Description
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Collection
Title
H. Richard Tyler Papers, Illustrations, and Artifacts
Date(s)
Extent
1.35 cubic feet (5 boxes)
Name of creator
Biographical history
H. Richard Tyler earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Syracuse College in 1947. He spend time after graduation at the Los Alamos National Laboratory with the Atomic Energy Program, then earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in 1951. Tyler served as the inaugural Head of the Peter Bent Brigham's Section of Neurology from 1956-1979, then became the first Director of Neurological Services at the new Brigham and Women's Hospital from 1980-1988. He was appointed Professor of Neurology at Harvard in 1974 and Professor Emeritus in 1999. Tyler was a lifelong scholar of medical history and was a founder of the American Academy of Neurology's History Section. His collection of over 7,000 volumes of neurology and neuroscience rare books and monographs was donated to Becker Library in the 1990s.
Scope and content
This collection includes correspondence, illustrations and photographs, materials found in books donated by Dr. Tyler to the Becker Library on topics related to neurology and neurologists, invoices for book purchases, and artifacts. Arranged in five series. Includes CT scans of Phineas Gage's skull. Artifacts include a wax model of a brain and an early electric pseudo-scientific device for brain stimulation.
System of arrangement
Series 1: Portrait Collection 1935-1987.
Series 2: Subject file.
Series 3: Enclosures to Books, 1942-1985.
Series 4: Antiquarian book purchases, 1966-1991.
Series 5: Artifacts, circa 1910-1940.
Conditions governing access
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.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Custodial history
Gift of H. Richard Tyler.
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Rules or conventions
"Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS), 2013."
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Archivist's note
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