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Collection SummaryTitle: John W. Colbert PapersSpan Dates: 1895-1966 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1903-1944) ID No.: MSS16345 Creator: Colbert, John W. (John William), 1880-1965 Extent: 400 items; 3 containers plus 1 oversize; 1.9 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: Pathologist and physician. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and lectures, articles, research materials, and artwork pertaining to Colbert's experiences researching tropical diseases, providing medical care to the French and American armies during World War I, accompanying the American Expeditionary Forces to Russia, working as a physician in China, founding the Woman's Ambulance and Defense Corps of America, and serving as a U.S. Army officer during World War II. Selected Search TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Personal Names Colbert, John W. (John William), 1880-1965. Organizations France. Armée--Medical personnel. United States. Army--Medical personnel. United States. Army--Officers. United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Woman's Ambulance and Defense Corps of America. Subjects Earthquakes--Japan--Yokohama-shi. Fires--California--San Francisco. Fires--Japan--Yokohama-shi. Medical care--Afghanistan. Nursing--Study and teaching--Puerto Rico. Physicians, Foreign--China. San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906. Soviet Union--History--Allied intervention, 1918-1920. Tropical medicine--Panama. Tropical medicine--Puerto Rico. World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--Belgium. World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--France. World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--Turkey. World War, 1939-1945--Alaska. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female. World War, 1939-1945--South Pacific. World War, 1939-1945--Women. Locations China--Politics and government--1912-1949. China--Social conditions. Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey)--History. Tianjin (China)--History. Occupations Pathologists. Physicians. Administrative InformationProvenance:The papers of John W. Colbert, pathologist and physician, were given to the Library of Congress by his daughter, Helen G. Yates, in 1978. Processing History:The papers of John W. Colbert were arranged and described in 1992. The register was revised in 2008. Transfers:Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photograph Division where they are identified as part of the John W. Colbert Papers. Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of John W. Colbert is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, John W. Colbert Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note
Scope and Content NoteThe papers of John William Colbert (1880-1965), tropical pathologist and physician, span the years 1895-1966, with the bulk of the material dating from 1903 to 1944. The papers include articles, artwork, correspondence, diaries, research materials, and speeches and lectures and are organized into the following series: Correspondence, Writings, Miscellany, and Oversize. Known to friends and family as "Doc," Colbert led a distinguished life and career in various world locales. He contributed substantially to research on tropical diseases; trained the first group of nurses in Puerto Rico; assisted in relief efforts following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and firestorm; accompanied American Expeditionary Forces to Russia in 1918 in support of that country's short-lived republican regime; led the first international relief expedition to reach Yokohama-shi, Japan, following the disastrous earthquake and fire of 1923; lived in China during the severe political and social disorder of the 1920s and 1930s; and pioneered modern medical techniques in Afghanistan following World War II. Colbert's papers document his experiences in World War I, in China during the interwar years, and in World War II. Serving dual commissions in the French and American armies during the First World War, Colbert was one of few Americans to participate in the conflict from beginning to end. He witnessed battles in France, Belgium, and the Dardanelles. After the war, Colbert began a medical practice in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China, where many foreign nationals lived and where he had connections through his first wife, an Englishwoman born in China. His papers record the debilitating social and political disorder in that country and the activities of American and European nationals living in Tientsin. Prior to World War II, Colbert founded and led the Woman's Ambulance and Defense Corps of America (WADCA), a forerunner of later government efforts to involve women in wartime activities. Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged in four series: Description of Series
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