Browse History of Medicine Finding Aids
There are 219 items in this collection Browsing Creators starting with w.
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| Creator / [Collection date] | Item information |
|---|---|
| Walter Reed Memorial Association / [1902-1912] |
Title: Walter Reed Memorial Association records
1902-1912
Extent: 0.42 linear feet Call Number: MS C 6 Abstract: Records of an association founded for the purpose of erecting a monument to Walter Reed in Washington, D.C. |
| Washburn, Alfred H. (Alfred Hamlin), 1895-1972 / [1925-1960] |
Title: Alfred H. Washburn Papers
1925-1960
Extent: 0.42 linear feet Call Number: MS C 280d Abstract: |
| Washington University (Baltimore, Md.) / [ca. 1867-1871] |
Title: Washington University School of Medicine thesis collection
ca. 1867-1871
Extent: 0.66 linear feet (44 items) Call Number: MS C 505 Abstract: |
| Waterman, Zuriel, 1756-1786 / [1774-1817] |
Title: Zuriel and George Waterman Papers
1774-1817
Extent: 0.4 linear feet Call Number: MS C 136 Abstract: Daybooks, correspondence, ledgers and journals pertaining to medical practice, as well as memorandum books kept on board a privateer during the American Revolution. |
| Weiss, Ulrich, 1908- / [1929-1989] |
Title: Ulrich Weiss Papers
1929-1989
Extent: 10 linear feet Call Number: MS C 551 Abstract: Weiss achieved distinction in the fields of natural products chemistry, medicinal chemistry and synthetic methods. In 1955 he developed a method for synthetically transforming the analgesic Oxymorphone (marketed as Numorphan). While at NIH Weiss studied the analgesic properties of alkaloids (morphine, opium, heroin, codeine), and the synthesis of polyquinanes and polyquinenes. |
| Western Surgical Association / [1891-1995] |
Title: Western Surgical Association Archives
1891-1995
Extent: 11.3 linear feet, 5 MS boxes + loose volumes. Call Number: MS C 404 Abstract: Minutes of meetings, bylaws, registers, programs, transactions proceedings, scientific programs, and related materials. |
| White House Conference on Child Health and Protection (1930 : Washington, D. C.) / [1929-1931] |
Title: Eugene L. Bishop White House Conference on Child Health and Protection Collection
1929-1931
Extent: 0.84 linear feet Call Number: MS C 266 Abstract: Eugene L. Bishop's committee minutes and reports for his section of the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection. |
| Williams & Wilkins Co. / [1938-1982 (bulk 1958-1982)] |
Title: Williams & Wilkins Co. v. The United States Records
1938-1982 (bulk 1958-1982)
Extent: 3.75 linear feet and 8 volumes Call Number: MS C 421 Abstract: The suit charged that the libraries had violated the company's copyright by duplicating for interlibrary loan articles from journals published by Williams & Wilkins. The case was settled by a split decision of the Supreme Court upholding the appeals court verdict that found for the government. Included are files from Martin Cummings and Scott Adams, the Director and Deputy Director of the Library, and Albert Berkowitz, the Reference Services Division Section Chief, as well as subject and correspondence files. |
| Williams, Louis Laval, 1889-1967 / [1921-1970] |
Title: Louis L. Williams Papers
1921-1970
Extent: 7.3 linear feet Call Number: MS C 169 Abstract: Correspondence, photos and slides, reports, notes, reprints, and printed matter. Material pertains chiefly to the study and control of malaria, particularly in China, India, Porto Rico, and World War II areas. |
| Wilson, Vernon E. / [1953-1981] |
Title: Vernon E. Wilson Papers
1953-1981
Extent: 33.73 linear feet (81 boxes plus oversize items) Call Number: MS C 492 Abstract: Dr. Vernon E. Wilson (1915-1992) was a nationally known leader in medical education and an innovative administrator of medical programs in academia and government. Although the collection covers the years 1953 through 1981, the bulk of the records were created in the 1970s. |
| Winston, Thomas, 1829-1928 / [1845-1915 (bulk 1861-1866)] |
Title: Thomas Winston Papers
1845-1915 (bulk 1861-1866)
Extent: 2.1 linear feet (5 boxes) Call Number: MS C 207 Abstract: The Winston Papers consist mostly of the correspondence between Thomas Winston and his wife Caroline Mumford Winston during the three and a half years he was at war (1862-1866; he spent six months at home in late 1864 and early 1865). Winston imparts a vivid picture of what he saw and did while encamped with the Illinois 92nd, while also discussing at length many of the most vital and controversial issues of the time. Winston spends much time pondering issues of slavery and race relations. In his descriptions of the frustrations and "red tape" he encountered when finding hospitals for sick men and his opinions on other surgeons, Winston also delivers a full account of the state of military medicine during the Civil War. |
| Witten, Victor H. / [1955-1999] |
Title: Victor Witten Dermatology Foundation of Miami oral history collection 1955-1999
Extent: 20 linear feet (19 boxes) Call Number: OH 119 Abstract: |
| Womack, Nathan Anthony, 1901-1975 / [1933-1975] |
Title: Nathan Anthony Womack Papers 1933-1975
Extent: 8.3 linear feet (20 boxes) Call Number: MS C 40 Abstract: Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Iowa. Bulk of of the collection pertains to his work for the National Board of Medical Examiners |
| Work, Telford H., 1921- / [1938-1990] |
Title: Telford H. Work Papers
1938-1990
Extent: 33.5 linear feet (32 boxes) Call Number: MS C 564 Abstract: The papers of Telford H. Work (1921-1995) highlight international research and teaching in the field of arbovirology and tropical disease. The collection, which spans from 1938-1990, contains material about his education, career, hobbies, and achievements. |
