Henry Baird papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/003
Scope and Contents
Recounts Henry W. Baird’s life and career in neurological research in series of letters addressed to his
son, Douglas Gordon Baird, 19841985,
to describe "how I happened to write the papers which include
my name as author." Also includes biographical information, curriculum vitae, and bibliography. Baird
describes his career through his published writings and recounts work with Ernest A. Spiegel in
electroencephalography, pediatric neurology, and drug therapy for brain and neurological disorders.
Dates
- 1984 - 1985
Creator
- Baird, Henry W. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Henry Welles Baird III, Philadelphia neurologist, was born on 10 Oct. 1922 in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He
attended Yale University, receiving a B.S. in 1945 and an M.D. in 1949. Baird married physician Eleanora
C. Gordon in 1950; they had four sons. Baird died in Wynnewood, Pa., on 7 Apr. 1987. Baird was
Professor of Pediatrics at Temple University Health Center in the School of Medicine, 19531968,
as well
as Attending Pediatrician (Neurology) at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, 19661984.
In 1977, he
became editor of "Developmental medicine and child neurology". Henry W. Baird became a Fellow of the
College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1959.
Extent
.2 Linear feet (1 half document box)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Baird, Henry W. (Person)
- Title
- Henry Baird papers
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
