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Edward Boyden papers, 1954-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Boyden, Edward A. (Edward Allen), 1886-1976
- Title
- Edward Boyden papers
- Dates
- 1954-1976 (inclusive)19541976
- Quantity
- 10 cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 2592 (Accession No. 2592-001)
- Summary
- Biographical features (awards, certificates, etc.), correspondence, conference and convention records, notes, subject files, medical illustrations and photos and reprints of a professor of Biological Structure
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
Records stored offsite; advanced notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Professor of Biological Structure, University of Washington School of Medicine.
Edward Allen Boyden was born 1886. He was a member of the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the University of Illinois School of Medicine. He helped start a medical school at the University of Alabama by reorganzing the school's department of anatomy. He was chairman of the department of anatomy at the University of Minnesota until his retirement in 1954. Boyden mapped the common pattern of the segmental bronchi and their branches, as well as the pulmonary arteries and veins, which assisted surgeons greatly in performing segmental resection of the lung. He developed the concept of gallbladder function and studied the anatomy of the common duct sphincters. In 1974 Dr. Boyden was named an honorary member of the International College of Surgeons in recognition of his work on the anatomy and physiology of the biliary tract and structure and development of the lung. That year he was also honored for 50 years of membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Boyden received the Modern Medicine Achievement Award in 1960, elected an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians in 1961, and in 1970 became the first recipient of the Henry Gray Award of the American Association of Anatomists. He died in 1976 at the age of 90.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Biographical features (awards, certificates, etc.), correspondence, 1956-1976; conference and convention records, notes, subject files, medical illustrations and photos, reprints.
The papers in this accession reflect the research interests and activities of Dr. Boyden in his role as Research Professor in Biological Structure at the University of Washington School of Medicine (1954-1976). It is important to note, however, that Boyden had an earlier career as Professor and Head of the Anatomy Department at the University of Minnesota (1931-1954). His activities at that institution are not reflected in this accession, except by virtue of the fact that his research interests may have had a continuity that spanned both careers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Biographical Materials 1 folder
|
undated |
| 1 | Harvard correspondence and photos 1 folder
|
approximately 1925 |
| 1 | Miscellaneous personal correspondence 4 folders
|
undated |
| 1 | Correspondence B-Mc 40 folders
|
undated |
| 2 | Correspondence M-Z 25 folders
|
undated |
| 2 | Correspondence A-O 20 folders
Note: There is an inventory of the books contributed by Boyden
to the Health Sciences Library in the folder entitled: "Aa Be & Bl
(Official) E. A. Bcyden (personal)".
|
undated |
| 3 | Correspondence P-Z 15 folders
|
undated |
| 3 | Correspondence 8 folders
|
1957-1972 |
| 4 | Correspondence 6 folders
|
1973-1976 |
| 4 | Miscellaneous scientific topics 10 folders
Such as fetal development and embryology
|
undated |
| 4 | Anatomical topics 20 folders
Including arm, breast, elbow, A-O
|
undated |
| 5 | Subject Series: "P-Z" 10 folders
|
undated |
| 5 | Miscellaneous topics 20 folders
Including medical movies, published materials of various
scientists, fetal drawings, and monkey literature
|
undated |
| 5-6 | Biliary tract 20 folders
|
undated |
| 6 | Miscellaneous topics 15 folders
Including lungs, baboons diaphragm
|
undated |
| 6 | University of Washington Anatomy Department 3 folders
Articles by various professors and miscellaneous intradepartmental
documents
|
undated |
| 7 | Miscellaneous topics 30 folders
Potter's syndrome, monkey lungs, lungs, sphincter innervation,
bronchial arteries
|
undated |
| 7 | Speeches and Writings: miscellaneous topics 3 folders
Including tuberculosis article, book review, dog lung
|
undated |
| 8 | Speeches and Writings: miscellaneous topics 30 folders
Including human lung acinus, human lung development, hernia,
pulmonary acinus, development of the pulmonary airways, lung surgery, and
bronchial arteries
|
undated |
| 8 | London, Copenhagen conferences 2 folders
|
approximately 1966 |
| 8 | North Atlantic Treaty Organization conference (NATO
sponsored anatomy conference) 1 folder
|
undated |
| 8 | Anatomy conferences in Europe 1 folder
|
1955 |
| 9 | Courses in Gross Anatomy 3 folders
|
undated |
| 9 | Correspondence on sale of rare book collection and rare
book catalogues 3 folders
|
undated |
| 9 | American Association of Anatomists 6 folders
Boyden was Executive Committee President from 1956-1958
|
undated |
| 9 | Diseases of the Chest 5 folders
Boyden was Associate Editor from 1962-?. Materials from the
pre-editorial period are also included
|
undated |
| 10 | Miscellaneous unfoldered materials Including course materials, drawings, prints, reprints (not by
Boyden), illustrations
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- American Association of Anatomists
- Diseases of the Chest
- University of Washington. School of Medicine
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Boyden, Edward A. (Edward Allen), 1886-1976 (creator)
- Corner, George E (creator)
- Cummins, Harold (creator)
- Flexner, Louis B (creator)
- Hoerr, Norman L (creator)
- Huber, John Franklin (creator)
- Jones, Oliver P (creator)
- Lazarow, Arnold (creator)
- Liebow, Averill A (creator)
- Myers, Jay Arthur (creator)
- Pump, Karl K (creator)
- Reid, Lynne (creator)
- Scannell, J. Gordon (creator)
- Smith, Franklin R (creator)
- Tompsett, David (creator)
- Wangensteen, Owen H. (Owen Harding), 1898-1981 (creator)
- Wells, Lemen J (creator)
Corporate Names
- CIBA Pharmaceutical Co (creator)
- University of Washington. University Archives
