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If you would care to run through the attachedmanuseript and let me know of any errors, I 4be mush oblisced. Please feel free to make ~corr: etions right on this copy.

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Dear Dr. Kolb:

I am pleased to tell you that the Mental Health CareerDevelopment Program is planning a lecture in your honorby a distinguished psychiatrist the evening of March 26,1966. This occasion will mark the opening session ofthe Fifth Annual Conference of the Mental Health CareerDevelopment Program and will take place in the TerraceRoom of the Caravan Inn, Phoenix, Arizona. Public HealthService leaders in psychiatry will be present and I amgoing to invite several prominent psychiatrists fromaround the country to attend, About 90 of our young

career psychiatrists will also be there.

Please let me know if this proposal meets with yourapproval and if you and Mrs. Kolb cancome. You willdo us all an honor and psychiatry another great serviceby telling me that the plan is acceptable to you.

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July 14, 1945

Lawrence Kolb, M. D., Medical Consultant,Department of Corrections417 State Office Bldg. #1Sacramento, California

Dear Dr. Kolb:

I am writing in regard to a Somewhat unusual request on be-=half of a group with which I am associated. The Jewish Committee forPersonal Service is a social service agency in the Jewish Federationand Community Chest which isdevoted to servicing the inmates in thepenal and mental institutions in this part of the state. This Agencyhas an associated lay group known as the Personal Service Associatesconsisting of about eight hundred women whose function is to furtherthe work of the Agency. This latter group is sponsoring a project ofraising $350,000 by voluntary contribution to erect an endowed hospital |for the active treatment of acute mentally ill patients. The dearthof adequate psychiatric facilities in our community makes this a mostessential enterprise.

In the initiation of the project the Personal ServiceAssociates are arranging a lecture series to be conducted in Octoberand November of this year on Tuesday evenings at the Cedars of lebanonHospital Assembly Hall, which has a seating capacity of about 250.There is to be @ nominal charge of one dollar per lecture for ticketsto be sold primarily to the members and to others who are interested,the proceeds of which are to go toward the hospital fund. Although oneof the purposes of the lecture series is to raise an initial smallamount of money, the education aspects of this series are important.it is contemplated that the lectures will cover a wide range of topics

on mental hygiene and popular information referable to psychiatry andpenology. Among the suggested subjects are, modern commitment proced-ures, neurotic personalities, the modern psychiatric hospital, alco-holism, epilepsy, psychological aspects of delinquancy and crime, andcontributions from war psychiatry. It is the fond hope of the PersonalService Associates that they might be able to secure a group of eminentpsychiatrists from various parts of the state or country who would bewilling to volunteer their services for the proposed lectures,

Dr. Kolb, I am, therefore, writing to you to find out ifyou would be willing and in a position to participate in this program.If you could speak to us on the modern psychiatric hospital or some

other topic appropriate to this group, this would be a fortunate cir-cumstance for us. The exact title might be arranged at a later period.Would you also express a preference for the date if you have any.

As yet we have not communicated with any otherspeakers so

I cannot tell you more of the individuals who will be on the program.We have contemplated writing, however, to Drs. Franz Alexander, KarenHorney, William Lennox, Karl Bowman, H. E. Chamberlain, Norman Fenton,Franklin Ebaugh and Milton Kirkpatrick. It is with regret that theorganizations involved are not sufficiently adequately financed tooffer you either remuneration or expenses in regard to this proposal.Should you, however, be in aposition to cooperate with us on thismatter we will be very deeply appreciative. Needless to say, thecause of psychiatry in our community would profit much thereby.

Sincerely yours,

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EPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSSACRAMENTO

August 3,1945.

