Henry Howard Kessler, M.D. papers, 1912-1980.

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Kessler, Henry Howard, 1896-1978. Henry Howard Kessler, M.D. papers, 1912-1980.

Henry Howard Kessler, M.D. papers, 1912-1980.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57535743

The papers of Henry Howard Kessler, M.D., Ph. D., date from 1913 to 1980, but consist mainly of documents from 1944 to 1976. The collection documents Dr. Kessler's professional life and activities and represent his medical practice and involvement with national and international physical rehabilitation efforts, including the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. Time periods best represented are the mid-1940s, the 1950s through the 1960s, and the early to mid-1970s. The years most sparsely documented are the 1920s through the early 1940s and the late 1970s. The collection contains textual files, photographs, glass plate slides, 1 roll of film, and 2 audio recordings (there is no transcription). The majority of the documents are typewritten paper records, although handwritten notes and printed materials are included. Document types include: letters, memos, travel diaries, publications, reprints and reports, speeches, conference proceedings, event programs, photographs and photo albums with annotations, a scrapbook, assorted flyers and brochures, invitations, certificates, awards, and newspaper clippings. Of special interest is a bound, carbon manuscript of The Knife is Not Enough, which contains Kessler's editorial markings, and a congratulatory birthday letter from President Gerald Ford (TLS, April 12, 1976).

3 linear ft.

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, George F Smith Library of the Health Sciences