Irving J. Wolman papers (unprocessed)
Collection
Identifier: 1990-040
Scope and Contents note
This collection includes materials relating to Wolman's roles as a physician, researcher and professor. Present are general patient files with exam reports, lab reports, and correspondence with referring physicians; along with College of Physicians of Philadelphia meeting agendas (1921-1946), and a small number of office files, including photographs of Hematology Department parties. Materials relating to Wolman's research activities include Cooley's Anemia patient files containing histories, test results, slides, and summary sheets for the Cooley's Anemia survey; and articles, reprints, charts, and reports related to milk and its relation to disease, the digestibility of various forms of milk, and the health effects of homogenization of milk. The collection also contains reprints and drafts of articles by Wolman; reference files by subject (including reprints and articles); correspondence; and records of Wolman's patents. There are four volumes containing theses directed by Wolman.
Dates
- 1921-1968 1952-1968
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to this collection is restricted; please contact the holding institution for details.
Biographical/Historical note
Irving J. Wolman (1905-1978) received his M.D. from Johns Hopkins in 1929. Wolman was professor of pediatrics and hematologist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and head of the Department of Pediatrics in the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate Medical School. Wolman also served as Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Clinical Pediatrics. In the 1960s, Wolman became known for his research into sickle cell anemia and Cooley’s anemia. He was also known for his work in the 1940s proving the nutritional value of homogenized milk. Wolman was elected in 1942 as a Fellow of the College of Physicians.
Extent
9.25 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Accession number: 1991-040
- Title
- Irving J. Wolman papers 1921-1968 1952-1968 1990-040
- Date
- 2012
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- This collection-level EAD record is a product of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) Consortial Survey Initiative, which was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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
library@collegeofphysicians.org
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org
