Henry P. Plenk papers, 1952-1987

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Plenk, Henry P.
Title
Henry P. Plenk papers
Dates
1952-1987 (inclusive)
Quantity
12.25 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1450
Summary
The Henry P. Plenk papers (1952-1987) contain correspondence, articles written by Plenk, typescripts, interviews, and other documents pertaining to Plenk's book, Medicine in the Beehive State.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Plenk (b. 1917) received his M.D. from Northwestern University. He came to the University of Utah in 1947 as an assistant professor of radiology.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Henry P. Plenk papers (1952-1987) contain correspondence, articles written by Plenk, typescripts, interviews, and other documents pertaining to Plenk's book, Medicine in the Beehive State.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-18 were donated in 1994. Boxes 19-27 were donated in 1996.

Processing Note

Processed by Abraham Verghis in 1995.

Addendum processed by Sabrina Riches in 1997.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0653).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Correspondence, B-WReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1
Benak, Steve
1 2
Boone, Max L. M.
1 3-6
Brady, Luther W.
1 7
Caldwell, William
1 8
Chapman, J. D.
1 9
Chassagne, Daniel
1 10
Chism, Stanely E.
1 11
Churchill-Davidson, I.
1 12
Clinton, Bill
1 13-15
del-Regato, J. A.
1 16
Dische, Stanley
1 17
Dworkin, Perry M.
1 18-19
Eisert, Donald R.
1 20
Ellis, Frank
1 21
Eltringham, James P.
1 22
Engelbrecht, H. Anthony
1 23-25
Fowler, Jack F.
1 26
Fletcher, Gilbert H.
1 27-29
Frederick, Philip R.
1 30
Fridman, Mose
1 31
Ford, Newell R.
1 32-36
Fry, Harry W.
2 1
Garn, Jake
2 2
Gillies, James M.
2 3-14
Goates, Brent L.
2 15
Hafermann, Mark
2 16-17
Henk, Mike J.
2 18
Higholt, Howard
2 19
Hussey, David H.
2 20
Kattan, Ramzi D.
2 21-22
Lazarus, Harrison M.
2 23
Lederman, M.
2 24
Lindberg, Robert
2 25
Littman, Philip
2 26
Lopez, Teresa Lanche G.
2 27
McGowan, David
2 28
Northup, Mead
2 29
Overgaard, Jens
2 30
Owens, Wayne
2 31
Papillon, Jean
2 32
Peckman, Michael J.
2 33
Prosnitz, Leonard R.
2 34
Quinlin, Ed
3 1-3
Revisz, Laszlo
3 4
Rotman, Marvin
3 5
Rowe, James W.
3 6-9
Rubin, Philip
3 10
Schreiner, Alexander
3 11
Scott, Sir Oliver
3 12-13
Smart, Charles R.
3 14
Stewart, J. Robert
3 15
Strang, Mary S.
3 16
Taggart, Charles H.
3 17
Tewfik, Hamed
3 18
Thompson, Ronald
3 19
Warf-Messing, Bright Van Der
3 20
Wildermuth, Orliss
3 21
Wiley, Albert
3 22
Miscellaneous

ArticlesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
4
Plenk Published Articles
 1952-1987

History of the Radiation Center, LDS Hospital, 1969-1987 Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 1-6
Rough Draft
5 7-9
Final Draft
5 10
Radiation Center, LDS Hospital--A 10 Year History
1969-1979
5 11-13
History of the Department of Radiology, LDS Hospital
1907-1987
5 14-15
History of Radiology in Utah
5 16
Protocol for Radiation Therapy with Hyperbaric Oxygen
5 17
Radiation Center
Patient notes and case history.
5 18-19
Radiation Center
Worksheet and finance report.
5 20-23
Radiation Center Statistics
5 24
Radiation Center Finances
5 25-26
Curriculum Vitae of Participants in Book
5 27
Radiation Center Staff Cumulative Bibliography
5 28
Journal Articles on History of Radiology

History of Radiology in Utah Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
6 1
History of Radium Company
6 2
"How Radiology Became Established in Utah"
6 3
Radiation Center, LDS Hospital
 1969-1979
6 4
Radiation Center Statistics
6 5
Dept. of Radiology, Primary Childrens Medical Center
Bibliography.
6 6
Dept. of Radiology, University of Utah
Bibliography.
1970-1988
6 7-9
Index of Publications
6 10-27
History of Radiology in Utah
6 28
Miscellaneous

