Orrea F. Pye Papers
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Papers of nutritionist Orrea F. Pye (1907-2000). Materials include: reprints on nutrition by various authors, as well as a photograph of Joseph Goldberger.
Dates
- Creation: 1912 - 1944
Creator
- Pye, Orrea Florence (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
Orrea F. Pye (1907-1998) was a nutritionist and professor. She received her M.S. from Syracuse in 1934 and later received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1942. She held various teaching positions starting as an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama from 1938-1942. Pye then became Professor of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina in 1942. In 1944 she returned to the Teacher's College at Columbia University, first as an associate professor from 1944-1959, and then as a professor from 1959-1972. She died in Mesa, Arizona on December 19, 1998.
Full Extent
0.37 Cubic Feet (1 Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of nutritionist Orrea F. Pye (1907-1998). Materials include: reprints on nutrition by various authors and a photograph of Joseph Goldberger.
Physical Location
EBL Vault
Acquisition Information
Acquired on Unknown Date
Processing History
processed on Unknown Date
Subject
- Pye, Orrea Florence (Person)
Topical
- Title
- Orrea F. Pye Papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2004-10-29
- 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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