Object Details
- Creator
- Brodie, Allan, Dr.
- Angle, Edward H. (Edward Hartley), 1855-1930
- Former owner
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
- Occupation
- Dentists
- Topic
- Orthodontists
- Orthodontics
- Dentistry -- History
- Provenance
- Collection donated by Dr. Allan G. Brodie, Head of the Department of Orthodontics, University of Illinois, 1962.
- Creator
- Brodie, Allan, Dr.
- Angle, Edward H. (Edward Hartley), 1855-1930
- See more items in
- Dr. Edward H. Angle Orthodontics Papers
- Biographical/Historical note
- Dr. Angle was an early practitioner and innovator in the field of orthodontics. He is considered the founder of Orthodontics as the first specialization in dentistry.
- Extent
- 3.16 Cubic feet (9 boxes )
- Date
- 1893-1940.
- Custodial History
- Collection transferred from the Division of Medical Sciences (now Division of Medicine and Science) to the Archives Center on April 11, 2000.
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0724
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Radiographs
- Programs
- Photographs
- Minutes
- Letters (correspondence)
- Drawings
- Citation
- Edward H. Angle Orthodontics Papers, 1893-1940, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Arrangement
- Divided into 5 series: 1. Biographical, 1893-1940; 2. Correspondence, 1893-1939; 3. Photographs, 1915-1917; 4. Case Studies, 1906-1933; 5. Publications, 1889-1940.
- Processing Information
- Collection processed by Michael McCaffery, 2003.
- Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Radiographs
- Programs -- 1920-1930
- Photographs -- 1910-1920
- Minutes
- Letters (correspondence) -- 1850-1900
- Letters (correspondence) -- 1900-1950
- Drawings -- 1890-1940
- Scope and Contents note
- Business and professional papers of Dr. Edward H. Angle, relating to his pioneering work in orthodontics. The papers include letters to and from Dr. Angle; photographs, subjects including Angle, his patients, equipment, skulls and jawbones and other demonstration photographs of orthodontic subjects, including some x-ray photographs (radiographs); notes and writings, including a book manuscript with photographs; drawings; printed material including meeting minutes and programs from the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontics; and several items appearing to have no relation to dentistry or orthodontics.
- Restrictions
- Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511611667-1503511611669-0
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