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| Size | About 9,000 items (22.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract | Carl W. Gottschalk (1922-1997), professor of medicine and physiology at the University of North Carolina, 1952-1995, studied butterflies as a young man, but was most known for his work in frostbite, general renal/kidney function, and chronic renal disease. He was also an avid collector of rare books, especially on physiology and nephrology. The collection includes writings and illustrations, research materials, biographical materials, and correspondence and related materials chiefly documenting Gottschalk's medical research and teaching career. Materials also relate to his university administration functions and to his other interests, especially collecting rare books on physiology and nephrology. Topics of his writings include studies on extreme cold, renal function, transplantation, hemodialysis, chronic renal disease, and the history of the medical profession. Research materials consists of class notes, research notes, write-ups of experiment results, and other material in major areas of Gottschalk's professional interest, chiefly frostbite, general renal/kidney function, transplantation, and chronic renal disease. Correspondence and related materials consists primarily of items pertaining to Gottschalk's professional activities. Materials relate to his general research interests--frostbite and hypothermia, renal/kidney function, transplantation, and chronic renal disease--and to his activities with professional organizations, including the National Kidney Foundation, the American Society of Nephrology, and the International Society of Nephrology; his interest in entomology, especially studying butterflies and the development of his butterfly collection; his education and military service; his work as chair of the Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease; and his collecting of rare books. |
| Creator | Gottschalk, Carl W. |
| Language | English. |
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Biographical Information
Carl W. Gottschalk, born in Salem, Va. His first scientific interest was the study of butterflies, and the young lepidopterist discovered a new species ( Strymon cecrops Gottschalki) when he was only 15 years old.
Gottschalk entered Roanoke College in 1938 with a pre-med major and attended the University of Virginia Medical School directly after graduation from Roanoke. Through the accelerated wartime program, he obtained his M.D. degree from Virginia in 1945. While interning at Massachusetts General Hospital, he was initially drawn to cardiology. The military intervened, however, and Gottschalk spent 1946 to 1948 in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, studying the effects of arctic weather and extreme cold on military personnel. From 1948 to 1950, he again conducted research in Boston at the Harvard Medical School, where his focus changed from cardiology to kidney function.
Gottschalk continued his investigations of renal function at Harvard, eventually revolutionizing the study of renal physiology. He was the first to prove the counter-current theory, explaining how the kidney excretes fluid that is more concentrated than any other body fluid. Gottschalk elucidated the link between heart problems and kidney function and was very influential in national planning for dialysis and kidney transplantation treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease.
Gottschalk was professor of medicine and physiology at the University of North Carolina's School of Medicine, 1952-1969, and Kenan Professor of Medicine and Physiology, 1969-1992. He served as chair of the Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease, sponsored by the United States Bureau of the Budget, which issued its influential Report of the Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease in 1967. He was also known for his Diseases of The Kidney, first published by Little Brown in 1988.
Gottschalk was named an American Heart Association Career Investigator and won the North Carolina Medal and the O. Max Gardner Award. In 1970, he received the Homer W. Smith Award from the New York Heart Association; in 1990, the A. N. Richards Award of the International Society of Nephrology; and, in April 1993, the first Robert W. Berliner Award for Excellence from the American Physiological Society. Gottschalk was president of the American Society of Nephrology and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Institute of Medicine.
An avid bibliophile, Gottschalk donated his Robert Louis Stevenson collection to the Rare Book Collection of the Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during his lifetime. His significant collection of rare books on the history of medicine, now known as the Carl W. Gottschalk Collection, came to the Rare Book Collection after his death in 1997.
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Writings and illustrations, research materials, biographical materials, and correspondence and related materials chiefly documenting Carl W. Gottschalk's medical research and teaching career. Materials also relate to his university administration functions and to his other interests, especially collecting rare books on physiology and nephrology. Please note that there is considerable overlap among topics covered in various series and that Gottschalk's original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Series 1, Writings and Illustrations, consists of writings and illustrations for writings for which Gottschalk was a contributing author. Topics include studies on extreme cold, transplantation, renal function, chronic renal disease, and the history of the medical profession. Also included are papers Gottschalk gave at professional conferences and award acceptance speeches, some on non-scientific topics, such as censorship and the war in southeast Asia.
Series 2, Research Materials, consists of class notes, research notes, write-ups of experiment results, and other material in major areas of Gottschalk's professional interest, chiefly frostbite, general renal/kidney function, transplantaiton, hemodyalisis, and chronic renal disease. Also included are class notes, original data, and clippings and reprints of articles by others on Gottschalk's general research interests.
Series 3, Biographical Materials, includes Gottschalk's curriculum vitae, diplomas, awards and certificates, announcements of awards and invitations to functions, newspaper clippings, press releases, and photographs.
Series 4, Correspondence and Related Materials, consists primarily of items pertaining to Gottschalk's professional activities. Materials relate to his general research interests--frostbite and hypothermia, renal/kidney function, and chronic renal disease--and to his activities with professional organizations, including the National Kidney Foundation, the American Society of Nephrology, and the International Society of Nephrology; his interest in entomology, especially studying butterflies and the development of his butterfly collection; his education and military service; his work as chair of the Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease, sponsored by the United States Bureau of the Budget, and its influential Report of the Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease (1967); and his collecting of rare books, chiefly on physiology and nephrology.
