Overview
Contains correspondence pertaining mostly to the animal experimentation controversy; to Rogoff's publications, especially rejections of his manuscripts by various journals; and to his position at Western Reserve, and work on treatment for Addison's disease at Cushing Laboratory. Manuscript materials include typescripts by Rogoff concerning the publication policy of some medical science journals, and other writings on adrenal glands, hypertension, and diabetes. Also contains slides, photographic plates, notes, patient records, printed and mimeographed material, reprints from the Cushing Laboratory, and other papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1923-1958, 1966 (inclusive).
Creator
- Rogoff, Julius Moses, 1884-1966. (Person)
Language of Materials
Records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
21 boxesContains correspondence pertaining mostly to the animal experimentation controversy; to Rogoff's publications, especially rejections of his manuscripts by various journals; and to his position at Western Reserve, and work on treatment for Addison's disease at Cushing Laboratory. Manuscript materials include typescripts by Rogoff concerning the publication policy of some medical science journals, and other writings on adrenal glands, hypertension, and diabetes. Also contains slides, photographic plates, notes, patient records, printed and mimeographed material, reprints from the Cushing Laboratory, and other papers.
Materials entirely in English.
Biographical Notes
Julius Moses Rogoff (Ohio Wesleyan, M.D. 1908) taught experimental medicine at Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1915-1939, and taught endocrinology at University of Pittsburgh, 1939-1950. His research was in endocrinology, central nervous system function, and experimental medicine.
Series in the Collection
- I. Letters from Julius Moses Rogoff, 1923-1958, 1966,undated.
- II. Letters to Julius Moses Rogoff, 1923-1958, undated.
- III. Other Letters, 1923, 1924, 1930, 1932, 1950, 1951, 1966, undated.
- IV. Manuscripts, undated.
- V. Miscellaneous Materials, 1923, 1951, undated.
Processing Information
Processed by Jennifer Pelose and SPI, September 2007.
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- Title
- Rogoff, Julius Moses, 1884-. Papers, 1923-1958, 1966: Finding Aid
- Author
- Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. Center for the History of Medicine.
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- med00097
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
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