Title:

Virginia Apgar with the Apgar orchid

Date:

1961

Description:

In 1961, Harold Patterson, a New Jersey orchid cultivator, named a new breed of orchid in honor of Virginia Apgar. Apgar, an avid gardener, was delighted.

Original Repository:

Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]

Location:

Box: 33. Folder: 8

Rights:

Courtesy of Mount Holyoke College.

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Subject:

Hobbies

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]. 12223

Legacy ID:

CPBBCN

NLM ID:

101584647X32

Profiles Collection:

The Virginia Apgar Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X32

Story Section:

Obstetric Anesthesia and a Scorecard for Newborns, 1949-1958