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Finding Aid to the Vernon E. Wilson Papers, 1953-1981

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Collection Summary

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Restrictions

Series Descriptions

Personal and Biographical Records, (1970-1981)

Memorabilia, (1970-1971, 1978)

Medical Education Records, (ca.1953-1959, 1970-1981)

Other Professional Activities, (1970-1979)

Professional and Personal Correspondence, (1953-1959, 1970-1981)

Reading Files, (1974-1977)

Professional Conferences, Meetings, and Seminars, (1969-1981)

Speeches and Papers, (1959-1981)

Manuscripts and Reprints, (1924-1958-1981)

External Publications, 1953-1981

Photographic Prints, (1956, 1970-1988)

 

Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division

Processed by History Associates Incorporated

Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Dan Jenkins


Descriptive Summary

Collection Number:MS C 492
Creator:Wilson, Vernon E.
Title:Vernon E. Wilson Papers
Dates:1953-1981
Quantity:33.73 linear feet (81 boxes plus oversize items)
Abstract:Dr. Vernon E. Wilson (1915-1992) was a nationally known leader in medical education and an innovative administrator of medical programs in academia and government. Although the collection covers the years 1953 through 1981, the bulk of the records were created in the 1970s.

Biographical Note

Dr. Vernon E. Wilson (1915-1992) was a nationally known leader in medical education and an innovative administrator of medical programs in academia and government. Born in 1915 to farm parents in Plymouth, Iowa, Dr. Wilson delayed his college education during the Great Depression and worked as a mechanic to assist his family in keeping the family farm. He served with the Navy in the Pacific during World War II, and earned his M.D. degree on the G.I. bill in 1953 from the University of Illinois in Chicago. Although Dr. Wilson was trained in pharmacology, he never hung up his shingle for private practice. Immediately after graduation, he became an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Kansas.

In 1959, Dr. Wilson became the Dean and Director of the University of Missouri Medical Center at Columbia. While at the University of Missouri in the 1960s, he held the positions of Executive Director for Health Affairs (1967-1968) and Vice President for Academic Affairs (1968-1970). In the late 1960s Dr. Wilson gained a well-respected reputation as the Coordinator of the successful Missouri Regional Medical Program. Regional Medical Programs (RMPs) were established as a result of the Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke amendments to the Hill-Burton Act passed by the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration in 1965. The goal of the legislation was to fund and facilitate coordinated regional efforts to conduct medical research and training, provide better delivery of health services, and widely disseminate medical information. As one of the first promising RMPs after the legislation, the Missouri RMP became the model program for other RMPs throughout the country. In Dr. Wilson's early years at the University of Missouri, he flew his single engine plane to rural areas in Missouri to establish links between physicians throughout the state and the University of Missouri School of Medicine. These efforts paid off in later years when he coordinated the Missouri RMP.

Wilson's skills as an administrator and his familiarity with RMPs led to his appointment in 1970 as the Administrator of the newly-formed Health Services and Mental Health Administration (HSMHA). The responsibilities of the HSMHA, a bureau of the Public Health Service, included overseeing RMPs. Wilson was appointed by, and served under, Elliott Richardson, the Director of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare until 1972. Dr. Wilson returned to the University of Missouri as Professor of Community Health and Medical Practice from 1973 through 1974.

Wilson's reputation as a medical educator meant that he was asked to serve on numerous professional committees throughout his career. Among these were a long-term membership on the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association, Executive Council member of the Association of American Medical Colleges, and committee chairmanships on the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Wilson ended his career as Vice President for Medical Affairs at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he served from 1974 until his retirement in 1981.

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Collection Summary

Although the collection covers the years 1953 through 1981, the bulk of the records were created in the 1970s. The collection generally contains correspondence, typed speeches, manuscripts, printed material, clippings, notes, and reports. Significant topics covered in the collection and of interest to researchers are Regional Medical Programs in the U.S., graduate medical education, federal health care policy, public health issues, use of automation in medicine, primary care physicians, emergency medicine, community health clinics, rural medicine, and medical ethics. The total volume of the papers is approximately 33 linear feet.

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Restrictions

Restrictions

Portions of the collection are restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

Copyright

NLM does possess copyright to the collection. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

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Index Terms

These terms are indexed in the National Library of Medicine's online catalog LocatorPlus. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog using these terms.
MeSH Subjects
Community Health Services
Education, Medical
Ethics, Medical
Health Policy
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Public Health
Rural Health Services
Personal Names
Adriani, John, 1907-
Bass, B. J.
Buessler, John A.
Dimond, E. Grey (Edmunds Grey), 1918-
Lindberg, Donald A. B., 1933-
Lucas, Fred V.
Wescoe, Clark
Corporate Names
Missouri Regional Medical Program
Regional Medical Programs
United States. Health Resources and Services Administration
University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine
Vanderbilt University. School of Medicine

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Administrative Information

Prefered Citation

[Call Number, Collection Name, Series Number], Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, USA.

Provenance

The Vernon E. Wilson papers were donated to the National Library of Medicine by Mrs. Vernon E. Wilson in 1993.

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Series Descriptions

 

Personal and Biographical Records, (1970-1981) 0.2 linear ft.

