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Arthur W. Proetz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-03-wua00121

Dates

  • Creation: 1886-1966

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

19.00 linear feet

Biographical Information

Arthur Proetz was born in St. Louis in 1888, and died in St. Louis in 1966. He was a graduate of Washington University (1910) and the Washington University Medical School (1912). From 1919-1954 he served as Professor of Clinical Otolayrngology at the Washington University School of Medicine.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into eleven series:

Series  01:  Childhood Memorabilia

Series  02:  Washington University Memorabilia

Series  03:  World War I Memorabilia

Series  04:  St. Louis Memorabilia

Series  05:  Medical Correspondence and Reprints

Series  06:  Personal Correspondence

Series  07:  Films By Dr. Proetz

Series  08:  Erma Proetz (First Wife) Memorabilia

Series  09:  Scrapbooks and Misc. Ephemera

Series 10:  Photographs Organized by Subject and Size

Series 11: Oversized Materials

Method of Acquisition

This material was donated to the University Archives.

Processing Information

Processing Information

Processed by Sarah Pabarcus in December 2005.

Title
Arthur W. Proetz Papers
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng

Revision Statements

  • 2021 March 26: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.

Collecting Area Details

Part of the University Archives Collecting Area

Contact:
Sonya Rooney
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495