William Henry Burritt Biographical File

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-1227

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents

digital file contains copies of correspondence, excepts from Vanderbilt catalogs, and a newspaper clipping describing 1890 graduation exercises.

Dates

  • 1869 - 1955

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Burritt was an 1890 graduate of the joint medical departments of Vanderbilt University and the University of Nashville. He did post graduate study at the Pulte Medical College in Cincinnati and at the New York Lying-in Hospital. A native of Huntsville, Alabama, he came from a a long line of physicians. At his death in 1955 Dr. Burritt willed his house and the surrounding property to the City of Huntsville for the purpose of establishing a park and museum.

Extent

3.42 Megabytes (8 digital files)

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
William Henry Burritt biographical file
Status
Completed
Author
History of Medicine Collections Staff
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository

https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/history-of-medicine/
Contact:
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232

 

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