This series contains records which provide details about Dr. Wilson's life. The documents are arranged in alphabetical order by type of record. Biographical information consists of copies of Dr. Wilson's submissions to biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias, clippings regarding Dr. Wilson, and curriculum vitae. The series also contains his Tennessee medical licensure records and correspondence regarding his association with the Nashville City Bank's High Level Economic Conference.
BoxFolder
11Biographical Information, 1970-1979
12Biographical Information, 1980-1981
13Clippings, 1953-1973
14Curriculum Vitae, 1959, 1970- ca. 1975
15Licensure for State of Tennessee, 1974-1977
16Nashville City Bank, High Level Economic Conference, 1978-1981

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Memorabilia, (1970-1971, 1978) , 0.2 linear feet

Memorabilia in the collection consist of two medals titled "For Dubious Merit and Questionable Achievement," "Most Spurious Award," a cartoon titled "H. Jekyll, M.D.", and speaker's badges. The records are arranged alphabetically.
BoxFolder
21American Association of Medical Clinics, Speaker's Badge, 1971
22American Hospital Association, Speaker's Badge, 1970
23Cartoon
24For Dubious Merit and Questionable Achievement, Medal, ca. 1978
25Most Spurious Award, Medal, 1978

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Medical Education Records, (ca.1953-1959, 1970-1981) 5.4 linear ft.

This series contains lecture notes, course materials, administrative records, audiotapes, slides, and a videotape in connection with Dr. Wilson's work as a medical educator and medical school administrator at the University of Kansas (1953-1959), University of Missouri (1973-1974), and Vanderbilt University (1974-1981). Folders are arranged alphabetically and follow a hierarchical sequence so that records from each university affiliation are grouped together by appropriate subgroup within that affiliation (i.e., academic department, administrative committee, etc.). Records in this series do not cover the 1960s when Dr. Wilson was Dean and Director of the University of Missouri Medical Center and later, Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Missouri.
A group of records consists of a portion of Dr. Wilson's lecture notes while he was an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in the 1950s. Another group covers records regarding Dr. Wilson's tenure as professor of community health and administrator at the University of Missouri from 1973 through 1974. Included are a fairly comprehensive set of course materials from a course taught by Dr. Wilson and titled, the "National Perspective," which focused on federal health policy. Among the background materials for the course are reports on national health insurance legislation considered by Congress in 1973 and 1974. A typed transcript of seminar sessions offers an insightful dialogue on national health issues of the period.
Stored in a separate container at the end of the series are audiovisual materials regarding an innovative six-year medical training program established at the Kansas City campus of the University of Missouri School of Medicine. The videotape contains the taping of a 1977 panel discussion, in which Dr. Wilson participated, regarding the successes and failures of the program as part of a symposium on the six-year degree (Medical training programs had traditionally consisted of approximately 8 years of undergraduate and graduate medical education. The Kansas City program was designed for students to receive a M.D. degree in six years after high school graduation. Emphasis was on training primary care physicians who would practice in the State of Missouri).
Records created as an integral part of Dr. Wilson's work as Vice Chancellor of Medical Affairs at Vanderbilt University constitute the last group in this series. A telephone log of Dr. Wilson's calls from 1975 through 1979 provides a comprehensive record of his day-to-day activities during the period. Of particular importance during the Vanderbilt years are a set of records regarding the establishment of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research and Policy Studies. Meharry Medical College, an historically black college located in Nashville, Tennessee, already had been engaged since 1969 in nationally-recognized studies of targeted populations at its Center for Health Care Research under the leadership of William Neser. As Vanderbilt's Vice Chancellor of Medical Affairs, Dr. Wilson had oversight of the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research and Policy Studies. Meharry and Vanderbilt jointly submitted a grant to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) to pool efforts and staff to meet the health care research and policy concerns of the surrounding region. The grant application, correspondence, and materials regarding HEW's site visit, and supporting material for a joint Ph.D./M.D. program provide valuable data about the proposed research center.
Restricted records in this series include an accreditation review by an AMA committee and student papers.
BoxFolder
University of Kansas Medical Center, 1953-1959
31History of Medical Education, Lecture Notes, [ca. 1953-1959]
Pharmacology, 1953-1959
OversizeInsulin Lecture Notes, 1953-1959
OversizeLecture Notes General, 1953-1959
University of Missouri, 1970-1974; 1966; 1968
32Academic Plan, 1974
33Commencement Programs, 1966, 1968, 1973
Columbia, 1973-1974
34-6Automated Physician Assistants Grant (3f), ca. 1973-1974
37Seminar Series for News Editors NSF Grant, 1973-1974
38Use of Controlled Substances for Animal or Laboratory Research Guidelines, 1974
OversizeComputer Information, 1973
University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, 1970-1974
39Arthritis Clinical Research Grant, 1971-1973
Community Health and Medical Practice, 1962-1973
41Departmental Correspondence, 1972-1973
42Role of Federal Government Lecture, 1973
Human Ecology and Behavioral Sciences Course, 1962-1973
Background, 1970-1975
43Congressional Health Committees, 1974
44-6Hill Burton Program , 1962-1973
OversizeMedical Legislation, 1974
47National Health Articles, 1970-1975
OversizeNational Health Insurance Bibliographies, 1971-1974
48National Health Insurance Legislation, 92nd Congress, 1971
OversizeNational Health Insurance Legislation, 93rd Congress (3f), 1973
51-2National Health Insurance Legislation, 93rd Congress, 1973
53National Health Insurance Legislation, 94th Congress, 1974
54Departmental Correspondence, 1974
55Lecture Notes, [ca. 1974]
National Perspective Seminar, 1973-1974
56General, 1974
57Handouts, 1974
Reserved Readings, 1973-1974
58AMA Newsletter, 1973-1974
OversizeAmerican Medical News, 1974
OversizeAssociation of American Medical Colleges, 1973-1974
59K. Clute "Law and Health", [ca. 1973]
510Congressional Record, 1973
511The Indianapolis Conference on Prepaid Healthcare, 1973
512Legislative Roundup, 1974
513Legislative Specifications, 1974
61Medicine and Health, 1974
OversizeThe Nation's Health, 1973
62The NIH Record, 1974
63A. Somers "Some Basic Determinants", undated
64Student Papers, Folder 1 of 2, 1974
[Restricted]
65Student Papers, Folder 2 of 2, 1974
[Restricted]
66-11Transcripts (6f), 1974
[Restricted]
71-5Transcripts (5f), 1974
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine, 1970-1979
76Blueprints, 1972
77Inauguration Ceremony Program, 1971
Six-Year Medical Program, 1971-1977
78Accreditation Review, 1977
79Brochures, 1971
710Commentary [videotape], 1977
711The Curriculum Book, the Elective Book, the Evaluation Book, [ca. 1971-1972]
712Introduction and Information Booklet, 1971
713Part I: Summarizing the Experiences of the UMKC School of Medicine, 1977
714Part II: UMKC School of Medicine, August 1970 - December 1977, (1977)
715The Quarterly Examinations, the Profile, the Challenge Examinations, [ca. 1971-1972]
Vanderbilt University, 1975-1981
Advisory Budget Council, 1975
81General, 1975
82Academic Support Services Program Review, 1975
83Budget Review and Council Meeting, 1975
84College of Arts and Science Program and Budget Review, 1975
85Executive Administration Budget, [ca. 1975]
OversizeGraduate School Office, 1974-1975
86Graduate School of Management Program and Budget Review, 1975
87-8Operations and Fiscal Planning Program Review, 1975
91School of Engineering Program Budget and Review, 1975
92School of Nursing Program and Budget Review, 1975
93Student Affairs Program Descriptions, [ca. 1975]
94Affirmative Action Register, 1975
95Correspondence, 1974-1981
Planning Profile, 1973-1975
96Index, 1975
97Vol. 2: Executive Administration, 1973-1974; 1975
98Volume 12: Graduate School of Management, 1974
99Volume 16: Conference on University Programs and Priorities, 1975
910University Programs and Priorities Conference ("Bell Retreat"), 1975
101Vanderbilt University Hospital, Vanderbilt Clinic Public Relations, [ca. 1988]
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1975-1981
102-3American Association of Medical Colleges Study: "Cost of Teaching Hospitals", 1980
OversizeMission Statement, 1979
104Rudolph A. Light Hall Dedication, 1977
School of Medicine, 1974-1977
105Basic Sciences: Space Requirements, 1975
106Faculty Issues, 1974-1976
107Family Practice, 1974-1975
[Restricted]
108House Staff Training Ad Hoc Committee Report, 1975
109Review Committee, Health Planning Contract, 1975-1977
1010-13VEW Telephone Log (4f), 1975-1976
111-3VEW Telephone Log (3f), 1977-1979
114Vice Chancellor Candidate Search, 1974
Meharry-Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, 1969-1975
121Background Publications, 1969-1975
122-3Correspondence, 1975
124-6Grant Application (3f), 1975
M.D./Ph.D. Program for Health Care Specialists, 1975
127Proposal, [ca. 1975]
128Supporting Data, [ca. 1975]
129-10Site Visit Materials, 1975
Audiovisual Materials, 1971-1972; 1977
The University of Missouri School of Medicine, Six-Year Medical Program, 1971-1972; 1977
131"The Curriculum Book, The Elective Book....", [ca. 1971-1972]
132"The Quarterly Exam....", [1971-1972]
133"Commentary on Six-Year Medical Program" Videotape, 1977

