Cate, William Robert (1894-1973)

 Collection
Identifier: 411

  • Staff Only

Abstract

File includes obituaries, photographs, a autobiography of Dr. and Mrs. Cate written by Mrs. Cate and edited and enlarged by their daughter, Betty Bruce Cate Collins, and other biographical information.

Dates

  • 1970 - 1996

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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. William R. Cate practiced medicine in Nashville from 1926 until his passing in 1973. A native of Kentucky, he received his M.D. degree in 1920 from Emory University School of Medicine. Cate served as a hospital administrator in Korea for two years and was appointed professor of medicine and chief of hospital medical staff at Severance Union Medical College in Seoul, Korea.

Upon his return to the United States in 1926, Cate established his practice in internal medicine, later specializing in cardiology. In addition to serving as professor emeritus of clinical medicine, Cate was instrumental in establishing the heart clinic at Vanderbilt University Hospital.

Extent

0 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Cate, William Robert (1894-1973)
Author
Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
Date
2010-11-15
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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