Dunphy (John E.) Papers, 1974-81

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Summary

Title:
John Englebert Dunphy Papers,
Dates:
1974-81
Creators:
Dunphy, John Englebert, 1908-1981
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Englebert Dunphy Papers, MSS 82-8, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Background

Scope and content:

The John Englebert Dunphy Papers include correspondence, manuscripts, notes and typescripts of lectures, papers and referee activities, photographs, and glass slides. A folder list of the contents is available.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Dunphy was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, March 31, 1908. He received his A.B. from the College of Holy Cross (1929), and his M.D. from Harvard University (1933). He held an internship and residency at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, beginning in 1933, becoming surgeon there in 1949. He was a fellow in surgery at the Lahey Clinic (1938); held the George Gorham Peters travelling fellowship (1938), and was Arthur Tracy Cabot fellow in surgery at the Laboratory of Surgical Research at Harvard (1939-40).

From 1939 to 1959 Dr. Dunphy was on the faculty of the Medical School at Harvard, where he was professor of surgery. He was Kenneth A.J. MacKenzie professor of surgery, and chairman of the department at the University of Oregon, 1959-64. In 1964 he became professor of surgery and chairman of the Department of Surgery at the UCSF School of Medicine, and held that position until 1975, at which time he became professor emeritus. He served also as associate chief of staff for education at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco, 1975-79.

Dr.Dunphy was a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, and chairman, 1959-61; fellow, American College of Surgeons (President, 1963, chairman of the Board of Regents 1971-73); member of the AMA, Royal College of Surgeons of England (hon.), the International Surgeons Group (President, 1978); Philippine College of Surgeons (hon.), Society of surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and of the Southern, Western, New England and Pacific Coast surgical associations, among others.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Physical description:
9 cartons, 3 boxes (476 folders)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Brooke Dykman Dockter
Date Prepared:
© 2000
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: December 1992.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Englebert Dunphy Papers, MSS 82-8, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US