RGPPM. Personal Papers and Manuscript Collections (PPM)

Scope and Contents This collection is very important for the information it contains on the project that was the first to study crash injury and also for the material on the man who gave the initial impetus to this research, Hugh DeHaven. The papers are, however, more informative regarding the research than they are regarding the man. Glimpses of Hugh DeHaven are given most frequently in the comments that he attached to various items as he was sorting his papers in 1977*. Other insights into Dr. DeHaven can...

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The collection offers only a small glimpse of the life of Irene Sutliffe. Most of the information relates to New York Hospital Training School for Nurses including correspondence on the school's seal and a list of graduates. Some biographical information and a list of Camp Black nurses are available.

Scope and Contents This collection provides an excellent overview of Dr, Wright's lengthy career in cardiovascular and geriatric medicine. The personal correspondence and miscellaneous series provide some insights on Dr. Wright's personal life including his family and friends and his summer homes in Pennsylvania and Fire Island. Dr. Wright's entire career from military service during and after World War II to New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center is documented here. Extensive series include speeches and...

Scope and Contents The bulk of these papers cover the years 1961-1972, the end of Dr. MacLeod's career when his best-known work was done. As an expert in his field, his correspondence includes inquiries from physicians and scientists from around the world, usually asking his advice on particularly difficult research or clinical problems in male infertility.There is also considerable material relating to Dr. MacLeod's research activity including correspondence with pharmaceutical companies,...

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Julia C. Stimson graduated from the New York Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1908 and became the first woman to ever receive the rank of Major in the United States Army. She was later promoted to the rank of Colonel after World War II. The Julia C. Stimson, RN Papers contain correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, military paperwork, publications, speeches, and artifacts related to her life and career.

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Lewis Atterbury Stimson, MD was a surgeon and educator, as well as an important contributor towards the founding of Cornell University Medical College in 1898. This collection contains correspondence, notebooks, a diary, will, and reprints, as well as biographies and memorial statements relating to L. A. Stimson.