Summary Information
Edgar M. End Papers
1937-1981
Local History Manuscript Collection 344
0.8 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
Milwaukee Public Library (Map)
Dr. Edgar End was a physician, diving researcher and a
Milwaukee, Wisconsin native. This collection contains materials from and about Dr.
End and his work. Included also is correspondence from 1942 to 1981, photographs,
newspaper clippings and biographical information.
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Biography/History
Edgar Matthew End was born 15 October 1910. He graduated from Marquette University
School of Medicine in 1936. In 1937, End was a medical intern at Milwaukee County
General Hospital. He tested his theory that adding helium to the oxygen, replacing
nitrogen, would alleviate the problem of narcosis. Testing the mixture on himself in
the basement of the County Emergency Hospital in a recompression chamber, End found
that his decompression tables worked. End then recruited diver and engineer, Max
Nohl, for further testing.
Preliminary tests were successful and End and Nohl then set out to break a world
diving record. After a practice dive in April of 1937, Nohl set a world record dive
of 420 feet on 1 December 1937 in Lake Michigan about 25 miles northeast of
Milwaukee and 12 miles east of Port Washington, Wisconsin. These achievements in
SCUBA technology predate innovations from Jacques Cousteau and prompted End to
continue work in hyperbaric medicine. Dr. Edgar End died in May 1981.
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes papers written or delivered by Dr. End, articles written
about Dr. End and his work, and a partial collection of correspondence from 1942 to
1981. Also includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and biographical data, which
supplements the manuscript material.
Arrangement of the Materials
The subjects are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each
folder.
Preferred Citation
End, Edgar M., Papers, 1937–1981, Collection 344. Local History Manuscript
Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Related Material in the Milwaukee Public Library
Administrative/Restriction Information
There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all
in accordance with state law. The public may view Local History Manuscript
Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person
appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please
contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection
(Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
Materials were donated to Milwaukee Public Library by Dr. Edgar End’s widow, Mrs.
Mary End on 10 June 1982. Materials were accessioned as Local History
Manuscripts.
Inventory by Rachel Arndt, 2013. Processed by Casey Lapworth, 2019.
Contents List
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Clippings
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Magazine, 1955-1980
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Box
1
Folder
2-3
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Newspaper, 1938-1981
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Box
1
Folder
4-5
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Correspondence, 1942-1981
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Credentials, undated
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Miscellaneous, undated
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Photographs
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Miscellaneous, 1937, undated
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Box
1
Folder
9
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Nohl 420 dive, 1937
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Unbound small album, undated
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Unbound album
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Box
2
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April 10, 1937
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Box
2
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June 7, 1937
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Box
2
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December 1, 1937
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Box
2
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Various diving related,
undated
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Scrapbook - “The Clipper”
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Box
3
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1937-1938
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Miscellaneous, 1937-1938
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Writings
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Papers, undated
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Published, 1955-1980
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