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Harold Fred Dorn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 235

Abstract

A medical statistician for the U.S. Public Health Service. Worked in work in epidemiology, population studies.

Dates

  • 1932-1970

Extent

0.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

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Biographical Note

A medical statistician for the U.S. Public Health Service, Harold Fred Dorn was born near Ithaca, N.Y. in 1906. After earning an M.S. in Sociology from Cornell, Dorn developed an interest in statistics. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in 1933 and in 1934 studied the application of statistical methods to social data at the Galton Laboratory at the University College, London. Dorn's best-known work is his development of a "statistical methodology for large-scale epidemiological studies of cardiorespiratory diseases." He died of bone cancer in 1963.

Collection Summary

Contains correspondence, lecture notes, diary, and unpublished manuscripts. The papers reflect Dorn's professional occupation and interests in statistical work in epidemiology, population studies and related subjects.

Abstract

A medical statistician for the U.S. Public Health Service. Worked in work in epidemiology, population studies.

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Provenance

Gift from Mrs. Harold F. Dorn, 1970.

General

Processed by
HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
Processing Completed
1971, 2006
Encoded by
Jim Labosier
Title
Finding Aid to the Harold Fred Dorn Papers1932-1970
Status
Unverified Partial Draft
Author
HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
Date
1971; 2006
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English
Edition statement
1.0

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area

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