A Guide to the Papers of Frances A. Hellebrandt , 87.Jul.34

Biographical / Historical

Frances Anna Hellebrandt was born 26 Aug, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. Being good at science, she earned a BA in Physical Education and a MD from the University of Wisconsin by 1929. Hellebrandt held several faculty positions in Anatomy and Physiology at Wisconsin before accepting a research grant at the Clinic for Sportsmen at Charles University in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 1937-38.

She returned to Wisconsin and began to specialize in physical rehabilitation. By 1943, she had become chairman of the physical therapy department at Wisconsin. Due to the growing need for physical rehabilitation as solders return from the war, the Woman's Army Corps selected Wisconsin as a site for emergency physical therapy training. In 1944, Hellebrandt accepted a position to head the newly created Baruch Center for Physical Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia.

Hellebrandt brought most of her staff with her and founded a degree program in physical medicine at MCV, the first such facility in the South. After consolidating the department in South Hospital, Hellebrandt worked to make the Baruch Center the rehabilitation center for the State of Virginia. Hellebrandt returned to Chicago in 1951 to serve as professor and chair of physical medicine at the University of Illinois. Due to declining health, she retired in 1955. In 1957, finding retirement not to her liking, she started as a visiting lecturer, and then resumed a professorship at Wisconsin until her second retirement in 1964. She was awarded emeritus status that same year.

Hellebrandt authored over 150 scientific papers and served on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Physiology, and American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Along with Prof. L. Kelso, she created several research tools and devices still in use today. She served as a Trustee for the Easter Seals Research Foundation, and received the Anderson Award from the American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. The American Physiological Society's tum Suden/Hellebrandt Award is named in her honor.

Hellebrandt died 02 February, 1992 at the age of 90.

Container List

Official Documentation

Scope and Contents

This series contains annuals reports, curriculum plans, course outlines and the organization of the Baruch Center of Physical Medicine on the campus of the Medical College of Virginia.

Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
School of Physical Therapy - Master Book
1944 - 1963
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of items bound together containing the curriculum and academy course requirements. Items included are as follows:
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Medical College of Virginia School of Physical Therapy Catalog
  1960 - 1962
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Bulletin, MCV Physical Therapy
  1962/63
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Bulletin, MCV Physical Therapy
  1957/58
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Announcements for Sessions
  1958/59
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Bulletin, MCV Physical Therapy
  undated
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  History of the Medical College of Virginia and the Baruch Center of Physical Medicine
  Oct 04, 1947
  Scope and Contents
  Orientation Course
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Physical Therapy Training Courses
  
  Scope and Contents
  school curriculum
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Factual Data for Editorial on Baruch's Contribution to Public Welfare in Virginia
  Oct 17, 1946
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  MCV Catalogue
  1946-47
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Technicians Training Course
  1945
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Physical Therapy, a Career for Men and Women
  April, 1948
  Scope and Contents
  Bulletin MCV Vol. XLV No. 4
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.1
  Physical Therapy Technician Training Course, revised.
  1945
Mixed Materials folder: 1.2
Annual Report; Baruch Center for Physical Medicine
1947
Scope and Contents
This folder contains the Center's annual report. It includes committee reports, staffing concerns and vacancies, department reports as well as financial and statistical data.
Mixed Materials folder: 1.2
Annual Report; Baruch Center for Physical Medicine
1950
Scope and Contents
This folder contains the Center's annual report. It includes committee reports, staffing concerns and vacancies, department reports as well as financial and statistical data. It also includes a set of proposed blueprint drawings and the following article reprints:
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Electrophoresis of the Water-Soluble Proteins of Normal and Atrophied Muscles Non-Treated and Treated by Daily Electrical Stimulation "
  Dec 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Fischer, Skowlund, Bowers: Archives of Physical Therapy , Vol. 30.
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Electric Current Transients through the Human Body "
  
