Seymour Alpert papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers, photographs, and artifacts related to Dr. Alpert’s private life, as well as his service to the George Washington University. The bulk of the collection deals with his private life, including his activities relating to his service for Israel Bonds. A large part of the collection is composed on unorganized and often unidentified photographs from Dr. Alpert’s private life, although the researcher will find some images related to GWU medical school. The collection also includes original bricks from the “Tin Tabernacle” and the medical school.
Dates
- 1946-1993
Creator
- Alpert, Seymour (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical / Historical
Seymour Alpert (1918-2008) was born in New York, New York. He graduated from Columbia University in 1939 and subsequently attended Long Island College of Medicine. After a stint in the U. S. Army where he was based at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D. C., he joined the faculty of the George Washington University School of Medicine where he practiced anesthesiology and taught from 1948 to 1983. He also served as Vice President for Development at GWU from 1969 until his retirement in 1983. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of public service from the university in 1984.
In addition to his service to the George Washington University, Dr. Alpert was also involved in several philanthropic organizations and activities. He was a founder of Israel Bonds of Washington and held many leadership positions in the organization. He was also active in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem for more than fifty years, where there is now an established chair in his name. He died in 2008.
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet (4 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains papers, photographs, and artifacts related to Dr. Alpert’s private life, as well as his service to the George Washington University. The bulk of the collection deals with his private life, including his activities relating to his service for Israel Bonds. A large part of the collection is composed on unorganized and often unidentified photographs from Dr. Alpert’s private life, although the researcher will find some images related to GWU medical school. The collection also includes original bricks from the “Tin Tabernacle” and the medical school.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site, and may require additional retrieval time. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 2005. (Accession 2005.032)
Separated Materials
The following books were separated from the collection and subsumed into Special Collections' book collection:
Allen, Richard, Elyce Ferster, & Jesse G. Rubin. Readings in Law and Psychiatry (Revised). Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1975.
Atti: XI Congresso Societa Italiana Di Anestesiologia, 1958.
Barton, Walter. In the Twilight of My Memory. Ardmore, PA: Dorrance & Co., 1981.
Beecher, Henry K. Resuscitation and Anesthesia for Wounded Men. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1949.
Bunker, John P. Anesthesiologist and the Surgeon. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1972.
Cecil, Russell L., ed. A Textbook of Medicine (5th Edition). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1941.
Craft, John B. Obstetrical Anesthesia Handbook. Washington D. C.: George Washington University Hospital, 1975?.
Effler, Donald. Experiences in China and Saudi Arabia. Chester Devenow, 1975.
Friedenwald, Harry. The Jews and Medicine, Vol. I-II. Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1944.
Gerber, Aaron. Abraham: The First Hebrew and Other Stories. Great Neck, New York: Todd & Honeywell, c.1981.
Ginsburg, Gilbert. Cases and Materials on Equal Employment (3rd Edition). Washington D.C: GWU, 1976.
Knause, William A. Inside Russian Medicine. Boston: Beacon Press, 1981.
Krucoff, Carol & Mitchell Krucoff. Healing Moves. New York: Harmony Books, 2000.
Lundy, John S. Clinical Anesthesia. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1942.
Netter, Frank. The Ciba Collection of Medical Illustrations: Volume 1, Nervous System. Summit, NJ: Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, 1953.
New and Nonofficial Drugs, 1964. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1964.
Nilsson, Eric. On Treatment of Barbiturate Poisoning. Kristianstad: Kristianstads Boktryckeri Ab, 1951.
Pascual, Lourdes S. Index of Ailments Treated by Acupuncture. Quezon City: New Mercury Printing Press, 1974.
Prywes, Moshe, ed. Medical and Biological Research in Israel. Grune & Stratton, Inc., 1960.
Rusk, Howard. A World To Care For. New York: Random House, 1972.
Scharfstein, Zevi & Ben Scharfsteing. Hebrew Self-Taught. New York: Zionist Organization of America, 1950.
Sharpe, David J., Salvatore F. Fiscina, & Murdock Head. Law and Medicine. St. Paul: West Publishing, 1978.
Snow, John. On Chloroform and Other Anaesthetics. London: John Churchill [Reprint].
Tievsky, George. Ioninizing Radiation: An Old Hazard in a New Era. Springfield, Ill: Thomas Books, 1962.
Vaughan, Victor. A Doctor's Memories. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1926.
Wechsler, Israel S. A Textbook of Clinical Neurology (4th ed.). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1941.
White, Charles & Jacob Weinstein. Blood Derivatives and Substitutes. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1947.
- Israel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Medical care Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Seymour Alpert papers, 1946-1993
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collection Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
