Chapter Five: EWG's Special Report about possibly closing Med School, 1948 - 2002

Collins notes on Faculty meeting in July,1948 Christie Committee Charge and Report, Letters to Branscomb in Jan 1949 containing rationale for closing med school; Compendium of major documents about proposal, including speech to faculty July 1948, typescript by Amy for inclusion in biography, letter from Branscomb to EWG July 1948 about establishing Vanderbilt Clinic, budget changes submitted to BOT Sept 1948, letter soliciting support from alumni typed and in EWG's hand, cover letter to Branscomb Jan 1949 from EWG "represents the stand on which I rest my case"; followed by rationale for closing med school; typescript by Amy to include in appendix of biography; follow-up letter in Jan 1949 EWG to Branscomb elaborating on previous, presumably at Branscomb's request; EWG's hand written notes about budget for previous; Branscomb's report on BOT response to EWG in Feb 1949 essentially rejecting EWG's proposal; Youman's analysis of Med School problems in Feb 1950 in letter to Branscomb; Executive Faculty Meeting Jan 19, 1949 Letter EWG to Faculty about his proposal, Minutes and letters to EWG in response from Clark, Pilcher, Luton; Miscellaneous: Letter from Lamson to EWG Dec 1948 about difficult hospital situation; Draft and letter from EWG in 1932 and 1936, respectively, about Fluid Research Fund goals and value of research; harts showing Income and Expense of Vanderbilt Hospital, 1935 to 1948; summary page showing finacial status of med school and hospital in 1948.