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Other Professional Activities, (1970-1979) 2.8 linear ft.

This series consists of records which relate to Dr. Wilson's other professional activities, excluding his work at the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, and Vanderbilt University Medical School. Record types include correspondence, reports, printed material, and meeting agendas. Generally the records cover his tenure as Administrator of Health Services and Mental Health Administration (HSMHA), Department of Health Education and Welfare (HEW); his work as a professional consultant to universities; and his memberships on various Boards of Directors or professional committees.
Two folders containing correspondence regarding membership renewals at the beginning of the series provide a list of Dr. Wilson's professional affiliations. The remaining records are arranged alphabetically and follow a hierarchical sequence so that records from each organization are grouped together and, thereafter, appropriate subgroupings within each organization are provided.
Professional organizations represented in the records are the American Board of Family Practice; various subcommittees of the American Medical Association, including the Council on Medical Education's Residency Review Committee as well as the Liaison Committee for Graduate Medical Education; Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Inc.; and the National Commission on Arthritis, Community Programs Working Group. Dr. Wilson's work as a consultant to various universities highlights some of the issues important to medical education at the time. The results of the University of Southern California's School of Medicine efforts to collect data on physician activities by medical specialty to determine the country's physician manpower needs appear in the records in a series of practice study reports. As a member of an evaluation team for the University of Missouri's Department of Pathology program in the late 1970s, Dr. Wilson received correspondence and evaluation reports regarding the program from Fred V. Lucas, Pathology Department chairman.
Notable among the materials concerning Dr. Wilson's work outside his university affiliations is information regarding the Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Inc. when he served as an observer at its Board meetings in the mid-1970s. A small portion of Dr. Wilson's papers in this collection document his years as Director of the HSMHA and include, briefing papers, a report on HSMHA programs, the Spanish Speaking Street Project Report, congressional hearing briefings, and a roster of HSMHA public advisory members.
BoxFolder
141-2Professional Society Memberships, 1974-1977
American Board of Family Practice, 1969-1970; 1981
143Directory of Diplomats, 1981
144Information for Meeting on April 30, 1970, (1970)
145Information for Meeting on August 12, 1970, (1970)
146Meeting Minutes, 1969-1970
American Medical Association (AMA), 1967-1976
Council on Medical Education, 1973-1975
147General, 1973-1975
148Committee on Emergency Medicine, 1974-1975
149Residency Review Committee, 1973
1410Residency Review Committee, 1974
151-2Liaison Committee for Graduate Medical Education, Subcommittee Report on Financing, 1973-1975
153Mission Group 5, 1974
Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Inc., 1967-1975
OversizeGeneral (4f), 1967-1976
154Board Meeting May 7, 1976 - Informational Materials, 1976
161Report to the Appalachian Regional Commission, 1976
OversizeCedars of Lebanon Hospital, 1969-1975
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Health Services and Mental Health Administration (HSMHA), 1970-1973
162Briefing Materials, 1970
163Federal Council for Science and Technology, Report on Automation Opportunities, 1972
164National Center for Health Statistics, Congressional Hearings, 1973
165Public Health Service Hospitals, [ca. 1973]
166Review of Programs and Organizations, 1973
167Roster of Members, 1970
168Spanish Speaking Street Project Report, August 1973
171-3"Stastical Analysis of Statutory Authorities Relating to HS Activities" (3f), 1973
174Kentucky Commonwealth, Report to the Council on Public Higher Education, 1973
175-9National Commission on Arthritis, Community Programs Work Group (5f), 1975
National Commission on Arthritis, 1975
181Community Programs Work Group, 1975
182Community Programs Work Group, Final Report, 1975
183Ohio State University, "Kidney Therapy and Public Policy: Study of Medical Innovation", 1973
184System Engineering Committee (SECOM), Biomedical Working Group, 1973-1974
185University of Illinois, Regional Health Resource Center, Computer Laboratory, Health Care Resources Project Advisory Group, 1972-1973
186University of Minnesota, Health Sciences Governance Study, 1977
University of Missouri, Department of Pathology Evaluation Study, 1976
187Administration, 1976
188Background and Research, 1976
189-10Curricula Vitae, 1976
1811-12Educational Programs, [ca. 1976]
91Five Year Plan, 1975
192Practice Programs, 1976
193Residency Training Program, [ca. 1976]
University of Southern California, School of Medical Research, Research in Medical Education Division, 1975-1979
194Allergy Practice Study Report, 1978
195Cardiology Practice Study Report, 1978
196Comprehensiveness of Care and Physician Productivity in General Internal Medicine, 1978
197Dermatology Practice Study Report, 1978
198Endocrinology Practice Study Report, 1978
199Family Practice Study Report, 1978
1920General Correspondence, 1975-1978
1921General Practice Study Report, 1978
1922Infectious Diseases Practice Study Report, 1978
1923Medical Activities and Manpower Projects Year 3 Report, 1975-1976
1924Neurology Practice Study Report, 1979
201Otorhinolaryngology Practice Study Report, 1977
202Part I, Technical Proposal, Anaysis and Validation of Effort Distribution of Physicians in Twenty-Four Specialties, 1975
203Part I, Technical Proposal, Physician Manpower: A Survey of Time Spent in Different Professional Activities by Physicians of Twenty-Four Specialties, 1975
204Pediatrics Practice Study Report, 1978
205Physician Extender Profile Study, 1975
206Pulmonary Disease Practice Study Report, 1978
207Rheumatology Practice Study Report, 1978
208Sample Participant Letters, 1976
209Washburn University of Topeka, The Community School Health Project, Proposal for a Model Design, 1973

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Professional and Personal Correspondence, (1953-1959, 1970-1981) 6.6 linear ft.

