Guide to the Paul F. Fenton office files, 1964-1968

John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title:	Paul F. Fenton office files
Date range:	1964-1968
Creator:	Fenton, Paul F., (Paul Fredric), 1915-1982
Extent:	0.5 Linear feet
Abstract:	The Paul F. Fenton office files are dated from 1964 to 1968. The files include materials regarding the development of medical education at Brown, Brown's Executive Council, and members of Brown's administration, including Ray L. Heffner, Brown's thirteenth president, and Merton P. Stoltz, three-time acting president.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number:	OF-1ZME-2

Scope & content

The Paul F. Fenton ofice files have been organized into one series of administrative files. The files include folders regarding Brown's relationship with the Rhode Island, Miriam and Pawtucket Memorial Hospitals; the medical curriculum at Brown, the Executive Council at Brown from 1964 to 1968, biochemistry at Brown, psychiatry, and several administrators at Brown, including Ray L. Heffner, Brown's thirteenth president, and Merton P. Stoltz, three-time acting president of Brown.

Access Points

Subject Names

• Heffner, Ray
• Stoltz, Merton P. (Merton Philip), 1913-1989

Subject Organizations

• Brown University.

Subject Topics

• Medical education

Document Types

• Office files

Subject Topics

• Education

Arrangement

The Paul F. Fenton office files have been organized in one series:

• I. Administrative files, 1964-1968

Biographical note

Paul F. Fenton (1915-1982) received his bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and his master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Vermont in 1940 and 1944, respectively. He came to Brown University as an associate professor in 1949, after teaching for several years at the University of Vermont and Yale University. He was promoted to the rank of professor in 1954. Fenton served as the director of graduate studies in the biology department and the Division of Biological and Medical Sciences from 1953 to 1968.

As a researcher in the biochemistry of nutrition, Fenton played a key role in the development of the medical studies program at Brown. According to Richard Goss, former Dean of Biological Sciences, Fenton was in the forefront of research on obesity, and his innovative teaching style won him accolades from his students as one of the best professors at Brown. He was awarded grants from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Public Health Service, and in 1957 was awarded a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation for research in molecular and cellular biology.

Fenton passed away on January 24, 1982, in Barrington, R.I. He was survived by his wife Elizabeth and two sons, John and Robert.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Paul F. Fenton office files, OF-1ZME-2, Brown University Archives.
Contact information:	John Hay Library , Special Collections Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013 January 30
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor:	Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

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