Sanford R. Gifford papers
Content Description
Collection of writings of Sanford R. Gifford, MD, consisting of six short manuscripts, 31 book reviews, and over 300 abstracts, all on ophthalmological topics. All of the items are typewritten or handwritten, except for nine book reviews which are clipped from journals and pasted onto stationery of the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Dates
- 1929-1943
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
4 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of writings of Sanford R. Gifford, MD, including manuscripts, book reviews, and abstracts, written between 1929 and 1943.
Custodial History
Each group had been previously cataloged as separate manuscript collections, with call numbers M617.7 G36b (book reviews), M617.7 G36m (manuscripts), 617.7 G36 1929-39 (abstracts).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown.
Condition Description
Many pages, particularly in the abstracts, are brittle and crumbling.
Processing Information
Minimally processed by Emma Florio during a collections survey, December 2022.
- Title
- Guide to the Sanford R. Gifford papers
- Author
- Emma Florio
- Date
- 2022-12-12
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Library Details
Part of the Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center Repository
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