This series contains the professional and personal correspondence of Dr. Wilson. To maintain the integrity of much of the original order of the records, correspondence from 1953 through 1959, and 1977 through 1981, is arranged at the folder level in strict chronological order. Correspondence from 1970 through 1976 is arranged alphabetically, with important individual or organizational correspondents separately grouped in one folder. Within each folder, correspondence is arranged in forward chronological order.
This series contains valuable information regarding Dr. Wilson's personal and professional endeavors and circle of acquaintances during most of his medical career. Notable individual correspondents include Dr. B. J. Bass, a pioneer in establishing medical automation at his Bass Clinic in rural Salem, Missouri; Clarke Wescoe, President and Chairman of the Board of Sterling Drug, Inc.; John A. Buesseler, Vice President for Health Affairs at Texas Tech University Complex; E. Grey Dimond, Provost for Health Sciences at the University of Missouri; John Adriani, noted anesthesiologist and head of the Anesthesiology Department at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana; and Fred V. Lucas, Chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Missouri Medical Center. Dr. Wilson's personal letters with long-time friends, former students, and other associates provide insight into his personal views on such topics as U.S. politics, medical education, and health policy as well as the everyday events of his life.
Dr. Wilson's work with a wide range of professional organizations created a significant amount of correspondence. Some of these organizations include the American Board of Family Practice, American Public Health Association, Appalachian Regional Commission, the Academy of Anesthesiology, American Academy of Family Physicians, Ad Hoc Committee on Conflicts of Interest in Medical Practice of the Institute of Medicine, and the Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS). A sizable number of congratulatory letters to Dr. Wilson regarding his appointment as Administrator of HSMHA provide an array of individual names identified with public health policy during the early 1970s. Many of the topics or professional work discussed in the correspondence are also covered in records contained in Series III: Medical Education and Series IV. Other Professional Activities.
BoxFolder
General Correspondence, 1953-1959
211 1953
212 1954
213 1955
214 1956
215 1957
216 1958
217 1959
218General Correspondence, 1959
219University of Missouri Appointment: Congratulatory Letters, 1959
HSMHA Congratulatory Letters, 1970
2110A - B, 1970
2111C, 1970
2112D, 1970
2113E - F, 1970
2114G - H, 1970
2115J - K, 1970
2116L - M, 1970
221N - O, 1970
222P - R, 1970
223S, 1970
224T, 1970
225Y - Z, 1970
226General Correspondence, 1971
HSMHA, 1971
227Meeting and Speech Invitations, 1971
228Publication Acknowledgements, 1971
229Visit Acknowledgements, 1971
2210University of Missouri, 1971
2211General Correspondence, 1972
2212American Board of Family Practice, 1972
2213Bass, B.J., 1972
2214Harman, Thelma Jean, 1972
HSMHA, 1972-1973
2215Farewell Letters, December 1972 - January 1973
2216Publication Acknowledgements, 1972
2217Visit Acknowledgements, 1972
2218Ivy, H.B. (Berry), 1972
2219Meeting and Speech Invitations, 1972
2220University of Missouri, 1972
231A, 1973
232Adams, Gayle E., 1973
233Adriani, John, 1973
234Almond, Carl H., 1973
235American Public Health Association, 1973
236Andrew, Mason C., 1973
237B, 1973
238Bass, B.J., 1973
239Blayney, Keith D., 1973
2310Buesseler, John A., 1973
2311C, 1973
2312Clayton, Fred W., 1973
2313Continuing Education for the Family Physician, 1973
2314D, 1973
2315Darley, Ward, 1973
2316Dimond, E. Grey, 1973
2317E, 1973
2318F, 1973
2319Fahim, Mostafa S., Fahim Study, 1973
2320G, 1973
2321H, 1973
2322Haughton, James G., 1973
2323Hiatt, Howard H., 1973
2324Hinsey, Joseph C., 1973
2325I, 1973
2326Institute of Medicine, 1973
2327J, 1973
2328Jordan, Mary Lou, 1973
241K, 1973
242Kelso, John, 1973
243Kentucky Report, 1973
244L, 1973
245Leighton, Alexander H., 1973
246Lindberg, Donald A.B., 1973
247Lotterhos, William E., 1973
248Lucas, Fred V., 1973
