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Collection ParE : Edwards A. Park Collection

Description

Key

90201

Reference Code Element

ParE

Dates

1882-1969, inclusive

1923-1969, bulk

Extent

43 linear feet

Creator

Personal name, Park, Edwards A. (Edwards Albert), 1877-1969

Administrative/Biographical History

Edwards A. Park
30 Dec 1877-11 Jul 1969
Edwards A. Park was born in Gloversville, New York. He earned his A.B. in 1900 from Yale University and his M.D. in 1905 from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1912, John Howland, the head of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins, invited Park to join the faculty. Park served on the medical faculty until 1921, when he left to found the department of pediatrics at the Yale University School of Medicine. He returned to Johns Hopkins in 1927 to become professor of pediatrics and pediatrician-in-chief of the Harriet Lane Home. He remained at Johns Hopkins until his retirement in 1946, creating divisions of cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, and psychiatry within the department of pediatrics. Park's major research contributions include studies of rickets and lead poisoning.

Chronology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1912-1921

Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1927-1969

Scope and Content

The Edwards A. Park Collection spans his entire career at Johns Hopkins. It inlcudes administrative records, patient notebooks (1928-1949), a diagnostic index to pediatric patients (1920s-1950s), correspondence (1920-1939, 1953-1969), and biographical material, including items relating to the celebration of Park's 80th birthday.

Subjects - Name

Corporate name, Harriet Lane Home (Baltimore, Md.)

Corporate name, Johns Hopkins University. Department of Pediatrics

Language

English

Administration

Date(s) of Descriptions

2005

Processing Information

The Edwards A. Park Collection was organized and cataloged in 2004-2005 by Chesney Medical Archives student assistants Farai Chidavaenzi, Kristina Eipl, Josh Grischkan, Alexia Robinson, Elisabeth Sultzbaugh, and Di Wu, under the direction of Phoebe Evans Letocha.

Accession

2024-026

2019-008

2010-050

2008-097

Composed Of

Found 8 record(s)

Reference Code and Titlesort by Reference Code and Title ascending	Key (Collection)sort by Key (Collection) ascending	Dates	Record Levelsort by Record Level ascending	Hierarchysort by Hierarchy ascending
1- Correspondence, 1920-1939	182749	1920-1939	Series	CollectionParE- Edwards A. Park Collection
2- Correspondence, 1953-1969	182750	1953-1969	Series	CollectionParE- Edwards A. Park Collection
3- Edwards Park Biographical Material	182754		Series	CollectionParE- Edwards A. Park Collection
4- Albums of Interesting Cases	182753	1920s-1950s	Series	CollectionParE- Edwards A. Park Collection
5- Patient Notebooks	182752	1920s-1950s	Series	CollectionParE- Edwards A. Park Collection
6- Pediatric Diagnostic Index	182751	1920s-1950s	Series	CollectionParE- Edwards A. Park Collection
7- Photographs from the Edwards Park Papers	100878		Series	CollectionParE- Edwards A. Park Collection
2005-013 and 2005-014- Edwards Park Correspondence with Robert Mason and James Gamble	182755		Box	CollectionParE- Edwards A. Park Collection

Related Artifacts

Found 1 record(s)

Available Actions	Artifact Numbersort by Artifact Number ascending	Titlesort by Title ascending
	5077A	The Borden Award

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