Burns, Chester, (1937-2006)

 Collection
Identifier: 393

Abstract

File includes scholarly articles, a newspaper clipping, reprints, and a biographical sketch/curriculum vitae of Dr. Burns.

Dates

  • 1964 - 1999

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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

Chester Burns, Ph.D., was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1937. He received his B.A. in philosophy in 1959 and his M.D. in 1963, both from Vanderbilt. In 1969, he became the first American-born physician to receive a Ph.D. in the History of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University. He was the founder of the Institute for the Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Galveston and taught there for 37 years, retiring in 2006. Dr. Burns published extensively during his career and was very active in numerous medical societies.

Extent

0.001 Linear Feet (One file folder)

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Burns, Chester, (1937-2006)
Author
Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
Date
2010-03-30
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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