Overview of the Collection
Medical Heritage Center
Pence, Thomas A.
Thomas A. Pence Papers
9.0 linear feet
The Thomas A. Pence Papers (9 linear feet) is primarily composed of nuclear medical equipment catalogs and a small amount about his work with Riverview Hospital in Indiana.
SPEC.201503.PENCE
The records are in English
English
1944-2004
Biography
Thomas Archer Pence (June 3, 1938 – December 14, 2013) worked as a Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist at Riverview Hospital for 36 years before retiring in 1996. Over the years, he served as the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis from 1997 until 2004, where he was then appointed the position of Historiographer Emeritus.
Pence took part in many organizations such as, Belfry Productions, where he specialized in set design and construction, and took part in special effects; he together with his wife, Sharon, was a co-President for the Do-Si-Squares, a local Square Dance Club; he attended the annual square dance convention that was held in Indianapolis in 1999; and was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists, where he served one year. In addition to organizing, and serving as a troop coordinator for Saint Michael's Boy Scout Troop Post 183, he was also very active in Explorers Post and many other posts.
Pence and his wife had five children; Becky, Mary, Penny, John and Matthew.
Scope and Content
The Thomas A. Pence Papers (9 linear feet) is primarily composed of nuclear medical equipment catalogs and a small amount about his work with Riverview Hospital in Indiana.
Related Collections
The following related collections within the Medical Heritage Center include:
- William G. Myers, MD, PhD Papers, Spec.199801.Myers
- Artifacts that came with this material were removed and added to the MHC Artifact Collection.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is arranged in five series:
- Series I: Associations and Organizations
- Series II: Correspondence
- Series III: Media
- Series IV: Professional
- Series V: Oversized
Series I: Associations and Organizations (5 boxes) contains primarily nuclear medicine equipment catalogs and related items. This series is arranged alphabetically by company name.
Series II: Correspondence (1 box) contains correspondence sent to Pence. This series is arranged by date.
Series III: Media (1 box) contains audio cassette tapes, beta cassette tape, photographs, and slides. This series is arranged by item.
Series IV: Professional (1 box) contains items related to Pence’s work life. This series is arranged alphabetically.
Series V: Oversized (1 box) contains items too large to fit in a standard size box. This series is arranged by item.
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], Thomas A. Pence Papers,
SPEC.201503.PENCE, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library,
The Ohio State University.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Series I: Associations and Organizations
1944-1997
1
1
3M
1971-1975
1
2
Abbott
1954-1987
1
3
Abbott
1954-1987
1
4
Abbott
1954-1987
1
5
ADAC Laboratories
1978-1981
1
6
Alderson Research Laboratories, Inc.
1962-1973
1
7
American Chemical Society
1964
1
8
American Heart Association
1981
1
9
American Hospital Association
1958-1967
1
10
Amersham
1969-1988
1
11
Ames Company
undated
1
12
Atomic Development Corp.
1970-1972
1
13
Baird-Atomic, Inc.
1958-1964
1
14
Beckman
1966-1968
1
15
Ben Z. Rubin Company
undated
1
16
Benedict Nuclear Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
undated
1
17
Brookhaven National Laboratory
undated
1
18
Capintec, Inc.
1976
1
19
Channing L. Bete Co., Inc.
1980
1
20
CIS-US, Inc.
1990
1
21
Datacraft, Inc.
1965
1
22
Day-Glo Color Corp.
1977
1
23
Digital Scintigraphics, Inc.
undated
1
24
DuPont
1983
1
25
Elscint
1974
1
26
Federal Emergency Management Agency
1980
1
27
Federal Emergency Management Agency
1980-1981
1
28
Federal Radiation Council
1960
1
29
Franklin Systems, Inc.
1963
1
30
General Electric
undated
1
31
Giannini Controls Corporation
undated
1
32
Good Samaritan Hospital
1968-1975
1
33
Hammer Electronics Co., Inc.
1960
1
34
Indiana Department of Civil Defense
1981-1984
1
35
Indiana Department of Civil Defense
1981-1984
1
36
Indiana Department of Civil Defense
1981-1986
1
37
Indiana State Department of Health
1993
1
38
Industrial Electronic Hardware Corp
undated
1
39
International Atomic Energy Agency
1965
1
40
Intertechnique
1969
2
1
Knoll
1993
2
2
L.A.B. Consulting Services, Inc.
1988
2
3
Landauer
1965
2
4
Landsverk Electrometer Company
undated
2
5
Letterman Army Medical Center
1974
2
6
Los Alamos National Laboratory
undated
2
7
Mallinckrodt Nuclear
1966-1982
2
8
Massachusetts General Hospital
1982
2
9
Medical Data Systems Corporation
1982
2
10
Medical Examination Publishing Co., Inc.
1977
2
11
Medical Newsletter and Up-Date Service, Inc.
1983
2
12
Merck Sharp and Dohme
1974
2
13
Microdot Inc.
undated
2
14
NASA
1962
2
15
National Academy of Sciences
1956
2
16
National Academy of Sciences
1972
2
17
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
1965, 1974
2
18
NE-SAR Systems
undated
2
19
New England Nuclear
1971-1980
2
20
New England Nuclear
1972-1982
2
21
Novo Diagnostic Systems
1987
2
22
Nuclear-Chicago
1958-1967
2
23
Nuclear-Chicago
1958-1968
2
24
Nuclear-Chicago
1966, 1969
2
25
Nuclear-Chicago
1968
2
26
Nuclear Consultants Corporation
1964
2
27
Nuclear Medicine Institute
1967
2
28
Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board
1985
2
29
Nucleonics
undated
3
1
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1958-1963
3
2
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1959-1962
3
3
Ohio Civil Defense
1965
3
4
Ohio-Nuclear Inc.
