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Collection BarLF : Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection

Description

Key

42030

Reference Code Element

BarLF

Dates

1878-1944, inclusive

Extent

12 linear feet

Creator

Personal name, Barker, Lewellys F. (Lewellys Franklin), 1867-1943.

Administrative/Biographical History

Lewellys Franklin Barker was born in Norwich, Ontario. He received his Bachelor of Medicine degree in 1890 from the University of Toronto Medical School. After interning at Toronto General Hospital, he came to Johns Hopkins in 1892 to join the staff of William Osler's Clinic. He later held a fellowship and served a residency in pathology. In 1897, he was appointed associate professor of anatomy. While at Johns Hopkins, Barker made several trips abroad to further his studies. He studied in Germany in Karl Ludwig's physiological laboratory and toured the South Pacific, Asia, and India to study hospital diseases. In 1900, Barker was appointed professor of anatomy at the University of Chicago. Shortly after arriving in Chicago, he was appointed to the 1901 Federal Commission on Plague in San Francisco. In 1905, Barker was appointed director of medicine and physician-in-chief at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, succeeding William Osler. He established laboratories at Johns Hopkins for the study of infectious diseases, physiology, and chemistry. Barker specialized in the study of neurology, endocrinology, and internal medicine. He was highly regarded as a remarkable diagnostician. In the course of his career Barker received several honorary degrees, including an M.D. from the University of Toronto.

Chronology

Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1892-1900

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1905-1943

Scope and Content

The Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection spans his entire life. Series include correspondence with friends, colleagues, and family; correspondence relating to Barker's autobiography Time and the Physician; correspondence, lecture notes, and articles (1931-1932) from Barker's trip to Russia; material related to William H. Welch, including speeches, memorabilia, and clippings; Barker's student and postgraduate notebooks; teaching notes; and ephemera. The collection is particularly strong in documenting the early years of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Language

English

Administration

Processing Information

The Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection was organized and cataloged by Harold Kanarekin 1982-1983. The processing project was supported by a grant from the NIH National Library of Medicine (LM 03594). Emma Graf converted the legacy finding aid to the Chesney Archives catalog under the direction of Phoebe Evans Letocha in 2013.

Accession

2009-045

1993-025

1981-030

Composed Of

Found 7 record(s)

Reference Code and Titlesort by Reference Code and Title ascending	Key (Collection)sort by Key (Collection) ascending	Dates	Record Levelsort by Record Level ascending	Hierarchysort by Hierarchy ascending
1- Correspondence	100487		Series	CollectionBarLF- Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection
2- Correspondence, Lecture Notes and Articles related to Russian Trip	100488	1931-1940	Series	CollectionBarLF- Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection
3- William H. Welch Notes	100489	1909-1934	Series	CollectionBarLF- Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection
4- Student and Postgraduate Notebooks	100490	1885-1904	Series	CollectionBarLF- Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection
5- Working and Teaching Notes	100491	1878-1931	Series	CollectionBarLF- Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection
6- Personal Memorabilia	100492	1909-1934	Series	CollectionBarLF- Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection
7- Photographs from the Lewellys F. Barker Papers	48628		Series	CollectionBarLF- Lewellys Franklin Barker Collection

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