MSS 2/0257-01 Acc. 1992-039 BINKLEY, GEORGE W. (1904-1974) Papers, 1930-1974 Biographical George Webster Binkley, dermatologist and Professor of Dermatology, was born in Canton, Ohio, on 24 January 1904. He was the son of Emmaus Arthur and Della Baker Binkley. In 1930, he married Kathryn Sensenig. Binkley died in Hendersonville, North Carolina, on 2 April 1974. George W. Binkley graduated from the Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1930. He interned at St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland and at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, from 1931 to 1932. In 1933, Binkley began a residency in dermatology at University Hospitals in Cleveland and at Cleveland City Hospital. In 1937, after completing his residency, Binkley began a private practice and became an instructor in Dermatology at Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Eventually, Binkley became Professor of Dermatology and Syphilology and in 1970 became Professor Emeritus of Dermatology. In addition, Binkley served as a consultant at several hospitals in Cleveland, including University Hospitals, Rainbow Hospital, and Benjamin Rose Hospital. Binkley, who specialized in skin diseases associated with diabetes, published numerous articles and contributed a chapter to Diabetes Mellitus: Theory and Practice (1970). He was a member of numerous medical and dermatological societies, including the American Dermatological Association, the American Academy of Dermatology, and the American Society of Dermatopathology. Binkley also was a member of the Cleveland Dermatological Society and at one time served as president of this organization. Scope and contents The papers of George W. Binkley, spanning 1930 to 1974, document his career as a dermatologist, professor, and frequent contributor to dermatological publications; the collection also provides evidence of Binkley's special interest in skin diseases associated with diabetes. Included in the collection are personal papers, correspondence, records of Binkley's involvement in various professional organizations, his research materials on diabetes, and samples of his essays and speeches. Series 1 contains Binkley's personal papers; present are records of his military service, certifications by various medical boards, and faculty and hospital appointments. Also present is Binkley's curriculum vitae, his bibliography, biographical information, and miscellaneous certificates. Binkley's correspondence is contained in Series 2. Present are incoming letters and autograph drafts or carbon copies of Binkley's outgoing letters. Included are requests for reprints, permissions to use photographs, and correspondence with various medical journals. Binkley corresponded with other dermatologists and often made queries about their research findings and theories; correspondents include dermatologists Alfred W. Kopf, Raul Fleischmajer, J. E. Jelinek, and Beno Michel. Series 3 contains materials pertaining to Binkley's membership in various professional organizations. Included are records of Binkley's involvement in the Division of Education and Communication (DECOM) of the American Academy of Dermatology's National Program for Dermatology. Present are meeting agendas, summaries of projects, memoranda, correspondence, and a roster of task forces. Also welldocumented is Binkley's participation in four annual meetings (1970-1973) of the American Society of Dermatopathology; present are programs, registration information, membership rosters, by laws, correspondence, abstracts of papers, and notes taken by Binkley at presentations. Included in Series 4 are research materials on diabetes and skin diseases associated with diabetes, including Degos' Disease, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, scleredema, and idiopathic hemochromatosis. Present are clippings, essays, and reprints of articles, all of which are heavily annotated by Binkley. Also present are Binkley's notes, correspondence, bibliographies, case studies, and photographs. Binkley might have assembled these materials while researching and preparing to write his chapter on "Skin in Diabetes" in Diabetes Mellitus: Theory and Practice. Works on dermatology, by Binkley and Herbert Z. Lund, are contained in Series 5. Present are essays by Binkley and materials relating to "Skin in Diabetes", his contribution to Diabetes Mellitus: Theory and Practice, edited by Max Ellenberg and Harold Rifkin. Included is correspondence with Ellenberg and Rifkin about the publication of the book, and drafts and page proofs of Binkley's chapter. Also present are two printed works by Lund: Tumors of the Skin (1957) and Melanotic Tumors of the Skin (1961). Binkley has annotated both works. Provenance The papers of George W. Binkley were donated to the Historical Collections of the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia by his wife, Kathryn S. Binkley, on 8 August 1974. The collection was processed and catalogued in 1992. 