Manuscript Collection No. 73
The Papers of William C. Moloney
Dr. Moloney kept a personal journal, with photographs, for much of his two years with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. In January of 1986, Dr. Moloney donated his journal, correspondence and diary pages to the Harris County Medical Archive. His first contribution was a set of ten reprints representing his work with the ABCC from 1952 to 1954. Dr. Moloney's journal is a fine document, one which will be of great use to historians. It is an important record of personal impressions, thoughts and details of events. The journal gives new insights into the work of the ABCC and into the people who participated in that work. The comments exist from April 1952 to February 1954. The Korean War was on and there was a great deal of military activity in southern Japan. The collection is open for research. Dr. Moloney has stipulated that as long as he is alive he reserves the right to review direct quotations from his journal. Individuals interested in using the collection should contact the Director of the Historical Research Center or the Coordinator for the ABCC Collections.
William Curry Moloney was born in Boston Massachusetts on December 19, 1907. He studied medicine at Tufts College and graduated in 1932 with a Doctor of Medicine degree. In 1961, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science from the College of the Holy Cross. Dr. Moloney was associated with the Medical School of Tufts University for forty years. Began his career in 1934 as an assistant, then rose to a full professor in 1971 and retired in 1974. Dr. Moloney became Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School in 1974- and Emeritus Physician and Chief of the Hematology Division, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in 1967. He also served concurrent posts: Consultant, Boston Hospitals, 1938-, consultant, Boston City Hospitals, 1948-, director of clinical laboratories. He is a fellow or member of the following organizations: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation of Clinical Research, American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, Association of American Physicians. Dr. Moloney served with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission as the Chief of the Department of Medicine from 1952-1954. His hematology research at ABCC allowed him to work scientists from many departments. (The Harris County Medical Archive has the manuscript collections of Dr. Marvin A. Kastenbaum, Dr. Wataru W. Sutow, Dr. H. Grant Taylor, and Dr. Robert D. Lange as part of the ABCC Collection. They all worked with Dr. Moloney. Scientists investigating radiation and the relationship to leukemia and hematology will find the early research of interest.) Dr. Moloney continues to work at the Brigham and Women's Hospital two days a week. He continues to enjoy teaching and associating with the medical students, fellows and junior faculty. For relaxation he reads the 12th and 13th century history of European countries.
Dr. Moloney and his wife, Jo enjoys spending time with their four grown children and many, many grandchildren. Even though Dr. Moloney maintains a busy schedule he still manages to play a rousing game of tennis with his son.
The William C. Moloney Collection features a personal journal, diary pages, three letters and a set of ten reprints. The collection is arranged in two series: I. Journal II. Reprints All hinges, staples, and paper clips have been removed. An archival bond was interleaved to keep related documents and attachments together. The loose diary pages, correspondence and typescript translation of a newspaper article have been placed in L-velopes to maintain their integrity and to contain some possible contaminants. Series I and II are filed in the same box.