Robert B. Aird papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS -2000-16

Staff Only

Content Description

Robert B. Aird worked first as a neurosurgeon and then as a neurologist at the University of California at San Francisco. He was made the first chair when the Department of Neurology was created in 1949 and was professor and chair until his retirement in 1966. This collection includes papers, photographs, travel diaries, books, ephemera, and medical instruments including canvas surgical roll with instruments, stethoscope, haemacytometer, blood pressure apparatus, and Vappler Electric Co. scope.

Dates

Creation: 1893-1982

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. The UCSF Archives and Special Collections policy places access restrictions on material with privacy issues for a specific time period from the date of creation. Restrictions are noted at the series and/ or folder level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted files.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Library and Center for Knowledge Management as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.