1930-1974 3 boxes and 1 oversize folder (1.25 linear ft.) 4/27/1992 wvg MSS 2/0257-01 Acc. 1992-039 BINKLEY, GEORGE W. (1904-1974) Papers, 1930-1974 Box Ser. 1 1 PERSONAL PAPERS, 1930-1974. 1. Military service 1930 Jan. 21-1953 May 1 (1 folder) 1930-1953 2. Graduation program and alumni certificate 1930 June 12 (1 folder) 1930 OV 3. Ohio State Medical Board Certificate 1930 July 8 (1 folder) 1930 4. Certification information 1. California Board of Medical Examiners 1932-1967 (1 folder) 1932-1967 2. Ohio State Medical Board 1969-1970 (1 folder) 1969-1970 3. North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners 1970-1974 (1 folder) 1970-1974 5. Faculty and hospital appointments 1. Correspondence 1933 Mar. 30-1968 July 1 (1 folder) 1933-1968 2. Forms 1951 Jan. 29-1973 May 1 (1 folder) 1951-1973 6. Miscellaneous certificates 1935 July 1-1942 Jan. 30 (3 folders) 1935-1942 7. Curriculum vitae and biographical information 1940 Apr. 3-1973 Apr. (1 folder) 1940-1973 8. Proofs from medical directories 1945-1961 (1 folder) 1945-1961 9. Bibliography 1955 Jan. (1 folder) 1955 10. Clippings and notes on pollution 1970 (1 folder) 1970 2 CORRESPONDENCE, 1947-1973. 1. 1947 Apr. 16-1959 Feb. 25 (1 folder) 1947-1959 2. 1960 Apr. 29-1970 May 13 (2 folders) 1960-1970 3. 1965 Jan. 25-1968 May 20 (1 folder) 1965-1968 4. 1970 Jan. 14-1973 May 8 (2 folders) 1970-1973hBox Ser. 1 3 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, 1937-1974. 1. American Medical Association 1. Membership cards 1950, 1970-1974 (1 folder) 1950-1974 2. Memorial to H. N. Cole 1966 Oct. 11 (1 folder) 1966 3. Miscellaneous 1937-1971 (1 folder) 1937-1971 2. American Dermatological Society Membership information 1948 May 14-1970 (1 folder) 1948-1970 2 3. Academy of Medicine of Cleveland Membership information and constitution and by laws 1954-1973 (1 folder) 1954-1973 4. American Academy of Dermatology 1. Correspondence and membership information 1969 June 20-1974 (1 folder) 1969-1974 2. Reports of National Program for Dermatology 1971 Summer 1972 Spring (1 folder) 1971-1972 3. Division of Education and Communication (DECOM) 1971 Dec. 10-1973 Sept. 11 (1 folder) 1971-1973 5. American Society of Dermatopathology 1. Annual meeting, 1970 1968 Nov. 1-1970 Dec. 4 (1 folder) 1968-1970 2. Annual meeting, 1971 1971 June 8-Dec. 3 (1 folder) 1971 3. Annual meeting, 1972 1972 Feb. 28-Dec. 3 (1 folder) 1972 4. Annual meeting, 1973 1973 Apr. 19-Dec. 6 (1 folder) 1973 6. Ohio State Medical Association Membership cards and correspondence 1971-1973 (1 folder) 1971-1973 Box Ser. 2 4 DIABETES RESEARCH, 1939-1971. 1. Diabetes mellitus 1939-1971 (6 folders) 1939-1971 2. Malignant atrophic papulosis (Degos' Disease) 1942-1970 (3 folders) 1942-1970 3. Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (N.L.D.) 1948-1966 (1 folder) 1948-1966 3 4. Scleredema 1961-1969 (3 folders) 1961-1969 5. Idiopathic hemochromatosis 1967-1968 (1 folder) 1967-1968 6. Miscellaneous 1960-1968 (2 folders) 1960-1968 5 WORKS ON DERMATOLOGY, 1938-1970. 5.1 Works by Binkley 1. Miscellaneous essays and speeches 1938 Oct. 31 and [n.d.] (1 folder) 1938 2. "Skin in Diabetes" (Binkley's chapter in Diabetes Mellitus: Theory and Practice) 1. Correspondence 1967 May 15-1971 Jan. 13 (1 folder) 1967-1971 2. Typescript drafts 1968 Apr. 1970 Nov. (2 folders) 1968-1970 3. Page proofs [ca. 1971] (1 folder) [ca.1971] 5.2 Works by Herbert Z. Lund 1. Tumors of the Skin by Herbert Z. Lund 1957 Oct. (1 folder) 1957 2. Melanotic Tumors of the Skin by Herbert Z. Lund and Jane Merrill Kraus 1961 Nov. (3 folders) 1961 1930-1974 3 boxes and 1 oversize folder (1.25 linear ft.) 4/27/1992 wvg | |
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