Medicine in the Beehive State, 1940-1990, Rough DraftReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
7 1-2
"Insights into Medicine in the Beehive State, 1940-1990"
7 3-22
Medicine in the Beehive State, 1940-1990
8
Rough Draft

Medicine in the Beehive State, 1940-1990, Final DraftReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
9 1
Introduction
9 2-4
History of Four Year Medical School
9 5
Family Practice--The New Specialty
9 6
ReCollections of a Coal Camp Doctor
9 7
Practice of Internal Medicine
9 8
Cardiology
9 9
Infectious Diseases
9 10
Rheumatology
9 11
Allergy
9 12
Gastroenterology
9 13
Pulmonary Medicine
9 14
The Management of Renal Failure
9 15
Geriatric Care
9 16
Endocrinology and Medicine
9 17
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
9 18
Neurology
9 19
Dermatology
9 20
Psychiatry
9 21
Child Psychiatry
9 22
General Surgery
9 23
Pediatric Surgery
9 24
Thoracic Surgery
9 25-26
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
9 27
Neurological Surgery
9 28
Surgical Oncology
9 29
Orthopedic Surgery
9 30
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
9 31
Ophthalmology
9 32
Urology
9 33
Laser Surgery
9 34
Obstetrics and Gynecology in Practice
10 1
Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah
10 2
Primary Children's Medical Center
10 3
Pediatric Neurology
10 4
Neonatology
10 5
Anesthesiology
10 6
Artificial Organs Research at the University of Utah Medical Center
10 7
Genetic Epidemiology
10 8
Human Genetics
10 9
Medical Informatics
10 10
Pathology in the Salt Lake City Private Hospitals
10 11
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
10 12
Radiology
10 13
Radiation Oncology
10 14
Utah Women Physicians Coming of Age
10 15
Utah's Public Health

Curriculum Vitae and Interviews, A-ZReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
11 1
Altman, Stan
11 2
Bahr, Albert Lee
11 3
Bailey, Don
11 4
Bernhisel, Harris
11 5
Black, Beverly Harvey
11 6
Bragg, David G.
11 7
Brown, Harry J.
11 8
Brown, Richard C.
11 9
Card, Richard Y.
11 10
Christensen, William R.
11 11
Condon, Virgil R.
11 12
Copeland, Wood
11 13
Cowan, Lee
11 14
Davis, Jack
11 15
Edson, Mike
11 16
Eisert, Donald R.
11 17
Emmet, John
11 18
Fishbach, Jennifer
11 19
Ford, R. Newell
11 20
Frederick, Phil
11 21
Gunderson, Leonard L.
11 22
Hammond, Elizabeth M.
11 23
Hartvigsen, Richard
11 24
Hebertson, Richard M.
11 25
Jacobson, Geraldine M.
11 26
Keller, Richard Hubbard
11 27
Lee, Tim
11 28
Lerner, Henry
11 29
McDonald, Roy
11 30
Matthei, Louis Philip
11 31
Matthew, David C.
11 32
Mciff, Eldon Bruce
12 1
Meads, Garner
12 2
Meyer, Ralph
12 3
Miller, James R.
12 4
Miller, Mark H.
12 5
Mitchell, Robert
12 6
Nicholas, R.
12 7
Nixon, Richard C.
12 8
Peltzer, Wes
12 9
Peterson, Richard
12 10
Phillips, Ross
12 11
Sause, William T.
12 12
Schaar, Ken
12 13
Smart, Charles
12 14
Stewart, J. Robert
12 15
Stowell, William
12 16
Thomson, John Wallace
12 17
Votava, Charles
12 18
Watson, Joseph
12 19
West, Warren B.
12 20
Wheeler, James Nelson
12 21
Wonnacott, Clarence
12 22
Miscellaneous Interviews without Curriculum Vitae
12 23-25
Curriculum Vitae, A-Z

