Ralph Canuteson was the first full-time Medical Director of the Watkins Memorial Health Center at the University of Kansas (1928-1965). This collection consists of correspondence and papers related to his involvement with the National Tuberculosis Association, the Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Association, and other state and national health groups.

Canuteson worked in the Student Health Service at the University of Kansas from 1928-1965. This collection contains correpondence, publications, pamphlets, and artifacts.