249Lucas, Fred V., 1973
2410M, 1973
2411Missett, James R., 1973
2412Murphy, Jane M., 1973
2413N, 1973
2414O, 1973
2415P, 1973
2416Patterson, Joye, 1973
2417Perrin, Edward B., 1973
2418Q, 1973
2419R, 1973
251S, 1973
252Senhauser, Don A., 1973
253Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS), 1973
254Stark, Nathan J., 1973
255Stewart, Wellington B., 1973
256T, 1973
257T, 1973
258Tancredi, Lauredi, 1973
259U, 1973
2510V, 1973
2511W, 1973
2512Wescoe, W. Clarke, 1973
2513Yolles, Tamarath K., 1973
2514A, 1974
2515Academy of Anesthesiology, 1974
2516Adriani, John, 1974
2517Almond, Carl H., 1974
2518American Academy of Family Physicians, 1974-1975
2519Appalachian Regional Commission, 1974
2520B, 1974
2521Batalden, Paul B., 1974
2522Brain Bio Center, 1974
2523Buesseler, John A., 1974
2524C, 1974
2525Cohnberg, Rosellen, 1974
261Continuing Education for the Family Physician, 1974
OversizeD, 1974
262Darley, Ward, 1974
263Dimond, E. Grey, 1974
264E, 1974
265Environmental Surveillance Center, 1974
266F, 1974
267F, 1974
268Fahim, Mostafa S., Fahim Study, 1974
269G, 1974
2610H, 1974
2611Hall, David, 1974
2612Harrington, Timonthy J., 1974
2613Health Manpower Act of 1974, 1974
2614Hinsey, Joseph C., 1974
2615Human Services Institute, 1974
271I, 1974
272Institute of Medicine, Ad Hoc Committee, 1974
273J, 1974
274K, 1974
275Kentucky Report, 1974
276L, 1974
277Lindberg, Donald A.B., 1974
278Lucas, Fred V., 1974
279M, 1974
2710Mahoney, Margaret M., 1974
2711Missett, James R., 1974
2712Multiple Sclerosis, National Advisory Commission, 1974
2713N, 1974j
2714O, 1974
2715P, 1974
2616Patterson, Joye, 1974
2717R, 1974
2718S, 1974
2719Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS), 1974
281Sharp, Gordon C., 1974
282Stark, Nathan J., 1974
283Subscriptions, 1974-1975
284T, 1974
285Thank You/Congratulatory Notes, 1974
286U, 1974
287V, 1974
288W, 1974
289Wadsworth, Homer C., 1974
2810Wescoe, W. Clarke, 1974
2811Y, 1974
2812Yolles, Tamarath K., 1974
2813Z, 1974
2814A, 1975
2815Almond, Carl H., 1975
2816B, 1975
2817Buesseler, John A., 1975
2818C, 1975
2819Cohnberg, Rosellen, 1975
291D, 1975
292Darley, Ward, 1975
293Dimond, E. Grey, 1975
294E, 1975
295F, 1975
296Ferry, Thomas P., 1975
297G, 1975
298H, 1975
299I, 1975
2910J, 1975
2911K, 1975
2912L, 1975
2913Lucas, Fred V., 1975
2914M, 1975
2915Mendenhall, Robert C., 1975
301N, 1975
302O, 1975
303P, 1975
304R, 1975
305S, 1975
306Stone, Bill, 1975
307T, 1975
308Turner, Patricia G., 1975
309U, 1975
3010V, 1975
3011W, 1975
3012Y, 1975
3013Yolles, Tamarath K., 1975
3014A, 1976
3015B, 1976
3016Buesseler, John A., 1976
3017C, 1976
3018Cohnberg, Rosellen, 1976
3019D, 1976
3020Darley, Ward, 1976
311Dimond, E. Grey, 1976
312E, 1976
313Ekunno, Josiah, 1976
314F, 1976
315Freund, Deborah E., 1976
316G, 1976
317H, 1976
318Hacklethorn, Jack E., 1976
319Hinsey, Joseph C., 1976
3110J, 1976
3111K, 1976
3112L, 1976
3113Lucas, Fred V., 1976
3114M, 1976
3115May, Jean T., 1976
3116N, 1976
3117Noback, Richardson K., 1976
3118O, 1976
3119P, 1976
3120Parsons, Carole W., 1976
321R, 1976
322Richardson, Elliott L., 1976
323S, 1976
324Spratt, John S., 1976
325T, 1976
326V, 1976
327W, 1976
328Walker, Charles E. (Rick), 1976
329Y, 1976
3210Yolles, Tamarath K., 1976
3211Z, 1976
General Correspondence, 1976
3212October, 1976
3213-14November , 1976
3215December , 1976
331 January 1977
332February 1977
333 March 1977
334 April 1977
335 May 1977
336 June 1977
337 July 1977
341 August 1977
342 September 1977
343October 1977
344 November 1977
345 December 1977
346 January 1978
347 February 1978
348 March 1978
349 April 1978
3410 May 1978
3411 June 1978
3412 July 1978
3413 August 1978
3414 September 1978
3415 October 1978
3416 November 1978
3417 December 1978
351 January 1979
352 February 1979
353 March 1979
354 April 1979
355 May 1979
356 June 1979
357 July 1979
358 August 1979
359 September 1979
3510 October 1979
3511 November 1979
3512 December 1979
3513 January 1980
3514 February 1980
3515 March 1980
3516 April 1980
3517 May 1980
3518 June 1980
3519 July 1980
3520 August 1980
361 September 1980
362 October 1980
363 November 1980
364 December 1980
365 January 1981
366 February 1981
367 March 1981
368 April 1981
369 May 1981
3610 June 1981

