"T" MISCELLANEOUS. File includes: - Personal letters from Dr. Edna Tompkins, 1957-64. Dr. Tomkins was an associate of Dr. Sydney Cunningham at Johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt, and lived with the Cunninghams in Nashville. Letters refer to Dr. Cunningham, 1957 - 1964
Scope and Contents note
"T" MISCELLANEOUS. File includes: - Personal letters from Dr. Edna Tompkins, 1957-64. Dr. Tomkins was an associate of Dr. Sydney Cunningham at Johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt, and lived with the Cunninghams in Nashville. Letters refer to Dr. Cunningham, and to a biographical sketch written by Dr. Tompkins after his death (copy in SYDNEY CUNNINGHAM BIOGRAPHICAL FILE). l0 items. Copy added, along with a letter from ERC to Dr. Tompkins (1963), giving biographical information about Dr. Cunningham. - 2 letters from Mrs. Cunningham's goddaughter, Agna Thompson (1944-45). - 2 letters from Ruth Tews, Hospital Librarian at the Mayo Clinic, and a reply from Mrs. Cunningham (1957). - Letters and a photograph (with family) of Hsieuchen L. Tao, a Chinese librarian who studied at Peabody (1957-63). 15 items.
Dates
- Creation: 1957 - 1964
Creator
- From the Collection: Cunningham, Eileen R. (Eileen Roach) (Person)
Notes about Access to this Collection
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 7.04 Cubic Feet (19 Hollinger Boxes)
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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