Klapper, Margaret
08-001

Summary Information

Repository
Newcomb Archives
Creator - Associated name
Klapper, Margaret
Title
Klapper, Margaret
ID
08-001
Date [inclusive]
1926-2003
Extent
1.5 Cubic feet 1 half carton, one large flat carton
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

Margaret Strange Klapper was the daughter of a prominent New Orleans physician, and became herself a very successful doctor and medical researcher. She graduated from Newcomb College in 1935, and from Tulane Medical School in 1939. She completed a residency and internship at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, and was certified to practice medicine in South Carolina and Alabama. Her greatest contribution to the field of medicine was the creation of the Medical Information Service via Telephone (MIST), which allowed Alabama residents to communicate with doctors throughout the state. Dr. Klapper equally contributed to the academic community and was a prolific writer and researcher. She published many scientific papers, was a proponent of continuing medical education, and wrote an auto-biographical reflection of her personal life and career (See Y-2). Dr. Klapper was well-respected and acknowledged within the institutions which were central to her career, such as the University of Alabama and Tulane University. Dr. Klapper was passionate about improving people’s health, and remained active in the medical community until she passed away in 2007. Numerous scholarships are named in honor of her and her husband and their contributions to the University of Alabama.

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Organization and Arrangement

Collection contains separately foldered materials regarding Margaret Klapper’s career accomplishments. Original documents have been copied or separated using archival paper.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Newcomb Archives

Newcomb Center for Research on Women
Seltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Newcomb College, Science Graduates

Occupation(s)

  • Doctors

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Collection Inventory

Shelf 5, Level 1 

General note

5:1

1. Yellow legal sheet of handwritten notes

2. Newspaper clippings

3. Dog Show Ribbon

4. Alpha Omega Alpha

5. Doodle

6. Tulane Commencement Booklet, June 7, 1939

7. Tulane University School of Medicine Grade Cards

8. Photo, name plaque

9. Correspondence to Alumnae Affairs

10. Photo Card

11. Reunion Photo

12. University of Alabama Professor Emeritus of Medicine, July 1, 1979

13. Marriage Service Booklet- April 17, 1946

14. Doctor of Medicine Diploma- Tulane University

15. William Robinson Strange- Obituaries

16. Photo- 50 year reunion club of MASA

17. Resolution for Clarence E. and Margaret S. Klapper Scholarships- University of Alabama

18. Society Page Clipping- Women Club of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry

19. Newspaper clippings

20. Diplomas:

--a. State Board of Medical Examiners of South Carolina,1941

--b. Newcomb College, 1935

--c. American College of Physicians, 1947

--d. Charity Hospital Residency, 1944

--e. Medical Association of the State of Alabama, 1946

--f. American Board of Internal Medicine, 1946

--g. Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society 1938

--h. Sophie B. Wright HS, 1931

--i. Grammar School, 1927

21. William Robinson Strange- WWI Papers (copies)

22. William Robinson Strange- WWI Papers (originals)

23. Charity Hospital of New Orleans – Photo Roster, 1939-1941

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Shelf Y, Level 2 

General note

Y-2

1. Biographical Bits

2. Certificates and Awards

3. Schoolwork 1926-1932

4. The Chronicle 1930-1931 (HS Yearbook)

5. Personal Phone/Address Book- 1944

6. 1979 Retirement

7. Newcomb Centennial Book (50th Reunion for M.K)

8. BMS Foundation 1987 (Baptist Medical System)

9. Miscellaneous 1946- 1988

10. Clips- German Trip 6/88 (auf Deutch)

11. 50-year Reunion – 5/13/89 Tulane University

12. Wm. R. Strange Scholarship 1993-2003

13. Tulane Adopt-a-Student 1993-1998 (Med.)

14. Letters from Clinton 6/93

15. Margaret Strange Klapper Scholarship Fund 1993-2003

16. UAB Scholarship Presentation 9/99

17. Personal Thoughts and Trivia

18. Unidentified Picture- probably before 1970’s

19. Certificate of Merit 1/29/89

20. Charity Diplomas Intern 1939-1940

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Shelf Y, Level 3 

General note

Y-3

1. Name Plate

2. College Loan- From BPW 1935

3. Histology Notes (Tulane) 1935

4. Neuroanatomy Notes (Tulane) 1935-1936

5. Embryology Notes (Tulane) Feb. 1936

6. CVS: 1975-1989

7. CV: Clarence Edward Klapper

8. Publications 1940s & 1950s

9. MIST clip (Medical Information Service via Telephone)

10. Publications 1960s

11. Publications 1970s

12. Publications 1980s-1990s

13. Bibliography 1987

14. Other medical facility publications

15. Continuing Med. Ed. (CME)/material

16. Correspondence re: Doris Knight Case 1946-1955

17. Correspondence re: Doris Knight Case 1956-1961

18. Talks and Presentations 1970-1976

19. Southern Medical Assn and its Educational Program 10/76

20. Misc clips- medical 1940s- 1990s

21. 1989 Award ceremony: Med. Assn. State of Alabama

22. Medical Related Clips and Misc through 2003

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