Box 6

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of the professional and personal records of Ralph S. Crawshaw, M.D. Spanning 1938 to 2014, the records represent the time of his graduation from pre-med studies to his death. The papers and documents showcase Crawshaw’s philosophical evolution from his early romantic notions of medicine to later when he became disillusioned by what he saw as a heartless focus on technical skills. This collection thus shows the changing nature of medicine and of Crawshaw’s reaction to...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of the professional and personal records of Ralph S. Crawshaw, M.D. Spanning 1938 to 2014, the records represent the time of his graduation from pre-med studies to his death. The papers and documents showcase Crawshaw’s philosophical evolution from his early romantic notions of medicine to later when he became disillusioned by what he saw as a heartless focus on technical skills. This collection thus shows the changing nature of medicine and of Crawshaw’s reaction to...