Pearl L. Zink (1907-2008) biographical file

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0999

  • Staff Only

Abstract

This file consists of Dr. Zink's unpublished autobiography, which is 192 pages long and contains excellent material about her medical school and residency at VUMC during the 1930s.

Dates

  • 1907 - 2005

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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

Pearl Zink (1907-2008) was born and educated in Wisconsin and at the University of Kentucky. She entered Vanderbilt Medical School in 1933 and was chosen by Dr. Hugh Morgan to be the first woman to serve as a resident in Vanderbilt's Department of Medicine. Dr. Zink moved to San Antonio, Texas, and became a leading allergist in that city. She retired from medical practice in 1977.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Pearl L. Zink (1907-2008) biographical file
Author
Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
Date
2008-08-14
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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