Scope and Contents
The papers consist of personal papers, memorabilia, photographs and medals of James Dowling Trask (1890-1942), his father and grandfather (1821-1883), also named James Dowling Trask. The bulk of the collection is related to James Dowling Trask (1890-1942).
Dates
- 1837-1945
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Yale University Historical Medical Library, 1980.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged by family member.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers consist of personal papers, memorabilia, photographs and medals of James Dowling Trask (1890-1942), his father and grandfather (1821-1883), also named James Dowling Trask. The bulk of the collection is related to James Dowling Trask (1890-1942).
Biographical / Historical
James Dowling Trask was born in Astoria, New York on August 21, 1890. After receiving his Ph.B. from Yale College in 1913, Trask went to Cornell Medical College from which he received an M.D. in 1917. Following service in the army and medical research, Trask returned to Yale in 1921 to become an instructor at the School of Medicine. That same year, he married Phyllis Hayden Randall, with whom he would have one daughter, also named Phyllis. Specializing in pediatrics, Trask focused his research on pneumonia, scarlet fever and streptococcal infections. He died in the spring of 1942 of septicemia and peritonitis.
- Title
- Guide to the James Dowling Trask Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- January 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
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Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511