Overview of the Collection
Medical Heritage Center
Folk, Robert L.
Robert L. Folk, MD Papers
4.5 linear feet
The Robert L. Folk, MD Papers (approximately 4.5 linear feet) contains information on the Health Sciences Library in its early years; information on a variety of presidents, deans, and other faculty The Ohio State University; and a large focus on medical center expansion projects.
SPEC.201128.FOLK
The records are in English
English
1958-1994
Biography
Dr. Robert L. Folk (August 22, 1935-) began his employment at The Ohio State University in 1963. Beginning as an assistant, he worked his way up from assistant professor, to Clinical Medical Director and Assistant Dean. He resigned in 1976.
Scope and Content
The Robert L. Folk, MD Papers (approximately 4.5 linear feet) contains information on the Health Sciences Library in its early years; information on a variety of presidents, deans, and other faculty The Ohio State University; and a large focus on medical center expansion projects.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically.
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to the public and is available for viewing in the Medical
Heritage Center. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the supervised
reading room. Restrictions, including copyright, may exist and some materials may be
too fragile to photocopy or digitize. The MHC charges for duplication services,
which must be performed by staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert L. Folk, MD Papers,
SPEC.201128.FOLK, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library,
The Ohio State University.
Detailed Description of The Collection
1
1
Addendum to the Statement Regarding the OSU College of Medicine Program in Community Health and Family Medicine
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1
2
Airport and Airway Development Act
1970
1
3
American Medical Association House of Delegates on Foreign Graduates
1968-1971
1
4
Architectural Sculpture for McCampbell Hall
1974
1
5
Booklet: The American Board of Family Practice, Inc.
1964
1
6
Booklet: The Ars Medica Center
1969
1
7
Booklet: Book Detection Systems
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1
8
Booklet: To Celebrate the Accession of the Two Millionth Volume in the Collections of the Libraries of The Ohio State University
1967
1
9
Booklet: Dongeal Real-Hand-Knotted Carpets
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1
10
Booklet: Health Professions and Educational Assistance Act of 1963 (H.R. 12)
1963
1
11
Booklet: Honor Code: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
1966
1
12
Booklet: Independent Study Program Information Booklet
1979-1980
1
13
Booklet: The Need for Additional Facilities for Medical Education in the State of Ohio
1962
1
14
Booklet: Ohio GP News
1965-1966
1
15
Booklet: The Ohio State University Health and Sciences Library Guide
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1
16
Booklet: Ohio's Newest Look in Public Higher Education
1980
1
17
Booklet: The Portraiture of David Philip Wilson
1976
1
18
Booklet: The Role of the Family Practitioner in Undergraduate Medical Education
1965
1
19
Booklet: Salaries and Economic Welfare in the State University of Ohio
1958
1
20
Booklet: Special Report on General Practice Residencies
1963
1
21
Booklet: A Study of the Medical Education Facility Needs of the State of Ohio
1962
1
22
Booklet: Technical Education in Ohio's State-Assisted Institutions of Higher Education
1968
1
23
Booklet: Tour of the Health Sciences Library
1974
1
24
Booklet: Two Studies of the Medical Education Facility Needs of the State of Ohio
1962
1
25
Booklet: The World History of Medicine and the Heritage of Medicine at The Ohio State University Depicted by Stained Glass Murals
1971
2
1
Cancer Center: Committee Memos
1978
2
2
Cancer Center: Letters
1975
2
3
Cancer Center: Memos
1974-1975
2
4
Cancer Center: Minutes
1974
2
5
Cancer Center: Rauscher Letters
1975
2
6
Comprehensive Prepaid Health Plans
1978
2
7
Family Medicine Meeting Minutes
1966
2
8
Health Sciences Library: Advisory Committee Agendas/Minutes
1971-1978
2
9
Health Sciences Library: Advisory Committee Correspondence
1976-1977
2
10
Health Sciences Library: Annual Report
1973-1975
2
11
Health Sciences Library: Beer Bust
1974
2
12
Health Sciences Library: Circulation Statistics
1968-1974
2
13
Health Sciences Library: Collection Funding
1973-1976
2
14
Health Sciences Library: Construction Conferences
1967-1970
2
15
Health Sciences Library: Correspondence, 1/2
1966-1978
2
16
