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The Virginia Apgar Papers

Title:
Letter from Virginia Apgar to Paul A. Harper pdf (651,239 Bytes) ocr (167 Bytes)
Description:
Sent in response to Harper's request for seminar outlines, this letter included the outlines, which demonstrate how Apgar conceptualized delivery-room problems after several decades' experience with them, and an essay, "The Perinatal Problem," in which she discussed the need for a national medical education program in the emerging field of neonatology.
Number of Image Pages:
10 (651,239 Bytes)
Date:
1958-03-24 (March 24, 1958)
Creator:
Apgar, Virginia
Recipient:
Harper, Paul A.
Johns Hopkins University. School of Hygiene and Public Health
Source:
Original Repository: Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Neonatology
Exhibit Category:
Obstetric Anesthesia and a Scorecard for Newborns, 1949-1958
Box Number: 5
Folder Number: 7
Unique Identifier:
CPBBFK
Document Type:
Letters (correspondence)
Language:
English
Format:
application/pdf
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Good
Series: Correspondence 1925-1974
Folder: 1958-1962
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2006-05-08

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