%eadnotat; ]> 5223schw Calvin W. and Gwendolyn T. Schwabe Family Correspondence, 1950-1978 Finding aid encoded by JGW from an MSWord finding aid. 2004 Calvin W. and Gwendolyn T. Schwabe Family Correspondence, 1950-1978 Summary Calvin W. and Gwendolyn T. Schwabe Family Correspondence 1950- 1970 RG5/223 Calvin W. Schwabe 3 boxes; 1.25 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu Calvin W. Schwabe (born in 1927) is a veterinarian and public health scientist. He married Gwendolyn Joyce Thompson (nicknamed Tippy) in 1951. In 1954, the Schwabes joined the Society of Friends. From 1956 to 1966, Calvin Schwabe was a member of the medical and public health facilities of the American University of Beirut. Beginning in 1960, he served as a consultant to the World Health Organization. In 1966, he established the first department and graduate program in epidemiology with a school of veterinary medicine at the University of California, Davis, and served as Professor of Epidemiology within the veterinary and medical schools until his retirement in 1991. The collection contains photocopies of family letters, 1950-1978, sent by Gwendolyn (Tippy) Schwabe with notes from Cal Schwabe to their parents, 1950 to 1978. The originals are deposited at the National Library of Medicine. The letters describe family and every day concerns. Of particular interest are letters sent from Beirut, where the Friends operated a school in Ramallah. Historical Note

Calvin W. Schwabe was born in 1927 in Newark, New Jersey. He earned a B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1948, a M.S. in zoology in 1950 from the University of Hawaii, the D.V.M. degree form Auburn University in 1954, M.P.H. in tropical public health from Harvard University in 1955, and Sc.D. in parisitology-tropical public health from Harvard in 1956.

He married Gwendolyn Joyce Thompson (nicknamed Tippy) in 1951. In 1954, the Schwabes joined the Society of Friends. From 1956 to 1966, Calvin Schwabe was a member of the medical and public health facilities of the American University of Beirut. Beginning in 1960, he searched as a consultant to the World Health Organization. In 1966, he established the first department and graduate program in epidemiology with a school of veterinary medicine at the University of California, Davis, and served as professor of Epidemiology until his retirement in 1991.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Contains photocopies of family letters, 1950-1978, sent by Joyce (Tippy) and Cal Schwabe to their parents. The originals are deposited at the National Library of Medicine. The letters describe family and every day concerns. Of particular interest are letters sent from Beirut, Lebanon, where the Friends operated a school in Ramallah.

Organization: Bound in five volumes.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Deposit, Calvin W. Schwabe, 1998-2001.

Additional forms available:

The originals are deposited in the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.

Processing information:

The correspondence was processed as a Record Group 5 collection. Four binders of Middle East printed reference material collected by Calvin W. Schwabe are stored with PG 6, General Reference Files. A wedding dress of a Palestinian Friend given to the Schwabes during their service in Beirut was transferred to FHL Relics. General reference books on the Middle East from the same donor will be placed in an appropriate repository.

Materials catalogued separately:

Middle East printed reference material stored with PG6, Friends Historical Library General Reference Files.

Wedding dress transferred to FHL Relics.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable:

Schwabe, Calvin W. History of Medicine Quaker Veterinarians Quakers -- Middle East Schwabe, Gwendolyn T.

MS C 490, Calvin Walter Schwabe Papers, Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, USA.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted Swarthmore, and are not available through inter-Library loan.

Correspondence, 1950-70 Correspondence, Vol. 1 1950-53 1 volume 1 Correspondence, Vol. 2 1954-57 1 volume 1 Correspondence, Vol. 3 1958-63 1 volume 2 Correspondence, Vol. 4 1964-1967 1 volume 2 Correspondence, Vol. 5 1968-1970 1 volume 3