Chapter Ten: Correspondence, Memoirs, Obituaries about death of EWG, 1960 - 2002

 File — Box: 1g, Folder: 60
Identifier: 1

Scope and Contents note

Sarah Little to Branscomb Nov 1960 with thanks for service; copy of "last thoughtful notes"by EWG preparing for 2nd year lecture provided by Katherine G.; Katherine G. to Youmans Feb 1961 with details of EWG's life and hobbies; Branscomb to Katherine G. Oct 1960 with BOT resolution; Exec Fac resolution by Shapiro and Morgan; Obits by Dawson in Amer Jour Path 1961 and Archives of Path 1961; Obit by Kampmeier in South Med J 1960; Burnet's article in Perspectives in Biology and Med 1973 about "A Great Pathologist"; ooklet of VUMC Deans 1925-1977; Francis' memoir in Amer Phil Society Yearbook 1964; Youmans' memoir in Trans Assn Amer Phy 1961; Long's memoir in Biographical Memoirs, NAS 1965; sketch in TN Encyclopedia; Classics in Med article in Medicine 1993 about EWG; memoir by Collins in Vanderbilt Medicine~1981; America's Pasteur by Louise Davis in Tennessean 1955; Resolutions by Exec Fac about EWG and Morgan; Obit in Tennessean, NY Times, Washington Post; last letter from EWG to Sarah (in Sarah Little's possession as of 2003.) Esmond Long file at AFIP about EWG: This file contains the archival material about EWG in the Archives of AFIP and provided by that office in 2001. Dr. Long sent a blanket request to a number of colleagues and trainess, and their responses are included. This material was used in Long's Memoir and also in Long's History of Pathology. Respondents include Gene Woodruff, Robert Grauer at Singer Research, Jim Dawson, George Whipple, Stanhope Bayne-Jones, Eugene Opie, Dean of the University of Philippines, letter to EWG in 1959 about time in Philippines with reply, John Shapiro--reply includes Exec Fac resolution, J. Paul who submitted Kovalenko Award citation, obit in Bull College Amer Path 1955; AFIP newsletter announcing appointment as Sc Director with biographical sketch, Katherine G. who submitted a copy of CV and personal "off the record" remarks about the freedom he gave people in his lab and with notice she was mailing four volumes of departmental reprints (apparently not actually sent by info in a later letter, and a letter Katherine G. to Long in 1962 in which she responds to several questions about his career, and her judgment that he accepted Deanship as his responsibility.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960 - 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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