Kazanjian, Varaztad Hovhannes papers, 1900-1979, 1984. H MS c51
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Kazanjian, Varaztad Hovhannes papers, 1900-1979, 1984. H MS c51
Description
The Varaztad H. Kazanjian Archive was donated by the Kazanjian Family to the National Archives of Plastic Surgery, Center for the History of Medicine, in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. The archive, which consists of 204 record cartons and twenty-one card file drawers, spans the years 1905 to 1984. Dr. Kazanjian's patient records, which include photographs, diagrams, films, moulages, models, and instruments, as well as patient histories, constitute ninety per cent of the archive. The patient records are alphabetically arranged within the following four sub-sections: “World War I Patients,” “Osteo-Frontal Bone Case Histories,” “Special Patient Histories,” and “Patient Histories.” Access to all patient records is restricted. A subject or operation/diagnosis approach to the post World War I patient records is possible with the use of the card file drawers labeled, “Operations, 1922-1962,” and folders PS-24 to PS-39, labeled “Compilations of Patients by Diagnosis or Operation, 1920-1961.” A chronological approach to some of Dr. Kazanjian's patient records is possible by referring to the seven card file drawers labeled, “Patients, 1927-1941, Cases #2-2050,” as well as folders PS-9 to PS-21, labeled “Chronological Listing of Patients, 1945-1957.”
Also included in the archive are drafts of Dr. Kazanjian's articles and books as well as materials that relate to his professional and academic life. Dr. Kazanjian's correspondence includes a significant exchange of letters with Dr. John Marquis Converse. The reprints of Dr. Kazanjian's journal articles can be found in the Harvard Medical School Archives. A portion of Dr. Kazanjian's professional library is housed in the National Archives of Plastic Surgery.
Also included in the archive are drafts of Dr. Kazanjian's articles and books as well as materials that relate to his professional and academic life. Dr. Kazanjian's correspondence includes a significant exchange of letters with Dr. John Marquis Converse. The reprints of Dr. Kazanjian's journal articles can be found in the Harvard Medical School Archives. A portion of Dr. Kazanjian's professional library is housed in the National Archives of Plastic Surgery.
Collection Items
Case Report of Corporal Snowdon
During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…
Letter from Corporal Snowdon to Dr. Kazanjian
During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…
Corporal Snowdon
During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…
Varaztad H. Kazanjian
Varaztad Hovannes Kazanjian's pioneering contributions to plastic surgery transformed the new discipline into an esteemed surgical specialty. He recorded his unique treatments and methods in one hundred and fifty journal articles and he co-authored…
Dr. Kazanjian Teaching
In 1905, Dr Kazanjian accepted a position as an Assistant in Prosthetic Dentistry at the Harvard Dental School and began a teaching association that continued for the rest of his career. He later became head of that department in 1912. Other faculty…
Dr. Kazanjian at his graduation from Harvard Dental School
Dr. Kazanjian was born in Turkish Armenia on March 18, 1879. To escape the civil strife of his homeland, he came to the United States in October 1895. He settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, and began working in a wire mill. It was at the mill that…
Group of Patients at Dr. Kazanjian's Ward
During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…
Moulages of Corporal Snowdon
During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…
Fine Tipped Tissue and Thumb Forceps
Plastic surgery of the face requires patience and accuracy since the outcome is always visible. Well-adjusted instruments are essential to avoid tissue trauma and scarring. Exact instruments like the fine tipped tissue and thumb forceps are for…
At the bedside of a young girl
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
The tree of Bitry
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Parade for the presidential visit to Alsace and Lorraine
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Forest cemetery in Argonne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
A piper on a ruined street corner in Vitry
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Tank from the presidential visit to Alsace and Lorraine
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Wounded soldier on a stretcher en route to an aid post
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Cannon in Champagne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Broken pews in a church in Argonne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Rubble-strewn street in Reim after a shell burst
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Infantry camp in Champagne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Cathedral in Reims
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
First line of trenches in Champagne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Artillery bivouac in Proyart
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
English officer visiting a forest cemetery
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
American ambulances in Argonne
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
Military men in Evres
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
Loading an injured man into an American ambulance
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
The wounded arrive in peasant carts
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
Presentation of a Military Cross after the battle of Verdun
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
Gonfrecourt Aisne
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
Ruined cathedral in Ypres
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
Barricade of empty artillery shells
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
American troops at the Austerlitz station in Paris
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
Family vacation in Ste. Croix, Sweden
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Family vacation in Ste. Croix, Sweden
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Family vacation in Ste. Croix, Sweden
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Patients from Camiers General Hospital #20
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Photograph beside a train from WWI
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
On the ship coming home from WWI
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Dr. Kazanjian operating
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Group photo in a ward in Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Nurses and Varaztad H. Kazanjian in Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Gentleman on the street
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Group photo from Camiers France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Officers in Camiers
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Hospital tents in Camiers
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Officer from Camiers
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Camiers, France
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Varaztad H. Kazanjian operating in Camiers
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Officer from Camiers
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Doctor and officer from Camiers
From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…
Child from Dr. Kazanjian's family
Wrapped with others in yellow paper labeled "?" in original box labeled "Harvard Stadium".
Dr. Kazanjian's family
Wrapped with others in yellow paper labeled "?" in original box labeled "Harvard Stadium".
Child from Dr. Kazanjian's family
Wrapped with others in yellow paper labeled "?" in original box labeled "Harvard Stadium".
Child from Dr. Kazanjian's family
Wrapped with others in yellow paper labeled "?" in original box labeled "Harvard Stadium".
Child from Dr. Kazanjian's family
Wrapped with others in yellow paper labeled "?" in original box labeled "Harvard Stadium".
Woman and child from Dr. Kazanjian's family
Wrapped with others in yellow paper labeled "?" in original box labeled "Harvard Stadium".
Portrait of a man
Wrapped with others in yellow paper labeled "?" in original box labeled "Harvard Stadium".
Troops coming home from WWI
"GOOD Camiers ck" written on slip of paper inside box. Pictures of Camiers and soldiers on the boat coming home from the war.
Varaztad H. Kazanjian operating in Camiers
"GOOD Camiers ck" written on slip of paper inside box. Pictures of Camiers and soldiers on the boat coming home from the war.
Deteriorating group photograph
"GOOD Camiers ck" written on slip of paper inside box. Pictures of Camiers and soldiers on the boat coming home from the war.
Ward in Camiers
"GOOD Camiers ck" written on slip of paper inside box. Pictures of Camiers and soldiers on the boat coming home from the war.
Varaztad H. Kazanjian moulages
"GOOD Camiers ck" written on slip of paper inside box. Pictures of Camiers and soldiers on the boat coming home from the war.
Officer from Camiers
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Christmas at the ward in Camiers
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Camiers, France
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Camiers, France
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Camiers, France
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Patients from Camiers General Hospital #20
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Operating room from Camiers
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Snowy landscape
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Jaw surgery patients from Camiers General Hospital #20
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Hospital tents in Camiers
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Christmas at the ward in Camiers
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Hospital #20 in Camiers
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Officers in Camiers
From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.
Loading a cannon in Champagne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Returning from the village in Marne
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Collection Tree
- Manuscripts and Archives
- National Archives of Plastic Surgery (NAPS)
- Kazanjian, Varaztad Hovhannes papers, 1900-1979, 1984. H MS c51
- National Archives of Plastic Surgery (NAPS)