Papers on Hyperbaric Radiation TherapyReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
13 1-2
Oxygen and Irradiation
13 3
Review of Two Year Experience with 167 patients
13 4
Hyperbaric Oxygen Radiation Therapy
13 5
Time-Dose Schedule and Present Status
13 6
Two Year Report on Hyperbaric Radiation Therapy
 1964-1965
13 7-9
Hyperbaric Radiation Therapy
 1965-1968
13 10-11
Correspondence on Hyperbaric Radiation Therapy
13 12
Relationship Between Hyperbaric Radiation Therapy and Head and Neck Cancer
13 13
Hyperbaric Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Malignancies
 1973
13 14
Code for Head and Neck Cancer
13 15
Glioblastoma and H.P.O.
13 16
Hyperbaric Radiation Therapy and Cancer of the Urinary Bladder
13 17
Rx of Head and Neck Tumors; A Randomized Study of Treatment in Air vs Treatment in H.P.O.
13 18
Hyperbaric Oxygen Radiation Therapy and Carcinoma of the Cervix
13 19
Study of High Pressure Oxygen in Urinary Bladder Carcinoma
13 20
What's New in Radiation Oncology
13 21
Head and Neck Protocol--Hyperbaric Radiation
13 22
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Head and Neck Tumors Presentation, Vienna
 1979
13 23
Radiation Therapy of Head and Neck
13 24
Status of Hyperbaric Radiation Therapy
 1973
13 25
Randomized Phase III Study to Evaluate the efficacy of Supradiaphragmatic Radiation in Stage II Pure Seminoma

Papers on CancerReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
14 1
Viruses
14 2
T-Cells
14 3
Genetic Familial
14 4
Leptomeningeal Metastases
14 5
Head and Neck Cancer
14 6
Carcinoma of the Lower Lip
14 7-8
Skin Cancer
14 9
Bronchogenic Carcinoma
14 10
Lung Cancer
14 11
Breast Cancer
14 12
Smoking and Lung Cancer
14 13
Stomach Cancer
14 14
Colon Cancer
14 15
Colorectal Carcinoma
14 16-17
Rectal Cancer
14 18
Cervix Cancer
14 19-21
Prostate Carcinoma
15 1
Viruses and Gynecologic Cancers
15 2
Cancer and Oral Contraceptives
15 3
Carcinogenesis
15 4
Paraneoplastic
15 5-7
Immunity and Cancer
15 8-9
Nutrition, Diet and Cancer
15 10-11
Cancer Screening
15 12
Treatment
15 13
Late Effects of Treatment
15 14
Prevention
15 15
Statistics on Cancer
15 16-19
Cancer--Miscellaneous
15 20
Cancer Patient Listing at LDS Hospital

Teaching RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
16 1
Nuclear Pharmacy
16 2
Pathology 602
16 3-8
Pathology 602 Lab
16 9
Radiation Pathology
16 10
Radiation Therapy Technologists Pathology Course
16 11-29
Pathology Lecture
16 30-34
Pathology Notes
16 35
Slide Set for Professional Education on Cancer causes and Prevention
16 36-37
Pathology Exams
16 38
Pathology Class Evaluation

Awards and CertificatesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
17 1
Award
 1988
17 2
Certificate of License
17 3
Business Regulation
17 4
American Board of Radiology
17 5
American College of Radiology
17 6
LDS Hospital
17 7
Certificate of Appreciation

MiscellaneousReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
18 1
Application for Grant from American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
18 2
Regulations Relating to Radiologic Technology
18 3
Laws relating to Radiologic Technology
18 4-6
People interested in Medical History
18 7
Agenda and Minutes from Steering Committee of the LDSH Cancer Institute
18 8
Floor Plan of First Unitarian Church
18 9
Nuclear Weapons and Defense Budget
18 10
Job AAMAJZIP'89
18 11-13
Bibliographic Citation List, Tumor Calcification
18 14
Bibliographic Citation List, Osteoblastic Metastases
18 15
Talk at First Unitarian Church on History of Medicine
18 16
Life Long Learning Program
18 17
Index cards
18 18
Bills
18 19
House Tax papers
18 20
Lease Agreement
18 21
Miscellaneous Notes
18 22
Visitors Login at Radiation Center
19
Typescripts and Interviews for Medicine in the Beehive State
20
Typescripts and Interviews for Medicine in the Beehive State
21
Typescripts and Interviews for Medicine in the Beehive State
22
Typescripts and Interviews for Medicine in the Beehive State
23
Typescripts and Interviews for Medicine in the Beehive State
24
Typescripts and Interviews for Medicine in the Beehive State
25
Typescripts and Interviews for Medicine in the Beehive State
26
Author Curriculum Vitaes
27
Publications by Henry P. Plenk

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Cancer--Radiotherapy
  • Medicine--Utah--History
  • Pathology--Study and teaching--Utah
  • Radiologists--Utah
  • Radiology, Medical--Utah

Personal Names

  • Plenk, Henry P.--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Certificates
  • Correspondence
  • Drafts (documents)
  • Interviews
  • Syllabi

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1995 (last modified: 2020)

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