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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
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Series Descriptions
Papers, 1902-1973
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Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division
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| Collection Number: | MS C 206 |
| Creator: | Middleton, William Shainline, 1890-1975 |
| Title: | William Shainline Middleton Papers
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| Dates: | 1902-1973 |
| Quantity: | 57 MS boxes and case items |
| Abstract: | Dr. Middleton was Dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1935-55; Chief Consultant in medicine to the European Theater of Operations, 1942-45; Special Advisor to the Surgeon General of the Army during the Korean conflict; and, Chief Medical Officer of the Veterans Administration, 1955-63. |
William Shainline Middleton (1890-1975) was born in Norristown, PA, and earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1911. After interning at Philadelphia General Hospital, he joined the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1912. He became assistant professor on 1915, professor in 1933, and finally serving as Dean of the Medical School from 1935 to 1955.
Middleton served in both World War I and II in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He served with the American and British Expeditionary Forces during World War I, receiving the Victory Medal and several battle clasps. During World War II, he was Chief Medical Consultant in Medicine for the European Theater of Operations (1942-1945). He received the Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Merit, among others, for his military service. Finally, he was Special Advisor to the Surgeon General of the Army during the Korean War.
Middleton left the University of Wisconsin in 1955 to become Chief Medical Director of the Veteran's Administration, returning to a connection he first established in 1922 when he served as a tuberculosis specialist for the Veteran's Bureau. He was also a member of the VA Special Medical Advisory Group, established after World War II to advise on the care and treatment of disabled veterans. His contributions to the VA medical program include improved access to rehabilitation services, and mental health and hypertension treatment. He also guided the development of the VA's hospital and clinic research programs. The establishment of long-term patient care was also one of his VA program initiatives. He retired from the VA in 1963.
Dr. Middleton's many professional activities included presidencies of the American College of Physicians, the Central Society for Clinical Research and the American Association for the History of Medicine. He was an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal College of Physicians in London.
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Correspondence, memoranda, reports and documents, printed matter, reprints, photos, certificates and diplomas, and clippings. Includes material relating to Dr. Middleton's early years and some genealogical data. Correspondence consists of general, personal, and family files. Among the contents are items pertaining to Dr. Middleton's association with the University of Wisconsin, the National Research Council, the U. S. Army, and the Veterans Administration.
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| MeSH Subjects |
| | Education, Medical |
| | Military Medicine |
| Corporate Names |
| | United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
| | University of Wisconsin. Medical School |
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[Call Number, Collection Name, Series Number], Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, USA.
Gift of William Middleton, in several accessions, 1968-1975.
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Papers, 1902-1973
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| 1 | | Biographical and personal data |
| 1 | | Eightieth birthday correspondence |
| 1 | | Photographs of English hospitals bombed during World War II |
| 1 | | Notes and drafts |
| 1 | | Diaries and "remembrances" |
| 1a | | Diaries and "remembrances" |
| 1 | | Notes on W.S. Miller and F.C. Narr |
| 2 | | Photos |
| 3 | | Photos |
| 3 | | Kennedy letter |
| 3 | | Medals and awards |
| 4 | | Certificates and awards |
| 5 | | College and medical school materials |
| | General Correspondence |
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| 6 | | | A - B |
| 7 | | | C - D |
| 8 | | | E - G |
| 9 | | | H - Kid |
| 10 | | | Kie - Mee |
| 11 | | | Me - Mu |
| 12 | | | N - Q |
| 13 | | | Ra - Si |
| 14 | | | Sk - Way |
| 15 | | | We - Z |
| 15 | | | Not identified |
| 16 | | Memberships, 1946-1962 |
| 16 | | Reunions |
| 16 | | Royal Society of Medicine 1945 |
| 16 | | Re: National Health Act, 1946 |
| 16 | | Conference Committee - Internal Medicine |
| 16 | | Accred. Hospitals - Joint Committee, 1950 |
| 16 | | Advisory Board - Medical Specialists, 1950 |
| 16 | | Milwaukee County Hospitals, 1946 |
| 16 | | Wisconsin Heart Club, 1928-1929 |
| 16 | | Garrison Lecture, 1964 |
| 16 | | Vietnam Referendum, 1968 |
| 16 | | University of Oklahoma, 1962-1969 |
| 16 | | Society of Cincinnati |
| 16 | | American College of Physicians - "Inaugural remarks", 1950 |
| 16 | | University of Pennsylvania Medical Development Program, 1966-1967 |
| 16 | | Royal Society of Medicine Foundation |
| 16 | | 40th Anniversary of Veterans Administration |
