VANDERBILT. HISTORY OF MEDICINE ARCHIVES. 4 sets of correspondence: - letter (1935) from Mrs. Cunningham to the daughter of Walter Reed (whom ERC knew as a child); mentions donation of a letter and Bible of Dr. Reed's to Vanderbilt. Another letter (1929), 1929 - 1976
Scope and Contents note
VANDERBILT. HISTORY OF MEDICINE ARCHIVES. 4 sets of correspondence: - letter (1935) from Mrs. Cunningham to the daughter of Walter Reed (whom ERC knew as a child); mentions donation of a letter and Bible of Dr. Reed's to Vanderbilt. Another letter (1929) mentions Mrs. Reed. -correspondence with Dr. James Neal (1936), mentioning Vanderbilt's acquisition of the Weaver Collection and the personal library of Dean Canby Robinson. 3 items. - memo from Dr. Mark Hollender of Vanderbilt to T. Mark Hodges, Library Director (1976), donating an article written by Mrs. Cunningham. Handwritten note in reply gives biographical information on ERC. - letter: founding of Society on Medical History (1953).
Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 1976
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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