David Goldring Papers

Description

Reference code

FC106

Level of description

Collection

Title

David Goldring Papers

Date(s)

  • 1953-1988 (Creation)
  • 1940-1992 (Creation)

Extent

1.8 cubic feet (5 boxes)

Name of creator

(1914-1992)

Biographical history

Born near Odessa, Russia, David Goldring (1914-1992) came to the United States at the age of 9 with his family. He earned his B.A in 1936, and his M.D. in 1940 at Washington University in St. Louis. He interned at St. Louis City Hospital and had 3 years of residency in pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital before going on active duty into the U.S. Army in 1944. In the Army, he conducted research on the pharmacology of uranium and its industrial hazards in the medical branch of the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. His first research paper (1951) was a report of a baby with neuroblastoma who he treated successfully in private practice in Whiting, Indiana in 1947.

Goldring returned to Washington University and St. Louis Children's Hospital in 1949 as instructor in pediatrics and full time staff at Children's Hospital. David Goldring founded the St. Louis Children's Hospital cardiology division in 1950 and directed the department until his retirement in 1985. He briefly served as the hospital's acting physician-in-chief for three years from 1964-1967 after Alexis Hartmann's retirement. Goldring was also an educator at Washington University School of Medicine in its department of pediatrics and head of that department from 1950-1981. Due to his legacy, St. Louis Children's Hospital named its Division of Pediatric Cardiology in his honor.

Scope and content

The personal and professional papers of David Goldring contain two series.  The subject of Series 2 is the history of pediatric cardiology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis. Series 1 is a subject file on the professional activities and research interests of David Goldring M.D. Contains: reprints, notes, letters, manuscripts, and various articles.

System of arrangement

Conditions governing access

Box 1-4 of the collection is open and accessible for research. Box 5 contains restricted patient information which is important source material for statistics on the outcome of early heart surgeries at the Washington University Medical Center.  Except for the actual patient records, other material may be redacted.

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

Users of the collection should read and abide by the Rights and Permissions guidelines at the Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives.

Users of the collection who wish to cite items from this collection, in whole or in part, in any form of publication must request, sign, and return a Statement of Use form to the Archives.

For detailed information regarding use of this collection, contact the Archives and Rare Book Department of the Becker Library (arb@wusm.wustl.edu).

Preferred Citation:

Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Finding aids

Custodial history

Gift of Evelun Goldring, 28 July 1992, Accession 93-005.

Immediate source of acquisition

Gift.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Accruals

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related archival materials

Specialized notes

Alternative identifier(s)

Rules or conventions

"Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS), 2013."

Sources used

Archivist's note

Finding Aid Authors: Martha Riley.

Archivist's note

© Copyright 2019 Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives. All rights reserved.

Place access points

Accession area