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Kenneth Bitner Castleton papers, 1921-1994
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Castleton, Kenneth Bitner, 1903-1993
- Title
- Kenneth Bitner Castleton papers
- Dates
- 1921-1994 (inclusive)19211994
- Quantity
- 6 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 0121
- Summary
- The Kenneth Bitner Castleton papers (1921-1994) contain biographical sketches, field notes, articles, certificates, scrapbooks, and textual excerpts. Castleton (1903-1993) was a prominent professor of surgery, Dean of the University of Utah Medical School, and the first Vice President for Health Sciences for the University of Utah. Castleton also was involved in writing and photography for Utah and Western rock art. Caslteton was also a participant in the Everett L. Coolley Oral History Project. His interview can be found in ACCN 0814, interview number 19.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Kenneth Bitner Castleton (1903-1993) was a prominent professor of surgery, Dean of the University of Utah Medical School, and the first Vice President for Health Sciences for the University of Utah. Castleton also was involved in writing and photography for Utah and Western rock art. Caslteton was also a participant in the Everett L. Coolley Oral History Project. His interview can be found in ACCN 0814, interview number 19.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Kenneth Bitner Castleton papers (1921-1994) contain biographical sketches, field notes, articles, certificates, scrapbooks, and textual excerpts.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donated by Kenneth B. Castleton (box 1, folders 1-6) in 1974.
Donated by Boyd A. Blackner (box 1, folders 7-8) in 1999.
Donated by Ann C. Blackner (certificate) in 2000.
Donated by Ann C. Blackner (box 4) in 2003.
Donated by Ann C. Blackner (box 5) in 2005.
Processing Note
Processed by Kate Kimball in 2001.
Addenda processed by Lea Kinikini in 2003, and Betsey Welland in 2010 and 2012.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0334).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
ArticlesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | "Thomas Francis Dougherty, Ph.D.: Brilliant and Volatile Anatomist and Researcher" |
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| 1 | 2 | "Dr. Louis S. Goodman: A Giant among Us" |
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| 1 | 3 | "Dr. Hyrum Leo Marshall" |
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| 1 | 4-5 | "Dr. Philip B. Price, M.D., D.Sc.: A Christian Gentleman," Article and Revision |
1983 |
| 1 | 6 | "Leo T. Samuels, Ph.D.: A Storybook Account of His Life" |
Personal materials, 1923-1990Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 7 | Certificates |
1940-1981 |
| 1 | 8 | Trip to China, notes
This folder contains a typescript of notes made while Castleton went to China for the American Replantates Mission (ARM).
|
1973 |
| 2 | Certificates and portrait |
1923-1990 | |
| Folder | |||
| 3 | 1 | Certificate of appreciation, Kiwanis Club |
1966 |
| 3 | 2 | Certificate of appreciation, University of Utah |
1971 |
| 3 | 3 | Certificates and awards |
1921-1994 |
| 3 | 4 | Prexy Award, public relations |
1965 |
| 3 | 5 | Professor emeritus certificate |
1971 |
| 3 | 6 | Utah State Doctors Day plaque |
1979 |
| 4 | Correspondence and scrapbooks |
1925-1992 | |
| Folder | |||
| 5 | 1 | Transcript of an interview by Everett L. Cooley of Kenneth B. Casleton
The transcript in this folder is part of the Everett L. Colley Oral History Project, No. 19, Septembert 12, 1983.
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1983 |
| 5 | 2 | Photocopy of family scrapbook |
1921-1984 |
| 5 | 3 |
A Brief Autobiography
by Kenneth B. Castleton, M.D.
|
1975-1982 |
| 6 | Plaques |
1970; 1987 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Physicians--Utah--Biography
Personal Names
- >Marshall, Hyrum Leo
- Castleton, Kenneth Bitner,1903---Archives
- Dougherty, Thomas F.(Thomas Francis),1915-
- Goodman, Louis Sanford,1906-
- Price, Philip B.
- Samuels, Leo Tolstoy,1899-
Corporate Names
- University of Utah Medical Center--Faculty
Form or Genre Terms
- Biographies
- Certificates
- Scrapbooks
Finding aid created by Kate Kimball
2001 (last modified: 2003-2012 and 2018)
