Steven O. Schwartz (1911-1998) Papers
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Scope and Contents
The Steven O. Schwartz Papers are arranged in six categories: biographical materials, course files, correspondence, programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and publications. Within categories all materials are arranged chronologically. Also included in the collection are three scrapbooks.
Biographical materials include high school and medical school transcripts, certificates, awards, conference badges, and related items.
Course files include Schwartz's 1933 general pathology thesis and his 1935 M.S. thesis, also in pathology.
Correspondence, both social and professional, is scattered and dates between 1936 and 1983.
Programs document Schwartz's appearances at professional conferences or before medical groups and other associations.
Newspaper and magazine clippings, dating from 1953 to 1969, pertain mainly to Schwartz's research on leukemia and his association with the Hektoen Institute for Medical Research. Numerous clippings concern his reporting on leukemia as a virus.
Publications include reprints and copies of Schwartz's articles on leukemia, hematology, and anemia. Also found here are two bound volumes of collected publications (Vol. 1, 1935-1949; Vol. 2, 1950-1959).
The scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, and some of Schwartz's earliest publications. Materials within the scrapbooks are arranged chronologically and supplement many of the other items found within the collection. The first volume dates between 1935 and 1951, the second between 1951 and 1957, and the third from 1958 to 1963.
Dates
- 1927-1972
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 1-2 of this collection are stored off-site and require two business days advance notice for retrieval. This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
5.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Steven O. Schwartz Papers are arranged in six categories: biographical materials, course files, correspondence, programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and publications. Also included in the collection are three scrapbooks.
Arrangement Note
The Steven O. Schwartz Papers are arranged in six categories: biographical materials, course files, correspondence, programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and publications. Within categories all materials are arranged chronologically. Also included in the collection are three scrapbooks.
Method of Acquisition
Steven O. Schwartz donated these papers to the University Archives on October 10, 1984 (Accession #84-188).
Separated Materials
Fourteen books and six magazines have been transferred to the University Library's Gifts and Exchange Department. A film, “Clinico-Pathological Conference at Cook County Hospital” (16mm, 39 minutes), has been added to the University Archives' motion picture collection. A few duplicate items have been discarded.
Processing Information
Mary Ann Weber and Kevin B. Leonard, December 29, 1988
- Title
- Guide to the Steven O. Schwartz (1911-1998) Papers
- Author
- Mary Ann Weber and Kevin B. Leonard
- Date
- 05/12/1990
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Library Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu