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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Robert E. Stowell Papers
creator:
Stowell, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1914-
Identifier/Call Number: D-452
Physical Description:
23.4 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1928-2011
Abstract: Robert E. Stowell (1914-2011) served as Scientific Director of the
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (1959-1967) and founding Chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of
California, Davis School of Medicine. His Papers contain biographical materials, his writings and correspondence, as well
as
his slide collection which documents his travels around the world. Also included are files related to organizations that he
was affiliated with including: Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology (UAREP), Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology (AFIP) and American Registry of Pathology (ARP).
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections,
as many are stored offsite.
Robert Eugene Stowell was born on December 25, 1914 in Cashmere, Washington. He received a B.A. from Stanford University
in 1936, an M.D. from Stanford Medical School in 1941, and a PhD in Pathology from Washington University in 1944. After
medical school, Stowell worked as a research assistant at the Barnard Free Skin and Cancer Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri
and then as Assistant Professor of Pathology at Washington University. He spent 1946-1947 as an Advanced Medical Fellow of
the Commonwealth Fund at the Institute for Cell Research in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1948, he was appointed Chairman of the
Department of Oncology at the University of Kansas and in 1951 he was made Chairman of the Department of Pathology and
Oncology.
Stowell served as Scientific Director at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology from 1959-1967. In 1967, he came to the
University of California, Davis (UCD) as the founding Chair of the Department of Pathology at the School of Medicine. He
served as chair until June 1969, when he became Director of the UCD Primate Center. He returned to the Pathology Department
in 1971 and retired in 1982.
Stowell passed away on November 20, 2011.
The collection contains biographical materials, Stowell's writings and correspondence, as well as his slide collection
which documents his travels around the world. Also included are files related to organizations that he was affiliated with
including: Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology (UAREP), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
(AFIP), and American Registry of Pathology (ARP).
The collection is arranged in 11 series: 1. Biographical Materials, 2. Writings, 3. Correspondence, 4. Research Materials,
5. Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology (UAREP), 6. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
and
American Registry of Pathology (ARP), 7. Conferences and Travel, 8. UC Davis, 9. Photographs, 10. Audiovisual Materials, 11.
Memorabilia.
Special Collections also holds two oral history interviews of Stowell. The first interview was conducted in 1995 by Joann
Leach Larkey for the project to mark the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the School of Medicine titled,
Chairmen of the Department of Medical Pathology, University of California, Davis, 1967-1996.The second
interview was conducted by the UC Davis Emeriti Association in 2002.
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara was assisted by student employee Michelle Xie in the processing of this collection. This finding aid,
which was created in part from lists that were provided by Susan Stowell at the time of donation, was updated in 2013 to
reflect additions to the collection.
Donated by Professor Stowell.
[Identification of item], Robert E. Stowell Papers, D-452, Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of
California, Davis.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California National Primate Research Center
Armed Forces Institute of
Pathology (U.S.)
Stowell, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1914---Archives.
University of California, Davis--Faculty--Archives
Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology
University of California, Davis. School of Medicine. Dept. of Pathology