Ralph Creer papers, 1950-1970
- IdentificationMSCree78
- TitleRalph Creer papers MSCree78
- PublisherSpecial Collections
- RepositorySpecial Collections
- Physical Description6.0 Linear feet
- Date1950-1970
- LocationPlease note that this collection is housed in the Special Collections and University Archives Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences, 1750 West Polk Street, Room 320, Chicago, Illinois, 60612.
- OriginationCreer, Ralph
Ralph Creer papers, Health Sciences Manuscripts, University of Illinois at Chicago, Library of the Health Sciences Special Collections.
Ralph Creer was a former director of the American Medical Association's Department of Scientific Assembly and devoted his career to medical communications. The collection contains material he collected on medical communications, photography, and film over his 40 year career. Most of the collection consists of article reprints, film production industry publications, and conference material
Ralph P. Creer (1909-2000) was a leading figure in the area of medical photography and the use of photography, motion pictures, and television in medical education and professional conferences. Early in his career he worked for the Yale School of Medicine and the Hines Veterans Administration Hospital. He served as a medical photographer in the army during World War II and subsequently began a long period of service with the American Medical Association. Creer was a founding member of the Biological Photographic Association, a professional organization now called the BioCommunications Association. The organization's Creer Service Award is named after him.
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Subject
- Chicago Health Sciences History.
- Medical photography
- Motion pictures in medicine.
- Television in medicine.