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Warren P. Lombard papers, 1877-1939

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Summary

Creator:
Lombard, Warren P. (Warren Plimpton), 1855-1939
Abstract:
Professor of physiology at the University of Michigan; correspondence, speeches, and other materials concerning U-M Medical School activities, the Ann Arbor Red Cross, the Ann Arbor Art Association, and Lombard’s interest in art and etching.
Extent:
3 linear feet (in 4 boxes)
Language:
English
Call Number:
85811 Aa 2
Authors:
Finding aid created by Michigan Historical Collections staff

Background

Scope and Content:

The Warren P. Lombard papers have been arranged into the following series: Biographical/miscellaneous; Correspondence; Organizational and other interests; Physiology and related materials; and Photographs. Much of the collection relates to Lombard's organizational activities, notably the Ann Arbor Red Cross and the Ann Arbor Art Association. Some of Lombard's correspondents include: James B. Angell, William W. Bishop, Marion L. Burton, James J. Couzens, John G. Curtis, Joseph Erlanger, Frederick R. Green, Charles W. Greene, Granville S. Hall, Yandell Henderson, Donald R. Hooker, Frederic S. Lee, Carl Ludwig, Graham Lusk, George W. Norris, Reuben Peterson, William T. Porter, Henry Sewall, Albert A. Stanley, Langdon C. Stewardson, and Victor C. Vaughan.

Biographical / Historical:

Warren Plimpton Lombard was born in West Newton, Mass., on May 29, 1855. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Harvard College in 1878 and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1881. He studied at Leipzig and Turin and taught at Clark University and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University before coming to the University of Michigan in 1892 as Professor of Histology and Physiology. In 1898, Lombard's title was changed to Professor of Physiology and Director of the Physiological Laboratories. He retired from the University in 1923.

Lombard was a charter member of the American Physiological Society, of which he was president in 1919, and he also belonged to the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, the American Association for Advancement of Science, and the University Research Club. He was a corresponding member of the Societe de Biologie and an associate member of the Societe Royale des Sciences Medicales et Naturelles de Bruxelles.

In his retirement years, Lombard developed his interest in etching. He would become an active member of the Ann Arbor Art Association up until his death July 13, 1939.

Acquisition Information:
The collection was the gift of the estate of Warren P. Lombard, Alfred H. White, executor (donor no. 983 ) and came to the library in multiple accessions, 1940-1941.
Accruals:

No further additions to the papers are expected.

Rules or Conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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USE & PERMISSIONS:

Donor(s) have not transferred any applicable copyright to the Regents of the University of Michigan. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[item], folder, box, Warren P. Lombard papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

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Collection

Warren P. Lombard papers, 1877-1939
Call Number 85811 Aa 2
Total components 60
Last indexed 2023-12-08