Lawrence Kolb Papers
- Collection:
- Archives & Personal Papers Collections
- Creator(s):
- Kolb, Lawrence, 1881-1972
- Publication:
- Produced: 1912-1972
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Mixed material
- Subject(s):
- Alcoholism -- prevention & control Mental Health Pharmaceutical Preparations Public Health Social Medicine Substance-Related Disorders Blue, Rupert Lee, 1868-1948 Brown, Charles T. Cumming, Hugh S. (Hugh Smith), 1869-1948 Hobson, Richmond Pearson, 1870-1937 Parran, Thomas, Jr., 1892-1968 Treadway, Walter L. (Walter Lewis), 1886-1973 Public Health Service Hospital (Lexington, Ky.) United States. Public Health Service
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials
- Abstract:
- Dr. Lawrence Kolb was a pioneer in the medical approach to narcotics addiction treatment and in public health research and treatment of mental illness. He was one of the first to advocate treating drug addicts as patients, not criminals. The collection deals chiefly with the subjects of drug addiction, alcoholism, juvenile delinquency, and mental health.
- Copyright:
- Donor's copyrights were transferred to the public domain. Archival collections often contain mixed copyrights; while NLM is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. It is the user's responsibility to research and understand any applicable copyright and re-publication rights not allowed by fair use. NLM does not grant permissions to publish.
- Provenance:
- Gift, Lawrence C. Kolb, 1974.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 2934112R (See catalog record)
- Finding Aid:
- https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/kolb
- Permanent Link:
- https://resource.nlm.nih.gov/2934112R
- Note(s):
- The entire collection may not be available in NLM Digital Collections; see the finding aid for the complete collection description and inventory.