Brooks, Dr. Barney 1918-1950; Speech by Ephraim McDowell (1819); Class Reunion of 1930, held June 2, 1950; Dr. Brooks' speech, guest list.; Dr. Brooks' 65th Birthday Party, December 17, 1949; his speech, poems from guests, letters and telegrams of regr, 1918 - 1950
Scope and Contents note
Brooks, Dr. Barney 1918-1950; Speech by Ephraim McDowell (1819); Class Reunion of 1930, held June 2, 1950; Dr. Brooks' speech, guest list.; Dr. Brooks' 65th Birthday Party, December 17, 1949; his speech, poems from guests, letters and telegrams of regret and congrats, guest list. Correspondence with James Heddon's Sons (Fishing tackle company in Michigan) 1949; Correspondence with Easy Washing Machine Corporation, 1947; Letter to L.L.Bean, Inc. 1946; Letter from P.D. Houston, Chairman of the Board of Directors, American Bank of Nashville 1945 re: a bet Dr. Brooks lost on the 1944 Presidential election; Correspondence with Carl R. Smith, State of Maine, Department of Agriculture 1944 re potatoes; Correspondence with Louise Douglas 1942 re:Richard Douglas Letter from Dr. J.S. Wilkins 1942 Correspondence with Eddleman Brothers Saddlery Company, Graham, Texas 1940 Correspondence with Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Car Service 1940 Correspondence with Cadillac Motor Car Division, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan 1940 Letter from Dr. Tinsley Harrison 1939 re: advice to Dr. Brooks concerning his state of health Letter from Dr. Karl E. Mason 1936 re: an Arabian horse skeleton Correspondence with Carl A. Dragstedt 1936 re: Dr. Brooks' honorary membership to The American College of Dog Surgeons Correspondence with Frank Crawford 1935-1936 re: fishing reels Thank you letters from J.B. Morgan, Jr. 1930-1935 Correspondence with Henry G. Hart, Secretary of the Vanderbilt University YMCA 1931 Correspondence with Dr. A.B. DeLoach 1925 re: obtaining a license to practice medicine in Tennessee Letter from Herbert S. Hadley, Chancellor of Washington University, St. Louis 1920-22 re: Dr. Brooks' salary/promotion to Assistant Professor Letters to F.A. Hall 1918-1919 Certificate of membership in the Volunteer Medical C corps 1918 Letter from G. Canby Robinson, Dean of the Washington University Medical School 1918 re: consideration of Dr. Brooks as indispensable to the school, and therefore ineligible for military service. Letter from J.C. Gorgas, Surgeon General. U.S. Army 1918 re: appreciation for Brooks' instruction of Reserve Corps officers
Dates
- Creation: 1918 - 1950
Creator
- From the Collection: Brooks, Barney (Person)
Notes about Access to this Collection
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 13.86 Cubic Feet (35 Hollinger boxes, 1 Half Hollinger box, 1 oversize flat box 21"x25"x 2.5")
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Location:
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Repository Details
Part of the History of Medicine Manuscripts Collection Repository
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232
historyofmedicine@vanderbilt.edu
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