Chapter Eight: Family friends:, 1939 - 2002

 File — Box: 1f, Folder: 55
Identifier: 1

Scope and Contents note

Citation for Barney Brooks by Rosenfeld, 1986 describing move to VU from Wash U; Collins to Evans (Brooks daughter) Oct 2000 soliciting reminiscences about EWG with response; Paper on Anne Scales Benedict by Grace Bendict Paine--partially published in Vanderbilt Alumnus 1983; Betty Edwards (family friend? Former employee?)to EWG Jan 1944 decribing Christmas carols at Goodpastures with reply; Article by Pete Riley "In Praise of Dieners"; picture of VU dieners with identification by William Gunter; letter EWG to Clark Aug 1943 about Bill Gunter recognition; Clark's announcement of ceremony with EWG doodles; Clark's article "Medical education from the ground up" in Jour Med Ed 1962; Obituary of Clark 1960 in VU publication and in Banner. Watson Sellards:Harvey's article on Sellards, Bull JHH 1979; ollins notes about Sellards correspondence file; various letters undated by Sellards--about VU pathology/bacteriology, after Cutter lecture in 1941, Jan 1941 about selling house (after Sarah's death) with EWG response in Feb 1942 that sale had not gone through, in Feb 1942--"You can't sell my farm", note to EWG Sept 1942 about Sellards recovering from operation with EWG inquiry, with letter in Sellards hand Sept 1942, and last letter from Sellards in Oct 1942--he died in December; EWG to Sellards March 1939 thanking him for hospitality in Boston ( See Harvey's article for details); EWG to Sellards Dec 1940 about going to NY (for trip after Sarah's death in July that year) inviting Sellards to join them-which he did (see Burwell below) No letters Sellards to EWG about Sarah's death were found. Sidney Burwell: No letters from Burwell to EWG 1928-1935; Burwell to EWG Jan 1936 about curing TN ham with response by EWG and follow up by Burwell; Burwell to EWG with list of speakers at portrait presentation to Canby Robinson; EWG to Burwell Oct 1938 about Thayer lectures; EWG to Burwell May 1939 thanking him for dinner after presentation at New Eng Path Society; EWG to Burwell Apr 1940 about invitation to give Cutter lectures, and info that Sarah's health had declined; EWG to Burwell Apr 1940 that "Sarah has not felt like writing"; EWG to Burwell Dec 1940 with description of trip to NYC and meeting Sellards; Burwell to EWG Jan 1941 about changing lecture date; EWG to Burwell Feb 1941 thanking him for hospitality; Burwell to EWG Dec 1942 notifying him by wire of Sellards death and EWG reply; EWG to Edith Burwell Jan 1943 about her mother's death; Burwell to EWG July 1943 about visit by Sarah and Joe with EWG reply; Burwell to EWG May 1944 after presentation of Kober Medal with EWG reply and Sarah's impending delivery; EWG to Burwell July 1954 about trip to visit at Ipswich; note that Burwell gave AOA lecture here in 1948, died in 1967; picture of Burwell at time of lecture; Information about Coffee House Club and its foundation, with list of members as of 1974; list of members in 1948; Invitation to celebrate 50th birthday of club; picture of members 1942; note by Collins that Mss are not filed in TN Archives and that EWG speech Medicine for Prometheus is in folder of his speeches; history of Medical Exchange Club in Boston with list of members in 1956.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939 - 2002

Creator

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Full Extent

From the Collection: 12.94 Cubic Feet (24 Hollinger boxes, 1 half Hollinger box, and 3 Paige boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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