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Reading Files, (1974-1977) 3.8 linear feet

This series consists of outgoing letters created and sent by Dr. Wilson while Vice President for Medical Affairs at Vanderbilt University. The letters were maintained by Wilson's office as a record of his communications with others regarding his responsibilities at Vanderbilt. This series provides documentation about his accomplishments and everyday duties. To maintain the integrity of the original order, the correspondence is arranged in reverse chronological order. Some duplication may exist with records in Series IV: Professional and Personal Correspondence. Generally, attachments are not included with the outgoing letters in this series. Topics in the correspondence include discussion of medical school staffing, professorial recruitment and tenure, employee benefits, medical school administrative functions, university committee meeting records, travel plans, new building construction at the medical center, medical center and university financial matters, organizational responsibilities, and promotion of automation at Vanderbilt.
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371-2 November 1974
373 December 1974
374 January 1975
375 February 1975
376-7 March 1975
381-2 April 1975
383-4 May 1975
385 June 1975
385-6 July 1975
391-2 August 1975
393-4 September 1975
395-6 October 1975
397-8 November 1975
399 December 1975
401-2 January 1976
403 February 1976
404-5 March 1976
406 April 1976
407-8 May 1976
411-2 June 1976
413 July 1976
414-5 August 1976
416-7 September 1976
421-2 October 1976
423-4 November 1976
425-6 December 1976
427-8 January 1977
431-2 February 1977
433-4 March 1977
435-6 April 1977
441-2 May 1977
443-4 June 1977
445-6 July 1977
451-2 August 1977
453 September 1977
454-5 October 1977
456 November 1977
461 December 1977

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Professional Conferences, Meetings, and Seminars, (1969-1981) 8 linear ft.

