Histoplasmosis
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Amos Christie
Roy Crowdy Avery Collection
The Roy Crowdy Avery Collection, 1918-1971, contains reel-to-reel tapes, WWI diary entries, newspaper clippings, and a manuscript of medical professor Roy Crowdy Avery, 1885-1971.
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 Andrew Demonbreun Papers
Personal papers of William Andrew Demonbreun, pathologist and Vanderbilt professor from 1930-1965. Dr. Demonbreun is best known for his research on histoplasmosis. Material includes: correspondence, reprints, slides and photographs. Subject files focus on court testimony, the American College of Pathology, sulfanilamides, histoplasmosis, and toxoplasmosis.
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