Crawford F. Sams papers, 1915-1978

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Summary

Creators:
Sams, Crawford F.
Abstract:
The Crawford F. Sams papers contain correspondence, orders, speeches and writings, research data, printed matter, certificates, and photographs relating to American military medical activities in the Middle East during World War II, American military medical activities in the Korean War, Allied public health activities in occupied Japan, and scientific research on the effects of radiation.
Extent:
15 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 11 envelopes, 1 oversize folder (8.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English, Japanese, and German
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Crawford F. Sams papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Crawford F. Sams papers contain correspondence, orders, speeches and writings, research data, printed matter, certificates, and photographs relating to American military medical activities in the Middle East during World War II, American military medical activities in the Korean War, Allied public health activities in occupied Japan, and scientific research on the effects of radiation.

Original folder titles and arrangement were maintained. Unless otherwise noted, Sams is the author of writings within the collection. Materials in boxes 9 to 15 relate to Sams' radiation research.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1902 April 1
Born, East St. Louis, Illinois
1924 December
Army Medical Postgraduate School, Walter Reed
1925
Graduated, Field Artillery School at Fort Sill
B.S. Psychology, University of California Berkeley
1927
M.S. Neurology, Washington University of St. Louis
1929
Assistant radiologist, Letterman General Hospital
M.D., Washington University of St. Louis
1922 January
Enlisted as private in 159th Infantry, California National Guard
1945
Chief of Public Health and Welfare Section of the General Headquarters, Supreme Command Allied Powers, U.S. Army, Japan
1932
Instructor, Medical Field Service, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1946-1951
Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Japan
1951-1953
Member, Army Medical Board
1961-1963
Medical director, Institute of Medical Physics, University of California Berkeley
1955
Research physician, University of California Berkeley Operations Research Center and University of California San Francisco Department of Neurology
Retired from military
1934
Director of department, Medical Field Service, Carlisle
1937
Assistant department surgeon, Department of U.S. Army, Panama Canal
1939
Medical instructor, Infantry School, Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia
1941
Chief surgeon, United States Army Forces in the Middle East (USAFIME), Cairo, Egypt
1944
Chief of Research and Development, War Department General Staff, Washington D.C.
1950
Chief of Public Health and Welfare Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander Allied Power for Japan, Tokyo, Japan
1954-1955
Member, Special Board for the Army Surgeon General
1962
Research physician and professor, University of California Berkeley
1994 December 2
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1979.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Envelopes A-mL closed to researchers while undergoing digitization. Estimated end date: August 29, 2025. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Crawford F. Sams papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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