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Finding Aid to Guenter B. Risse Research Files,
1853-1925 and 1963-2017,
SFH 86
SFH 86
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Description
Contains research files of Dr. Guenter B. Risse for his books,
Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown,
and
Driven by Fear: Epidemics and Isolation in San Francisco's House of Pestilence,
and journal article, "Translating Western Modernity: The First Chinese Hospital in America."
Background
Guenter B. Risse is a physician, historian, and professor emeritus of the history of medicine at the University of California,
San Francisco. He is also an affiliate professor at the University of Washington, Seattle. Besides
Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown
and
Driven by Fear: Epidemics and Isolation in San Francisco's House of Pestilence,
he authored
Hospital Life in Enlightenment Scotland
and
Mending Bodies, Saving Souls: A History of Hospitals.
Extent
2 cartons, 1 manuscripts box
(2.4 cubic feet)
Restrictions
Copyright for Guenter B. Risse's original documents retained by Risse until his passing. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist.
Availability
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours.