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Finding Aid to the Esmond Ray Long Papers, 1920-1974

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Collection Summary

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Restrictions

Series Descriptions

Papers, 1920-1974

 

Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division

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Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Dan Jenkins


Descriptive Summary

Collection Number:MS C 362
Creator:Long, Esmond Ray 1890-
Title:Esmond Ray Long Papers
Dates:1920-1974
Quantity:17 MS boxes
Abstract:Biographical data, correspondence, drafts and articles, and printed matter. A sizable portion of the collection pertains to Dr. Long's publications and his work as editor.

Biographical Note

Dr. Esmond R. Long (1890-1979) was a graduate of the University of Chicago and received his medical degree from the university's Rush Medical College. Dr. Long also persued postgraduate studies at the University of Prague. He retired as professor emeritus of pathology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was on the faculty from 1932-1955, and director of the Henry Phipps Institute for the Study, Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis. He was a specialist in the epidemiology, pathology and public health aspects of tuberculosis, particularly its treatment and prevention. He was greatly concerned about effecting change in the socio-economic problems associated with the disease. From 1919 to 1932, he taught at the University of Chicago, and from 1942 to 1946 he was chief consultant on tuberculosis to the Army Surgeon General.

Dr. Long authored several books, including The Chemistry of Tuberculosis, A History of Pathology, and History of the Therapy of Tuberculosis and the Case of Frederic Chopin. He was editor of the International Journal of Leprosy from 1964 to 1969.

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Collection Summary

A sizable portion of the collection pertains to Dr. Long's publications and his work as editor. The major subject area is tuberculosis; contains John B. Barnwell correspondence relating to the Tuberculosis Service of the U. S. Veterans Administration. Other correspondents are: Detlev W. Bronk, Wade H. Brown, Howard T. Harsner, E. B. Krumbhaar, Walsh McDermott, Eugene L. Opie, Henry E. Sigerist, Charles Singer, Shields Warren, and George H. Whipple. Includes material relatingto Florence B. Seibert.

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Restrictions

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

Copyright

NLM does possess copyright to the collection. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

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Index Terms

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MeSH Subjects
History of Medicine
Pathology
Public Health
Tuberculosis--pathology
Personal Names
Seibert, Florence B., 1897-
Corporate Names
Henry Phipps Institute, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania

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Administrative Information

Prefered Citation

[Call Number, Collection Name, Series Number], Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, USA.

Provenance

Gift of Dr. Long from 1968-1975

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Series Descriptions

 