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Series 1. Writings and Illustrations, 1947-1997 and undated.
Writings and illustrations for writings for which Gottschalk was a contributing author. Included are materials on studies of extreme cold, renal function, chronic renal disease, and the history of the medical profession. Also included are papers Gottschalk gave at professional conferences and award acceptance speeches. Some speeches and lectures address non-scientific topics, such as censorship and the war in southeast Asia. folders may contain correspondence, research materials, illustrations, and various versions of works. Illustrations not directly connected with specific works are filed in Series 1.2.
PLEASE NOTE: There is considerable overlap between materials in this series and materials in other series. Correspondence and other materials relating to Diseases of the Kidney are filed in Series 4.1. Gottschalk's original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
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Subseries 1.1. Writings, 1947-1997 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
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Subseries 1.2. Illustrations, 1947-1997 and undated.
Illustrations not filed with particular writings.
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Series 2. Research Materials, 1947-1997.
Arrangement: by type.
Class notes (Gottschalk as instructor or student), clippings, research notes, experiment results, and other materials on butterflies, frostbite, general renal/kidney functions, and chronic renal disease.
PLEASE NOTE: There is considerable overlap between materials in this series and materials in other series. Gottschalk's original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
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Subseries 2.1. Class Notes, 1948-1950 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
Class notes not filed with specific subject areas. Many files contain both handwritten and typewritten notes.
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Subseries 2.2. Frostbite, 1947-1957 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence, experiment results, and patient studies related to extreme cold and frostbite.
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Subseries 2.3. Renal/Kidney Functions, 1946-1984 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
Experiment results, patient studies, and research notes related to general renal/kidney functions.
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Subseries 2.4. Chronic Renal Disease, 1966-1983 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence, experiment results, patient studies, and general information related to chronic renal disease. See also Series 4.5.
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Subseries 2.5. Writings by Others, 1918-1997.
Arrangement: by subject.
Clippings and reprints of articles by others relating to Gottschalk's general research interests.
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Subseries 2.6. Original Data, 1948-1980 and undated.
Original data from experiments.
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Subseries 2.6.1. Original Data Books, 1948-1980 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
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Subseries 2.6.2. Original Data in Other Formats, 1948-1950 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
Machine printouts and other formats.
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Series 3. Biographical Material, 1947-1997.
Arrangement: by type.
Gottschalk's curriculum vitae, diplomas, awards and certificates, announcements of awards and invitations to important functions, newspaper clippings and press releases about Gottschalk, and photographs.
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Series 4. Correspondence and Related Materials, 1930s-1997.
Primarily items pertaining to Gottschalk's professional activities. Materials relate to his general research interests--frostbite and hypothermia, renal/kidney function, and chronic renal disease--and to his activities with professional organizations, including the National Kidney Foundation, the American Society of Nephrology, and the International Society of Nephrology; his interest in entomology, especially butterflies and the development of his butterfly collection; his education and military service; his work as chair of the Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease, sponsored by the United States Bureau of the Budget, and its influential Report of the Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease (1967); and his collecting of rare books, chiefly on physiology and nephrology.
PLEASE NOTE: There is considerable overlap between materials in this series and materials in other series. Gottschalk's original file folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
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Subseries 4.1. General Correspondence, 1950-1997 and undated..
Arrangement: chronological run followed by alphabetical run by subject.
Correspondence and other items about research, grants, and proposals; Gottschalk's book, Diseases of the Kidney; his involvement in professional organizations, including the American Society of Nephrology, the National Kidney Foundation, and the International Society of Nephrology; and his career as a researcher and member of the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
PLEASE NOTE: Gottschalk's original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained, including his maintainence of both chronological and alphabetical runs of this material.
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Subseries 4.2. Entomology, 1930s-1950s.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Correspondence and related materials reflecting Gottschalk's early interest in etomology, especially butterflies.
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Subseries 4.3. Education, 1942-1997.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Chiefly correspondence relating to Gottschalk's education and alumni activities at Roanoke College and the University of Virginia, and his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Subseries 4.4. Military Service, 1943-1952.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence chiefly relating to Gottschalk's military service.
| Folder 442-443 |
Military service #04935, Subseries: "4.4. Military Service, 1943-1952." Folder 442-443Folder 442Folder 443 |
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Subseries 4.5. Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease, 1966-1967.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence and other materials relating to Gottschalk's service on the Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease and to the Committee's Report of the Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease (1967) on universal hemodialysis care and kidney transplantation research. See also Series 2.4.
| Folder 444-451 |
Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease #04935, Subseries: "4.5. Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease, 1966-1967." Folder 444-451Folder 444Folder 445Folder 446Folder 447Folder 448Folder 449Folder 450Folder 451 |
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Subseries 4.6. Rare Books, 1966-1999 and undated.
Arrangement: by type.
Correspondence and other materials relating to Gottschalk's collection of rare books, chiefly on physiology and nephrology.
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Items Separated
Items separated include: photographs (P-4935), oversize papers (OP-4935), oversize illustrations (OP-P-4935).
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