Materials relating to Jacob Flexner (1857-1934), 1930-2004
Scope and Contents note
Bronze paper weight commissioned at the retirement of Dr. Simon Flexner from the Rockefeller Institute. Obj. # 881in the Historical Collection inventory.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-2004
Creator
- From the Collection: Flexner, Marion Kahn Weil (Person)
- From the Collection: Flexner, Morris (Person)
- From the Collection: Flexner, Abraham (Person)
- From the Collection: Flexner, Jean Atherton (Person)
Notes about Access to this Collection
All collections are subject to applicable Vanderbilt University privacy and confidentiality policies. Collection specific restrictions: No Restrictions.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 6.85 Cubic Feet (Five Paige Boxes and 1 oversized flat storage box (13.5"x18.5"x3"), )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Location:
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Container Summary
Materials relating to Jacob Flexner (1857-1934) including an autobiographical typescript memoir of being a pharmacist during the 1870’s-1880’s , published obituaries; University of Louisville Library Review 23( March 1975) containing a review of the Collected Works of Hortense Flexner (1885-1973); Prescription written by Dr. Flexner and found later by Dr. Harris D. Riley, Jr, and sent to Dr. John M. Flexner; and published reprint and faxed drafts of article entitled “Jacob: the other Flexner” by Ward O. Griffin, Jr., MD, PhD.
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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