Sheila Blume in her study in her home in Long Island in 2013 (photo by J. H. Ward)
A small but very interesting personal collection was donated to the CAS Library in June 2013 by Sheila Blume, M.D., lecturer at the Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies (student 1965, lecturer 1966 – 2011), in June, 2013.
The donation includes a plaster head of William W. Wilson (pictured with Dr. Blume) sculpted by Frederic V. Guinzburg, a friend and neighbor of Bill and Lois Wilson (purchased at auction at Guinzburg’s studio, 1983, lot #135), a framed photo of Governor Thomas E Dewey signing the first New York State alcoholism bill in 1951, along with one of the pens he used, a framed poster “An extraordinary century for women” by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (DATE), several sketches by Sheila Blume made at the Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies, a notebook Sheila Blume kept as a participant at Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies, certificates, awards to Sheila Blume, miscellaneous papers and conference presentations, notes, and photos, and various pamphlets, manuals, booklets related to substance abuse.
Dr. Blume also collected newspaper clippings and other stories about people whose stories or obituaries include mention alcoholism, drug addiction or compulsive gambling.
A precious finding for CAS is the two 120-minute cassettes containing Sheila Blume’s oral history interview with Mark Keller, recorded at some time between 1980 and 1983.
Physical description
1 manuscript box, 1 bust, 2 cassettes, 2 framed items
Summary
Personal collection of Sheila Blume, MD, lecturer at the Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies (student 1965, lecturer 1966 – 2011), donated to the Center of Alcohol Studies in June, 2013
Detailed inventory
- A plaster head of William W. Wilson sculpted by Frederic V. Guinzburg, a friend and neighbor of Bill and Lois Wilson (purchased at auction at Guinzburg’s studio, 1983, lot #135)
- Two 120-minute cassettes: Sheila Blume’s oral history interview recorded at some time between 1980 and 1983.
- A framed photo of Governor Thomas E Dewey signing the first New York State alcoholism bill in 1951, along with one of the pens he used.
- A framed poster “An extraordinary century for women” by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (DATE)
- Sketches by Sheila Blume made at the Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies
- A notebook Sheila Blume kept as a participant at Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies
- Certificates, awards to Sheila Blume
- Miscellaneous papers and conference presentations, notes, and photos
- Pamphlets, manuals, booklets related to substance abuse
- Newspaper clippings and other stories about people whose stories or obituaries include mention alcoholism, drug addiction or compulsive gambling.
–Originally published in the October 2013 issue of the CAS Information Services Newsletter