Bugene Ziskind, M. D2007 Wilshire betegLos Angeles 5, California |

Dear Doetor Ziskind:

: I have your Letter eof July 14th in which you |ask if I would give a lecture at the Cedars of LebanonHospital Assembly Hall sometime in October or November,

I think it wouldbe possible for me to dothis, but I do not wish to make a positive statement at.the present time because it may depend on whether or notthe California Board of Medical Examiners give me a licénace ♥to practice in California, I am to take the examination onAugust lith anc if I do not pass I maynot stay here,Otherwise, I see no feason why the lecture cannot be given,

I will let you know later on and arrangementstan be made at that time. The♥ suggested by youwould be satisfactory to me, 7

Very truly yours,

Lawrence Kolb, H, D,: Medical Director, USPHS, Retiredmay. | Medical Consultané, Dept, of Corrections

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August 8, 1945

J. M. Nielsen, M.D., Secretary,Los Anveles Societyfor Neurology and PsychiatryRoosevelt BuildingLos Angeles, California .

Dear Dr. Nielsen:

. It has come to my attention that Dr. Lawrence Kolb'smedical license is being called in question by the CaliforniaBoard of Medical Examiners. We have had this problem of having

Capable men in the profession come to California and then notstay because of difficulties imposed by the Board of MedicalExaminers. Many of these individuals like Dr. Kolb have formeda very definite asset to the profession and to our specialty.It would be very unfortunate if Dr. Kolb would not be able toStay on in his present position since it is a definite boon %t¢

the Department of Corrections to have an individual of his

caliber.

I am, therefore, writing to suggest that the Societyfor Neurology and Psychiatry draw up a letter stating Dr. Kolbtsposition in the specialty and the value he would have to theState in his present capacity. Could we call a special meeting

for this purpose if the matter cannot be handled otherwise? Itmight be that the Board of Medical Examiners would pay heed to arequest on the part of the Society. Thank you for your courtesyin this matter.

Very truly yours,

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Eugene @iskind, M.D.EZ sKK

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Lawrence Kolb, M.D.Department of Corrections417 State Office Building #1Sacramento, California (14)

Dear Dr. Kolb:

Unbeknown to me, a copy of my letter to Dr. Nielsenwas sent to you without an explanation. I think it would bemost unfortunate for the people of our state as well as thepsychiatric profession if you were not able to stay on in yourpresent capacity. Our State Board of Medical Examiners hasdone peculiar things for years, keeping out of the state someof the best qualified men in the profession, all this presumablyunder the guise of protecting the California physician. Ac-tually this shortsighted policy has enabled osteopaths andchiropractors to thrive better than they might otherwise havedone. For many reasons, therefore, we would like to see youremain in California. |

I would @preciate greatly your letting us know as

Soon as this matter has been decided. I wish to thank you foracceptingthe speaking engagement of the Persmal Service Asso-~ciates and will write you further details as soon as we haveknowledge of your final acceptance.

With best wishes,

Sincerely yours,

Eugene Goons

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Dear Doctor Ziskinds

Referring to our piseeiinndennl about -the possibility of my giving a paper before yourgroup, you are advised that I received my certificateto practice medicine in California several weeks agobut have not had the time to write to you before this.

Tf you sti21 desire, TI can give the paperlate in November on the subject originally suggested for.me by you, I will await word from you before doingeenars about the papers

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October 1, 1945

Lawrence Kolb, H. D.Medical Director, USPHS, RetiredMedical Consultant, Dept. of Corrections

Sacramento 14, California

Dear Dr. Kolb:

Thank you for accepting to speak on our program. ie

had your talk on the modern psychiatric hospital tentativelyschedulea for October 23rd. Should this date be impossibleor impracticable for youwe could probably arrange it on either

. November 6th or November loth. If a change is deSirable, itWould be greatly helpful to us to know about it at the earliestpossible date.

The other talks arranged to date consist of Dr. KarlBowman, who will speak on modern psychiatric i eatment on Octo=ber 9th, and Dr. Chamberlain who will speak o ngfleurotic person=-ality on October 16th. A symposium on alcoholism is arranged onOctober 50th, and two panels, one on commitment procedure, andone on psychiatric aspects of delinquency and crime on November6th and lSth respectively.

