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Yudkoff, Mark, 2000

 File — Box: 74, Folder: 10
Identifier: 5

Series Description

From the Series: Series V: Biographies

Series V contains 26 boxes, and spans the years 1942 to 2003. The series is organized alphabetically by last name and includes members of medical and administrative staff at CHOP. Types of materials within each of these files consists of: curriculum vitae, published journal articles, newspaper clippings, and obituaries. Most importantly are transcripts of two series of Historical Interviews of staff members executed by Shirley Bonnem, first in 1992, and then again in 1999. Some of these files will contain interviews from one or both rounds of interviews. Participants were asked to review the transcripts, submit changes or clarifications, which would then be incorporated by Bonnem. Information from these historical interview transcripts were used in Shirley Bonnem’s books, “ The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1974-1994: Two Decades: an Informal Report,” published in 1995, and “The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1995-2001: a Hospital on the Move: a Report on Change,” published in 2003.

A few of the interviews are restricted for a period of 15 years. The rest of the biographical information on these people have been kept in the accessible parts of the collection. Restricted interviews have been placed in box 75. There are two outstanding files within the Biographical series. The first is of Jean Cortner, Physician in Chief at CHOP from 1974 to 1986. In addition to his biographical file, which contains historical interviews, speeches he gave, press, and information on his memorial service, also included are the contents of his bibliography, with copies of each of his published medical articles.

Second is the C. Everett Koop files, which are contained in boxes 60 to 64. Koop was Surgeon in Chief from 1946 to 1981, when he left CHOP to serve under Ronald Reagan and George Bush as Surgeon in General. Koop’s biographical files are extensive, and cover his career at CHOP, as Surgeon General, and after. The Koop files contain his bibliography and copies of his published works, awards he was nominated for, as well as correspondence within and to CHOP throughout the years. Coverage of such surgeries as the separation of conjoined twins (most notably the Rodriguez twins in 1975) can be found in these files as well. There is also coverage of medical ethics issues, such as that surrounding the Baby Doe Controversy, which lead to Congress’s passing of the “Baby Doe Amendment.”

Dates

  • 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Access to this collection is restricted and requires permission from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia PR/Marketing department. Reproduction is restricted and requires additional permission from the department.

Series V, "Biographical," contains some restricted materials: Box 75 has been restricted as per Shirley Bonnem's request, and a number of the CV's included in the individual biographical files contain Social Security numbers.

Extent

From the Series: 26.0 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001