Subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 189 cubic feet
Abstract:: I. S. Ravdin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1918, and would spend the next fifty plus years of his career associated with Penn. During that period he rose to the posts of the John Rhea Barton Professor of Surgery, Director of the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, and Chief of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. During World War II Ravdin was Commander of the 20th General Hospital. The Papers of I. S. Ravdin reflect the entire range of his personal and professional interest, including his work as a surgeon, hospital administrator, military career, and private practice.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 38 cubic feet
Abstract:: Alfred Newton Richards arrived at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1910 to be chair of Pharmacology, a position which he occupied until 1946, when he became Professor Emeritus. The University series consists of Richards' class lectures, notes regarding his courses, and laboratory experiment work. The laboratory experiments include those carried out by colleagues and students and those carried out solely by Richards or in conjunction with colleagues and students. Kidney function is the general subject of most of the experiments, but many specific aspects of this subject are examined.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: In 1940 the United States Surgeon-General called upon the University of Pennsylvania to organize an overseas military hospital along the lines of the successful civilian Base Hospital No. 20 organized by the University in France during World War I. As a result, a Penn medical faculty committee organized the 20th General Hospital, a World War II medical facility which would operate in the Assam jungle region of northeast India on a scale and duration even greater than Penn's earlier wartime medical achievement in France. These records focus on the activities and medical research of the 20th General Hospital from the time of its deployment to Camp Claiborne in May of 1942 until the unit's disbandment at the end of World War II.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 folder
Abstract:: The 95th Evacuation Hospital's official station was set up at Fort Breckenridge, Kentucky on August 25, 1942. In April 1943, the Hospital shipped out to North Africa from New York City. The unit served as support to the U.S. Fifth Army through the end of the North Africa campaign, as well as Italian campaigns at Naples-Foggia, Anzio, and Rome-Arno. In August 1944, the Hospital was reassigned to the U.S. Seventh Army, and supported it through campaigns in southern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. The Hospital was still functioning on May 8, 1945 (V-E Day), and remained in Germany until June. It was officially inactivated at Camp Kilmer, Stelton, New Jersey on December 3, 1945. The United States Army 95th Evacuation Hospital Reports collection consists of photocopies of the original reports and several photographs (held in the United States National Archives), which document the activities of the Hospital in southern Italy, France, and Germany during...(see more)

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.75 cubic feet
Abstract:: This collection contains documents regarding the military service of Doris M. Donovan as well as numerous photographs of Donovan and the 109th Evacuation Hospital during World War II.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

Extent:: 16.5 linear feet
Abstract:: During the post war years of World War II, the International Council of Nurses provided a means of establishing and verifying credentials for over 3,000 displaced nurses throughout the world. This collection contains the ICN's nurse refugee files.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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