| 17 | | American Association for the History of Medicine, 1930-1965 |
| 17 | | American College of Physicians, 1946-1962 |
| 17 | | National Library of Medicine, 1948-1969 |
| 18 | | Wisconsin Medical Library |
| 18 | | University of Wisconsin |
| 19 | | Armed Forces Medical Advisory Committee, 1949-1951 |
| 19 | | Medical Consultants - Armed Forces Hawley Club, 1947-1951 |
| 19 | | NATO Conference, 1954 |
| 19 | | Council on Medical Education and Hospitals, 1947-1950 |
| 19 | | Wisconsin Veterans Affairs, 1947-1950 |
| 19 | | Report...on measurement of the quality of medical care, 1959 |
| 19 | | Civilian Health - Medical Advisory Council, 1953 |
| 20 | | Civilian Health - Medical Advisory Council, 1953-1954 |
| 21 | | Task Force - Medical Service Civilian Components Program, |
| | Veterans Affairs |
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| 22 | | | Correspondence, certificates awarded by Chief Medical Officer, etc. |
| | Veterans Administration |
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| 23 | | | Area offices |
| 23 | | | Advisory Committee on Education |
| 23 | | | Special Medical Advisory Group |
| 23 | | | Canadian veterans |
| 24 | | Materials re: Canadian veterans affairs |
| | National Research Council - Drug Research Board, 1963-1967 |
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| 25 | | | Correspondence and miscellaneous data, 1963-1967 |
| | Drug Efficacy Study |
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| 26 | | | Correspondence and memoranda, 1966-1967 |
| 27 | | | Correspondence and memoranda, 1967-1968 |
| | Drug Research Board, 1964-1968 |
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| 27 | | | Materials, 1964-1968 |
| 28 | | Drug Compendium, 1964-1968 |
| 28 | | Committee on Continuing Education, 1964-1967 |
| 28 | | Drug Research Board - Committee on....Evaluating Drug Toxicity, 1964-1968 |
| 28 | | AFIP Registry for Drug Reactions |
| 28 | | Patient Consent and Clinical Trials, 1964-1967 |
| 29 | | "Proposal to Establish a Medical School at the University of Minnesota, Duluth ... ", 1968 |
| 29 | | Army Records, 1939-1947 |
| | | Correspondence, orders, memoranda, etc.
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| 30 | | Army Records, 1948-1954 |
| | | Correspondence, orders, memoranda, etc. |
| 31 | | ETO materials |
| | | Correspondence, reports, memoranda, etc. |
| 32 | | ETO materials |
| | | Correspondence, reports, memoranda, etc. |
| 33 | | ETO case reports |
| 33 | | VA case reports |
| 34 | | 1918 - case reports, laboratory notebooks, dog experiments |
| | Reprints (arranged by author or subject) |
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| 35 | | | A - C |
| 36 | | | D - L |
| 37 | | | M - P |
| 38 | | | R - Z |
| 39 | | Clippings, printed matter, materials relating to World War II medical history, data for articles on the history of medicine, Joseph Leidy data, materials pertaining to the Philadelphia General Hospital |
| | Personal Correspondence, 1917-1945 |
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| 40 | | | (Includes 2 letters : Middleton to William S. Miller), 1917 - August 1942 |
| 41 | | | September 1942 - June 1943 |
| 42 | | | July 1943 - June 1944 |
| 43 | | | July 1944 - 1945 |
| 43 | | | To Mrs. Middleton (includes 2 letters from H.J. Morgan), 1917-1919; 1941-1945 |
| | Family correspondence, 1902-1968 |
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| 44 | | | 1902, 1911; 1917-1919 |
| 45 | | | 1935-1945; 1955, 1957 |
| 45 | | | Sympathy notes, Maude H. Middleton, 1968 |
| 45 | | | Postmortem summary of Catherine S. Middleton, 1968 |
| 45 | | | Typescript of Rena Middleton |
| | Correspondence |
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| 46 | | | Maude Hazel Webster Middleton to William S. Middleton, 1917-1943 |
| 47 | | | Maude Hazel Webster Middleton to William S. Middleton, 1944-1964 |
| 48 | | | William S. Middleton to Maude Hazel Webster Middleton, 1923-1942 |
| 49 | | | William S. Middleton to Maude Hazel Webster Middleton, 19?? |
| 50 | | | William S. Middleton to Maude Hazel Webster Middleton, January - October 1944 |
| 51 | | | William S. Middleton to Maude Hazel Webster Middleton, November 1944-1964 |
| 52 | | Maps - World War I |
| 52 | | Scrapbook: Hawaiian trip, 1933 |
| v.1 | | Scrapbook - "A memory book of World War, - Part I - with British Expeditionary Forces" 1917-1919 |
| v.2 | | "Part II - with American Expeditionary Forces" |
| v.3 | | Medical circulars and memoranda |
| | General Correspondence |
| | | | The general correspondence includes letters to Dr. Middleton's appointments to the Deanship at the University of Wisconsin, his lectureship at the University of Oklahoma, his appointment to Director of the Veterans Administration, and the awarding of honorary degrees. Data concerning Dr. Middleton's association with military medicine may be found in the general correspondence, with his army records, and with the Veterans Administration materials.
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| | | | Boxes 53-56 contain correspondence and material added to the collection in 1976. |
| 53 | | | A - F |
| 54 | | | G - Me |
| 55 | | | Mi - T |
| 56 | | | U- Z, unidentified |
| 56 | | Miscellaneous printed matter |
| 56 | | "Apparatus design to measure costal margin movements" |
| 56 | | Thevetin 1933 laboratory notes, 1933 |
| 56 | | Photo slides |
| 57 | | Plaques |
| | Case items |
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| | | Certificates, diplomas, photographs |
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