Bernard Becker Medical Library Washington University School of Medicine

Robert E. Shank Papers

Folder title:

Commonwealth Fund (N.Y.), 1954-1961.

Recommended citation for this document:

Commonwealth Fund (N.Y.), 1954-1961. Box 27, Folder 9, Robert E. Shank Papers, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University School of Medicine.

Identifier:

FC034-S09-B027-F09

THE CO M M ONWEALTH FUND

MALCOLM P. ALDRICH PRESIDENT

JAMES W. WOOSTER, JR.

JOHN C-EBERHART, Ph. D. EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATES

RODERICK HEFFRON, M.D. MEDICAL ASSOCIATE

HARKNESS HOUSE

I EAST S EVENT T- FI FTH STREET

NEW YORK 21, N. Y.

March 2k, 1961

Dr. Robert E. Shank Department of Preventive Medicine

and Public Health Washington University School of Medicine Euclid Avenue and Kingshighway Saint Louis, Missouri

Dear Dr. Shank:

Thank you very much for your fine and interesting letter of the 22nd in regard to Dr. Hugh Chaplin.

The information you have sent will be exceedingly helpful to us in coming to a decision on his request for fellowship aid and I shall see that it comes to the attention of other members of our committee. I am interested also in your state¬ ment indicating your intent to promote him to the rank of an associate professor within the coming year.

Thank you for your help in this matter,

Sincerely yours,

Roderick Heffron, &.D.

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October 11, 1957

Dear GLlie:

John Eberhart and I are in the process of working out our travel schedule for the fall, and we have tentatively put down the week of November k as an optimal time from our standpoint to visit you and the others at Washington University. At the end of last April, as you no doubt know, Bob Shank came in and talked with Dr. Evans and the two of us about some of the interesting developments that have occurred in the School since we last saw you, and this is one reason why we have thought that a visit at this time would be a good idea in order to enable us to get a ratxier more firsthand acquaintance with current developments in the School.

How would it be if we planned to come to St. Louis the afternoon of November h and to stay until Thursday morning, the 7th? I should think that would give us enough time for a reasonably leisurely visit throughout the school generally. Would you be good enough to wire me Monday if that timing is satisfactory from your standpoint, assuming that people like Chancellor Shepley, Bob Shank, Ed Gildea, Dr. Chaplin and others will be available sometime during the visit.

I hope that things will work out as outlined, but don’t hesitate to say so if there is some serious conflict.

In any case, I'll be looking forward to seeing you at the AAMC meetings in Atlantic City.

Sincerely and with kind regards,

Charles 0. Warren, M.D. Dr. GLiver H. Lowry Office of the Dean J Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis 10, Missouri

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April 18, 1957

Dr. Lester Evans

The Commonwealth Fund

Harkness House

1 East 75th Street

New York 21, New York

Dear Lesters

I would like to thank you for your prompt reply to my letter and to accept your kind invitation to meet you at the University Club at 12i00

noon on April 2Uth.

It will be a real pleasure to me to have the chance to see you again

Sincerely yours,

Robert E. Shank, M. D

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND HARKNESS HOUSE

I EAST S EVENTY-FI FTH STREET

MALCOLM P. ALDRICH NEW YORK 2 1, N. Y.

LESTER J. EVANS, M.D.

JAMES W. WOOSTER, J R.

JOHN C. EBERHART, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATES

ROBERT JORDAN,Ph.D. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE

April 15, 1957 RODERICK HEFFRON, M.D.

CHARLES O. WARREN, M. D. MEDICAL ASSOCIATES

HARRY E. HANDLEY, M.D. PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE

Dr. Robert E. Shank Department of Preventive Medicine Washington University- School of Medicine Euclid Avenue & Kingshighway St. Louis 10, Missouri

Dear Bob:

It would be pleasant to see you again, and I would like to invite you to lunch at the University Club, One West 5^ Street, at 12:00 noon on April 24-. I think that would give us opportunity to talk more fully, and I shall ask John Eberhart and Charlie Warren to join us.

With all good wishes

Sincerely yours,

LJE:WH

April 11, 1957

Dr. Lester Evans Commonwealth Fund Harkness House 1 East 75th Street New York 21, New York

Dear Dr. Evans*

It was a real pleasure to have you visit us a few weeks ago and all of us were pleased at the recognition you received in the Alumni Achievement Award.

In our discussion of that day I promised that I would plan to spend some time with you on an early visit to New York. I plan to be in New York on April 2iith and would be very pleased to have the opportunity to visit with you at that time and to discuss some of the new developments in our teaching program here.

With best personal regards.

Sincerely yours,

Robert E. Shank, M. D.

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October 26, 195>U

Dr. Roderick Heffron Commonwealth Fund

Harkness House

1 last Seventy-fifth Street

New York, New York

Dear Dr. Heffron:

I spoke to Dr. Warren yesterday concerning a possible interview with you on the morning of

Thursday, November Uth. The problem I wish to

discuss relates to the Coordinated Out-Patient

Teaching Program at Washington University. I

would plan to be in your offices by 9:30 A.M. on

that date, if such a plan were satisfactory to you. I would appreciate greatly this opportunity to

discuss our problem with you.

Very sincerely yours,

Robert E. Shank, M.D

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N ovember 18

195U

Dr* Roderick Heffron The Commonwealth Fund

Harkness House

1 East 7Sth Street

New York 21, New York

Dear Dr* Heffront

I am very grateful to you for having afforded

me the opportunity the other day to discuss

our problem relating to a new clinic building at Washington University, and the location of

the Department of Preventive Medicine in it. You were very helpful to me.

Having had the opportunity to discuss the

problem with you and in another setting was of

assistance in clarifying my thinking. The problem remains, but I am hopeful that somehow

we may be enabled to resolve it.

With best personal regards.

Sincerely yours.

Robert E. Shank, M.D.

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND HARKNESS HOUSE

I EAST SEVENTY-FIFTH STREET

MALCOLM P. ALDRICH NEW YORK 2 1, N. Y.

LESTER J. EVANS, M.D.

JAMES W. WOOSTER, J R.

JOHN C. EBERHART

RODERICK HEFFRON, M.D.

CHARLES O. WAR R EN, M. D.

ROBERT JORDAN

HARRY E. HANDLEY, M.D.

CAROLINA R. RANDOLPH

October 28, 195^

Dear Dr. Shank

This is in reply to your note of the 26th with

reference to seeing you here next week. I shall expect

you here on Thursday, November *fth, around 9*30 A.M., and

it will be nice to have a chance to see you again.

With kindest regards, I am

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Roderick Heffron, M.D

Dr. Robert E. Shank Washington University School of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine

and Public Health Euclid &venue and Kingshighway Saint Louis, Missouri

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