In your talk on the modern psychiatric hospital I wouldlike to suggest that since this topic constitutes the one most

directly related to one of the purposes of this lecture series,namely the promotion of an acute psychiatric unit, that it mightbe well to stress such factors as the importance in modern psy-

chiatric treatment of ready access to all the other specialtiesin medicine, hence the advisability of an acute hospital being ina large city rather than out in the country; also the great needwhich exists for modern hospital facilities to replace the very

poor condition of most sanatoria in the city. However, I knowyou are much better acquainted with the factors involved than Iam, and am sure that you will perform a great service for us.

The committee on arrangements has made available 435.00as an honorarium to out-of-town doctors to help cover expensesinvolved in this lecture. We realize that this will not recompenseyou for your services, but appreciate your willingness to help outon this project.

If you will let mé know when you plan to arrive

in Los Angeles, I will be happy to see that arrangementsare made for taking you to and from the meeting, and shouldyou be here early enough, it will be a pleasure to be ableto have dinner with you.

If you have a picture, or better still a platewhich might be used for newspaper publicity purposes, Iwould appreciate it if you would send this on to me. Wewould also like to have some of your qualifications whichmight be used for the same publicity purposes. Needless tosay, we are acquainted with some of youw most outstandingachievements, and we would not like to overlook somethingwhich is less well know but might serve as a matter ofgeneral interest.

Yours very truly,

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Dear Doctor Biskind:

I am going to take sowe leave beginningin the next few days and because of that and worki feel that I ecarmot get ready by October 23rd,I can, however accept November i3th as the exactcate for ny talk, | |

I will let you know later what uy, plansare as to arrival in Los Angeles. ♥

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October 15, 1945

Lewrence Kolb, Me DeDepartment of Corrections417 State Office Building No. lSacramento 14, California

Dear Dr. Kolb:

I wish to thank-you for accepting the invi-tation to speak on the lecture seriese The date

of November 13 will be satisfactory. I will look

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Dear Doetor Ziskinds

| About my talk on November 13th, will you please letme know what hour of the day this talk is to be so that I eanmake appropriate arrangements for arrival in Los Angeles,

| Concerning my background and experience, I came into .the U,5, Public Health Service in 1909 and have been engaged inpsychiatric work since 1915, During this period I organizedand conducted for the U.8. Public Health Service three largehospitals treating mental diseases, One in Waukesha, Wisconsin,in 1920 for the treatment of psychoneurosis among veterans; oneat Springfield, Missouri, in 1933 for the treatment of mentaldiseases among Federal prisoners; and one in Lexington, Kentucky,for the treatment of drug addiction and mental cases in 1935,i became Assistant Surgeon General in charge of the Division ofMental Hygiene in 1936 and continued as Chief of the Divisionof Mental Hygiene until 1944 when I retired from the U, 8. PublieHealth Service to take the position of Medical Consultant for theDepartment of Corrections in Californita, |

During my duty with the 0,8, Public Health Servicei spent three years in New York in order to make studies of mentalconditions of aliens applying for admission to United States asimmigrants. I have wrrtten numerous articles on mental hygieneproblems and have conducted extensive researches in the field ofdrug addiction,

[I expect to accept a new position as DeputyMedicalDirector of the California Department of Mentel Hygiene onNovember 12th of this year. ora

I will try to get some sort of picture for you and wildsend it along in a few days,

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November 5, 1945

Eugene Ziskind, M. D,.2007 Wiishire BoulevardLos Angeles 5, California

| Dear Doctor Ziskinds

I am mailing under separate cover a etureof myself for which you ask, This will probablytoo late, if so I would like for the return of tes80that I will haveit for the next time,

: I am arriving on the Lark on the morning of_ the 13th and wild go tothe Clark Hotel.

