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Biographies and biographical files

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG-17-1-32

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of biographies and files that contain biographical information for significant faculty, staff, and students associated with the School of Medicine. Materials in the biographical files include, but are not limited to, resumes, currciculum vitaes, clippings, obituaries, articles, and photographs. Some of the biographical files have been assembled by archivists others by various departments in the School of Medicine.

Dates

  • Creation: 1825-present

Conditions Governing Access

The biographies and biographical files are open to researchers. However, before providing access, archivists must review the requested records for personally identifiable information (PII). This protected information may need to be redacted before access is given.

Conditions Governing Use

The content collected in this series may be subject to copyright restrictions. The copyright of some content may be owned by the University of Virginia. The rights to non-UVA publications are likely held by other entities.

Extent

From the Collection: 71 Linear Feet (11 Records boxes, 76 document boxes, and (approximately) 22 linear feet of bound material.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

Materials are arranged into files by the name of the person they describe. The files are then arranged alphabetically by the last name of the person. Because of the presence of legacy content from multiple sources, there may be multiple biographical files for the same individual.

Processing Information

Some items in this series represent legacy content from two collections: "University of Virginia School of Medicine Biographical files" (Legacy identifier: MS-36) and the University of Virginia School of Medicine Faculty files (Legacy identifier: ViU-H-2015-0027).

Legacy collection description from the MS-36 finding aid: "This collection contains biographical information about University of Virginia School of Medicine faculty and friends mainly collected from University of Virginia publications, including the "Bulletin of the University of Virginia Medical School and Hospital" from 1941 to 1946, "University of Virginia Medical Alumni News Letter" from 1948-1973, "University of Virginia Medical Alumnews" from 1974-1991, and "UVa Medical AlumNews" beginning in 1992 and ongoing. Multiple articles from "The Daily Progress" as early as 1942 are also included as are single articles from other publications."

Repository Details

Part of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Repository

Contact:
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
P.O. Box 800722
Charlottesville Virginia 22908-0722 United States