Archives & Special Collections, Columbia University Health Sciences Library

Carl T. Nelson Notebook

NELSON, CARL T. Carl T. Nelson dermatology notebook, 1946-1952. .15 cubic feet (1 box) #M-0141

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Carl T. Nelson was chairman of the Columbia University Department of Dermatology from 1951 to 1973. He obtained his medical degree from Harvard in 1941 and became a member of the Columbia University faculty in 1946. He retired in 1973 and was named an emeritus professor the same year. Nelson died in New York City on March 16, 1978.

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The notebook (originally kept in a binder) is a collection of mimeographed lecture notes on a wide range of skin delivered by about 25 different dermatologists. Some case reports are included. There is no indication of what the context was for these lectures; internal evidence suggests they date from the late 1940s to the early 1950s.

ACCESS: Open.

LANGUAGE: English.

PROVENANCE: Unknown; held by Archives & Special Collections by 1997. Subjects Dermatology – Case studies. Dermatology – Study and teaching. Skin – Diseases. Skin Diseases.

Nelson, Carl T. Notebook, 1946-1952.

Subjects in Order of Appearance in Notebook Lecturer Chemistry of the Skin and of Skin Diseases Lever, Walter F. The Autonomic Nervous System: Its Role in the production McRae, Marvin E. of Certain Cutaneous Phenomena (case history) Post, Charles F. Lupus Erythematodes Chester, Benjamin Dermatomyositis Sheard, Charles M. Dermatomyositis (case history) Sheard, Charles M. Poikiloderma Vasculare Atrophicans Hearin, James H. Periarteritis Nodosa Rosman, D. The Role of the Endocrine Glands in the Etiology of Shapiro, Joseph S. Acne Vulgaris Acne: Bacterial Etiology, Vaccine Therapy Griffith, Robert L. Seborrheic Dermatitis Slotkin, M. H. The Treatment of Seborrheic Dermatitis Shapiro, James S. Seborrheic Dermatitis: Clinical Appearance & Histo- Blackwood, James Q. Cutaneous Hargreaves, Anthony Simple Senile Atrophy Rosman, D. Kraurosis Blackwood, James Q. Bullous Eruptions: Dermatitis Herpetiformis Blackwood, James Q. Bullous Eruptions: Erythema Multiforme Huber, William E. Bullous Eruptions: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Hurlbut, Wilbur B. (Ectodermosis Erosiva Pluriorific ia lis) Bullous Eruptions: Senear-Usher-Syndrome Yew, Chia Chan Bullous Eruptions: Pemphigus Jillson, Otis F. Bullous Eruptions: Behcet’s Triple Symptom Complex Hallinger, Jr., E. S. Epidermolysis Bullosa – Dystrophic Sheard, Charles M. Bullous Eruptions: Epidermolysis Bullosa Hearin, James H. Löeffler’s Syndrome Hurlbut, Wilbur B. Eosinophilic of the Skin Huber, William B. Dermadromes in Lymphoblastoma & Allied Disorders Kesten, B. M. Lymphocytoma of the Skin Jillson, Otis F. The Giant Follicle Lymphoma (Follicular Shapiro, Joseph S. Lymphoblastoma & Brill-Summer’s ) Hodgkins Disease McRae, Marvin E. Leukemia Cutis Propria [no name given] Lymphosarcoma Griffith, Robert L. Skin Manifestations in Myeloid Leukemia Yew, Chin-Chun Sheard, Charles M. Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum Shapiro, Joseph S. Allergic Urticaria Chester, W. J. Urticaria from Physical Causes McRae, Marvin E. Popular Urticaria, Prurigo Mitis, and Prurigo Ferox Nelson, Carl T. Geographic Tongue Kiesselbach, Max R. Moeller’s Glossitis Kiesselbach, Max R. Hairy Black Tongue Kiesselbach, Max R. Plummer-Vinson Syndrome Chester, Benjamin J. Acrokeratosis Verruciformis (Hopf) Chester, Benjamin J. Cutaneous Tuberculosis Hargreaves, Anthony Sulfur: Topical Application Chester, Benjamin J. Diseases of the Mucous Membranes Lane, Clinton W. Harold, Walter C. Welsh, Ashton L. Lamb, John H. Primary Reticlo-Endothelial Diseases and Wechsler, Harry L. von Gierke’s Disease (seminar notes)