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Descriptive Summary
Title:
Benjamin Zweifach Papers, 1932-1997
Collection number:
MSS 0470
Creator:
Zweifach, Benjamin W. (Benjamin William)
Extent:
10.20 linear feet
(19 archives boxes, 3 card file boxes,
and 7 oversized folders)
Repository:
Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175
Abstract:
Papers of Benjamin W. Zweifach, pioneering researcher in the field of microcirculation
and co-founder of the Bioengineering Department at the University of California, San
Diego. Zweifach served as professor of bioengineering at UCSD from 1966-1981 and was
designated emeritus professor of bioengineering in 1981. His areas of specialization
included cardiovascular physiology, the lymphatic system, the inflammatory process,
blood-tissue exchange, shock, blood rheology, and the contribution of endothelial cells
and the blood leukocytes to the microcirculatory imbalance in hypertension and diabetes.
The papers include correspondence, writings and original research by Zweifach, writings
by others annotated by Zweifach, and photographs, slides and films related to Zweifach's
life and research. The papers are arranged in eleven series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS,
2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) WRITINGS AND RESEARCH, 4) WRITINGS BY OTHERS, 5) TEACHING
MATERIALS, 6) SUBJECT FILES, 7) CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS, 8) PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,
9) PHOTOGRAPHS, SLIDES, AND FILMS, 10) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS, and 11) ORIGINALS OF
PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
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