole brain
Note
circa 60 slides
Series 3.
Slides
Physical Description:
15 folders (circa 1270 slides)
Subseries 4.
Monkeys and Chimpanzees.
Box 2, Folder 6
Free ranging, caged, and corralled animals.
1964-1987
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Note
circa 120 slides
Box 2, Folder 7
Implanted monkeys.
1979, undated
Subseries 5.
Travel & Miscellaneous.
Box 2, Folder 8
Travel slides.
1968-1989
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
sorted by date, but locations unidentified; most slides from a 1981 trip, many from 1975, others scattered in time
Note
almost 300 slides
Box 2, Folder 9
Portraits and illustrations.
undated
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
portraits of eminent scientists and groups; copies of old illustrations; cartoons
Note
23 slides
Box 2, Folder 10
Staff and office.
1989
Physical Description: 35 mm slides
Scope and Content Note
snapshots of people, offices, buildings; Dr. Kling at his desk
Note
20 slides