As a popular speaker and valued expert in the medical profession, Dr. Wilson was sought after by many organizations to lead, speak, or participate in meetings and conferences across the country. This series contains meeting agendas, correspondence, itineraries, and other background materials produced as a result of this extensive travel. The records are arranged in chronological order by the day, month, and year of the event.
Significant or recurring organizations represented in this series include the National Advisory Council for Regional Medical Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Board of Family Practice, Association of American Medical Colleges, National Association for Mental Health, Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Association for Academic Health Centers, Annual Congress on Medical Education, American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control, and various Congressional subcommittees.
Dr. Wilson's position as HSMHA's director, his role as a medical school administrator, and expertise in the development of regional medical programs took him to a diverse cross-section of communities throughout the country. A sample of these communities include the West Side Community Conference in New York City, Metropolitan Denver Foundation for Medical Care, Genessee Region Health Planning Council, Seattle Indian Health Board, West Tennessee Hospital Council, National Conference of Black Churchmen, North Carolina Public Health Association, Eastern Virginia Medical Center, Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Mid-West Health Conference, Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians, Staten Island Hospital, and Lower Rio Grande Valley Health Conference. Dr. Wilson's leading role in committee meetings of the American Medical Association's Council on Medical Education and chairmanship of its committee on Emergency Medicine provide insightful and evaluative data on the status of U.S. medical education in the 1970s. Additionally, during Dr. Wilson's tenure as Director of HSMHA, he participated in regularly scheduled HSMHA regional meetings and his responsibility for regional medical centers took him to a number of local meetings of regional medical programs.
Other interesting or notable conferences in which Dr. Wilson participated include a Health Services Panel at Harvard School of Public Health in 1972; a Conference on Education of the Physician in Emergency Medical Care in 1973; the Second National Congress on Health Manpower sponsored in 1974 by the AMA; National conference on Rural Health in 1975; and a Southern Newspaper Publishers Association's Seminar titled "Paying for Medical Care" held in 1976. Substantive and valuable materials gathered by Dr. Wilson regarding any meetings that were subsequently canceled were kept despite the meeting's cancellation.
Restricted records in this series include accreditation reviews of medical institutions and medical staff evaluations.
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471American Board of Family Practice, Chicago, IL, September 7, 1969
472National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA, July 7-8, 1970
473Health Services and Mental Health Administration Planning Meeting, Boulder, CO, July 13-14, 1970
474National Center for Family Planning, New Orleans, LA, August 7-8, 1970
475Council on Medical Education (canceled), Chicago, IL, August 29, 1970
476Harvard School of Public Health, Alexander Leighton, Boston, MA, August 31, 1970
477Conference on Pharmacy Manpower, San Francisco, CA, September 11, 1970
478Peace Corps, Physician Conference, Warrenton, VA, September 11-13, 1970
479American Hospital Association, 72nd Annual Meeting, September 15, 1970
4710American Academy of General Practice, San Francisco, CA, September 28 - October 1, 1970
4711Regional Medical Programs, Conference on Evaluation, Chicago, IL, September 30, 1970
4712Consultation Visit with Dr. Ward Darley, Denver, CO, October 3, 1970
47131970 Blue Shield Annual Program Conference, Chicago, IL, October 5-6, 1970
4714HSMHA, Boston Regional Meeting, Boston, MA, October 12, 1970
4715Regional Medical Programs, Western Pennsylvania Region, Pittsburgh, PA, October 22, 1970
4715University of Missouri, Annual M.D. Day, Columbia, MO, October 23, 1970
4716California's Regional Medical Program, San Francisco, CA, October 29, 1970
4717Association of American Medical Colleges (canceled), Los Angeles, CA, October 29 - November 2, 1970
4718Medical Care Costs and Services (canceled), Washington, D.C., November 3, 1970
4719Duke University, Third Annual Conference for Physician's Assistants, Durham, N.C., November 12, 1970
4720American Association of Medical Colleges, Workshop (postponed), November 19-21, 1970
4721Institute of Medicine in Chicago, Workshop "The Doctor and His Changing Community," Chicago, IL, November 20-21, 1970
4722AMA, Clinical Convention and Meeting of Council on Medical Education, Boston, MA, November 27-29, 1970
4723Annual Smith Memorial Lecture, Rockford, IL, December 4, 1970
4724American Board of Family Practice (canceled), St. Petersburg, FL, December 12-13, 1970
4725Seventh Annual Meeting "Prospective Medicine and Health Hazard Appraisal," Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, December 13-15, 1970
4726Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Eastern Conference, Philadelphia, PA, December 17-18, 1970
4727American Association for the Advancement of Science, Symposium, Chicago, IL, December 29-30, 1970
481HEW Region IV Comprehensive Health Planning Conference, Mobile, AL, January 13-15, 1971
482HSMHA Western Conference, Seattle, WA, January 28-28, 1971
483AMA, 67th Annual Conference on Medical Education, Chicago, IL, February 13, 1971
484TIC Television Station, Sickle Cell Discussion, Hartford, CT, February 18, 1971
485Orientation of Medical Students Participating in PL 480 Exchange (group going to Israel), Washington, DC, March 3, 1971
486Mid-West Health Congress (canceled), Kansas City, MO, March 18, 1971
487West Side Community Conference, New York, NY, April 3, 1971
488Whipple Surgical Society, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, April 3, 1971
489HSMHA, Operational Planning System Conference, Region VII, Overland Park, KS, April 13, 1971
4810Metropolitan Denver Foundation for Medical Care, Denver, CO, April 24, 1971
4811National Symposium on Emergency Medical Care, Philadelphia, PA, May 7, 1941
4812AMA, Committee on Government Medical Services, Washington, D.C., May 14, 1971
4813Annual Honor Awards Ceremony, St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 8, 1971
4814AMA, Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ, June 20-24, 1971
4815Centers for Disease Control, 25th Anniversary, Atlanta, GA, July 1, 1971
4816National Institutes of Health, Sickle Cell Anemia Advisory Committee, Bethesda, MD, August 13, 1971
4817HEW Region I, Meeting with Harold Putnam, Boston, MA, August 17, 1971
4818University of Missouri Health Services Management Alumni Association, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971
