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Jo Ono Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-062

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a 1975 curriculum vitae; several publications, two in Japanese; correspondence from Jo Ono and from his wife Kimi Ono; and a 1918 letter from William Osler to Chevalier Jackson

Dates

  • 1918 - 1996

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Jo Ono (1898-1988) was born on February 8, 1898 in Fukushima, Japan. He moved to the United States in 1914. Ono completed his premedical education at Lafayette College, graduating in 1924, before earning his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1928. As a Jefferson Student, he was a member of Kappa Beta Phi, the Edward L. Bauer Pediatric Society, and the Frank C. Knowles Dermatological Society. After graduation, he remained at Jefferson until 1930 for his internship. He worked as a physician at Mont Alto State Sanatorium in Pennsylvania until 1932.

Ono acquired additional training under Louis H. Clerf and Chevalier Jackson. He moved back to Japan in 1934 and worked as a bronchoscopist at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo. In 1947, he earned his Doctor of Medical Science degree. Ono was appointed Visiting Professor of Bronchoesophagology at Keio University in Tokyo in 1948 and founded the Japan Bronchoesophagological Society in 1949. Jo Ono died on January 17, 1988, at the age of 89.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language

English

Arrangement

I. Biography (1975-1996) II. Addresses (1954) III. Publications (1948-1981) IV. Correspondence (1975-1997) V. Events and Ephemera (1918-1990)

Creator

Title
Jo Ono Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Kelsey Duinkerken
Date
April 2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • July 2021: Collection re-described by Kate Greenberg

Repository Details

Part of the Thomas Jefferson University - Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Room 401, Scott Memorial Library
Philadelphia PA 19107-5587