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goldwaterleonard Inventory of the Leonard J. Goldwater Papers, 1970s Processed by: Willeke Sandler; machine-readable finding aid created by: Willeke Sandler David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 005473155

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: May 2012Processed by Willeke Sandler, May 2012; finding aid encoded by Willeke Sandler, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, May 2012 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Leonard J. Goldwater Papers, 1970s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Goldwater, Leonard John, 1903-1992. Leonard J. Goldwater Papers, 1970s Material in English 0.4 Linear Feet Approx. 300 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Professor of medicine at Columbia and Duke University. Contains draft chapters of Goldwater's book, Mercury: A History of Quicksilver (1972), as well as an audio transcript for the film Mercury, Medicine, and Man (1977). Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Leonard J. Goldwater Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Leonard J. Goldwater Papers were transferred to the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library from the Medical Center Library in 2011.

Processing Information

Processed by Willeke Sandler, May 2012

Encoded by Willeke Sandler, May 2012

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Biographical Note

Leonard J. Goldwater was a professor of medicine at Columbia and Duke Universities. He specialized in occupational medicine, working for the New York State Department of Labor and the United States Navy in the 1930s and 1940s, and founding the Bellevue Hospital cardiac rehabilitation clinic in the 1950s. Goldwater came to the Duke Medical Center in 1970, where he ran the occupational medicine program. He retired in the mid-1970s and in 1988, the Medical Center established the Leonard J. and Margaret F. Goldwater Professorship to honor him and his wife. [Taken from New York Times obituary, July 3, 1992]

Collection Overview

The Leonard Goldwater papers contain draft chapters of Goldwater's book, Mercury: A History of Quicksilver (1972), as well as an audio transcript for the film Mercury, Medicine, and Man (1977). Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.

Subject Headings

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Goldwater, Leonard J. (Leonard John), 1903-1992. Mercury. Mercury--History. History of Medicine Collections (Duke University) Related Material Mercury, Medicine, and Man [videorecording] Medical Center Library, Duke University. Contents of Collection Leonard J. Goldwater Papers, 1970s (1 box) 1Audio transcripts for film, 1975-1976 1Drafts for Mercury: A History of Quicksilver, 1970s(21 folders)