UUM_Accn0954.xml Inventory of the Maxwell Myer Wintrobe papers Wintrobe (Maxwell Myer) papers Finding aid prepared by Debra Penman, Lisa DeMille and Charlotte Hansen. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

1997 (last modified: 2007, 2010 and 2019)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-10. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Maxwell Myer Wintrobe papers Wintrobe, Maxwell M. (Maxwell Myer), 1901-1986 ACCN 0954 68 linear feet 109 boxes 1905-1998 The Maxwell Myer Wintrobe papers (1905-1998) contain personal papers, books, articles, correspondence, material from professional organizations, University of Utah office files, research notes, awards, plaques, biographical material, personal mementoes, and travel documents. These materials all relate to Maxwell Myer Wintrobe (1901-1986), often called the "founder of hematology." His research established hematology as a clinical and scientific discipline. He was also one of the first to pioneer treatments for cancer through chemotherapy. English

Maxwell Myer Wintrobe (1901-1986) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1921. He received his M.D. from University of Manitoba in 1926, and then moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, to study for his Ph.D. at Tulane University. After receiving his degree in 1929, he joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University. In 1943, he accepted an appointment as a professor of internal medicine and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Utah College of Medicine. He was also named the physician-in-chief for the Salt Lake County General Hospital. He directed the Laboratory for the Study of Hereditary and Metabolic Disorders from 1945-1973, and served as Director of the Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute from 1969-1973. Among his other accomplishments, he received the College of Medicine's first research grant, as well as the first research grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Wintrobe's research in the field of hematology introduced that industry's precise measurement capabilities and his Red Blood Cell Indices for classifying anemia. These actions established hematology as a clinical and scientific discipline. Wintrobe provided an understanding of pernicious anemia, thalassemia, and sickle cell anemia. He was also one of the first to pioneer treatments for cancer through chemotherapy. Wintrobe was the author of the first textbook on hematology, Clinical Hematology (1961) and he was one of the founding editors of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, a widely-used textbook in internal medicine. In addition, he wrote two non-technical books: Blood, Pure and Eloquent (1980) and Hematology, the Blossoming of a Science: A Story of Inspiration and Effort (1985), as well as over 400 articles for professional journals.

The Maxwell Myer Wintrobe papers (1905-1998) contain personal papers, books, articles, correspondence, material from professional organizations, University of Utah office files, research notes, awards, plaques, biographical material, personal mementoes, and travel documents. These materials all relate to Maxwell Myer Wintrobe (1901-1986), often called the "founder of hematology."

The collection consists of four different groups of material. Each group is arranged in alphabetical order, with subgroups arranged chronologically or alphabetically (depending on the type of material contained within each subgroup). The first group (boxes 1-17) contains biographical and background information, scrapbooks, personal and general correspondence, awards, plaques, curriculum vitae, passports and travel documents, and news clippings. The second group (boxes 18-50) contains Wintrobe's business correspondence, University of Utah office files, newsletters, law suit material, some publishing material, and information on professional organizations to which he lectured or belonged. The third group (boxes 51-65) is comprised of the various drafts of his books, speeches, and journal articles. There is also some publishing material. The fourth group (boxes 66-97)contains the research files and reports he used for his writings and experiments. Boxes 98-106 comprise addenda to the collection and generally contain reprints of Wintrobe's writings. Some biographical materials and other papers are also included. Box 107 contains notes as well as an item that was Susan Walker's, Wintrobe's daughter.

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Donated by Wintrobe estate and Becky Zanphir Wintrobe (boxes 1-97) in 1987-1995.

Donated by Susan W. Walker (boxes 98-107) in 2000, 2006 and 2009. Donated by Susan W. Walker (box 105 folder 6 and box 108) in 2013.

Processed by Debra Penman and Lisa DeMille in 1997 and 2007.

Addendum processed by Charlotte Hansen in 2010.

