Rogers, Frank B. (Frank Bradway), 1914-1987

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Frank Bradway Rogers was the first permanent Director of the Army Medical Library. He also served as the Director of the University of Colorado Medical Center Library at Denver from 1963 through 1975. As a surgical resident at Walter Reed Army Hospital, he was offered the position of head of the Army Medical Library. He subsequently received a library degree from Columbia, and continued to instill the belief that a physician should be head of the National Library of Medicine. His tenure at the library, 1949-1963, was one of major changes. It included instituting a new classification system, closing of the Index Catalogue, development of computerized indexing and retrieval projects culminating in MEDLARS, loaning microfilm in lieu of materials when possible, planning and construction of a new building, and a major organizational change from the Army Medical Library to the Armed Forces Library to the National Library of Medicine as part of the Public Health Service and the National Institutes of Health.

From the description of Frank Bradway Rogers papers, 1948-1982. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 50124888

Frank Bradway Rogers was the first permanent Director of the Army Medical Library. He also served as the Director of the University of Colorado Medical Center Library at Denver from 1963 through 1975. As a surgical resident at Walter Reed Army Hospital, he was offered the position of head of the Army Medical Library. He subsequently received a library degree from Columbia, and continued to instill the belief that a physician should be head of the National Library of Medicine.

His tenure at the library, 1949-1963, was one of major changes. It included instituting a new classification system, closing of the Index Catalogue, development of computerized indexing and retrieval projects culminating in MEDLARS, loaning microfilm in lieu of materials when possible, planning and construction of a new building, and a major organizational change from the Army Medical Library to the Armed Forces Library to the National Library of Medicine as part of the Public Health Service and the National Institutes of Health.

From the guide to the Frank Bradway Rogers Papers, 1949-1981, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)

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creatorOf Rogers, Frank B. (Frank Bradway), 1914-1987. Frank Bradway Rogers papers, 1948-1982. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn National Library of Medicine. Office of the Director. Deputy Director Records, 1936-1969 History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Frank Bradway Rogers Papers, 1949-1981 History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Armed Forces Medical Library (U.S.). Claudius F. Mayer collection, 1932-1955. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Hench, Philip S., 1896-1965. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection, 1806-1995, bulk 1863-1974 Historical Collections, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia
referencedIn Claudius F. Mayer Collection, 1932-1955 History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
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associatedWith Armed Forces Medical Library (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913. person
associatedWith Carter, Henry Rose, 1852-1925 person
associatedWith Hench, Philip S. (Philip Showalter), 1896-1965 person
associatedWith Kean, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1950 person
associatedWith Lazear, Jesse William, 1866-1900 person
associatedWith National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Office of the Director corporateBody
associatedWith Reed, Walter, 1851-1902 person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
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Birth 1914-12-31

Death 1987-07-27

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