Immediate Source of Acquisition note
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Biographical/Historical note
Scope and Contents note
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Herbert L. Abrams papers
creator:
Abrams, Herbert L.
creator:
Reagan, Ronald
Identifier/Call Number: SC0858
Physical Description:
75.5 Linear Feet
(57 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1950-2004
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Herbert L. Abrams 2007-2016.
Information about Access
Access: Materials are open to research use.
Cite As
Herbert L. Abrams Papers (SC0858). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biographical/Historical note
Herbert Abrams is a professor of radiology, emeritus, at the Stanford School of Medicine and a member-in-residence at CISAC
[Center for International Security and Cooperation], where he directs the Project on Disabled Leadership. He was Professor
and Director of Diagnostic Radiology at Stanford from 1960 to 1967, and was then appointed and served as Philip H. Cook Professor
and Chairman of Radiology at Harvard University from 1967 to 1985. He returned to Stanford in 1985 as Professor of Radiology.
Abrams was founding vice president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1985. He was also active for more than 20 years in Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Scope and Contents note
Papers pertaining to his medical teaching career include syllabi from Harvard Medical School Departments of Radiology and
Continuing Education, 1982-1984; materials from Resident Seminars, 1956-1982; his reprints; and general professional papers
which include correspondence, circa 1950-1971, and articles, talks, and conference materials, 1986-1988. The collection also
includes research files and his writings on civil defense, the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, Yalta Conference
of 1945, cognition and decision-making, decision-makers and Soviet leaders, nuclear accidents, effects of radiation, and presidential
health.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Presidents -- United States -- Health.
Nuclear accidents.
Radiography, Medical -- Study and teaching.
Abrams, Herbert L.
Yalta Conference (1945).
Reagan, Ronald
Stanford University. School of Medicine
Abrams, Herbert L.
Harvard Medical School.
Reagan, Ronald