1982
3
5
Ohio State University Hospitals
1961
3
6
Ohio State University Hospitals
1961
3
7
Packard
1961-1978
3
8
Parke, Davis and Company
1962
3
9
Picker
1944, 1957-1959
3
10
Picker
1959-1963
3
11
Picker
1970-1993
3
12
Picker
1972
3
13
Picker
1972
3
14
Picker
1972
3
15
Picker
undated
3
16
Picker
undated
3
17
Proctor and Gamble
1974-1975
3
18
Radiation Dynamics Inc.
undated
3
19
Radiological Equipment Diagrams (RESTRICTED)
undated
3
20
Radserve, Inc.
undated
3
21
Reactor Experiments, Inc.
undated
3
22
Riverview Hospital
1973-1990
3
23
Riverview Hospital
1975-1990
3
24
Riverview Hospital
1979-1988
3
25
Riverview Hospital
1980-1991
3
26
Riverview Hospital
1983-1993
3
27
Riverview Hospital
1990
3
28
Riverview Hospital
1996
3
29
Rohm and Haas Company
1965
4
1
Searle Analytics Inc.
1972-1974
4
2
Searle Analytics Inc.
1974, 1977
4
3
Siemens
undated
4
4
SMV
1995
4
5
Society of Nuclear Medicine
1954-1981
4
6
Society of Nuclear Medicine
1974, 1989
4
7
Society of Nuclear Medicine
1978-1979
4
8
Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologists
1972
4
9
SOLA
1981
4
10
Sonomedic
1963
4
11
Squibb
1958-1987
4
12
Squibb
1961-1993
4
13
St. Anthony Hospital
1963
4
14
Technical Measurement Corporation
1962
4
15
Technicare Corporation
1982
4
16
Tektronix, Inc.
1969
4
17
Tipton County Memorial Hospital
1958-1977
4
18
Toshiba
1980
4
19
Tracerlab
1953, 1959
4
20
Union Carbide Corporation
1969-1982
4
21
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
1949-1969
4
22
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
1952, 1963
4
23
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
1957-1969
4
24
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
1963-1965
4
25
U.S. Department of the Army
1959-1982
4
26
U.S. Department of Commerce
1960-1964
4
27
U.S. Department of Commerce
1963-1979
4
28
U.S. Department of Defense
1961-1979
4
29
U.S. Department of Energy
1991
4
30
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1980
4
31
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
1966-1977
5
1
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
1954-1978
5
2
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
1967-1977
5
3
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
1970-1976
5
4
U.S. Department of Transportation
1990
5
5
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1979-1986
5
6
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1979-1994
5
7
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1980-1996
5
8
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1994
5
9
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1994
5
10
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1994-1995
5
11
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1994-1995
5
12
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1995
5
13
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1995
5
14
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1995
5
15
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1995
5
16
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1995
5
17
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1995
5
18
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1997
5
19
United States Radium Corp.
1952
5
20
Victoreen Instrument Company
1962, 1979
5
21
W.G. Holdsworth and Associates
1973
5
22
White Cross Hospital
undated
5
23
Winthrop Laboratories
1964-1966
5
24
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
1962
Series II: Correspondence
1950s-1980s
6
1
Correspondence
1950s
6
2
Correspondence
1960s
6
3
Correspondence
1970s
6
4
Correspondence
1980s
6
5
Correspondence
undated
Series III: Media
varies
7
1
In Service Reviews, Volumes 6,7,8,9,10 (Audio Cassette Tapes)
varies
7
2
Manual for the VIP560 with 3 Floppy Disks
varies
7
3
Clinical Uses of Nuclear Medicine (3 Binders with 2x2 Slides)
varies
7
4
1 Beta Cassette Tape
varies
7
5
2x2 Slides (in file folder)
varies
7
6
Photographs (in file folder)
varies
Series IV: Professional
1965-2004
8
1
ANSI Committee N-44
1968-1971
8
2
Bilateral Cerebral Hernodynamics
1970
8
3
Camera Performance Check List
1983
8
4
Course Examination
undated
8
5
Gamma Scintillation Camera
undated
8
6
Graphs
undated
8
7
Health Horizons Trainee Nuclear Medicine Test
undated
8
8
International Carbon-14 and Tritium Dating Conference
1965
8
9
International Symposium on Radiopharmaceuticals
1974
8
10
Introduction to Radiological Monitoring, Final Examination
undated
8
11
Invention-Nuclear Signal Integrator
1965
8
12
In-Vitro Laboratory Proposal at Riverview Hospital
undated
8
13
Lecture Materials
undated
8
14
Meeting Notes from Pho-Gamma Symposium
1969
8
15
Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification
1972-2004
8
16
Nuclear Medical Technology Course
1967
8
17
Omega Camera Intensity Differential Studies
undated
8
18
Pence's Occupational Exposure Record
1996
8
19
Physiology 646
undated
8
20
Radioisotope Technology Proposed Certification Questionnaire
undated
8
21
Reference Materials
undated
8
22
Reference Materials
undated
8
23
Television Presentation of Radioisotope Laboratory Procedures in Hematology
undated
Series V: Oversized
varies
9
1
Pins (2)
varies
9
2
Black Briefcase with Ohio Defense Symbol
varies
9
3
Nuclear Medicine Company Catalogs (2)
varies