J. Harold Austin papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 468
Scope and Contents note
The J. Harold Austin papers contain general professional correspondence, as well as correspondence from Austin’s time as the Executive Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia including correspondence concerning the Building Fund and the Library Fund. The general correspondence folder also includes the constitution of the John Morgan Society, "General principles of organization of the University of Pennsylvania Group Diagnostic Clinic," material related to the John Herr Musser Department of Research Medicine, and printed material. Also included in this collection are minutes of the Medical Board of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; correspondence and reports from the Medical Department of the Brookhaven National Laboratory visiting committee; surveys of hospital laboratories; reports related to the Therapeutic Trials Committee of the American Medical Association; and writings. Writings include notes, charts, calculations, and typescripts of articles and course materials on statistical analysis of clinical trials.
Dates
- 1939-1952
- Majority of material found within 1940-1952
Creator
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical note
J. Harold Austin (1883-1952) was a professor of research medicine at the University of Pennsylvania from 1922 to 1950. He graduated with an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1908. He was Executive Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from 1949 to 1952.
Extent
0.8 linear feet (2 document boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Accession number: 1992-057
Separated Materials
Duplicate Building Fund appeal letters removed from the collection and discarded.
Creator
- Title
- J. Harold Austin papers 1939-1952 1940-1952 1992-057
- Author
- Rayna Andrews
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The 2012 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.
- Edition statement
- An updated finding aid was prepared in 2025 by Rayna Andrews.
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
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Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
