Paul A. Lembcke Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS C 426

Abstract

Correspondence, reports, manuscripts, photographs, and slides relating primarily to Lembcke's projects with Eleanor Poland, Ph.D., from whom the material was acquired. They reflect Lembcke's interest in and research on medical auditing, epidemiology, preventive medicine, and the regional organizations of hospitals in the United States and Sweden. Most extensive are the records relating to the research conducted by Lembcke and Poland for Community Studies, Inc., on Kansas hospitals and health care delivery.

Dates

Creation: 1951-1963

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Lembcke, Paul A., 1908- (Person)

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

Paul A. Lembcke, M.D., was born on 10 November 1908 in Rochester, New York. He graduated with baccalaureate and medical degrees from the University of Rochester and received a master's degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins University. During his thirty-year medical career Lembcke taught in the Albany Medical College, the School of Medicine of the University of Rochester, and at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Hygiene and Public Health. From 1957 until his death on December 1, 1964 Lembcke was a professor in the schools of Public Health and Medicine at U.C.L.A. In addition, Lembcke held a variety of positions with public health departments and hospital organizations.

Collection Summary

The records reflect primarily Lembcke's interest and research in medical auditing, epidemiology, preventive medicine, and the regional organization of hospitals in the United States and Sweden, particularly in Karlskoga. The collection is particularly rich in material on the hospital research conducted by Lembcke and Poland for Community Studies Inc., a non-profit organizaiton for city and regional research and planning in Kansas City, Missouri.