Herbert Hultgren Papers
Mandeville Special Collections Library
Mandeville Special Collections Library
The UCSD Libraries
9500 Gilman Drive
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California 92093-0175
Phone: (858) 534-2533
Fax: (858) 534-5950
URL: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/
Copyright 2005
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Creator:
Hultgren, Herbert N.
Title: Herbert Hultgren Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1940-1998
Extent:
4.00 linear feet
(11 archives boxes)
Abstract: Papers of Herbert Hultgren, cardiologist, mountain climber, researcher in high altitude medicine, and specialist in the study
of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Hultgren and his colleague, Dr. Warren Spickard, were the first to publish a full
account of high-altitude pulmonary edema in an English language publication. The papers contain materials related to Hultgren's
work in Peru in the early 1960s on HAPE; drafts and production materials for his self-published textbook entitled HIGH ALTITUDE
MEDICINE; a complete collection of his reprints; and files related to his important journal articles. The bulk of the collection
is concerned with Hultgren's research on high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and preparation of the book HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE
and contains notebooks, drafts, notes, correspondence, data from experiments and patient observations, and reference articles.
Also included are files documenting Hultgren's work on cardiac catheterization and establishment of first catheterization
laboratory in Stanford, as well as his observation of cases of severe starvation in concentration camp survivors conducted
while he served in Europe with U.S. Medical Corps in the end of the World War II. The papers are arranged in six series:
1) NOTEBOOKS, 2) SUBJECT FILES, 3) JOURNAL ARTICLES, 4) HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE - BOOK MATERIALS, 5) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS,
and 6) REPRINTS.
Repository:
University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
La Jolla, California 92093-0175
Collection number: MSS 0628
Language of Material:
Collection materials in English
Access
Collection is open for research
Acquisition Information
Not Available
Preferred Citation
Herbert Hultgren Papers, MSS 0628. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Biography
Herbert Nils Hultgren was born on August 29, 1917, in Santa Rosa, California. He attended Santa Rosa Junior College and then
Stanford University where he graduated in 1939. Hultgren attended the Stanford School of Medicine and graduated in 1943.
He served in the U.S. Army in Europe between 1944 and 1945 where he observed starved prisoners from German concentration camps.
Before joining the Stanford faculty in 1948, he completed residencies in internal medicine and pathology at Stanford. He
attained the rank of professor at Stanford School of Medicine and served as chief of the Cardiology Division at Stanford Medical
School and later at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California. Hultgren designed and established the first
cardiac catheterization laboratory in Northern California.
In 1959, Hultgren and his colleague, Dr, Warren Spickard, traveled to Peru and visited the Chulec General Hospital where they
encountered high altitude pulmonary edema, known locally as edema of the lungs in newcomers. They reviewed the reports on
41 cases and presented the data in the Stanford Medical Bulletin.
In 1990, Hultgren received the prestigious Albion W. Hewlett Award for excellence in patient care, teaching, and research
by his fellow Stanford University faculty members. He served as chairman of the Sub-specialty Board on Cardiovascular Disease
of the American Board of Internal Medicine, President of the Association of University Cardiologists, President of the Western
Association of Physicians, and was a member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation.
After his retirement, he continued part-time teaching and lecturing until his death in October 1997.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of Herbert Nils Hultgren (1917-1997), a prominient cardiologist and pioneering researcher in high altitude medicine,
document his research in high altitude medicine and cardiac catheterization. The bulk of the collection is related to Hultgren's
research on high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and preparation of his book entitled HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE. These materials
comprise notebooks, subject files, and drafts of chapters. Materials related to his trip to Peru in 1960-1961 include a notebook
and transcriptions of two tapes dictated by Hultgren while he was there. Also represented in the collection are materials
documenting Hultgren's observations of severe cases of starvation in Nazi concentration camp survivors.
The papers are arranged in six series: 1) NOTEBOOKS, 2) SUBJECT FILES, 3) JOURNAL ARTICLES, 4) HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE - BOOK
MATERIALS, 5) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS, and 6) REPRINTS.
SERIES 1: NOTEBOOKS
The NOTEBOOKS series contains manuscript notes on military medicine and experiments done at the 131st Evacuation and 59th
Field Hospitals with the U.S. Army Medical Corps, observations of cases of severe starvation in Nazi concentration camp survivors,
laboratory notes on cardiac catheterization and congenital heart disease, and observations of HAPE from a 1961 trip to Peru.
The notebooks are organized chronologically.
SERIES 2: SUBJECT FILES
The SUBJECT FILES series, arranged alphabetically, contains research materials related to the study of coronary artery perfusion,
high altitude pulmonary edema, hypercholesterolemia, and malnutrition. Included are data sheets, charts, X-rays, correspondence,
and figures.
SERIES 3: JOURNAL ARTICLES
The JOURNAL ARTICLES series contains manuscript drafts, correspondence and research materials for selected journal articles.
SERIES 4: HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE - BOOK MATERIALS
The HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE series contains files that were generated during Hultgren's work on his HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE
book. The files include correspondence, notes, reference materials, figures, and drafts. The series is arranged in three
subseries: A) Research Materials, B) Drafts, and C) Editorial Materials.
