Biographical Note
Wladimir Wertelecki was born in Rivne, Poland, on July 28, 1936. Since 1974 he has been involved in the department of medical genetics at the University of South Alabama, currently serving as professor and chair. Wertelecki’s major areas of interest include medical genetics, human handicaps, and pediatrics. He has been involved with many groups throughout his career and has also organized many conferences dealing with genetics and birth defects, as well as public health and other issues. He is the recipient of numerous awards and the author of more than 250 articles and abstracts.

Scope and Content
Consists of 212 items including annual reports for the USA College of Medicine, correspondence, course guides, magazines, maps, medical documents, pamphlets, photographs, and a poster. Subjects include USA College of Medicine and genetic defects as well as Wertelecki’s work on Cuban health issues.

Arrangement
The papers have been divided into five series arranged chronologically: 1. Cuba Project, 2000-2001 (102 items); 2. USA Medical College, 1976-2009 (34 Items); 3. Medical Books, 1987, 1991 (3 Items); 4. Publications, 1967-2001 (68 Items); 5. Ephemera (6 Items)

Access Restrictions
This material is open for research

Preferred Citation
Wladimir Wertelecki Papers, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama

Series 1: Cuba Project, 2000-2001 (102 items).
Arranged into three categories: correspondence (March 2000 to April 2001), photographs, and documents. There are 59 pieces of correspondence primarily between Dr. Wertelecki and Dr. Luis Heredero, his Cuban counterpart. These mainly concern Heredero’s and Wetelecki’s trips to Mobile and Havana, Cuba. Their correspondence also discusses medications and teaching strategies. Included in this series are 18 photographs of Wertelecki’s trip to Havana, in some of which Dr. Heredero is shown. The documents include business cards, maps of Havana, newspaper clippings, and numerous other items that pertain to the arrangement of the Mobile and Havana medical communities, as well as an itinerary for Wertelecki’s trip.

Series 2: USA College of Medicine, 1976-2009 (34 items).
Arranged chronologically and by item type. Contains 33 items that span August 1976 to March 2001 and include annual departmental progress reports, a brochure, bulletins and course offerings, and service statistics for university hospitals. The course offerings, bulletins, and annual progress reports provide descriptions of the USA Medical College and the departments of which it is comprised. Bound volumes can be found in Box 3 due to space limitations, while printed documents can be found in Box 1. In addition, this series includes an extensive biography of Dr. Wertelecki, which was added to the collection at a later date.

Series 3: Medical Books, 1987, 1991 (3 Items)
This series contain three unrelated medical books: Boletin De La Academia Nacional De Medicina De Buenos Aires (1991), Medallero Medico (1987), Assessment of American Medical Colleges 1995 Institutional Goals and Ranking Report (1995). Medallero Medico and Boletin De La Academia are in box 2 and the Assessment of American Medical Colleges is found in box 3.

Series 4: Publications, 1967-2001 (68 Items)
Wertelecki’s publications consist of 68 items. These publications primarily concern genetic and birth defects. These publications are copies taken from books and magazines where his writings appeared and many have duplicates in the collection. They have been arranged chronologically.

Series 5: Ephemera, (6 Items)
Arranged chronologically. Consists maps, programs, pamphlets on Fairhope and the Alabama State Capital, and an issue of National Geographic. Dates range from 1989 to 1995.

Box 1

Series 1: Cuba Project

1. Photographs
2. Correspondence, March 2000-April 2001
3. Documents

Series 2: USA College of Medicine (series continues in box 3)

4. Genetics Department Annual Progress Reports 1976-78
5. Genetics Department Annual Progress Reports 1978-79
6. Genetics Department Annual Progress Reports 1979-84
7. College of Medicine Documents
8. Wertelecki Biography

Series 3: Medical Books

9. Medallero Medico
10. De La Academia Nacional De Medicina De Buenos Aires

Box 2

Series 4: Publications

1. 1960s
2. 1970s
3. 1980s (1 of 3)
4. 1980s (2 of 3)
5. 1980s (3 of 3)
6. 1990s
7. 1990s
8. 2000s

Series 5: Ephemera

9. Ephemera

Box 3

Series 2: USA College of Medicine (series continues in box 2)

-Genetic Department Publications, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, 1986
-Annual Report 1991-92
-Annual Report 1993-94
-Electives 1993
-Annual Report 1994-95
-1997-1998 Bulletin
-Electives 2001
-Poster of 2004 Piano Prodigies in Concert sponsored by USA and Department of Genetics (see map case)

Series 3: Medical Books

-1995 Institutional Goals Ranking Report, Association of American Medical Colleges