Helmuth Nathan Collection

The Helmuth Nathan Collection documents professional activities of Helmuth Nathan, physician, artists, teacher, and a historian of medicine.

The collection includes brochures, booklets, clippings, correspondence, financial documents, minutes, notes, off prints, photographs, drawings, and writings.

A large segment of the collection consists of Helmuth Nathan’s correspondence, both personal and professional.

The bulk of personal correspondence consists of the letters from his grateful patients, with correspondence with friends and relatives constituting but a fraction of the overall correspondence.

Professional correspondence includes correspondence with hospitals and other medical teaching facilities, such as Albert Einstein Medical Center, correspondence regarding publications in the scholarly magazines, and correspondence regarding various art festivals and exhibits.

Another large portion of the collection consists of various types of documents, such as educational - certificates, report cards, and diplomas; professional – certificates, awards, and letters of recommendation; financial documents – tax forms, bank statements, and materials pertaining to Nathan’s efforts to gain restitution.

Helmuth Nathan’s professional writings are well documented by an abundance of writings and printed materials, consisting of manuscripts and lectures, articles, reviews, and essays published in scholarly magazines and journals.

Other printed materials collected in the collection are relevant to art shows and art exhibits in which Helmuth Nathan participated.

Nathan’s writings cover topics such as history of medicine, ethical questions in medicine, and medical issues.

Also included here are Nathan’s collection of poems and hand-written medical books.

There is also a substantial amount of the original art work work by Helmuth Nathan, such as sketches and drawings, as well as photographs of his art work, photographs of the exhibits and art shows, and some personal and professional photographs.