Walter G. Unglaub, Jr. papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-122-MS

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The records include correspondence and reports relating to nutrition surveys in Columbia and Bolivia in 1960-1962 and to the exchange program between the medical schools of Tulane and Anioquia (Columbia). Correspondents include various members of the ICNND, both in the Department of Health, Education, & Welfare and at medical schools throughout the U.S., and the University and Health officials in Columbia and Bolivia. Of special interst are copies of Dr. Unglaub's letters describing his planning and surveying trips to the two counties.

Dates

Creation: 1958-1962

Creator

Unglaub, Walter G., Jr., Dr., 1918-1970 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Available to registered researchers by appointment.

Requesting Materials

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Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction or use of materials is prohibited without the permission of the City Archives & Special Collections. Please review the Archives' Permission to Publish note.

Biographical / Historical

Physician. Native of Louisville, Kentucky. Received M.D. from University of Louisville in 1942. Performed internship and residency at Charity Hospital, New Orleans. Appointed to faculty of Tulane University Medical School in 1948. Conducted nutrition surveys in Latin American countries for U.S. Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense in 1960-1962. Served as Associate Dean and Director of Post Graduate Medicine at Tulane, 1963-1967. Directed the Louisiana section of the National Nutrition Survey in 1968. At his death (May 1, 1970), he was Professor of Nutrition in the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Director of Biomedical Communications for the Medical School.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Records accessioned in March, 1985, after being abandoned in a Tulane Medical Center building scheduled for demolition.

Processing Information

Due to the relatively small size of this collection, as well as its homogeneity, it was not fully processed. Folders are arranged more or less by general category.