Russell H. Morgan by Herbert E. Abrams; oil on canvas, 61 by 39.5 inches, 1982.

Collection Summary 

Creator
Morgan, Russell Hedley

Dates
9 Oct 1911-24 Feb 1986

Institutional Affiliation(s)
Johns Hopkins Hospital
1946-1971

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1946-1986

Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
1960-1986 

Date Range of Collection
1946-1986

Volume of Collection
33 linear feet

Biography

Russell H. Morgan was born in London, Ontario. He entered a seven-year medical program at the University of Western Ontario, receiving his B.A. in 1934 and his M.D. in 1937. Morgan came to Johns Hopkins in 1946 as professor and chairman of the newly created department of radiology in the school of medicine and the first radiologist-in-chief of the hospital. In 1960, he was also appointed professor of radiological science in the school of hygiene and public health. He had developed an automatic X-ray timer while at the University of Chicago in the early 1940s, and with his colleagues at Johns Hopkins, perfected a method of screen intensification that reduced radiation exposure and improved fluoroscopic vision. Morgan left his position of radiologist-in-chief in 1971 to become dean and vice president for health divisions of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, a position he held until 1975. 

Scope and Content

The Russel H. Morgan Collection spans his entire career at Johns Hopkins. It consists of correspondence, photographs, subject files, films, laboratory research data, reprints, contract files, equipment files, and slides. The bulk of the material is from his years as chairman of radiology and documents the growth of that department, as well as the development of new radiological techniques.

Policy on Access and Use

This collection may contain some restricted records. Materials pertaining to patients, students, employees, and human research subjects, as well as unprocessed collections and recent administrative records, carry restrictions on access. For more information about the policies and procedures for access, see Policy on Access and Use.

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