Academic Cap with tassel, circa 1948-1978
Scope and Contents
This series includes awards (including Dr. George Papanicolaou’s Lasker Award of the American Public Health Association), pins, medals, medallions, a framed Dr. Papanicolaou stamp from Lane W. Adams (Executive Vice President, American Cancer Society) to Mary Papanicolaou (May 18, 1978), an academic cap, the microscope used by Dr. Papanicolaou while at Cornell University Medical College, and academic hoods Dr. Papanicolaou was given when he received honorary degrees from the University of Athens, the University of Turin, and the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia.
Dates
- circa 1948-1978
Creator
- From the Collection: Papanicolaou, George (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
5.29 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Greek, Modern (1453-)
Repository Details
Part of the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine Repository