Title:

Letter from Virginia Apgar to L. Joseph Butterfield

Creator:

Apgar, Virginia

Recipient:

University of Colorado Medical Center. Department of Pediatrics and Butterfield, L. Joseph

Date:

1 August 1961

Description:

Butterfield and his residents at the University of Colorado Medical Center modified the order and wording of the Apgar score's five points, so that they spelled "APGAR." This epigram form proved a useful teaching device, and Butterfield passed it along to Apgar. As this response indicated, Apgar was delighted by the innovation. By the late 1960s it had become the standard for Apgar score forms.

Original Repository:

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

Location:

Box: 12. Folder: 2

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Apgar Score and Infant, Newborn

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Letter from L. Joseph Butterfield to Virginia Apgar, 1961

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

CPBBGM

NLM ID:

101584647X94

Profiles Collection:

The Virginia Apgar Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X94

Story Section:

Second Career: The National Foundation-March of Dimes, 1959-1974