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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Larry Schwab, Ophthalmology Professor, Books and Other Material, A&M 4415, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

The Buddhist prayer flags in this collection originated in Tibet. Professor Schwab traveled and taught in the Tibetan Autonomous Region on several occasions. In the year 2000 he taught Tibetan ophthalmologists in a basic ophthalmology clinical and surgical sciences course in Lahsa, Tibet. The textbook in this collection (in the Tibetan language) was used in part for that course. At the end of his visit the prayer flags were presented to Professor Schwab and his daughter Angela, who had served as a teaching assistant. Didactic and clinical teaching exercises were taught at the Mentsikhang Tibetan Traditional Hospital in Lasha.

Scope and Contents

Material pertaining to Dr. Larry Schwab (b. 1940), clinical professor of ophthalmology at West Virginia University. Includes multiple editions of a book he wrote, his curriculum vitae, two articles printed from the internet, and Buddhist prayer flags from Tibet (2000).

The book editions include Primary Eye Care in Developing Nations (includes author inscription), Eye Care in Developing Nations (second edition, third edition, and two copies of the fourth edition), Practique de l'Ophtalmologie avec des Ressources Limitées , one book in Nepalese (signed by the translators), and one book in Chinese (also inlcudes inscription).

The articles include a column about Dr. Schwab performing music in WVU's marching band and pep band (2015), and a transcript of an interview with Dr. Schwab that is part of the Veteran's History Project--Schwab served in the US Army during the Vietnam War (2003).