Arthur W. Proetz Papers, 1886-1966 | WUA University Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Arthur W. Proetz Papers, 1886-1966

ID: WUA/03/wua00121

Primary Creator: Proetz, Arthur W.

Extent: 19.0 Linear Feet

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection is divided into eleven series:

Series 01: Childhood Memorabilia

Series 02: Washington University Memorabilia

Series 03: World War I Memorabilia

Series 04: St. Louis Memorabilia

Series 05: Medical Correspondence and Reprints

Series 06: Personal Correspondence

Series 07: Films By Dr. Proetz

Series 08: Erma Proetz (First Wife) Memorabilia

Series 09: Scrapbooks and Misc. Ephemera

Series 10: Photographs Organized by Subject and Size

Series 11: Oversized Materials

Collection Historical Note

Arthur Proetz was born in St. Louis in 1888, and died in St. Louis in 1966. He was a graduate of Washington University (1910) and the Washington University Medical School (1912). From 1919-1954 he served as Professor of Clinical Otolayrngology at the Washington University School of Medicine.

Administrative Information

Repository: WUA University Archives

Accruals: There are no accruals.

Access Restrictions: Open

Use Restrictions:

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Acquisition Method: This material was donated to the University Archives.

Preferred Citation: [Item description]. From the [collection title, series, box, folder]. University Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.

Processing Information: Processed by Sarah Pabarcus in December 2005.

Finding Aid Revision History: This finding aid was entered into Archon by Hannah Barg in June 2012.

Box and Folder Listing

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[Series 1: Childhood Memorabilia],
[Series 2: Washington University Memorabilia],
[Series 3: World War I Memorabilia],
[Series 4: St. Louis Memorabilia],
[Series 5: Medical Correspondence and Reprints],
[Series 6: Personal Correspondence],
[Series 7: Films By Dr. Proetz],
[Series 8: Erma Proetz (First Wife) Memorablia],
[Series 9: Scrapbooks and Misc. Ephemera],
[Series 10: Photographs Organized by Subject and Size],
[Series 11: Oversized Materials],
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Series 11: Oversized Materials

Box OS Box 1

Folder 1: The Medical Society of London, Trocadero Restaurant, London, March 1934 [photograph]
Folder 2: This Was St. Louis by Dr. Arthur W. Proetz in the Everyday Magazine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 16-21, 1962 [scrapbook]
Folder 3: Life in St. Louis By Dr. Arthur W. Proetz in the Everyday Magazine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 27-February 1, 1963 [scrapbook]
Folder 4: St. Louis World's Fair to World War By Dr. Arthur W. Proetz in the Everyday Magazine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April-May, 1963 [scrapbook]

Box DR 02.06

Folder 1: 6th International Congress of Otoaryngology, Washington, D.C., May 1957