Joe W. Grisham Papers

Collection

Identifier: EBL-0030

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Personal papers of pathologist and Vanderbilt alum Joe W. Grisham. These materials consist of lecture notes taken from VUSM Pathology courses, correspondence with Dr. E. W. Goodpasture and Dr. Robert Collins, and a copy of Dr. Grisham's curriculum vitae.

Dates

1953 - 1997

Creator

Grisham, Joe W. (Person)

Notes about Access to this Collection

All collections are subject to applicable Vanderbilt University privacy and confidentiality policies. Collection specific restrictions: No Restrictions.

Reproduction Rights

Copyright is retained by History of Medicine Collections, Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University or is retained by the authors of specific published items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Historical or Biographical Note

Dr. Joe W. Grisham (1931- ) is a pathologist and Vanderbilt alum. He received his BA in Chemistry (1953) and his MD (1957) from Vanderbilt University. He then interned at the Washington University School of Medicine from 1957-1960. Then at Washington University Dr. Grisham was an instructor in pathology (1960-1961), an Assistant Professor (1961-1967), an Associate Professor (1967-1969), and a Professor of Pathology and Anatomy (1969-1973). He also served as a Lieutenant Commander for the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1961-1963. During his time at Washington University, Dr. Grisham was an Assistant Pathologist (1961-1972) and Associate Pathologist (1972-1973) at the Barnes and Allied Hospitals. In 1973 he left Washington University to become a Professor of Pathology and Medicine and Chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of North Carolina.