James D. Barger, MD Papers, 1918-2003

James D. Barger, MD Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: James D. Barger, MD Papers, 1918-2003

ID: OGLMC1335

Primary Creator: Barger, James D. (1917-2003)

Extent: 9.75 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 09/07/1996. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Health and Medicine, University of North Dakota - Alumni, University of North Dakota - Athletics

Languages: English

Abstract

1917-2003; A native of Linton, North Dakota, who graduated from UND in 1939 and was a pathologist in Arizona and Nevada

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The James D. Barger, MD Papers, 1918-2003, have been divided into seven series:

Series 1: Personal/Family

Series 2: Professional Activities

Series 3: Sporting Events

Series 4: Artifacts

Series 5: Photographs

Series 6: Oversize Materials

Series 7: Oral Histories

Collection Historical Note

James D. Barger was born May 17, 1917, in Bismarck, North Dakota, and spent his childhood in nearby Linton. His parents were Michael T. and Mary M. "Mayte" (Donahue) Barger. He graduated from Linton High School in 1934 and was active in track. Barger enrolled in St. Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota, but transferred to the University of North Dakota (UND) in 1935. He graduated from UND in 1939 with a B.A. from the College of Science, Literature and Arts, as well as a B.S. from the School of Medicine. While at UND, Barger lettered in track, was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, and was active with the Newman Center. In 1941, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a doctorate in medicine.

Barger was an intern at Milwaukee County Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and began his studies at the Mayo Foundation in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1942. That same year, he joined the United States Medical Corps. Barger spent a portion of World War II in Bolivia as part of Servicio Cooperativo Interamericano de Salud Publica (SCISP) or Inter-American Cooperative Public Health Service. SCISP was a public health program that included vaccinations, training, and construction of medical facilities. He served in the Medical Corps until 1946, rising to the rank of major.

In 1949, Barger completed a pathology specialty from the Mayo Foundation. He moved to Arizona, where he worked as a pathologist and consultant to several hospitals. Barger became director of clinical pathology at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1964. Later, he served as a senior consultant in pathology for Laboratory Medicine Consultants in Las Vegas and was a clinical professor in the University of Nevada's Department of Medicine and Pathology. Barger was an active scholar, publishing more than 50 articles in medical journals and co-authoring several books. In 1975, the UND Alumni Association gave him its highest honor, the Sioux Award. In 1977, he was named Pathologist of the Year by the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

Barger was a bibliophile who collected rare books on the history of medicine, especially for the discipline of pathology. He donated his collection of over 1,300 volumes to UND’s Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences. The Barger Collection was a significant addition to the Henry D. Benwell History of Medicine Reading Room.

While in the service, Barger married Susie B. Helm, who died in 1951. He remarried in 1952 to Josephine Steiner, who died in 1971. In 1980, Barger married Jane Ray, whom he had known from his days at UND. She died in 1991. Barger had four children: James Jr., Mary Susan, Michael Thomas, and Mary Elizabeth. James D. Barger died April 3, 2003, in Las Vegas.

Subject/Index Terms

Health and Medicine
University of North Dakota - Alumni
University of North Dakota - Athletics

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals:

Susan Barger made several other donations: July 23, 1997 (97-2137), August and September 1997 (91-2147), November 6, 1997 (97-2159), May 22, 1998 (98-2191), November 22, 1999 (99-2395), May 25, 2000 (2000-2440), October 6, 2000 (2001-2486), April 4, 2001 (2001-2527), June 2002 (2003-2596), February 18, 2003 (2003-2620), July 5, 2016 (2016-3326).

Judy Rieke from the UND Library of the Health Sciences donated materials in the summer of 2002 (2003-2596) and July 25, 2003 (2003-2653).

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: M. Susan Barger, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Acquisition Method: Donation; 96-2094

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). James D. Barger, M.D. Papers. OGLMC 1335, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in October 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Personal/Family],
[Series 2: Professional Activities],
[Series 3: Sporting Events],
[Series 4: Artifacts],
[Series 5: Photographs],
[Series 6: Oversize Materials],
[Series 7: Oral Histories],
[All]

Series 2: Professional Activities

Items concerning Barger’s work as a pathologist. Included are materials related to conferences attended, organizations with which he was involved, and honors he received. Copies of journal articles and correspondence are also included.