Also it might be of interest to you to knowthat on the l2zth I am transferring as Deputy wedicekBLyedtyr of the Department of Mental Hygiene,

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Lawrence Kolb, M.D.Medical ConsultantDepartment of Corrections417 State Office Building No. 1Sacramento 14, California

Dear Doctor Kolb:

| The time scheduled for your talk is 8:15 peme, at Lebanon Hall, 4833

Fountain Avenuee If you should arrive in Los Angeles earlier, it would be

a pleasure to have dinner with you, if this would not interfere with your

planse I would appreciate knowing if I can be of any further service to

you, either at the railway station or at the airport. Ifso, kindly let

me knoWe

Thanks for the biographical informatione We have overflow attendance

at these meetings, and will lock forward to your closing up this series

with a record meeting for use

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WINFRED OVERHOLSER, M.D.

FREDERICK W. PARSONS, M.D.ARTHUR H. RUGGLES, M.D,WILLIAM L, RUSSELL, M.D,H, DOUGLAS SINGER, M.D.

January 27, 1938

Dr. Lawrence Kolb

Director United States Narcotic Farm

Lexington, Kentucky

Dear Dr. Kolb:

At the end of December, you wroteDr. Hamilton réquesting some information about thesalaries and allowances of superintendents in the statehospitals in some of the better states. I regret verymuch that the pressure of our surveys has prevented mefrom answering your letter sooner. I amenclosing here-with a list of some of the better states and the range ofsalaries.

I hope this material will be useful to youand, if you desire any further information, we would bevery glad to supply it.

Sincerely yours,

JZsee Statistician

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PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR MENTAL HYGIENE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ! THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY AMERICAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

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nineteen hundred and twenty-six and who is not for any reason ex-♥

empted from the benefits of this article shall contribute and con-

tinue to contribute thereto to the retirement fund at the rate of

five and fifty-five hundredthsper centum of his or her wages in-

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Dear Dr. Kolb:

During the years, I have read withgreat interest, many of your articles on the subjectof Drug Addiction, and because of your humane attitudeon this problem, I am writing to acquaint you with ourefforts, as explained on the attached page,

As you may have noticed from our recentnewspaper publicity, we are still in the formative stageand I would be very grateful, indeed, Dr. Kolb, if Icould have the pleasure of a personal interview. I amsure your sage counsel would be most helpful.

Hoping to hear from you and with kindestregards and best wishes for the greatest of all bless-ings, Happiness, I am

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Due t6 the rising tide of drug addiction and the present inadequate facilitiesfor follow-up care and rehabilitation, a group of prominent people, who have ahumane desire to help the victims of this dread disease, have formed the NationalFamily Council On Drug Addiction.

While the ☁cure! for physical dependence on narcotics is a comparativelysimple procedure, it is the long range follow-up care that is so all important andwithout which, an estimated 95% of the ☁cured! addicts, revert to using drugs again.

Therefore, it is our purpose to aid in supplying this vital need and to co-eperate, whenever possible with all government agencies, private institutions and

other responsible groups, in making available to the addict, who sincerely seekshelp and the family that cannot cope with this tragic problem, the followingservices:

1. Aid in obtaining the necessary withdrawal treatment, follow-up care

and rehabilitation.

2. Psychological and Religious guidance, in their own faith.

5. Employment opportunities.Bb

4, Family and secial adjustments.

& Ednueational programs on prevention of drug addiction.

6. Aid medical and psychiatric research on this disease.

To make this possible and to help those who desperately need heln, want helpbut have been unable to find help, we sincerely urge you to support this humaneprogram actively, financially or both.

With all other ailments there is a natural appeal to be helpful and rightlyso. But the disease of addiction still carries with it an odious stigma. Yet, tosee a teenase child or an adult suffer from this dreadful disease and feel the

heartaches and utter helvlessness of their parents and family, we realize that sick-

ness, from whatever cause, hurts and kills the same.

There is hope for these unfortunate victims but it lies in the hearts of peoplewho have compassion, understanding and daring to pioneer a new approach in combat-ing this tragic problem. May we. please hear from you?