Charles Cassedy Bass papers

Collection

Identifier: LaRC-419

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the correspondence, writings, diplomas, certificates, programs, sympathy notes, clippings, and photographs of Dr. Charles Cassedy Bass (1875-1975). Bass was a professor at Tulane Medical School and later dean (1922-1940). He did research on and promoted the "Bass technique" of preventative dental health care, and there are writings on this topic in the collection. In addition, there are biographies on Bass, as well as writings about him by others. There are also published volumes of writings by Bass.

Dates

1899-1975
Other: Date acquired: 10/09/1977

Creator

Bass, Charles C. (Charles Cassedy), 1875-1975. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Charles Cassedy Bass (1875-1975) was the son of Isaac E. and Mary Wilkes Bass and born in Carley, Mississippi. He received his medical degree from Tulane University in 1899. In 1897 he married Coraline Howell and practiced in Columbia, Mississippi from 1899 to 1904 when he began doing research in New Orleans. One of his major discoveries was the cultivation of malarial plasmodia in vitro, which was brought to full use when Bass did research in the Panama Canal Zone in 1912. Bass became Professor of Experimental Medicine and Director of Laboratories of Clinical Medicine at Tulane University from 1912-1940, and served as Dean of the School of Medicine from 1922 to 1940. From 1940 until his death, Bass did research on and promoted the "Bass technique" of preventative dental health care, the currently accepted model of dental care. He served as president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine, authored and co-authored several books, as well as over one hundred and sixty articles and brochures.

Extent

3.00 Boxes

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged as follows: biographical material, correspondence, printed materials, writings, and published writings. The collection consists of three boxes and seven volumes.

Source of Acquisition

Mrs. James W. Hopkins.

Method of Acquisition

Gift.

Processing Information

Collection processed in 1977 by WM.

Subjects

Bass, Charles C. (Charles Cassedy), 1875-1975.
Biographies Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dental health education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Manuscripts (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
Physicians -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Programs (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Tulane University. School of Medicine.
Writings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus