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Charles Bernard Pittinger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0062
Abstract Personal papers of Charles Bernard Pittinger (1913-1990), chair of the Vanderbilt Department of Anesthesiology, anesthesiologist and pharmacologist known for new methods of obstetrical anesthesia. Materials include: biographical material on James Tayloe Gwathmey, Crawford W. Long, Dennis Jackson, et al.; research on acupuncture; photographs; reprints; correspondence; manuscripts; curriculum vitae; slides. Correspondents include Barney Brooks, Mary Ross Gillespie, Bruno Haid, Dennis Jackson,...
Dates: 1878 - 1989
Found in: Eskind Biomedical Library Manuscripts Collection

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  • Subject: VUMC History X
  • Names: Gillespie, Mary Ross X

 

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