Ann S. Minot Papers
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Personal papers of Ann S. Minot (1894-1980), biochemist and Vanderbilt professor who established the first blood bank at Vanderbilt. Materials include: personal and biographical material; manuscripts; lectures; notes and notebooks; correspondence; reprints; case histories; experimental data; subject files; note card bibliographies; drawings, photos, and slides. Most of the collection relates to her professional research interests, but there are some personal materials in the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1946 - 1975
Creator
- Minot, A. S. (Person)
Notes about Access to this Collection
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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
Ann Stone Minot (1894-1980) was a clinical chemist, teacher, and investigator. Her wide research interests included protein deficiency, Vitamin C deficiency, myasthenia gravis and tocopherol. She also established first blood bank at Vanderbilt.
She received her B.S. from Smith College in 1915 and her Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from Harvard and Radcliffe in 1922. She came to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1926 and held the following positions: Research Assistant for the Department of Pharmacology, 1926-1932; Assistant Professor, Pediatric Research, 1932-1946; Director of Clinical Chemistry Lab, 1946-1960.
She died in St. Johnsbury, Vermont on February 25, 1980.
Full Extent
4.24 Cubic Feet (4 Hollinger boxes, 1 Half Hollinger box, and 2 Paige boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Personal papers of Ann S. Minot (1894-1980), biochemist and Vanderbilt professor who established the first blood bank at Vanderbilt. Materials include: personal and biographical material; manuscripts; lectures; notes and notebooks; correspondence; reprints; case histories; experimental data; subject files; note card bibliographies; drawings, photos, and slides.
Acquisition Information
Acquired on Unknown Date
Processing History
processed on Unknown Date
Subject
- Minot, A. S. (Person)
Topical
- 2 hollinger boxes containing publications unrelated to Dr. Minot's research.
- Title
- Ann S. Minot Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- History of Medicine Collections Staff
- Date
- 2004-10-29
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
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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