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Douglas, James, 1837-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: 1837-1918. Douglas, a scientist and mining engineer, became a proponent of radium therapy in the treatment of cancer after losing his daughter to breast cancer in 1910. In 1913, Douglas established the National Radium Institute to mine radium in the United States. In 1917, Douglas gave his share of radium to Memorial Hospital, stipulating in the deeds of the donation that the hospital serve as a cancer hospital rather than a general hospital and that the hospital pursue the study of radium in cancer treatment.

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Fred Waldorf Stewart, 1981

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains tape recordings of interviews of MSK doctors and significant individuals conducted by Archivist Diane Rosenwaser, Dr. Joseph Burchenal, and Dr. Nael Martini. This includes interviews with Katherine S. Douglas, Anna S. Craver, Laurance S. Rockefeller, and Drs. Higinbotham, Woodard, Cahan, Southam, Blady, Stock, Hutchison, Pool, Beattie, Quan, Tan, and Oettgen, among others. Also contains Hayes Martin's Collection of Tapes, which includes recordings of Chemotherapy Group meetings,...
Dates: 1981
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / MSS 0030, Oral History Collection

Hayes Martin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0023
Scope and Contents Approximately 7.5 cubic ft., 1782-1973. Contains materials relating to the treatment of cancer, to the history of Memorial Hospital, and to certain individuals associated with it. This includes biographical information on James Ewing, James Douglas, and J. Marion Sim; material on Mme. Marie Curie's visits to the U. S. in the 1920s; and files on cancer therapies and quackery. Also includes notes, drafts, and other materials relating to both editions of Martin's Surgery of Head and Neck...
Dates: 1782 - 1973
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / Hayes Martin Collection

Helen Q. Woodard, 1981

 File
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains tape recordings of interviews of MSK doctors and significant individuals conducted by Archivist Diane Rosenwaser, Dr. Joseph Burchenal, and Dr. Nael Martini. This includes interviews with Katherine S. Douglas, Anna S. Craver, Laurance S. Rockefeller, and Drs. Higinbotham, Woodard, Cahan, Southam, Blady, Stock, Hutchison, Pool, Beattie, Quan, Tan, and Oettgen, among others. Also contains Hayes Martin's Collection of Tapes, which includes recordings of Chemotherapy Group meetings,...
Dates: 1981
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / MSS 0030, Oral History Collection

History of Head and Neck Service, 1995

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains tape recordings of interviews of MSK doctors and significant individuals conducted by Archivist Diane Rosenwaser, Dr. Joseph Burchenal, and Dr. Nael Martini. This includes interviews with Katherine S. Douglas, Anna S. Craver, Laurance S. Rockefeller, and Drs. Higinbotham, Woodard, Cahan, Southam, Blady, Stock, Hutchison, Pool, Beattie, Quan, Tan, and Oettgen, among others. Also contains Hayes Martin's Collection of Tapes, which includes recordings of Chemotherapy Group meetings,...
Dates: 1995
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / MSS 0030, Oral History Collection

James Douglas Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0014
Scope and Contents

.3 cubic ft, 1909-1918. Contains correspondence, deeds of trust, news clippings, and agreements between Douglas and Memorial Hospital. These materials may provide insight into the radium gifts received by Memorial Hospital from Douglas and their stipulations.

Dates: 1909 - 1918
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / James Douglas Papers

James Ewing Society Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0026
Scope and Contents

14 cubic ft., 1925-1991. Contains correspondence, procedure manuals, meeting minutes, membership applications sorted alphabetically, program books, scientific papers, awards, ballots, subject files, and photographs of the James Ewing Society. Also includes materials relating to or created by James Ewing, including papers, diary entries, and a woodcut of his signature.

Dates: 1925 - 1991
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / James Ewing Society Collection

Katherine S. Douglas, Mrs. Percy, 1981

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains tape recordings of interviews of MSK doctors and significant individuals conducted by Archivist Diane Rosenwaser, Dr. Joseph Burchenal, and Dr. Nael Martini. This includes interviews with Katherine S. Douglas, Anna S. Craver, Laurance S. Rockefeller, and Drs. Higinbotham, Woodard, Cahan, Southam, Blady, Stock, Hutchison, Pool, Beattie, Quan, Tan, and Oettgen, among others. Also contains Hayes Martin's Collection of Tapes, which includes recordings of Chemotherapy Group meetings,...
Dates: 1981
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / MSS 0030, Oral History Collection

Laurance S. Rockefeller Board Room Dedication, 1989

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains tape recordings of interviews of MSK doctors and significant individuals conducted by Archivist Diane Rosenwaser, Dr. Joseph Burchenal, and Dr. Nael Martini. This includes interviews with Katherine S. Douglas, Anna S. Craver, Laurance S. Rockefeller, and Drs. Higinbotham, Woodard, Cahan, Southam, Blady, Stock, Hutchison, Pool, Beattie, Quan, Tan, and Oettgen, among others. Also contains Hayes Martin's Collection of Tapes, which includes recordings of Chemotherapy Group meetings,...
Dates: 1989
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / MSS 0030, Oral History Collection

Memorial Hospital Board of Managers

 Collection
Identifier: MH 0001
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes of the Memorial Hospital Board of Managers, as well as agreements, certificates, deeds of gift, grants, master plans, minutes and dockets of various committees, permanent files, and MH Annual Reports. Also includes agreements with and materials regarding the incorporation of the Sloan Kettering Institute.

Dates: 1896 - 1991
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / Memorial Hospital Board of Managers

National Radium Institute Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0029
Scope and Contents

Contains reports, clippings, financial records, and correspondence related to the National Radium Institute and associated individuals, companies, and governmental departments, as well as materials from the Journal of American Chemical Society and Radium American Mining Congress. Includes records relating to James Douglas and James Ewing.

Dates: 1913 - 1921
Found in: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives / National Radium Institute Collection