Description
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Collection
Title
Arthur S. Gilson Oral History
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0.05 Linear Feet
Name of creator
Biographical history
Arthur S. Gilson, Jr. was born in 1896. He was an Instructor of Physiology at Tulane School of Medicine from 1922-1924. He became a Professor of Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in 1925, and served in this position until his retirement in 1965.
Scope and content
Gilson discusses the research and activities of the Department of Physiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in the 1920s and 1930s and several of his colleagues, such as Joseph Erlanger, Herbert Gasser, and George Bishop. He also talks of the axonologists, a discussion group first formed in 1930 at an American Physiological Society meeting.
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
The collection is open and accessible for research.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Users of the collection should read and abide by the Rights and Permissions guidelines at the Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives.
Users of the collection who wish to cite items from this collection, in whole or in part, in any form of publication must request, sign, and return a Statement of Use form to the Archives.
For detailed information regarding use of this collection, contact the Archives and Rare Book Department of the Becker Library (arb@wusm.wustl.edu).
Preferred Citation:
Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
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Related archival materials
Oral history interview: http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/oral/interviews/gilson.html
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Rules or conventions
"Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS), 2013."
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Archivist's note
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Department of Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine (Subject)
- Erlanger, Joseph (Subject)
- Gasser, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer) (Subject)
- Bishop, George H. (Subject)
- Axonologists (Subject)