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Maxwell Myer Wintrobe papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0954

Scope and Contents

The Maxwell Myer Wintrobe papers (1905-1998) contain personal papers, books, articles, correspondence, material from professional organizations, University of Utah office files, research notes, awards, plaques, biographical material, personal mementoes, and travel documents. These materials all relate to Maxwell Myer Wintrobe (1901-1986), often called the "founder of hematology."

Dates

  • 1905-1998

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Maxwell Myer Wintrobe (1901-1986) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1921. He received his M.D. from University of Manitoba in 1926, and then moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, to study for his Ph.D. at Tulane University. After receiving his degree in 1929, he joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University. In 1943, he accepted an appointment as a professor of internal medicine and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Utah College of Medicine. He was also named the physician-in-chief for the Salt Lake County General Hospital. He directed the Laboratory for the Study of Hereditary and Metabolic Disorders from 1945-1973, and served as Director of the Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute from 1969-1973. Among his other accomplishments, he received the College of Medicine's first research grant, as well as the first research grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Wintrobe's research in the field of hematology introduced that industry's precise measurement capabilities and his Red Blood Cell Indices for classifying anemia. These actions established hematology as a clinical and scientific discipline. Wintrobe provided an understanding of pernicious anemia, thalassemia, and sickle cell anemia. He was also one of the first to pioneer treatments for cancer through chemotherapy. Wintrobe was the author of the first textbook on hematology, Clinical Hematology (1961) and he was one of the founding editors of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, a widely-used textbook in internal medicine. In addition, he wrote two non-technical books: Blood, Pure and Eloquent (1980) and Hematology, the Blossoming of a Science: A Story of Inspiration and Effort (1985), as well as over 400 articles for professional journals.

Extent

65.5 Linear Feet (108 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Maxwell Myer Wintrobe papers (1905-1998) contain personal papers, books, articles, correspondence, material from professional organizations, University of Utah office files, research notes, awards, plaques, biographical material, personal mementoes, and travel documents. These materials all relate to Maxwell Myer Wintrobe (1901-1986), often called the "founder of hematology." His research established hematology as a clinical and scientific discipline. He was also one of the first to pioneer treatments for cancer through chemotherapy.

Arrangement

The collection consists of four different groups of material. Each group is arranged in alphabetical order, with subgroups arranged chronologically or alphabetically (depending on the type of material contained within each subgroup). The first group (boxes 1-17) contains biographical and background information, scrapbooks, personal and general correspondence, awards, plaques, curriculum vitae, passports and travel documents, and news clippings. The second group (boxes 18-50) contains Wintrobe's business correspondence, University of Utah office files, newsletters, law suit material, some publishing material, and information on professional organizations to which he lectured or belonged. The third group (boxes 51-65) is comprised of the various drafts of his books, speeches, and journal articles. There is also some publishing material. The fourth group (boxes 66-97)contains the research files and reports he used for his writings and experiments. Boxes 98-106 comprise addenda to the collection and generally contain reprints of Wintrobe's writings. Some biographical materials and other papers are also included. Box 107 contains notes as well as an item that was Susan Walker's, Wintrobe's daughter.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Wintrobe estate and Becky Zanphir Wintrobe (boxes 1-97) in 1987-1995.

Donated by Susan W. Walker (boxes 98-107) in 2000, 2006 and 2009.

Separated Materials

See also the Maxwell Myer Wintrobe photograph collection (P0331) and the Maxwell Myer Wintrobe video collection (A0307) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Debra Penman and Lisa DeMille in 1997 and 2007.

Addendum processed by Charlotte Hansen in 2010.

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Title
Inventory of the Maxwell Myer Wintrobe papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Debra Penman, Lisa DeMille and Charlotte Hansen.
Date
1997 (last modified: 2007, 2010 and 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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