Wallace S. Brooke papers, 1943-1990
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Brooke, Wallace S.
- Title
- Wallace S. Brooke papers
- Dates
- 1943-1990 (inclusive)19431990
- Quantity
- 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1905
- Summary
- The Wallace S. Brooke papers (1943-1990) contain correspondence, a history, and an article regarding the Salt Lake Surgical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brooke earned a Ph.D. from Oxford University in 1940 and attended Johns Hopkins University. He became the first chief resident of surgery for Price, Utah. He served as the president of the Salt Lake Surgical Society.
- Repository
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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
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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
Biographical Note
Wallace S. Brooke (b.1914) earned his Ph.D. from Oxford University, England, in 1940. He attended John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1942, and came to Salt Lake City in 1943 as a result of Dr. Phillip Price, a respected professor of surgery at the University of Utah. Brooke became the first chief resident of surgery for Price. On 3 November 1943, Brooke married Josephine Critchlow. Brooke also served as the president of the Salt Lake Surgical Society in 1960.
Content Description
The Wallace S. Brooke papers (1943-1990) contain correspondence, a history, and an article regarding the Salt Lake Surgical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah. The majority of the collection contains histories written by Brooke on the Salt Lake Surgical Society, the University of Utah Hospital, and a history on Phillip B. Price, which was written by Kenneth B. Castleton.
Use of the Collection
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.
