Robert Norman Buchanan, Jr. (1911-2004) biographical file

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-1078

  • Staff Only

Abstract

Biographical file contains several newspaper clippings, news articles, a photograph, an obituary, and two funeral programs.

Dates

  • 1958 - 2004

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Reproduction Rights

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Historical or Biographical Note

Robert Norman Buchanan Jr., M.D., is a dermatologist who received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Vanderbilt University. A native of Sumner County, Tennessee, Buchanan is the grandson of John Price Buchanan, who was Governor of Tennessee from 1891 to 1893. His father was physician Robert Norman Buchanan Sr.

Buchanan, Jr. began his dermatology practice in Nashville in 1941 and joined the Army Medical Corps in 1942. He was a member of the Vanderbilt unit of the 300th General Hospital. By the end of World War II, Dr. Buchanan had attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was Chief of Dermatology for the Mediterranean Theater for U.S. Forces.

He returned to his medical practice in 1945, where he continued until his retirement in 1996. He joined the Vanderbilt University medical faculty in 1941 and served as Clinical Professor of Dermatology from 1955 until he was awarded emeritus status in 1976.

Extent

0 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Robert Norman Buchanan, Jr. (1911-2004) biographical file
Author
Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
Date
2010-03-19
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is inEnglish.

Repository Details

Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository

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