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Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania and Carrington, Elsie R.
Date:
9 November 1965
Description:
Carrington, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, asked Apgar for a brief contribution to a symposium on human teratogenesis. In this reply, Apgar agreed to write the essay, but expressed her impatience with redundant medical articles.. NOTE: Handwritten text in upper right-hand corner reads: "Carrington mss. due March 66."
Original Repository:
Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]