A) The Research Materials subseries is arranged by chapter and contains notes, correspondence, and reference articles.
B) The Drafts subseries is also arranged by chapter and contains typescripts for each chapter of the book. Also included
are figures, correspondence and reference articles.
C) The Editorial Materials subseries contains correspondence regarding monograph indexing and editorial notes.
SERIES 5: MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS
The MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS series contains Hultgren's curriculum vitae and a list of his publications. Also included are
files related to a discussion of Hultgren's contribution to the study of HAPE syndrome, and transcriptions of tapes dictated
by Hultgren in Peru in 1960 with his commentary on HAPE.
SERIES 6: REPRINTS
The REPRINTS series contains a complete collection of Hultgren's reprints arranged in numerical order.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Hultgren, Herbert N. -- Archives
Pulmonary edema
Altitude, Influence of -- Peru
box 1, folder 2
Military Medicine
1945 - 1946
box 1, folder 3
Notes on Experiments in the 131st Evacuation and 59th Field Hospitals
1945 - 1946
Note
Contains notebook, Hultgren's identification card, newspaper clipping, and typescript confession of Franz Ziereis, a concentration
camp official.
box 1, folder 4
Laboratory notes
1952
Note
Contains notes on cardiac catheterization, congenital heart disease, plans for the opening of cardiac catheterization laboratory,
and meeting notes.
box 1, folder 5
Peru Data Book
1961
Note
Contains observations of patients and catheter study notes.
box 1, folder 7
Coronary Artery Perfusion
1969
Note
Contains data sheets.
box 1, folder 8
Coronary Perfusion (Dog)
1970
Note
Contains notes and X-rays of heart.
box 1, folder 9
Data sheets and charts
Note
Undated. Contains tables numbered 1 through 54.
box 1, folder 10
Dugong Heart
Note
Contains correspondence, notes, reference articles, and black-and-white photographs of heart.
box 1, folder 11
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema - Autopsy Studies and Data
Note
Contains correspondence, notes, and reference materials.
box 1, folder 12
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema - Fatal cases
Note
Contains letters, data sheets, and Rodman Wilson's report on Problems of Sickness and Rescue at High Altitude.
box 2, folder 1
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema - Pathology
Note
Contains reprints of articles.
box 2, folder 2
Hypercholesterolemia - Kahn
Note
Contains correspondence, data sheets, and medical records.
box 2, folder 3
Malnutrition
1945
Note
Contains correspondence, notes, and X-rays.
box 2, folder 4
Photographs
Note
Charts, X-rays, and tables.
box 2, folder 5
X-rays of injected coronary arteries
1969
Note
Contains X-rays numbered 1 through 45 and two negatives with notes.
box 2, folder 6
Cardiac Function Following Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement
1969
Note
With H. Hubis and N. Shumway. Contains draft, notes, correspondence, and figures.
box 2, folder 7
Cardiac Function Following Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement
1969
Note
With H. Hubis and N. Shumway. Contains reference materials.
box 2, folder 8
Cardiac Function Following Prosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement
1968
Note
With H. Hubis and N. Shumway. Contains correspondence and drafts.
box 3, folder 1
Cardiac Function Following Prosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement
1968
Note
With H. Hubis and N. Shumway. Contains manuscripts, charts, notes, and figures.
box 3, folder 2
Clinical and Laboratory Observations In Severe Starvation
1951
Note
Contains manuscripts, typescripts, galley proof, two letters, black-and-white photographs, and a reference article.
box 3, folder 3
History Of Cardiac Catheterization
Note
Contains typescript, manuscript, and notes.
box 3, folder 4
History Of Cardiac Catheterization
Note
Contains correspondence and black-and-white photographs. Correspondence dating back to 1958-1959.
box 3, folder 5
History Of Cardiac Catheterization
Note
Contains reference materials.
box 4, folder 1
Syndrome Of Patent Ductus Arteriosus With Pulmonary Hypertension
1953
Note
With A. Selzer, A. Purdy, E. Holman, and F. Gerbode. Contains typescripts.
box 4, folder 2
Syndrome Of Patent Ductus Arteriosus With Pulmonary Hypertension
1953
Note
With A. Sezer, A. Purdy, E. Holman, and F. Gerbode. Contains notes, correspondence, and black-and-white photographs.
box 4, folder 3
Venous Pistol Shot Sounds
1962
Note
Contains typescripts, manuscripts, notes, and correspondence.
box 4, folder 4
Venous Pistol Shot Sounds
1962
Note
Contains charts, reference articles, and negatives.
HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE -- BOOK MATERIALS
box 4, folder 5
1. Physiologic Effects of High Altitude
Note
Contains correspondence and reference materials.
box 4, folder 6
2. Respiration and Pulmonary Function
Note
Contains correspondence and reference materials.
box 4, folder 7
3. Systematic Circulation
Note
Contains a letter, notes, and reference articles.
box 4, folder 8
4. Pulmonary Circulation
Note
Contains a letter, notes, and reference articles.
box 4, folder 9
5. Blood and Plasma Volume
Note
Contains correspondence and reference articles.
box 5, folder 1
6. Central Nervous System
Note
Contains letters, notes, and reference articles.
box 5, folder 2
7. Endocrine System
Note
Contains notes and reference materials.
box 5, folder 3
8. Nutrition and Metabolism
Note
Contains reference materials.
box 5, folder 4
9. Water, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance
Note
Contains notes and reference articles.
box 5, folder 5
10. Acclimatization
Note
Contains notes and reference articles.
box 5, folder 6
11. Exercise
Note
Contains a letter and reference articles.
box 5, folder 7
12. Acute and Subacute Mountain Sickness
Note
Contains notes, letters, and reference articles.
box 5, folder 8
13. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Note
Contains correspondence, notes, and reference articles.
box 5, folder 9
14. High Altitude Cerebral Edema
Note
Contains correspondence, notes, and reference articles.
box 6, folder 1
15. Chronic Mountain Sickness
Note
Contains a letter, notes, tables, and reference articles.
box 6, folder 3
17. Systemic Edema
Note
Contains letters and reference articles.
box 6, folder 4
19. Headache
Note
Contains letter, notes, and articles.
box 6, folder 5
20. High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension
Note
Contains letters and reference materials.
box 6, folder 6
21. Retinal Hemorrhages
Note
Contains letters, notes, and reference materials.
box 6, folder 7
22. Syncope
Note
Contains letters, notes, typescripts, and reference materials.
box 6, folder 8
23. Coronary Artery Disease
Note
Contains letters, notes, and reference articles.
box 6, folder 9
24. Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease
Note
Contains a letter, notes, and reference materials.
box 6, folder 10
25. Systemic Hypertension
Note
Contains correspondence, notes, and reference materials.
box 6, folder 11
26. Sickle Cell Disease
Note
Contains a letter, notes, and reference materials.
box 6, folder 12
27. Pulmonary Disease
Note
Contains notes and reference materials.
box 7, folder 1
28. Migraine
Note
Contains a letter, reference materials, and notes.
box 7, folder 2
29. Sea Level Conditions
Note
Contains letters, notes, and reference materials.
box 7, folder 3
30. Women and Altitude
Note
Contains a letter, notes, and reference materials.
box 7, folder 4
High Altitude Man - Notes
Note
Contains letters, notes, and reference materials.
box 7, folder 5
Appendix 1. Medicolegal Aspects
Note
Contains correspondence, notes, and reference materials.
box 7, folder 6
Medico-Legal Problems (Clients not Passengers)
Note
Contains notes and reference materials.
box 7, folder 7
Appendix 2. Selected High Altitude Monographs and Proceedings
box 7, folder 8
Table of Contents
Note
Contains drafts, notes, and correspondence.
box 7, folder 10
1. Physiologic Effects of High Altitude
box 7, folder 11
2. Respiration and Pulmonary Function
box 8, folder 1
5. Blood and Plasma Volume
box 8, folder 2
6. Central Nervous System
box 8, folder 4
8. Nutrition and Metabolism
box 8, folder 5
9. Water, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance
box 8, folder 9
12. Acute and Subacute Mountain Sickness
box 8, folder 10
12. Acute and Subacute Mountain Sickness
box 8, folder 11
12. Acute and Subacute Mountain Sickness
box 9, folder 1
13. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
box 9, folder 2
13. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
box 9, folder 3
13. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
box 9, folder 4
14. High Altitude Celebral Edema
box 9, folder 5
15. Chronic Mountain Sickness
box 9, folder 10
20. High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension
box 9, folder 13
23. Coronary Artery Disease and Altitude
box 9, folder 14
24. Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease
box 9, folder 15
25. Systemic Hypertension
box 10, folder 3
Appendix 1. Medicolegal Aspects
box 10, folder 4
Appendix 2. Selected High Altitude Monographs and Proceedings
box 10, folder 5
Appendix 2. Medications Used For High Altitude Medical Problems
Note
Contains correspondence, notes, drafts, and reference materials.
box 10, folder 6
Monograph Indexing
Note
Contains correspondence and notes.
box 10, folder 7
Shirley Taylor Editorial Notes
box 10, folder 9
Hultgren's contributions to and work on high altitude pulmonary edema - discussion
1960 - 1998
Note
Contains Robert F. Grover, reprint of Hultgren's article "Lung Pathology In High Altitude Pulmonary Edema," transcriptions
of tapes dictated by him in Peru in 1960, June 18 and July 23, a letter from Hultgren dated 1962, and a letter from Charles
Houston to Hultgren from 1966.
box 10, folder 10
West, John
1995 - 1998
Note
Contains correspondence and enclosures. Correspondence concerned with early history of HAPE and Hultgren's contributions
to the discussion of HAPE.
box 10, folder 11
Scientific American Medicine
1993
Note
Contains correspondence and tables.
box 11, folder 2
Numbered Reprints 114-158
box 11, folder 3
Numbered Reprints 159-197
