Edwin Burwell Bridgforth Biographical File

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0290

  • Staff Only

Abstract

Biographical file includes a photograph, an obituary, and news clipping regarding Dr. Bridgforth.

Dates

  • 1997 - 2000

Notes about Access to this Collection

All collections are subject to applicable VUMC privacy and confidentiality policies.

Reproduction Rights

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Historical or Biographical Note

Dr. Edwin Bridgforth studied chemical engineering and physics at Mississippi State University. He held a bachelor's degree in physics from Duke University and a master's degree in human nutrition from Columbia University School of Public Health. Dr. Bridgforth taught biostatistics and nutritional statistics at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas at Galveston, and the Mississippi State University. He was an avid book collector and donated titles to Vanderbilt's History of Medicine Collection. Edwin Bridgeforth died on August 6, 1998 at his home in Pickens, MS.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Edwin Burwell Bridgforth (1924-1998) biographical file
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is inEnglish.

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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