Strang Clinic
Scope and Contents
Contains Strang Clinic reports, statistics, news clippings, and a constitutional survey file. These materials provide background on the Clinic through historical and press materials, as well as statistical information on its work.
Dates
- 1940 - 1971
Conditions Governing Access
Material in this collection may require special permission to view and will require advance notice to get permission from all internal parties. To inquire about the collection, please contact the MSK Archivist.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Strang was founded in 1933 by Dr. Elise Strang L’Esperance as the Kate Depew Strang Clinic at the New York Infirmary on 15th Street and funded by New York Central Railroad magnate and US senator Chauncey Depew. In 1940, the Clinic introduced the Pap test as a tool for detecting cervical cancer. In 1945, L’Esperance established a Strang Prevention Clinic at Memorial Hospital, for which a new building was inaugurated in 1947. The first clinical cytology lab, established at the Strang Clinic, would become the Cytology Service of the Department of Pathology. The Strang Cancer Prevention Institute is known as the oldest continually operating cancer prevention institution in the world.
Extent
0.33 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives Repository