Title:

Letter from Virginia Apgar to Allen O. Whipple

Creator:

Apgar, Virginia

Recipient:

Whipple, Allen O.

Date:

25 September 1939

Description:

In this letter, Apgar addressed several of her early concerns as director of the Anesthesia Division, including professional fees for anesthesiologists attending surgery for private patients, the temporary ban on use of cyclopropane (her own first choice of anesthesia), and the need for a permanent research anesthesiologist to develop the research component of the division.

Original Repository:

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

Location:

Box: 5. Folder: 4

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Anesthesiology

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

CPBBFJ

NLM ID:

101584647X70

Profiles Collection:

The Virginia Apgar Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X70

Story Section:

Establishing a New Specialty, 1938-1949