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Coombe, Reginald S.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Reginald S. Coombe, who worked as senior vice president of the Hanover Bank from 1939 to 1958, began his association with Memorial Hospital when his daughter was admitted to the hospital for treatment in 1940 and died nine months later at 15 years old. In 1941, Coombe joined Memorial Hospital’s Board of Managers and later went on to serve as president and chairman of the board for 20 years. He was one of the five founders of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. Awards received include the Clement Cleveland Award of the American Cancer Society in 1958 and the Yale Medal for distinguished service. Coombe died May 2nd, 1976 at the age of 81.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Daniel Catlin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0019
Scope and Contents

.33 cubic ft., 1885-1974. Affiliations, biographical info, correspondence relating to the biography of Dr. James Ewing by Dr. Hayes Martin, historical materials on Memorial Hospital.

Dates: 1885 - 1974

Fred Waldorf Stewart, 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

Laurance S. Rockefeller, 1994

 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: 1994

Laurance S. Rockefeller Board Room Dedication, 1989

 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: 1989

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

Public Affairs Office of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

 Collection
Identifier: MSK 0005
Scope and Contents Contains printed materials, publications, photographs, and audiovisual materials regarding the workings of the Public Affairs Office. Publications include Memorial-published periodicals, pamphlets, and press releases, as well as outside publications, clippings and citations of news and magazine articles ,and transcripts of radio and television interviews and reports featuring or referencing MSK and/or cancer treatment and research. Some article clippings were compiled into...
Dates: 1885 - 1992