Title:

Letter from Ralph M. Waters to Virginia Apgar

Creator:

Waters, Ralph M.
The University of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin General Hospital

Recipient:

Apgar, Virginia

Date:

27 April 1936

Description:

In 1936, at the suggestion of her mentor at Columbia-Presbyterian, Apgar made inquiries to the few existing anesthesiology programs about getting a residency with them. Initially, none of them had any residency openings, though she eventually was able to study with Waters and then with Emery Rovenstine, two leaders in the field.

Original Repository:

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

Location:

Box: 5. Folder: 2

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Darwin D. Waters.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Anesthesiology

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Letter from Ralph M. Waters to Virginia Apgar, 1936

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

CPBBDX

NLM ID:

101584647X61

Profiles Collection:

The Virginia Apgar Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X61

Story Section:

From Surgery to Anesthesiology, 1933-1937