Health Sciences Library: Correspondence, 2/2
1978-1981
2
17
Health Sciences Library: Customer Survey
1974
2
18
Health Sciences Library: Energy Conservation
1974
3
1
Health Sciences Library: Floor Plans
1967
3
2
Health Sciences Library: Head Count/Library Usage
1975
3
3
Health Sciences Library: Journal Funding and Selected New Titles
1979
3
4
Health Sciences Library: Kentucky-Ohio-Michigan Regional Medical Library
1973-1975
3
5
Health Sciences Library: "The Lantern"
1978
3
6
Health Sciences Library: Library Statistics and Funding
1964-1980
3
7
Health Sciences Library: Medline
1973-1975
3
8
Health Sciences Library: National Library of Medicine HEW: Melvin Day
1972
3
9
Health Sciences Library: Operational Difficulties
1970-1975
3
10
Health Sciences Library: Questionnaire
1979
3
11
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Automatic Book Retrieval System Contract
1975
3
12
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Billing Disputes and Funding, 1/2
1969-1975
3
13
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Billing Disputes and Funding, 2/2
1976-1981
3
14
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Book Retrieval Efficiency Tests
1975
3
15
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Book Retrieval Safety Concerns
1978-1981
3
16
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Chronology of Events
1967-1975
3
17
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Legal Dispute/Correspondence, 1/2
1971-1975
3
18
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Legal Dispute/Correspondence, 2/2
1975-1977
4
1
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Mutual Release
1975-1976
4
2
Health Sciences Library: Randtriever Status Report
1972-1974
4
3
Health Sciences Library: Regional Medical Library Network Agreement
1979-1980
4
4
Health Sciences Library: Security Concerns
1972-1975
4
5
Health Sciences Library: Service Bulletin
1979-1980
4
6
Health Sciences Library: Sharron Carros Employee Evaluation (RESTRICTED)
1975
4
7
Health Sciences Library: Space Utilization
1973-1976
4
8
Health Sciences Library: Staffing
1973-1975
4
9
Health Sciences Library: Stamp Donation
1972
4
10
Health Sciences Library: Tunnel System
1972
4
11
Health Professions Educational Assistance Act: Correspondence
1963-1965
4
12
Health Professions Educational Assistance Act: Memo
1964
4
13
Health Professions Educational Assistance Act: Statistics
1963
4
14
Lister Hill
1968
4
15
House Bill 200
1965
4
16
House Bill 244
1961
4
17
House Bill 474
1973
4
18
Journal: The Bulletin The American College of Physicians Vol. 7 No. 6
1966
4
19
Journal: Congress on Medical Education JAMA Vol. 197 No. 12
1966
4
20
Journal: A Faculty View of the Curriculum
undated
4
21
Journal: Medical Economics, The Deans Meet the Practitioners
1965
4
22
Journal: Medical Library Association News No. 58
1974
4
23
Journal: The New Physician, Family Practice: An Emerging Specialty with an Exciting Future
1963
4
24
Journal: Stained Glass Vol. 65 No. 4
1970-1971
4
25
Journal: Stained Glass Vol. 66 No. 1
1971
4
26
Karl P. Klassen, M.D.
1977-1978
4
27
Little Hoover Commission Recommendations
1971
5
1
Magazine: AH/Spring, Father of Space Medicine
1970
5
2
Magazine: Architectural and Engineering News
1969
5
3
Magazine: The Art Gallery Magazine
1968
5
4
Magazine: The Commentator
1965
5
5
Magazine: Medical Opinion and Review: The Waning of General Practice
1966
5
6
Magazine: Medical World News
1966
5
7
Magazine: The Ohio State Monthly
1971
5
8
Magazine: The Philadelphia Magazine
1967
5
9
Magazine: U.S. News and World Report
1993
5
10
Charles Meckstroth, M.D. Letter
1994
5
11
Meetings with Medical Students
1970
5
12
Richard L. Meiling, M.D. Letters
1966-1971
5
13
Richard L. Meiling, M.D. on General Practice
1962-1967
5
14
News Article: Sharon Carros
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5
15
News Article: Children's Hospital Children's Book
1977
5
16
News Article: Importance of Family Physicians
1965-1978
5
17
News Article: Dr. Meiling, M.D. Q and A
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5
18
News Article: OSU Administration
1964-1979
5
19
News Article: OSU Med Center Funding and Development
1967-1980
5
20
News Article: OSU Murals
1970-1971
5
21
News Article: Racial Issues
1979
5
22
News Article: Michael Swango
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5
23
News Article: Dr. Tetalman
1979
5
24
News Release from the American Medical Association
1966
5
25
Nisonger Center Memos
1973-1978
5
26
Ohio Conference on Medical Manpower
1967
5
27
The Ohio Mental Health Association, Inc.
