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Department of Radiology

 Collection
Identifier: AC-14

Scope and Contents

The records of the Department of Radiology span 1975 to 1990. The records are arranged into four series: Administrative Papers, Patient Cases, Syllabi and Videotapes.

Dates

  • 1975 - 1990

Access

The collection is restricted until 2010. Records containing patient information are restricted indefinitely. Please consult the hospital archivist for further information.

Copyright and Use

Request for permission to publish material from the collection should be discussed with the hospital archivist.

Historical Note

The Children’s Hospital Boston Department of Radiology is the preeminent pediatric radiology department in the world and the oldest in the United States, dating back to 1899. In addition, the department was one of the first in the world to offer a fellowship training program in pediatric radiology, beginning in 1949. Over the years, the department has trained almost fifty percent of all of the pediatric radiologists in the United States. Radiology also produces approximately seventy percent of the chairmen and heads of pediatric radiology departments in the country.

Extent

3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Acquisition

The records were transferred to the Hospital Archives in 1994 from the Department of Radiology Library.

Title
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY
Subtitle
Records, 1975 – 1990
Author
Francis Overcash
Date
1998
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Boston Children’s Hospital Archives Repository

Contact:
300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Boston MA 02115 United States
(617) 355-5286