Papers, 1920-1974

Box
1Biographical Materials and Curriculum Vitae
1Interview with Long
1Honors, Awards, and Certificates
1University of Pennsylvania - Honorary Degree, 1948
1Army Orders, 1942-1952
1Personal Items
2Committees, Memberships, and Affiliations, 1946-1947
2Venezuela, Photograph, Testimonial Dinner, 1941
2Diaries, 1945, 1947-1948
2Publications
2Benivieni Book - Reviews
2Chemistry and Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis - Reviews, 1958-1961
2History of Pathology - Reviews
2Magazine Articles, 1936-1939
2Newspapers - Clippings
2Menus, Invitations, Programs
3Armed Forces Institute of Pathology - History of Pathology Exhibit, 1969-1970
3Benivieni Book - Photographs, Genealogy, Draft
3Sexto Congreso Venezolano de Tisiologia y Neumologia, 1969
3Fernel Paper, 1931-1940
3Gold-Headed Cane - Presentation to Bayne-Jones, 1968
3Hastings Foundation, 1960-1966
3Fourth International Congress for Microbiology, 1947
3Twentieth International Tuberculosis Conference, 1969
3Notable American Women, by Lydia Dewitt - Article
3Alfred Newton Richards - Memorabilia Exhibit
3Sturgis (Boucot) Banquet
3Henry E. Sigerist Dinner
3University of Chicago Reunions - 25th and 50th, 1936, 1961
3Victor Robinson Lecture in Medical History, 1967
3Harry Gideon Wells - Portrait, 1938-1947
Correspondence
4Abb - Eri
Correspondents include: John B. Barnwell, Stanhope Bayne-Jones, Chapman H. Binford (International Journal of Leprosy, Leonard Wood Memorial), Kenneth M. Brinkhous, Detlev W. Bronk, Wade H. Brown (American Society for Experimental Pathology), Perry Burgess (Leonard Wood Memorial), L.t. Clark (Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative), John B. Coates (Army-Historical Unit), and Kendall Emerson.
5Fah - Lyn
Correspondents include: William H. Feldman (Streptomycin), E. Freerksen (Borstel Colloquium), Perrin C. Galpin, Howard T. Harsner (American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists), Allen K. Krause, E.B. Krumbhaar (American Society for Experimental Pathology), and Esther E. Lape.
6MacB - Singer, D.W.
Correspondents include: Walsh McDermott, Charles H. Moseley (Army Commission on Tuberculosis in Germany), Eugene L. Opie (American Society for Experimental Pathology), John Reichel (Tuberulin Purified Protein Derivative), Peyton Rous (American Society for Experimental Pathology), Philip E. Sartwell (Army Commission on Tuberculosis in Germany), Florence B. Seibert, Henry E. Sigerist, Charles Singer (Charles C. Thomas Publisher).
7Ska - Z
Correspondents include: Olaf K. Skinsnes (International Journal of Leprosy), Lloyd Stevenson (Bulletin of the History of Medicine), Katherin R. Sturgis (Sturgis Dinner), Owsei Temkin (Bulletin of the History of Medicine), Charles C. Thomas (Publisher), J. Thumin (Borstel Colloquium), E.K. Tingsley (Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative), Arthur J. Vorwald, Shields Warren, Harry Gideon Wells, George H. Whipple (American Society for Experimental Pathology), Wiliam Charles White (Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative), J. H. Harley Williams, and Julius L. Wilson.
7American Review of Tuberculosis - Correspondence, 1938-1955
7G & C Merriam Co. - Correspondence, 1939-1952
8Encyclopedia Brittanica - Correspondence, 1947-1967
8Encyclopedia Brittanica - Drafts and Articles
8Charles C. Thomas - Correspondence, 1927-1965
8Williams & Wilkins - Correspondence, 1926-1965
9American Foundation - Dinner Conference, 1955
9American Philosophical Society - Air Pollution Symposium, 1969
9American Philosophical Society - Committee Work, 1965-1971
Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 1966-1973
9Temkin, 1966-1968
9Stevenson, 1968-1973
9Richard H. Shryock - Biography (American Philosophical Society)
9American Trudeau Society, 1947-1972
9Dictionary of American Biography - Allen Krause Article
9Henry Phipps Institute, 1920-1961
9Leonard Wood Memorial, 1938-1973
9National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council, 1946-1971
9National Institutes of Health, 1949-1968
9Office of Indian Affairs, 1934-1952
10International Journal of Leprosy, 1958-1969
11International Journal of Leprosy, 1969-1974
11Borstel Colloquium, 1970-1973
12American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists, 1939-1949
12History of American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists, 1958-1975
12Armed Forces Institute of Pathology - Registry, 1962-1970
12American Society for Experimental Pathology, 1920-1923
13American Society for Experimental Pathology, 1924-1939
13History of the American Society for Experimental Pathology, 1969-1973
14History of the American Society for Experimental Pathology - Draft, Photos of Presidents
14Army Commission on Tuberculosis in Germany, 1945-1949
15Army - Draft of Buchenwald Report, 1945
15Army - Exclusion of Tuberculosis, 1946
15Army - Tuberculosis in Germany Reports, 1947-1949
15Tuberculosis in Germany - Photographs
15Army - Historical Unit, 1947-1969
15Hagerstown Tuberculosis Conference, 1938-1939
15Hagerstown Tuberculosis Conference - Minutes and Reports
15Hospitalization of Uncooperative Tuberculosis Patients, 138-1945
15Streptomycin, 9146-1947
16Streptomycin, 1947-1955
16Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative, 1933-1936
16Tuberculosis Control in Spain, 1950-1956
16Febrile Reactions Following the Injection of Non-Specific Agents into Rabbits, by F. Seibert
17Florence B. Seibert - Correspondence and Pubications

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Last reviewed: 02 November 2006
Last updated: 02 November 2006
First published: 23 June 2004
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