  Scope and Contents
  Moore, Journal of Applied Physiology , Vol.2, No.6
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Chemical Factors Influencing Muscular Atrophy "
  Oct 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Huff, Fischer: The American Journal of Physiology , Vol. 159, No. 1
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Lower Extremity Amputation: Its Effect on the Location of the Center of Gravity of the Body as a Whole, on Postural Alignment and on Stance Stability "
  Oct 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Mueller, Summers: The Physical Therapy Review , Vol. 29, No. 10
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "A Useful Tool for Testing Electrotherapy Equipment "
  Oct 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Eubank, Houtz: The Physical Therapy Review , Vol. 29, No. 10
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "The Influence of Mecholyl and Histamine Ion Transfer On Recovery From Fatigue "
  Sep 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, Archives of Physical Medicine , Sep 1949 Vol. 30
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "The Measure of Joint Motion. Part I, Introductory Review of the Literature "
  Jun 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, The Physical Therapy Review , Jun 1949 Vol. 29, No. 6
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "The Measure of Joint Motion. Part III, Reliability of Goniometry "
  Jul 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, The Physical Therapy Review , Jul 1949 Vol. 29, No. 7
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Potassium in Denervated, Treated and Nontreated Muscle "
  Jun 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Fischer, Archives of Physical Medicine , Jun 1949, Vol. 30
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Spa Therapy, Lantern Slide Demonstration "
  Jun 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, American Medical Association Meting, Jun 1949.
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Electrolyte Study of the Water Soluble Proteins of Normal and Atrophied Muscles "
  Mar 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Fischer, Federation Proceedings , Mar 1949, Vol. 8, No. 1
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Relative Importance of the Muscle Pump in the Prevention of Gravity Shock "
  Jan 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, The Physical Therapy Review , Jan 1949 Vol. 29, No. 1
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "The Influence of Exercise on Intragastric Pressure "
  Apr 1949
  Scope and Contents
  Houtz, Skowlund, The Physical Therapy Review , Apr 1949 Vol. 29, No. 4
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "The Influence of Naturally Carbonated Mineral Water on Gastric Motility and the Secretion of Hydrochloric Acid "
  Sep 9, 1949.
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, American Congress of Physical Medicine , Sep 9, 1949.
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Influence of Bimanual Exercise on Unilateral Work Capacity "
  Feb 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, Journal of Applied Physiology , Feb 1950, Vol. 2, No. 8
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Influence of Tonic Contracture upon the Composition of Mammalian Skeletal Muscle, Especially upon its Electrolyte Content "
  March 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Fischer, Federation Proceedings , March 1950, Vol. 9, No. 1
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Spa Therapy "
  Mar 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, Postgraduate Medicine , Mar 1950 Vol. 7, No. 3
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Physical Medicine and Habilitation in the Prevention of Chronic Invalidism "
  Apr 01 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, Journal of the American Medical Association , Apr 01 1950 Vol.142
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Influence of Lower Extremity Amputation on Stance Mechanics "
  Apr 29, 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, Journal of the American Medical Association , Apr 29, 1950 Vol.142.
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "New Devices for Disability Evaluation, #2 The Thumb Ergograph "
  Apr 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, Archives of Physical Medicine , Apr 1950 Vol. 31.
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "New Devices for Disability Evaluation, #3 The Grip Ergograph "
  Apr 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, Archives of Physical Medicine , Apr 1950 Vol. 31.
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.3
  "Research in Disability Evaluation "
  Apr-May 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, Journal of Rehabilitation , Apr-May 1950.
Mixed Materials folder: 1.4
School of Physical Therapy; Course Manual's

Scope and Contents
This folder contains curriculum notes as well as a course outlines for the following courses:
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.4
  Orientation Course
- Mixed Materials folder: 1.4
  Problems Course
Mixed Materials folder: 1.5
School of Physical Therapy, Organization Notes.

Scope and Contents
This folder contains correspondence and papers regarding the founding and initial creation of the curriculum.

Articles and Publications

Scope and Contents

This series contains articles and publications written by Hellebrandt

Mixed Materials folder: 2.1
Loose articles
1950-1962
Scope and Contents
This folder contains the following articles:
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.1
  Postgraduate Medicine
  Mar 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Vol. 7, No. 3
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.1
  "Simon Baruch - Father of Hydrotherapy in America "
  Sep 1950
  Scope and Contents
  Presentation to the American Congress of Physical Medicine
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.1
  "Multi-career Man Makes Good "
  May 1951
  Scope and Contents
  Evans, Medical Economics , May 1951
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.1
  National Hospital Day flyers
  May 12, 1953
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.1
  "Studies in Muscle Training Neuromuscular Mechanisms "
  Jan 1960, Apr 1961, Jan 1962
  Scope and Contents
  Hellebrandt, Physiology Branch, Office of Naval Research
Mixed Materials folder: 2.2
Articles and papers written by Hellebrandt

Scope and Contents
This folder contains the following articles and papers written by Hellebrandt:
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.2
  "Disability Evaluation "
  
  Scope and Contents
  Based upon, "Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation " by Henry Kessler, 1950.
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.2
  "The Autonomous Component of Willed Movement "
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.2
  "Evaluating The Physical Disabilities of the Cerebral Palsied "
  Jun 1951
  Scope and Contents
  Address given at the American Medical Association annual meeting, Jun 1951.
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.2
  "Living Anatomy "
  Nov 1964
  Scope and Contents
  The Wisconsin Medical Journal , Nov 1964
- Mixed Materials folder: 2.2
  "Physical Therapy Institute, Medical Direction "
  Nov 1954
  Scope and Contents
  Address given at the American Hospital Association meeting, Nov 1954.
Mixed Materials folder: 2.3
Professional papers

Scope and Contents
This folder contains Hellebrandt's curriculum vitae and index of publications.