Title:

Letter from Hans Karl Wendl to Virginia Apgar

Creator:

Wendl, Hans Karl
Frauenklinik Finkenau

Recipient:

Apgar, Virginia

Date:

6 November 1963

Description:

The Apgar method of evaluating newborns was adopted in hospitals all over the world. In this letter, Dr. Wendl of Hamburg, Germany, showed Apgar how the score sheet would appear in German, and asked if any modifications were needed.

Original Repository:

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

Location:

Box: 12. Folder: 5

Rights:

Courtesy of Mount Holyoke College.

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Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Apgar Score and Infant, Newborn

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Letter from Virginia Apgar to Hans Karl Wendl, 1963

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

CPBBGP

NLM ID:

101584647X96

Profiles Collection:

The Virginia Apgar Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X96

Story Section:

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