Archival Collections at Vanderbilt

David Theodore Karzon Papers, Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University

David T. Karzon, M.D., came to Vanderbilt in 1968 as Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. Previously he had been Professor of Virology, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology and Professor of Pediatrics at the State University of New York, Buffalo[…]In 1970, after building support both within the community and within the university, Dr. …

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Frederic T. (Josh) Billings, Jr. Papers, Eskind Library, Vanderbilt University

Personal papers of long-time Vanderbilt Department of Medicine faculty member Frederic Tremaine “Josh” Billings. Materials include: correspondence; reports and dissertation; tapes; committee and administrative work; and material relating to the Center for Health Services; Student Health Coalition; the Vanderbilt medical library; and geriatrics. Most of the material within this collection was generated from 1960-1985. Correspondence …

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Amos Christie Papers, Eskind Library, Vanderbilt University

Personal papers of Amos Christie, pediatrician, child health advocate, beloved Vanderbilt professor, and humanitarian. Dr. Christie is best known for his research in histoplasmosis, known as the “Vanderbilt disease,” but he was also instrumental in integrating Vanderbilt’s pediatrics ward in the late 1940s. Materials include: correspondence; biographical material; manuscripts and speeches; reprints; and personal and …

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