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Charles F. Whitten Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 593
Charles F. Whitten Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 593
The collection consists primarily of articles (1960-2003) written or co-authored by Dr. Whitten. Smaller portions provide examples of sickle cell education literature and forms of illustration. Scrapbooks, awards, diplomas and a transcript of a 1998 oral history provide some biographical information. A few folders document his academic philosophy and activities at Wayne State University School of Medicine.
- Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
- Dates
- Creation: 1938-2003
- Extent
- 1.25 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
- Related Names
- Whitten, Charles F.
- Wayne State University. College of Medicine
- Language of Materials
- English
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- Creation: 1938-2003
Dr. Charles F. Whitten [photographs], undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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- Creation: undated
Resume, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
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- Creation: undated
Howard High School - Charles F. Whitten's diploma, 1938
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1938
Howard High School - class of 1938 portrait, 1938
File — Map Drawer: 17, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1938
University of Pennsylvania - commencement program, 1942
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1942
Notification of Dr. Whitten's National Board of Medical Examiners test results, 1946
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1946
City of New York Department of Hospitals - internship diploma, 1946
File — Map Drawer: 17, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1946
Correspondence, 1946-1999
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1946-1999
Clippings, 1956-2001
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1956-2001
Sickle Cell Center - scrapbook, 1969-1987
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1969-1987
Notes of congratulations on being selected a Science Trailblazer, 1986-1989
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1986-1989
Charles F. Whitten, a Michigan science trailblazer - award, 1986
File — Map Drawer: 17, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1986
2nd annual Michigan Science Trailblazers Recognition Dinner - program, 1987
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1987
A tribute to Charles F. Whitten, M.D., 1993
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1993
Lula Belle Stewart Center's 12th annual awards dinner - program, 2000
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: 2000
Pathfinders in Medicine Awards - program, 2000
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 2000
Michiganians of the Year 25th annual awards - program, 2003
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 2003
Retirement scrapbook, 1992
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: 1992
Retirement scrapbook (cont'd.), 1992
File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1992
Haiti, 1996-1999
File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1996-1999
Kellogg project - interview, 1998
File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1998
Exact typewritten copy of a handwritten document found in a trunk on the Mary Carr Greer farmhouse, Charlottesvile, Va., 1976, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: undated
- Dates
- Creation: 1977-1979; 1993-2000
My version of draft report on minority medical education at Wayne State University, 1977
File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1977
Preliminary draft on educational philosophy, 1979
File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1979
Post bach., 1999
File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1999
Wayne State University - annual reports, 1993, 2000
File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1993, 2000
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- Creation: 1985-2002; undated
National Association for Sickle Cell Disease / Sickle Cell Disease Association of America - information pamphlets, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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- Creation: undated
Sickle cell information pamplhets and flyers, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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- Creation: undated
Dice for demonstrating sickle cell tendencies, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
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- Creation: undated
The management of sickle cell disease - NIH, 2002
File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: 2002
Sickle cell - home study kit for families, 1985
File — Box: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1985
- Dates
- Creation: 1960-2001; undated
"Sickle cell basics for physicians", undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: undated
"Highlights of the sickle cell story", undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
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- Creation: undated
"A brief historical overview of sickle cell research that has been beneficial" - with Wanta Whitten-Shurney, undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
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- Creation: undated
"Emotional deprivation and growth failure", undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
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- Creation: undated
Citation
Cite Item
Whitten, Charles F. Charles F. Whitten Papers. 1938-2003. Located in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 593.
Cite Item Description
Whitten, Charles F. Charles F. Whitten Papers. 1938-2003. Located in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 593. https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/resources/743 Accessed August 25, 2025.