Danforth, William H., Vertical File

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VF01692

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Danforth, William H., Vertical File

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0.02 Linear Feet

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(1926-2022)

Biographical history

William Henry Danforth II earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, then interned at Barnes Hospital. After serving as a physician in the Navy during the Korean War, he joined the medical faculty of Washington University School of Medicine as a cardiologist in 1957. Danforth served as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1971 to 1995, when he retired as one of the longest serving chancellors in the country. Danforth is credited with completing Washington University's transition from a local college to a national research university, and for recruiting talented students from around the world.

Source: https://wustl.edu/about/history-traditions/chancellors/danforth/

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The Vertical File Collection is open and accessible for research.

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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).

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Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.

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  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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See also Barnes Hospital, 1960-69 oversize files; See also Danforth Foundation files, clippings 1988, 2003; See also Evarts A. Graham, Centennial Symposium, files; See also McDonnell Medical Science Building files; See also Medical education- Missouri files; See also Nena Rubenstein files; See also WU, 1980-89 files; See also WU, 1990-99 files; See also WU, files; See also WU, files.

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"Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS), 2013."

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© Copyright 2019 Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives. All rights reserved.

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