ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

JOHN S. LUNDY PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL# 164

DATES: 1957-1973

SIZE: One folder

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The John S. Lundy Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection. The acquisition records are unavailable.

ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

RELATED COLLECTION: OGL#114, Dr. Fred G. Lundy Papers

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

John Silas Lundy was born on July 6, 1894, in Inkster, North Dakota. He was the son of Dr. Fred and Lila Lundy. He graduated from the University of North Dakota in June 1917 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Rush Medical College at the University of Chicago in 1920.

Later that year, Dr. Lundy moved to Seattle, Washington. In 1924, he was named head of the section on anesthesia at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He served in that position until 1952, and was a pioneer in the use of sodium pentothal. He also established the first blood bank in 1935, and the first post-anesthesia recovery room in 1942.

John Lundy was a prodigious author, who was estimated to have written one paper every six weeks during his professional career. He authored a textbook entitled Clinical Anesthesia, established Anasthesia Abstracts, and was an editor for a section of the Journal-Lancet. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, and Sigma Xi. He received an honorary doctor of science degree from UND in 1948. He retired from the Mayo Clinic in 1959.

He married Lenore Mittelstadt of St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 5, 1925. The couple had three children: Richard Allen, Joan Lenore, and John Charles. Dr. John S. Lundy died in Seattle in April 1973.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The John S. Lundy Papers date from 1957-1973, and consist of biographical material in the form of several newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and one press release. One undated photograph of Lundy was separated and added to the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Biographical Materials:
   "John Silas Lundy, M.D.," by J. Arthur Myers. The Journal-Lancet: December 1957
   Selection from The Incurable Physician by Dr. Walter C. Alvarez: 1963
   "Wife of Former Local Man Dies," Grand Forks Herald: undated
   "U Grad to Receive Gold Medal in Anesthesiology," UND Press Release: April 24, 1968
   "Anesthesiology Award Slated," Grand Forks Herald: May 14, 1968
   "Memories of 30 Years of Group Experiences in Anesthesia," by John S. Lundy. Minnesota Medicine: June 1968
   "Canadian Anaesthetists Society Medal: Dr. John Silas Lundy," Canadian Anaesthetists Society Journal: undated (probably 1967 or 1968)
   "Noted doctor, UND grad, dies," Grand Forks Herald: April 27, 1973

SEPARATIONS RECORD

One undated photograph (OGL#164-1) of John S. Lundy was separated and added to the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

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