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Records Series Descriptions
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Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) SERIES TITLE Donner Laboratory Clinical Logs and Notebooks INCLUSIVE DATES ca. 1946 1977 ARRANGEMENT Record type VOLUME 10 cubic feet DESCRIPTION This series is comprised of patient appointment books, blood and bone marrow data, iron studies data, and miscellaneous clinical information pertaining to platelets, hematocrits, electrophoresis, and osmotic fragility. The majority of the information in this series is kept in small, bound logs or notebooks. Appointment books contain patient name, procedures, and physician name. Blood counts and bone marrow data include patient name, date of count, raw data, and occasional notes. Iron studies include patient name, weight, date, diagnosis and radioactivity injected, plus graphs and data relating to iron--59 injections. Several binders labeled "Blood Volumes" contain sheets listing patient name, weight, height, references to iodine-131 and date, time, and volume of injection. There are 13 sheets here that include the notation "San Quentin" after the patient name. These "San Quentin" sheets date from February and March of 1950. Miscellaneous clinical entries include patient name, date, and raw data. RESTRICTIONS This series contains privacy material. LOCATION OF RECORDS Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Archives and Records Office Berkeley, CA 94720 Federal Records Center 1000 Commodore Drive San Bruno, CA 94066 |