Hans Lowenbach Papers, 1937-1951

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Summary

Creator:
Lowenbach, H.
Abstract:
Hans Lowenbach (1905-1983) joined the Duke Medical faculty in 1940, serving as a professor of neurology (1940-1963) and chair of the Department of Psychiatry (1951-1953). From 1949 to 1951, Lowenbach served in the U.S. Army at the 98th General hospital in Munich. He was later the commanding officer of the 3274th U.S. Army hospital reserve and retired in 1965 with the rank of Colonel. Types of materials include research, article drafts, reports, correspondence, photographs, clippings, diagrams, charts, grant materials, notebooks, and notes. The primary subjects are electroshock therapy, neuropsychiatry, and electroencephalography. Materials range in date from 1937 to 1951.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet (4 manuscript boxes)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
MC.0098

Background

Scope and content:

Contains the professional papers of Hans Lowenbach. Types of materials include research, article drafts, reports, correspondence, photographs, clippings, diagrams, charts, grant materials, notebooks, and notes. The primary subjects are electroshock therapy, neuropsychiatry, and electroencephalography. Materials range in date from 1937 to 1951.

Biographical / historical:

Hans Lowenbach was born in Duisburg, Germany on January 31, 1905. He studied at the Universities of Freiburg, Bonn, Tubingen, and Prague, and earned his degree in medicine from the University of Hamburg in 1930. Lowenbach joined the Duke faculty in 1940, serving as a professor of neurology from 1940 to 1963 and chair of the Department of Psychiatry from 1951 to 1953. While on leave from 1949 to 1951, Lowenbach served in the U.S. Army at the 98th General hospital in Munich. Later he was commanding officer of the 3274th U.S. Army hospital reserve and retired in 1965 with the rank of Colonel.
He also served as a consultant of psychiatry at numerous facilities throughout North Carolina and the U.S., notably Dorothea Dix hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the Mental Health Center in Washington D.C.
Lowenbach was a fellow of numerous scientific and medical societies. He was president of the North Carolina Neuropsychiatric Association, a member of the committee on Mental Health of the North Carolina Medical Society, and a member of the North Carolina Governor's Commission to study and recommend legislation on certain criminal laws relating to public morality. Following his retirement from Duke, he served as professor emeritus of psychiatry and assistant professor emeritus of pediatrics.
Lowenbach married Ottilie Tusler (1917-1959) on December 7, 1941, and they had three children. Lowenbach died on October 19, 1983.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2007.097 (transferred by Joseph B. Parker, November 2007)
Processing information:

Processed by Brian Goforth: March 2008; encoded by Brian Goforth: April 2008; updated by Dawne Howard Lucas: January 2010

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Papers and Study Data, 1940-1949; Papers, Studies, Notebooks, and Cases, 1937-1948; Other Materials, 1941-1951.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Duke University Medical Center Library's online catalog.

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This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals or IRB approval may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Duke University assumes no responsibility.
Boxes 1 and 3 must be screened for sensitive or confidential materials before being accessed. For further information consult with the Medical Center Archivist.

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Hans Lowenbach Papers, Duke University Medical Center Archives.