Series 02: Morris Flexner Correspondence, 1904-1915, bulk: 1907 - 1915
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Photos, letters, and publications about Abraham Flexner and other members of the Flexner Family. Dr. Flexner is best known for the highly influential Flexner Report on the state of medical education in the United States. The collection includes photographs, biographical material, correspondence, reprints, manuscripts, and a copy of the privately printed book: A Family Memoir 1899-1989 by Jean Atherton Flexner Lewinson. There is a sizeable section grouping of correspondence and photographs created by Dr. Morris Flexner during his student days at the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University, as well as a collection of photographs taken during his service as a ,medical officer during World War I. The collection also contains a group of notebooks compiled by noted culinary author Marion K. Flexner.
Dates
- Creation: 1904-1915
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1907 - 1915
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
English
Container Summary
Correspondence to Morris Flexner (1890-1969) from family members including parents Jacob Aaron Flexner (1857-1934), Rosa Maas Flexner (1855-1924) and siblings Jennie Maas Flexner, Alice Gertrude Flexner, and Carolyn Flexner. The correspondence ranges in date from 1904 1915 and were largely written while he was away at college at the University of Michigan, and medical school at Johns Hopkins.
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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