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See also the Maxwell Myer Wintrobe photograph collection (P0331) and the Maxwell Myer Wintrobe video collection (A0307) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

 Wintrobe, Maxwell M. (Maxwell Myer), 1901-1986--Archives University of Utah. College of Medicine Blood Anemia Hematology Medicine--Study and teaching--Utah Medicine and Health Articles Lectures Correspondence Office files Scrapbooks clippings (information artifacts) Personal Materials Biographical Information 1 Biographical Information 2 General Correspondence 1919-1977 3 General Correspondence 1978-1980 4 General Correspondence 1981-1985 5 General Correspondence 1986-1990 6 Condolences Correspondence 1986-1988 7 U. S. Passports for Max Wintrobe 1933-1962 8 1-3 International Driving Permit for Max Wintrobe 1954-1955 8 4 Canadian Passport for Becky Wintrobe 1933 8 5 U. S. Passport for Becky Wintrobe 1962 8 6 Traveler's Address Book 8 7 Vacation Journals 1949-1958 8 8-11 Travel, Personal Items and Vacation Journals 1959-1966 9 Travel, Locations, A-T 10 Travel, Locations, U 11 Awards and Honors 12 Certificates, Diplomas, and Awards 1921-1970 13 Plaques and Mementos 1965-1972 14 Plaques and Awards 1917-1983 15 Scrapbook 1905-1961 16

This book contains family photographs, conference and college photographs, correspondence, news clippings, lecture announcements, magazine articles, invitations, programs, travel photographs, maps, lecture series information, and Medical Society pamphlets and publications.

 Scrapbooks 1961-1984 17

These two books contain the same type of material as box 16.

 Professional Materials Correspondence on General Business Subjects 1976-1985 18 Correspondence Concerning Pharmaceuticals and Drug Replacements 1970-1986 19 Correspondence Concerning Publication in Academic Journals 1965-1985 20 Correspondence with Colleagues, A-L 21 Correspondence with Colleagues, M-W 22 Finances 1964-1985 23 General Business Files, A-P 24 General Business Files, P-W 25 Harvard Monsanto Agreement Documents 26 Law Suits Material, A-J 27 Law Suits Material, K-S 28 Law Suits Material, T-W 29 Plenum Press Business Files and Correspondence 30 University of Utah, Business Files, A-G 31 University of Utah, Business Files, H-T 32 Professional Organizations, A 33 Professional Organizations, A 34 Professional Organizations, A-B 35 Professional Organizations, C-I 36 Professional Organizations, I 37 Professional Organizations, International Society of Hematology, A-C 38 Professional Organizations, International Society of Hematology, C-D 39 Professional Organizations, International Society of Hematology, E-T 40 Professional Organizations, I-M 41 Professional Organizations, M-N 42 Professional Organizations, The National Academy of Sciences, A 43 Professional Organizations, The National Academy of Sciences, A-C 44 Professional Organizations, The National Academy of Sciences, C 45 Professional Organizations, The National Academy of Sciences, C-F 46 Professional Organizations, The National Academy of Sciences, I-P 47 Professional Organizations, The National Academy of Sciences, P-W 48 Professional Organizations, N-P 49 Professional Organizations, P-U 50 Professional Organizations, U-Y 51 Blood, Pure and Eloquent 52 Blood, Pure and Eloquent and Clinical Hematology 53

This box contains an edition of written in Greek, and published in two sections.

 Clinical Hematology , Correspondence 1956-1983 54 Clinical Hematology and Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science 55 The History of Hematology 56 The Medical Letter 57 Collected Reprints of Maxwell M. Wintrobe 1928-1948 58 Collected Reprints of Maxwell M. Wintrobe 1949-1956 59 Collected Reprints of Maxwell M. Wintrobe 1957-1975 60 Collected Reprints of Maxwell M. Wintrobe 61

At first glance, the books in this box would appear to be duplicates of one another; but a closer inspection reveals that changes have been made to some of them. This suggests that the articles with additions to them are actually later versions of the original articles; unfortunately, without any dates it is impossible to be certain.

