urn:taro:utmb.00058 Rudenberg, F. Hermann, Ph.D., Biomedical Papers, (1948-1993)The Truman G. Blocker, Jr. May 1994 Text converted by SPI Content Sciences Inc., March 2003. Finding aid written in English. March 2006.Corrections and further encoding to TARO project standards by Patricia R. Wilkinson.September 2011.Corrections and further encoding to TARO project standards by Patricia R. Callaway. F. Hermann Rudenberg, Ph.D., Biomedical Papers, (1948-1993) MS 54 Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections, Moody Medical Library,
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1035, phone (409) 772-2397
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The F. Hermann Rudenberg Biomedical Papers, (1948-1993), contain correspondence pertaining to the School of Medicine; files concerning organization and committee activities, publications and newspaper clippings; files concerning the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, including the Neurological Science and Neuroscience Graduate Programs, as well as qualifying exams; files concerning the School of Allied Health Sciences, mostly pertaining to Physical Therapy and Human Anatomy; and files of the Department of Physiology & Biophysics, including class syllabi and examinations.

 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 1927 Born in Berlin, Germany 1949 Received S.B. degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1951 Received S.M. degree from the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 1954 Received Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago 1954-58 Instructor and Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 1958-62 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 1967-73 Consultant, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas: Biomedical Application Team for NASA to promote technology utilization; also consultant in Medical Instrumentation until 1974 1976-82 Associate Professor of Physiology School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 1962-93 Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch 1987 Honored as Invited Member to Bioengineering Delegation to Peoples Republic of China 1988-93 Associate Professor, Integrated Functional Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch 1989 Honored by Resolution of Texas House and Senate for professional and environmental accomplishments (H.C.R. 13) 1994 Died in May in Galveston, Texas.

The papers of F. Hermann Rudenberg, Ph.D. were transferred to the Blocker History of Medicine Collections of the Moody Medical Library by Dr. Rudenberg in the summer of 1993 in several installments. The collection occupies approximately five linear feet of shelf space and is contained in seven manuscript boxes and two large archival boxes.

 SERIES DESCRIPTION Series 1 Correspondence and General Files:

General correspondence files, including correspondence pertaining to the School of Medicine. Also includes files concerning organization and committee activities, publications and newspaper clippings.

 Series 2 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences:

Various files concerning the school, including the Neurological Science and Neuroscience Graduate Programs, as well as qualifying exams.

 Series 3 School of Allied Health Sciences:

Various files concerning the school, mostly pertaining to Physical Therapy and Human Anatomy. Also includes correspondence.

 Series 4 Department of Physiology & Biophysics:

Departmental files, including class syllabi and examinations. Also contains files on research and other areas of interest.

 Detailed Description 1-2 Series 1. CORRESPONDENCE AND GENERAL FILES 1 8 American Association of University Professors 1959-82 2 1 Animal Care 1959-65, 1985-92 2 2 Biohazards 1981-88 2 3 Brain and Behavior Institute (Proposed) 1966 1 4 General Correspondence 1960-68 1 3 General Correspondence 1969-79 1 5 General Correspondence 1980-93 2 4 Grant Writing Seminar n.d. 2 5 Marine Biology Institute Committee 1964-66 2 6 Muscular Dystrophy Research 1960 2 7 Newspaper Clippings 1958-72 2 8 Research Computation Center Committee 1962-64 1 1 Rudenberg, F. Hermann. Curriculum Vitae 1993 1 2 Rudenberg, F. Hermann. Publications 1948-87 1 6 School of Medicine. Correspondence 1971-81 1 7 School of Medicine. Correspondence 1982-92 2 9 Sigma Xi 1989-93 3 Series 2. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 3 1 Biomedical Sciences 1975-79, 1983 3 2 James E. Beall, II Memorial Student Address Award 1981-86 3 3 Miscellaneous 1960-85 3 4 Neurological Science Program 1963-67 3 5 Neuroscience Graduate Program 1980-83 3 7 Neuroscience Graduate Program. Memoranda 1980-83 3 6 Neuroscience Graduate Program. Minutes 1980-83 3 8 Qualifying Exams 1978-87 4. Series 3. SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES 4 1 Correspondence 1969-75 4 2 Correspondence 1981 4 3 Human Anatomy 1978-79 4 4 Physical Therapy. Correspondence 1955-69 4 5 Physical Therapy. Curriculum Advisory Committee 1964-72 4 6 Physical Therapy. Emergency Curriculum 1980 4 7 Physical Therapy. Examinations 1964-67 4 8 Physical Therapy. Newsletters 1964-70 5-9 Series 4. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS 5 1 Calibratable Pressure Transducer 1971-75 5 2 Departmental Academic Review 1982-87 6 1 Evaluation 1973, 1987 6 2 Examinations 1978 6 3 Examinations 1979 6 4 Examinations 1982 6 5 Examinations 1984 6 6 Examinations 1985-86 7 1 Examinations 1987 7 2 Examinations 1988 7 3 Examinations 1989-90 7 4 Examinations 1991 7 5 Examinations 1992-93 7 6 Examinations. Correspondence 1985-88 7 7 Examinations. Schedules 1978-79, 1982, 1986-89 5 3 Fellowships and Grants 1958-67 8 Medical Physiology and Biophysics Syllabi 1968-91 5 4 Miscellaneous 1959, 1970 9 Neuroscience Syllabi 1970-82 5 5 Physiology and Biophysics. Search Committee 1985-87 5 6 Research 1957-88 5 7 Research. Aging 1957-60 5 8 Television. Basic Science Building 1966-69