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Morris Flexner papers

 Collection
Identifier: KORN130

This small collection includes Dr. Flexner's correspondence from 1957-1969 and a 1940 certificate of service.

Dates

  • 1940-1969

Creator

Extent

.25 linear foot

Biographical / Historical

Morris Flexner was born in Louisville in 1890. He was the son of Jacob and Rose Flexner. Abraham Flexner was his uncle. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1910, then earned an MD from Johns-Hopkins in 1914. He interned at Johns Hopkins (1915) and at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri (1915-1916). He began teaching at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1916. He served as the chief laboratory officer at a base hospital center in France during World War I.

Title
Morris Flexner papers
Status
Completed
Author
Katherine B. Johnson
Description rules
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library Repository

Contact:
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