4819Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Colorado Springs, CO, August 28-29, 1971
4820Conference of Psychologist Directors and Consultants in State, Federal, and Territorial Mental Health Programs, Washington, DC, September 1, 1971
4821Annual Region VII Conference of Community Mental Health Program Directors, Lake of Ozarks, MO, September 9, 1971
4822Annual Conference of Professors of Psychiatry West of Mississippi (canceled), Columbia, MO, September 10, 1971
4823AMA, Council on Medical Education, Chicago, IL, September 10-12, 1971
4824Barnesville, Ohio, Medical Center Meeting, Barnesville, OH, September 17-18, 1971
4825Annual Statesmen in Medicine Award Dinner, Warrenton, VA, September 21, 1970
4826Eighth Annual Hospital Medical Staff Conference, Estes Park, CO, September 28, 1971
4827Association for Academic Health Centers, September 28, 1971
491Annual Clinical Assembly of American Osteopathic Specialists, St. Louis, MO, October 5, 1971
492Genesee Region Health Planning Council, Rochester, NY, October 9, 1971
493Koomen Consultant Group, Minneapolis, MN, October 10, 1971
494Health Maintenance Organizations Special Session, Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C., October 11, 1971
495The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, Fifth International Award Ceremonies, Washington, DC, October 16, 1971
496American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, IL, October 19, 1971
497Smith, Kline and French Laboratories Seminar, Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 1971
498Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC, October 30, 1971
499National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC, November 1, 1971
4910Carcle Clinic Foundation Day, Urbana, IL, November 10, 1971
4911State and Territorial Mental Health Authorities, Washington, D.C., November 16-18, 1971
4912AMA, Council on Medical Education, New Orleans, LA, November 26-28, 1971
4913Massachusetts Society and Massachusetts Hospital Association, HMOs, Boston, MA, December 9, 1971
4914Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions, Washington, DC, December 13, 1971
4915Bellaire, Ohio, Community Health Center Program Review, Chicago, IL, December 14, 1971
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4916National Health Resources Advisory Committee Meeting, Fort Sam Houston, TX, December 16, 1971
4917American Board of Family Practice, Palm Springs, CA, January 7-9, 1971
4918The Pharmacist in Society, Kansas City, MO, January 14-14, 1972
4919National Fund for Medical Education, Washington, DC, January 14-15, 1971
4920President's Council Meeting, The National Association for Mental Health, Inc., Scottsedale, AZ, January 14-16, 1971
4921National Indian Health Board Conference, Hollywood, FL, January 22-24, 1972
4922Denver HSMHA Region VII Meeting, Denver, CO, January 31, 1972
4923Comprehensive Ambulatory Health Care for High Risk Adolescents, Job Corps, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC, February 2, 1972
4924Seattle Indian Health Board, Portland, OR, February 3, 1972
4925Congress on Medical Education, Chicago, IL, February 3-6, 1972
4926Association of American Medical Colleges, HMO Workshop, Chapel Hill, NC, February 15-16, 1972
501Congressional Hearing, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Seattle, WA, March 3, 1972
502National House Staff Conference, "Consumer Health . . ", Atlanta, GA, March 3, 1972
503Protestant Health Assembly, Chicago, IL, March 7, 1972
504Dallas HSMHA Region VI Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 14, 1972
505Kansas City Regional Office, Awards Banquet, Jefferson City, MO, March 17, 1972
506Centers for Disease Control, National Conference on Current Concepts in Communicable Disease Control, Houston TX, March 13, 1972
507Denver HSMHA Region VIII Meeting, Denver, CO, March 27, 1972
508Electronic Computing Health Oriented Association, Denver, CO, March 27, 1972
509Milligan College, Milligann College, TN (canceled), April 20, 1972
5010Dedication of Missouri Regional Program Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care Unit, Springfield, MO, April 30, 1972
5011Atlanta HSMHA Area IV Region Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 8, 1972
5012Kent Community Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, May 19, 1972
5013Conference on Comprehensive Primary Care, Kansas City, MO (canceled), May 20, 1972
5014HSMHA, Regional Health Director's Meeting, New York, NY, May 24-25, 1972
5015Lower Rio Grande Valley Health Conference, Harlingen, TX, May 27, 1972
5016-17Boston HSMHA Region I, Boston, MA, June 1, 1972
5018Mid-West Health Congress (Panel Discussion), Kansas City, MO, June 2, 1972
511HSMHA Management Seminar, Atlanta, GA, June 5, 1972
51214th National Conference on Records and Statistics, Washington, D.C., June 12-15, 1972
513Technicon Congress, New York, NY, June 13, 1972
514AMA, Council on Education, San Francisco, CA, June 15-21, 1972
515National Association of County Health Officers, Washington, DC, June 26, 1972
516Visit to Staten Island Public Health Service Hospital, New York, NY, June 26, 1972
517Sun Valley Forum on National Health, Inc., Sun Valley, ID, June 28-30, 1972
518Gilford County Health Department, Greensboro, NC, July 13, 1972
519Annual Meeting of Comprehensive Health Planning Association, Riverside, CA, July 19, 1972
5110HSMHA Regional Health Director's Meeting, Seattle, WA, July 20, 1972
5110Bass/Missouri Project Site Visit, Columbia, MO, August 6-8, 1972
5111Site Working Group For Integrated Medical and Behavioral Laboratory Measurement System (EMBLMS), Houston, TX, August 21, 1972
5112Long-Range Planning for the Board, Chicago, IL, September 1-2, 1972
5113AMA, Council on Medical Education Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 1-2, 1972
5114National Association of Directors of Health Facility Licensure and Certification Programs, St. Louis, MO, September 13, 1972
5115American Academy of Family Physicians, 24th Scientific Assembly, New York, NY, September 25, 1972
5116-17Health Services Panel, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, September 27, 1972
5118[American Board of Family Practice], Chicago, IL, October 1, 1972
521AMA, Liaison Committee Between CME/CMS, Chicago, IL, October 7, 1972
522The Institute for the Study of Health and Society, Washington, DC, October 9, 1972
523Millbank Fund Commission for the Study of Higher Education for Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, October 10, 1972
524-5Association for Academic Health Centers, Dorado Beach, P.R., October 12-15, 1972
526HSMHA Regional Health Director's Meeting, Boston, MA, October 25, 1972
527Arctic Health Research Center, Anchorage, AK (canceled), October 27-30, 1972
528Health Services Funding HSMHA Regional Workshop, Dallas, TX, October 30, 1972
529Staten Island Hospital, New York, NY, November 3, 1972
5210Association of American Medical Colleges, Miami Beach, FL (canceled), November 3-5, 1972
5211University of California, Irvine, CA, November 6-7, 1972
5212University of Missouri, M.D. Day, Columbia, MO, November 17-18, 1972
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