1968
5
28
OSU College of Medicine: Correspondence
1962-1973
5
29
OSU College of Medicine: Program in Community Health and Family Medicine
1965-1966
6
1
OSU Employee Screening
1970
6
2
OSU Faculty Hierarchy
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6
3
OSU Libraries Statistics and Funding
1965-1967
6
4
OSU Medical Center: Memos
1965
6
5
OSU Medical Center: Student Statistics
1961-1973
6
6
OSU Medical Center: Union Members
1971
6
7
OSU Medical Center Expansion Program: Correspondence
1969-1979
6
8
OSU Medical Center Expansion Program: Development Map
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6
9
OSU Medical Center Expansion Program: Executive Committee Minutes
1959
6
10
OSU Medical Center Expansion Program: Finances, 1/2
1958-1970
6
11
OSU Medical Center Expansion Program: Finances, 2/2
1971-1976
6
12
OSU Medical Center Expansion Program: Memos
1960-1978
6
13
OSU Medical Center Expansion Program: Proposals/Requests
1958-1973
6
14
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Biography
1973
6
15
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: College of Medicine Visit
1972
6
16
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Commencement Address
1973
6
17
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Confessions of a Sophomore President
1973
6
18
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Correspondence
1972-1979
6
19
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Inaugural Address
1972
6
20
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Management Improvements Report
1977
6
21
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Medical Education in Ohio
1973
6
22
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Remarks Before Presidents Club
1973
6
23
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Restoring the Partnership
1976
6
24
OSU President Harold L. Enarson: Some Thoughts About the Health Professions and the Universities
1976
6
25
OSU President Novice G. Fawcett: Correspondence
1961-1972
6
26
OSU President Novice G. Fawcett: Statements
1968-1971
7
1
OSU President Novice G. Fawcett: The University Mental Retardation Program
1970
7
2
OSU President Selection Process
1971
7
3
OSU Presidents' Memos
1963-1975
7
4
OSU Presidents' Statements on Funding and Finances
1969-1979
7
5
Press Day
1972-1979
7
6
Report: The Administration of Education for the Health Professions: A Time for Reappraisal
1976
7
7
Report: Administrative Relationships between Academic Health Sciences Centers and University Hospitals, Affiliated Hospitals and Ambulatory Care Centers
1976
7
8
Report: College of Medicine Task Force on Research
undated
7
9
Report: Faculty Research Retreat Mohican State Lodge
1978
7
10
Report: Feasibility of Separately Incorporating A University-Owned Hospital
undated
7
11
Report: Focus on the Future Including Revisions
1969-1970
7
12
Report: Issues for State University-Owned Hospitals
1976
7
13
Report: Master Plan for Higher Education in Ohio Tentative Recommendations Draft
1965
7
14
Report: Medical Center Enrollment
1978
7
15
Report: Meeting Ohio's Needs for MDs through 1980 and Beyond
1970
7
16
Report: OSU College of Medicine Program in Community Health and Family Medicine
1967
7
17
Report: The Reputations of American Medical Schools "Social Forces" Volume 55:3
1977
7
18
Report: Survey of University Teaching Hospital's Governance Structures
1978
7
19
Report: The Teaching Hospital: A Community or a University Institution?
1975
7
20
Report: Toward a University System of Financing Care and Education
1977
7
21
Harry J. Sands
1968
7
22
Sphinx Anniversary Gift
1978
8
1
Sponsoring Founders Group for an American Board of Family Practice
1964
8
2
Willet Studios: Background
undated
8
3
Willet Studios: Billing
1970-1974
8
4
Willet Studios: Correspondence, 1/3
1969
8
5
Willet Studios: Correspondence, 2/3
1970-1971
8
6
Willet Studios: Correspondence, 3/3
1972-1974
8
7
Willet Studios: Crovatto Mosaics Business Card
undated
8
8
Willet Studios: Health Sciences Library Mosaic Description
1974
8
9
Willet Studios: Memos
1970-1974
8
10
Willet Studios: Reception Invitation
undated
8
11
Willet Studios: Sketches and Notes
undated
8
12
Willet Studios: Henry Lee Willet's Memorial
1972
8
13
Robert Zollinger
1977
9
1-7
Photos: Medical Center Students and Faculty
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9
8-61
Photos: Willet Studios Mosaic Production
undated
9
62-82
Photos: Medical Center
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9
83-87
Slides, Negatives and Miscellaneous
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