Larry Ewing by unidentified photographer; black and white photograph.

Collection Summary 

Creator
Ewing, Larry

Dates
10 Jul 1936-13 Aug 1990

Institutional Affiliation(s)
The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
1972-1990 

Date Range of Collection
1972-1990

Volume of Collection
20 linear feet

Biography

Larry Ewing was born in Valley, Nebraska. He received his B.S. in 1958 from the University of Nebraska, his M.S. in 1960 and his M.D. in 1962, both from the University of Illinois. From 1962 to 1972, he taught in the department of physiology and pharmacology at the College of Arts and Sciences and Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma State University. Ewing took a sabbatical in 1968 to study under H.G. Williams-Ashman in the department of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In 1972, Ewing became professor and head of the division of reproductive biology in the department of population dynamics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. While at Johns Hopkins, he conducted research on male fertility and the development of male contraceptives. Ewing was also a charter member and president of the Society for the Study of Reproduction and was editor of its journal. 

Scope and Content

The Larry Ewing Collection spans his entire career at Johns Hopkins. It contains professional correspondence, departmental records, grant records, scientific notes, and reprints. The collection documents Ewing's activities as director of the division of reproductrive biology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.

Policy on Access and Use

This collection may contain some restricted records. Materials pertaining to patients, students, employees, and human research subjects, as well as unprocessed collections and recent administrative records, carry restrictions on access. For more information about the policies and procedures for access, see Policy on Access and Use.

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