The Resource E. B. Krumbhaar papers

E. B. Krumbhaar papers

Label
E. B. Krumbhaar papers, 1825 - 1992
Title
E. B. Krumbhaar papers
Inclusive dates
1825 - 1992
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Edward Bell Krumbhaar (1882-1966) was a distinguished pathologist and cardiac physician, as well as one of Philadelphia’s leading historians of medicine. A founder of both the Section on Medical History of the College of Physicians and the American Association of the History of Medicine (AAHM), Krumbhaar also served as president of the College and of the AAHM. The E.B. Krumbhaar papers covers Krumbhaar’s accomplishments and contributions to pathology and cardiac physiology from the early to mid-twentieth century. This collection contains Krumbhaar’s research files, administrative records related to organizations and institutions in which he was involved, correspondence, and medical writings. Particular strengths include documentation of Krumbhaar’s research on pathology, the founding of the American Association for the History of Medicine in 1930 and 1931, his service as President of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from 1939 to 1942, his professorship of Pathology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1927 to 1942, and his translation of Arturo Castiglioni’s History of Medicine in 1941
Cataloging source
US-PPCP
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1882-1966
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Krumbhaar, E. B.
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  • American Association for the History of Medicine
  • College of Physicians of Philadelphia
  • Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  • Philadelphia General Hospital
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Mustard gas
  • Pathology
  • Philadelphia (Pa.)
  • Physicians
  • Radium
  • World War, 1914-1918
Label
E. B. Krumbhaar papers
Link
http://cpparchives.org/repositories/2/resources/7
Instantiates
Carrier category
other
Carrier category code
  • nz
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
xxx
Content type code
  • other
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Extent
24.0 Linear feet (57 containers, 4 volumes)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
E. B. Krumbhaar papers
Link
http://cpparchives.org/repositories/2/resources/7
Carrier category
other
Carrier category code
  • nz
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
xxx
Content type code
  • other
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Extent
24.0 Linear feet (57 containers, 4 volumes)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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