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Longo (Lawrence D.) Invoices and Subject Files
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Lawrence D. Longo invoices and subject files
Identifier/Call Number: mssLongo
Physical Description:
2.9 Linear Feet
(7 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1878-2014
Date (bulk): 1970-2000
Abstract: Invoices and printed materials related
to Lawrence D. Longo's collection of antiquarian and rare books in reproductive biology from
1878-2012.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department.
For more information, contact Reader Services.
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.
[Identification of item]. Lawrence D. Longo invoices and subject files, The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of The Longo Family Trust, Lawrence D. and Betty Jeanne Longo, Trustees, 2015.
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).
This collection consists of invoices and subject files related to Lawrence D. Longo's
collection of antiquarian and rare books in reproductive biology and dates from 1878-2014.
One of Longo's first book purchases was in 1962 and his last purchase appears to have
been in 2014. Accompanying the invoices is correspondence between Longo and the book dealers
regarding his purchases and reimbursement forms submitted to Loma Linda University by Longo.
Subject files relate to various physicians, institutions, and topics in the health sciences
and include clippings, lists, photocopies, printed portraits, obituaries, and offprints. The
earliest clipping is from June 29, 1878 from The British Medical Journal about the Harveian
Oration. Most of the printed material relates to the Canadian physician William Osler and
the writings of medical historian William Bennett Bean.
Processed by Gina C Giang in February 2020. The original arrangement of the invoices was
maintained during processing. The subject files were artificially created by Huntington
Staff during accessioning and maintained during processing.
During processing in February 2020, Gina C Giang removed and shredded 0.08 linear feet of
financial documents.
Forms part of Lawrence D. Longo and Betty Jeanne Longo Collection in Reproductive
Biology.
Arranged in two series: 1. Invoices; 2. Subject files. Files are alphabetically arranged
within series.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Antiquarian booksellers -- United States
Book collectors -- United
States
Medicine -- California
Medicine -- History
Clippings (information artifacts)
Invoices
Offprints
Printed materials (object genre)
Bean, William B. (William Bennett),
1909-1989
Johns Hopkins University
Loma Linda University
Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919