Swank, Roy L. (Roy Laver), 1909-

Roy Laver Swank, M.D., Ph.D. was a prominent neurologist noted for his long research into the subject of Multiple Sclerosis, and for founding the Swank Multiple Sclerosis Clinic in Beaverton in 1991. In addition, Swank was the head of the Neurology department at the University of Oregon Medical School from 1954 to 1976. His papers contain a wide variety of materials and artifacts, including photocopied manuscripts and publications from 1931-2003.