Virginia Apgar Collection, 1962-present
2 boxes (10 linear in.)
Collection number: MS 0816 (LD 7082.18 Apgar)
Virginia Apgar Collection
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Virginia Apgar Collection, 1962-present
2 boxes (10 linear in.)
Collection number: MS 0816 (LD 7082.18 Apgar)
Abstract:
Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974; physician and anesthesiologist. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1929. Collection contains a transcript of an oral history interview, biographical information, material relating to a postage stamp issued in her honor, an exhibit catalogue and a student paper concerning her, material about the Columbia University Apgar Symposium in 2002, Apgar family material, her National Women's Hall of Fame Medal, and photographs; consisting primarily of magazine and newspaper articles about the Apgar score, her work for the National Foundation (later the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation) and the Apgar commemorative postage stamp.
Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
South Hadley, MA |