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Collection MacCaW : William G. MacCallum Collection

Description

Key

42758

Reference Code Element

MacCaW

Dates

1909-1942, inclusive

Extent

9 linear feet

Creator

Personal name, MacCallum, W. G. (William George), 1874-1944.

Administrative/Biographical History

William G. MacCallum
18 Apr 1874-3 Feb 1944
William G. MacCallum was born in Dunnville, Ontario. He received a B.A from the University of Toronto in 1894. A member of the first graduating class of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he received his M.D. in 1897. He joined the Johns Hopkins medical faculty in 1898 after spending one year as a resident house officer at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. From 1909 to 1917, he was professor of pathology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He then returned to Johns Hopkins as professor and chairman of the department of pathology, a position he held until his retirement in 1943. His research covered a wide variety of subjects; his most notable contributions were those relating to malaria and the function of the parathyroid gland. He traveled extensively and used his trips to broaden his knowledge of pathological anatomy. He wrote the definitive Textbook of Pathology and 173 articles, as well as biographical sketches and studies in the history of medicine.

Chronology

Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1900-1909

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1898-1909

1917-1943

Scope and Content

The William G. MacCallum Collection spans his entire career at Johns Hopkins. Series include correspondence, research and teaching notes, several manuscripts of his pathology textbook, autopsy reports, drafts of articles and talks, and honors and awards. Personal items include letters, diaries, and travel notes. Of special interest are extensive notes and materials MacCallum used for his biography of William Stewart Halsted.

Subjects - Name

Personal name, Halsted, William, 1852-1922

Language

English

Administration

Date(s) of Descriptions

1981

Processing Information

The William G. MacCallum Collection was organized and catalogued by archival technician Ruth Anne Becker in 1981. The project was supported by a grant from the NIH National Library of Medicine (LM 03594). In 2008, Chesney Medical Archives student assistant Emma Graf converted the finding aid to the catalog.

Composed Of

Found 9 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	116066		Series	CollectionMacCaW- William G. MacCallum Collection
2- Autopsies	116058		Series	CollectionMacCaW- William G. MacCallum Collection
3- Pathology Textbook Material	116059		Series	CollectionMacCaW- William G. MacCallum Collection
4- Articles, Papers, and Speeches	116060		Series	CollectionMacCaW- William G. MacCallum Collection
5- Research and Teaching Notes	116061		Series	CollectionMacCaW- William G. MacCallum Collection
6- Halsted Biography	116062		Series	CollectionMacCaW- William G. MacCallum Collection
7- Personal Items, Travel Notes, Honors, Certificates and Diaries	116063		Series	CollectionMacCaW- William G. MacCallum Collection
8- Articles Collected by MacCallum	116064		Series	CollectionMacCaW- William G. MacCallum Collection
9- Scrapbook regarding William Welch	116065	1937-1941	Series	CollectionMacCaW- William G. MacCallum Collection

Related Artifacts

Found 1 record(s)

Available Actions	Artifact Numbersort by Artifact Number ascending	Titlesort by Title ascending
	1308A	Tube for Certificate of Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Society of Medicine

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