 Articles, Papers, and Other Publications, A-M 62 Articles, Papers, and Other Publications, N-Z 63 Lectures and Talks, A-J 64 Lectures and Talks, K-S 65 Lectures and Talks, T-Y 66 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , A 67 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , B 68 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , B 69 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , B-C 70 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , C 71 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , D 72 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , D-F 73 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , F-G 74 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , G-G 75 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , H 76 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , I-K 77 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , K-L 78 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , L 79 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , M 80 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , M-N 81 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , O-Q 82 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , R 83 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , S 84 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , S-T 85 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , T-V 86 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , W-X 87 Biographies for Hematology: The Blossoming of a Science , Y-Z 88 Books, C-U Civilization and Science in Conflict or Collaboration ? 1972 89 1 Collected Reprints of Dr. James A. Bush 1950-1956 89 2 Galen's Hygiene 1951 89 3 The Loom of History 1958 89 4 The Medical Aphorisms of Moses Maimonides , Volumes I and II 1970-1971 89 5-6 The Papyrus Ebers: The Greatest Egyptian Medical Document 1937 90 1 Research in Medical Science 1950 90 2 The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years--1850 to 1950 1960 90 3 General Anemia Research Files, A-N 91 General Anemia Research Files, N-U 92 General Research Files, A-B 93 General Research Files, C-F 94 General Research Files, G-O 95 General Research Files, P-Z 96 Research Reports 97 Personal and Academic Items "The Prion Research Odyssey, Novel Microbes Which Cause Neurological Diseases" 1982 98 1 American Society of Hematoloty and Clinical Symposia Booklets 1979 98 2 Standards and Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care, American Heart Association BLS Test, and Medical Education Calendar 1981 98 3 Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 1985 98 4 Commission on World Standards of the World Association of Societies of Pathology Symposium 1985 98 5 American Journal of Medicine 1978 1986 98 6-7 Science Indicators 1978 98 8 New England Journal of Medicine 1986 98 9-10 University of Utah Donor Report 1991 98 11 University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Annual Reports 1991 1993 98 12-13 "Maxwell Myer Wintrobe: A Biography" 98 14 Calendar 1990 98 15 Pamphlets 98 16

Regarding medicine and the Hotel Twin Dolphin.

 "The Unchanging Desert" and "Petra of the Nabataeans" 98 17 Unititled Manuscript on Trip to Jordan 98 18 Awards and Certificates 1967-1996 98 19-22 Collected Reprints of Maxwell Myer Wintrobe 1928-1939 99

These are in two bound volumes.

 Collected Reprints of Maxwell Myer Wintrobe 1939-1948 100

These are in two bound volumes.

 Collected Reprints of Maxwell Myer Wintrobe 1949-1956 101

These are in two bound volumes.

 Collected Reprints of Maxwell Myer Wintrobe 1957-1975 102

These are in two bound volumes.

 Oversize Materials 1958-1981 103

Travel materials, awards, degrees, and certificates.

 Oversize Quantitative Buffy Coat Analysis Chart 104 Correspondence 1987-1995 105 1

Plaque and coin awards moved from box 105 into box 105A.

 "Anemia: Two Things You Should Do First" 1979 105 2 Announcements, Invitations, and Programs 1976-1998 105 3 Biographical Information 1983-1996 105 4 Guest Book 1949 105 5 Miscellaneous 1929, 1987 105 6 Awards 105A Oversize Materials Artwork 106 1 Certificates 1981 106 2 Maxwell Myer Wintrobe Research and Education Building Dedication Scrapbook 1981 106 1 Graduation robe 108 General Materials "Applied Anatomy" notebook 1920s 107 1

Notebook contains handwritten notes and drawings by Wintrobe.

 "Autographs" book of Susan Wintrobe 1947-1952 107 2

This book contains autographs to Susan Wintrobe, Maxwell Wintrobe's daughter, from people in many different languages and locations around the world that were visiting her father. Some of the people who signed this book: Guzine Kayssi, Theodore B. Schwart, H.C. Chang, Alf Andersen, Ann Hamilton, and Grant Johannesen. Grant Johannesen was a famed pianist from Utah whose own papers are contained in the Marriott Library (Accn 2199).