Scope and Contents
Consists of edited and unedited drafts, correspondence, reprints and publications, publication figures, and background research from Augustus White's professional writings. Topics in the series primarily consist of spine biomechanics and other topics in orthopedics. Additional topics include race and culturally competent care, and White's experience as a Captain and combat surgeon in the United States Army Medical Corps during the Vietnam War. Drafts and correspondence related to White's books Your Aching Back and Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine are also included. Electronic records in the series include drafts and publication figures.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-2008
Language of Materials
Papers are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Series III contains personal and patient information that is restricted for 80 years. The end of the restriction period is noted with each folder.
Access to electronic records in this series is premised on the availability of a computer station, requisite software, and/or the ability of the Public Services staff to review and/or print out records of interest in advance of an on-site visit.
Extent
14.65 cubic feet (14 records center cartons, 1 legal size document box, and 3 clamshell boxes)0.12 Gigabytes (electronic records on network storage)
Arrangement
Series III is arranged chronologically.
Creator
- From the Collection: White, Augustus A., III, 1936- (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is one of the world's leading resources for the study of the history of health and medicine. Our mission is to enable the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded.