WAUHarkinsSocietyUA5352.xml Guide to the Henry N. Harkins Surgical Society (University of Washington) Records 1949-1990 Harkins (Henry N.) Surgical Society (University of Washington) Records Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2019 (Last modified: 1/31/2020)
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 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 5352 (Accession No. 5352-001) Henry N. Harkins Surgical Society (University of Washington) Harkins Surgical Society (University of Washington) Records 1949-1990 4 cubic feet (4 boxes) English Records of the Society

The Henry N. Harkins Surgical Society, "Society of the Golden Pouch," began as a birthday dinner party on July 13, 1956, for Dr. Harkins. The doctors that attended became the charter members. The name "Society of the Golden Pouch" derived from the experimental model of the Heidenhain pouch in dogs which were used in studies on gastric physiology. Studying the pouch produced many papers and new scientific information making it truly golden in that sense.

The mission of the society was to establish fellowship, friendship and a sense of unity among the members of the society.

To give aid and support to the University of Washington Department of Surgery in furthering the interest of the Department in the performance of its mission of surgical education.

To provide a means by which the surgical and personal interests and achievements of the individual members can be disseminated among the other members.

To bestow awards for conspicuous achievement in the field of surgical medicine.

To present research papers at professional meetings of the society.

To make donations to the University of Washington Department of Surgery.

Biographical material, correspondence, bylaws, minutes, programs, reports, financial records, member list and resumes, and photographs.

Henry Nelson Harkins' birth occurred in Missoula, Montanta on July 13, 1905, providing Dr. William Draper Harkins and Anna Louise Hatheway their only son. The Harkins family moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1912. Dr. William Harkins became a distinguished Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Chicago. Henry Harkins' education was experienced in the chicago school system including his M.S.(1925-26) and Ph.D. (1926-28) in chemistry from the University of Chicago. He studied medicine at Rusch Medical College, University of Chicago, from 1924 to 1930. He served in the Army Reserve as a First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps from July 1931 to July 1936. On June 19, 1937, Dr. Henry Harkins married Miss Jean Hamilton Trester

As a John Guggenheim Memorial Fellow in Surgery, 1938-39, he work with four universities: University of Edinburgh, University of Ghent, University of Frankfurt-am-Main, and University of Uppsala, Sweden. The subject of his fellowship was "Surgical and traumatic Shock, particulary as seen in burns". Dr. Henry Harkins went from instructor and researcher at the University of Chicago to Henry Ford Hospital as surgeon in Detroit, Michigan, in 1939-43. He also served as Special Instructor in Surgery at Wayne University Medical School in Detroit, 1942-43. From there he moved to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, as Assistant Researcher in 1943. . The next move was to Baltimore, Maryland, as faculty for Johns Hopkins University, 1943-47. From study of shock and burns, Dr. Harkins turned to Peptic ulcer disease studies in 1945. In 1947, he arrived at the University of Washington and was made the first Executive Officer of the new Department of Surgery. He developed the first graduate programme for training surgeons in the Northwest. In 1962, He was appointed as Chairman of the Department.

He published over 360 articles on surgical subjects such as burns, freezing, shock, groin hernias, gastric physiology, peptic ulcer disease, Billroth I operation, selective vagatomy and surgical education. As a result of a second John Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in Surgery for 1965-66, he traveled around the world as visiting professor at the Universities of Melbourne, New South Wales, Sydney, Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur, Witwatersrand, and South Africa, Singapore, Auckland, Dunedin and Uppsala. He was honored as the Acrel Medalist by the Swedish Surgical Society.

Dr. Harkins collapsed after running the course in Denny Park during an annual August picnic for the Department of Surgery. He died August 12, 1967 at 3:04 am at the University Hospital.

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Dr. Harkins' personal papers were sent to the National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division in Bethesda, Maryland. Some boxes on his surgical procedures are located at the UW Medical Science building basement.

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Miscellaneous papers 1/1 J.D. Taylor unnecessary surgery 1986 1/2 Excellence in surgery Student Award 1985 1/3 Portraits Insurance 1979 1/4 John Schilling's Portrait 1984 1/5 Pickup of Golden Pouch files 2001 1/6 Extra Portraits 1/7 Harkins personal and professional information 1/8 Henry N. Harkins photographs 1/9 Correspondence concerning Harkins' files 1967-69 1/10 Henry N. Harkins Personal Financial Records 1949-65 1/11 Henry N. Harkins Personal Financial Records 1966-67 1/12 Letters of acknowledgement for contribution to Harkins Fund 1967-68 1/13 Correspondence and miscellenous papers 1952-70 1/14 Correspondence concerning Harkins' death 1967-68 1/15 Publications list and meetings 1962-63 1/16 List of names for Society of the Golden Pouch Certificates 1956-65 1/17 Golden Pouch Photographs 1972 1/18 Members' information 1960-61 1/19 Photographs of Japanese Chapter members 1977-78 1/20 Correspondence between Mrs. Harkins and Dr. Hessel 1977 1/21 Golden Pouch Society ties 1968 1/22 Golden Pouch Plaque Order 1963-64 1/23 Harkins Portrait fund correspondence 1964-65 2/1 Charter meeting July 13, 1956 2/2 Summer meeting July 13, 1957 2/3 Minutes and membership information 1956-1961 2/4 Nominees for membership for the Society 1962-1965 2/5 Minutes Business meeting 1961-1965 2/6 Summer meeting July 1963 2/7 Meeting Notices 1961-1965 2/8 Minutes of Business Meeting January 25, 1964 2/9 Summer Meeting 1964 2/10 Society Photographs from Golden Pouch Dinner August 15, 1964 2/11 Meeting minutes, agenda, programs 1964-1969 2/12 Summer Meetings, correspondence, program & agenda 1965 2/13 Membership Roster 1966 2/14 Winter meeting 1965 2/15 Society of the Golden Pouch programs, agenda & correspondence 1964-1966 2/16 Miscellaneous correspondence 1960-1965 2/17 Membership list 1965-88 2/18 Winter meeting January 28, 1967 2/19 Annual summer meeting August 12, 1967 2/20 Correspondence about August 1967 meeting 1967 2/21 Meeings 1968 2/22 Japan articles on the loss of Henry Harkins 1967 2/24 Meetings and Correspondence 1969 2/25 Meetings and Correspondence 1970 2/26 Business meeting 1970 2/27 Society's mailing lists 1967-1971 2/28 Annual Business Meeting (Name changed to Henry N. Harkins Surgical Society) 1971 2/29 Meetings of Society 1971 2/30 Board Meeting Minutes 1971 2/31 Board meeting 1972 2/32 Business meeting 1974 2/33 Questionaires and nominees 1975 2/34 Society ACS reception 1975 2/35 Executive Committee meeting 1975 2/36 Correspondence 1975 2/37 Business Meeting 1975 2/38 ACS Reception October 19, 1977 2/39 Henry N. Harkins 21st Annual Meeting September 16, 1978 2/40 Meeting correspondence and names of members 1978 2/41 ACS Reception October 18, 1978 2/42 Election of new members 1978-1979 2/43 Annual Meeting September 15, 1979 2/45 Society return information June 1979 2/46 Certificates to new members to the Society of the Golden Pouch 1978 2/47 Legal Correspondence 1972 2/48 Legal ACS reception 1976 Book Society attendance records 1964-1990 3/1 Society correspondence 1979 3/2 Harkins Surgical Society main speaker-RObert Webster Barnes' CV 1979 3/3 Society Correspondence 1979 3/4 Membership and dues 1979 3/5 ACS Reception October 24, 1979 3/6 ACS Reception Ocotber 22, 1980 3/7 Annual meeting and information September 13, 1980 3/8 Society Information sheets 1981 3/9 ACS reception 1981 3/10 Society Annual meeting September 19, 1981 3/11 Correspondence and membership list 1981 3/12 Society "Do list" 1982 3/13 Society annual scientific session September 19, 1981 3/14 Society information sheets 1982 3/15 Japanese Chapter of the Henry N. Harkins Surgical Society 1981-1985 3/16 Membership correspondence 1978-1982 3/17 Business Corporation 1982 3/18 Society trustees meetings 1978-1981 3/19 Society Annual meeting October 9, 1982 3/20 Society ACS reception October 27, 1982 3/21 Society information sheets 1982 3/22 Society's members list 1982 3/23 Officers cumulative list 3/24 H.N. Harkins' history by Dr. Olch 1987 3/25 Annual meeting 1985 3/26 Society correspondence 1985 3/27 ACS receoption 1985 3/28 Correspondence on membership 1986 3/29 Meeting and correspondence 1986 3/30 Society ACS reception 1986 3/31 Society annual meeting 1986 3/32 Society ACS reception 1987 3/33 Meeting minutes and financial reports 1987 3/34 Membership renewal 1987 3/36 Finanical report and meeting minutes 1987-1990 3/37 ACS meeting 1988 3/38 Meeting agenda and correspondence 1988 3/39 Membershi list and correspondence 1988 3/40 Society ACS reception October 1988 3/41 Society information sheet 1988 3/42 Society correspondence 1987 3/43 Aannual meeting 1989 3/44 Society Bylaws 1955,1970. and 1987 4 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws 1963 4 New Bylaws 1987 4 Officers and Amendment to Bylaws 1965 4 Society's Newsletter (Change of society name) June 26, 1979 4/1 Membership dues paid (old records) 1956-1964 4/2 Petty cash 1964-1967 4/3 Correspondence, changing Treasurer's name 1973-1982 4/4 Financial statements-bank account 1960-61 4/5 Financial statements-bank account 1962 4/6 Financial statements-bank account 1963 4/7 Financial statements-bank account 1964 4/8 Finanical statements-bank account 1965 4/9 Saving account, Portrait fund 1965 4/10 Financial statements 1966 4/11 Tax exemption status and data on Society 1962-1972 4/12 Financial statements 1967 4/13 Financial statements-bank account 1968 4/14 Income tax forms, bills, etc 1968-1969 4/15 Society's membership dues checks 1969 4/16 Society's bank statements 1969 4/17 Income tax forms 1970 4/18 Financial statements-bank account 1970 4/19 Bills of the Society of the Golden Pouch 1970 4/20 Membership dues 1970 4/21 Membership dues 1971 4/22 Bills and correspondence 1971 4/23 Financial statement-bank account 1971 4/24 Financial statements 1969-1972 4/25 Membership dues, correspondence, and bank statements 1975 4/26 Bank statements 1976 4/27 Bank statements 1977 4/28 Finances 1978-1979 4/29 2nd dues notice 1979 4/30 Membership dues 1980 4/31 Bank statements 1977-1982 4/32 Incorporation papers 1984-1987 4/33 Officers meetings and financial reports 1984 4/34 Seattle First Bank statements 1976-1987 4/35 Elizabeth S. Soule Memorial Fund 1987-1991 4/36 Meeting minutes and financial reports 1986 4/37 Accounting and bills 1985-1988 4/38 Membership dues 1987-1988 4/39 Seattle First Bank statements 1988 4/40 Time sheet for working on Harkins Society Correspondence 1988 4/41 IRS 1984-1988 4/42 Bank statements 1989-1990 4/43 Meeting bills 1990 2/49 Legal Harkins Society mailing list and information sheets 1980