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Amos Christie Papers
Personal papers of Amos Christie, pediatrician, child health advocate, professor, and administrator at Vanderbilt University Medical School. Dr. Christie is best known for his research in histoplasmosis, known as the "Vanderbilt disease." Materials include: correspondence; biographical material; manuscripts and speeches; reprints; and personal and professional subject files.
William Crawford Gorgas (1854-1920) biographical file
Biographical file contains a book on Gorgas' contributions to the creation of the Panama Canal, a booklet from the Memorial Services held in honor of Gorgas by the Southern Society of Washington D.C., an invitation to his memorial service, and a postcard featuring the Gorgas Home.
Dorothy M. Horstmann biographical file
Biographical file includes obituary and excerpts from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: The Story in Pictures From Its Beginning to 1963.
Robert H. Hutcheson biographical file
Biographical file includes news clipping.
Edith Augusta Jones (b.1919) biographical file
Biographical file includes photographs, news clippings, correspondence, newsletters, reminiscences, program, notes, awards, and other biographical information.
Joseph Jones (1833-1896) biographical file
Biographical file includes a Tennessee Historical Quarterly biographical article by Dr. Robert W. Ikard entitled "The Short and Stormy Nashville Career of Joseph Jones, Tennessee's First Public Health Officer.'
Rudolph H. Kampmeier Papers
Waller S. Leathers (1874-1946) biographical file
Biographical file includes photographs, correspondence, news clippings, articles, a booklet on Leathers' involvement with the Rockefeller Foundation, and other biographical information.
Frank Luton Papers
Personal papers of psychiatrist and Vanderbilt professor Frank Luton (1898-1979). Materials include: correspondence, biographical material, manuscripts, lectures, notes, grant applications, reprints, clippings, programs, brochures, photographs, and subject files on alcoholism and professional organizations. Correspondents include: Merrill Moore, Smiley Blanton, William F. Roth, and Marc H. Hollender.
Henry E. Meleney (1887-1970) biographical file
Biographical file includes scholarly articles, bibliographic citations, photographs, and a generous amount of correspondence.
Hugh Jackson Morgan Papers
Robert W. Quinn (1913-1999) biographical file
Biographical file includes photographs of Dr. Quinn, his family, his medical school class, and his automobiles; correspondence from colleagues; newspaper clippings; RXs and articles from the VUMC Reporter; reprinted journal articles; obituaries; a copy of his medical license; telegram; letters; and greeting cards from friends.
Harold R. Sandstead (1904-1955) biographical file
Biographical file includes photograph, nutrition surveys, biographical articles, correspondence, and CV.
Anne J. Sweeney Papers
Personal papers of medical social worker and Vanderbilt professor Anne J. Sweeney (1914-1984). Materials include: biographical material; biographical files (on others); correspondence; manuscripts; and files of research on hereditary deafness, syphilis/penicillin Study.
Olin West Papers
Personal papers of Vanderbilt alum and epidemiologist Olin West, a primary figure in the development of the Tennessee State Department of Public Health. The collection contains manuscripts on public health and one photograph.
Olin West, Sr. (1874-1952) biographical file
File contains letters written to Olin West during the years of 1922,1924, 1947, photographs (including two anatomy lab pictures from when he was as student at Vanderbilt in the late 1800s) , newspaper clippings, and published article and obituary from JAMA.
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