Black, Arthur Davenport, 1870-1937

Abstract Between 1908 and 1915 Dr. Black and Dr. McKay, a practicing dentist in Colorado, had a running discussion concerning mottled teeth, or Colorado Brown Stain. Dr. Black spent the summer of 1909 in Colorado Springs to gather information and make observations. Their work culminated in the publication of Mottled teeth: an endemic developmental imperfection of the enamel of the teeth heretofore unknown in the literature of dentistry. (See: Dental...

Scope and Contents Silent, black and white film of the Northwestern University Dental School Alumni Association’s annual golf outing at the Skokie Country Club on June 13, 1934. Begins with a brief view of the clubhouse and grounds before showing foursomes of men standing together, talking and interacting, and each man teeing off. Some shots of men putting, playing tennis, luncheon at the clubhouse in Reel 2, and the presentation of the Dean’s cup to J. Earl Harris, DDS in Reel 3. Includes both factual and...

Scope and Contents Silent, color film of the annual Northwestern University Dental School Alumni Association homecoming golf event on June 13, 1935 at Butterfield Country Club in Oak Brook, Illinois. Shows men on the golf course as well as scenic views of the country club grounds. Intertitle cards identify some of the men shown and describe the footage. Men identified include: Reel 1 - Eddie O’Grady, president Hugo Fisher, Clare Frame, secretary Edgar W. Swanson, film director Ben Partridge, and...

Scope and Contents Color and black and white, silent film of the Northwestern University Dental School alumni golf outing on June 11, 1936, at Bunker Hill Country Club in Chicago. Reel 1 shows men on the golf course, the country club grounds, the gardens, and cars in the parking lot, and Reel 2 shows the presentation of the Dean's cup to Al Young. Intertitle cards identify some of the men shown and describe the footage. A title card describes the film as the "Third annual official movie record of alumni play...

Scope and Contents Silent, color film of the celebration of Northwestern University Dental School’s 50th anniversary in 1937.Reel 1 includes Dean Arthur D. Black speaking to alumni, demonstrations of research into caries (cavities) with doctors and nurses working on samples with various types of lab equipment, members of the honors class at a banquet and the Alumni Association golf outing at the Edgewood Valley Country Club in La Grange. Reel 2 includes the golf outing and presentation of the...