Peel, Jesse R.

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Jesse Peel was born and raised in Everretts, North Carolina and attended undergraduate and medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill. He completed his psychiatric training in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the Navy in the Vietnam War before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt University. After five years he moved to Atlanta, Georgia and began working as a psychiatrist. Dr. Peel has been a devoted social activist and philanthropist for over three decades, having worked with many organizations including AID Atlanta and funding the Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center at East Carolina University.
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referencedIn Marilyn Sheerer Oral History, 2018-07-19 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
referencedIn Helen K. Peel Collection, 1836, 1908-2006 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf John-Manuel Andriote Victory Deferred Collection National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
referencedIn Virginia Hardy Oral History, 2018-09-21 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf Records of Student Affairs: Records of the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Resource Center East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
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creatorOf Jesse R. Peel, MD East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf Rainbow over ECU, by Dr. Jesse R. Peel East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf Jesse Peel Oral History East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
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associatedWith East Carolina University corporateBody
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alumnusOrAlumnaOf University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill corporateBody
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Pitt County NC US
Nashville TN US
Chapel Hill NC US
Atlanta GA US
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