Abstract Thoracic surgeon and Northwestern University Medical School professor Hiram Thomas Langston filled many roles in his career: operating a private practice, serving as faculty member, consulting, and chief surgeon. He joined the Northwestern University faculty late in his career, serving from 1978 until his retirement in 1981. The Hiram T. Langston Papers, comprising five boxes and spanning the years from 1936-1982, are divided into five subseries: biographical materials; general...