Box 1

Folder 43: Items on the history of The College of American Pathologists
Folder 44: Pathologist of the year, 1977
Folder 45: CAP accreditation for Sunrise Hospital Lab
Folder 46: Nevada Lab Survey Report, 1972
Folder 47: CAP letters of congratulations
Folder 48: CAP press releases about Dr. Barger
Folder 49: CAP correspondence
Folder 50: CAP speeches
Folder 51: CAP publications
Folder 52: Newspaper clippings-CAP
Folder 53: "Pathology Daily News"
Folder 54: Editorials in "Pathologist" by Dr. Barger, 1983
Folder 55: Issues of "Pathologist" regarding Dr. Barger
Folder 56: Articles on pathology
Folder 57: Items related to Dr. Barger's activities in ASQC
Folder 58: Quality Control (1 of 3)
Folder 59: Quality Control (2 of 3)

Box 2

Folder 1: Quality Control (3 of 3)
Folder 2: Items on accreditation and quality
Folder 3: "Practical Quality Control in Clinical Chemistry Lab", 1976
Folder 4: Overheads and notes from quality control speech
Folder 5: Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Commission meeting overview, 1992
Folder 6: Nevada education accreditation commission, policy and procedures manual
Folder 7: Sunrise Hospital-continuing medical education program
Folder 8: "A simplification of the Technique for Demonstrating Alkaline and Acid Phosphate in Tissues", 1947
Folder 9: "The Use of Thionyl Chloride in Preparation of Schiff's Reagent" (1948), reprint from "Science"
Folder 10: "Research in a Small Hospital" from "Trustee", May 1955
Folder 11: "Experimental Coccidiodomycocis in Dogs", 1958
Folder 12: "A Routine Method for the Study of Leukoagglutinins", 1961
Folder 13: "Levey and Jennings Revisited", 1991
Folder 14: Articles relating to the history of medicine
Folder 15: Articles relating to autopsy
Folder 16: Articles relating to bodily fluids
Folder 17: Articles relating to lung disease [Part 1]
Folder 18: Articles relating to lung disease [Part 2]
Folder 19: Articles referring to synovial fluid
Folder 20: "The Technique of Foetal Transfusion in the Treatment of Severe Hemolytic Disease", BMA Conference, 1964
Folder 21: Articles on commission on office laboratory assessment
Folder 22: Various pamphlets
Folder 23: Various articles on medicine, [Folder 1]
Folder 24: Various articles on medicine, [Folder 2]
Folder 25: Various articles on medicine, [Folder 3]
Folder 26: Correspondence - 9th Congress of The European Society of Hematology, 1963
Folder 27: Correspondence-with John Hoagland
Folder 28: Correspondence-with Robert C. Horn
Folder 29: Correspondence-with George Munsick
Folder 30: Correspondence-with Donald Lindberg
Folder 31: Correspondence-with Padre Maryknoll
Folder 32: Professional correspondence [Folder 1]
Folder 33: Professional correspondence [Folder 2]
Folder 34: Professional correspondence [Folder 3]
Folder 35: Retirement, 1979

Box 3

Folder 1: Professional correspondence, 1949, 1964-66, 1970-75

Folder 2: Professional correspondence, 1980-1989

Folder 3: Professional correspondence, 1990-1998

Folder 4: Journal articles

Item 1: “Bilateral Ductus Arteriosus Associated With Interruption of The Aortic Arch" The American Journal of Clinical Pathology, April 1954
Item 2: “Bilateral Ductus Arteriosus With Right Aortic Arch and Right-Sided Descending Aorta" The American Journal of Roentgenology, Radium, Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, October 1956
Item 3: "Experimental Coccidioidomycosis in Dogs" American Journal of Veterinary Research, April 1958
Item 4: "Quality Circle" Lab World, February 1980
Item 5: "Book Review" Journal of The History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, February 1990
Item 6: “Thoughts on Quality for Pathology” Strategies for Clinical Laboratory Management, June 1993

Folder 5: Speeches

Folder 6: Speech notes

Folder 7: History of medicine lecture - University of Nevada, 1985

Folder 8: Notes for history of medicine lecture, 1988

Folder 9: Quality management teaching materials

Folder 10: Quality management teaching materials

Folder 11: Bolivian diary

Folder 12: Transcripts of Bolivian diaries, 1944-1945

Folder 13: Bolivian notes, 1939-1945

Folder 14: Field book

Folder 15: Travel memo

Folder 16: Interview transcripts of history of The College of American Pathologists, 1985

Folder 17: Barger various papers about American Society of Clinical Pathology/College of American Pathologists 1948 - 1994

Folder 18: Order of St. Lazarus, 1982

Folder 19: American Society of Quality Control, 1989

Folder 20: American Cancer Society (coin) 1973

Folder 21: Arizona medical documents, 1951, 1972, 1987-1988

Folder 22: Autopsy materials, 1987-1988 and undated

Folder 23: Newspaper clippings, 1960-1997

Folder 24: Speech about James Barger

Folder 25: Sunrise Hospital laboratory, 1966-1986

Folder 26: Trout Hepatoma materials, 1960-62 and 1979

Folder 27: University of Nevada, 1990

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