Opal E. Hepler (1899-) Papers 1926-1967

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Opal E. Hepler (1899-) Papers 1926-1967

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The Opal E. Hepler papers, arranged in four boxes, date between 1926 and 1967. They include small amounts of biographical material, materials relating to her graduate education, correspondence and teaching files. The bulk of the papers consist primarily of drafts of and notes for various versions of her manual on clinical laboratory methods. A few reprints of her articles are also included.

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Hepler, Opal E. (Opal Elsie), 1899-

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Opal Elsie Hepler was born in Streator, Illinois, on October 26, 1899. She obtained a B.S. (1921), M.S. (1929), Ph.D. (1934), and M.D. (1941), all from Northwestern University. Dr. Hepler began her teaching career at Northwestern University in 1929 as an instructor in pathology. Promoted to assistant professor in 1941 she became associate professor in 1948 and served in that position until 1967. During her last year on the faculty, 1967-1968, she held the title of profes...

Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Medical School

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The Northwestern University Medical School began as the medical department of Lind University (later Lake Forest University) in 1859, located at Randolph and Market Streets in Chicago. In 1864, the medical department became an independent school, the Chicago Medical College, housed in a building at 22nd and State Streets. The founder of the College, Nathan Smith Davis, was an innovator in medical education who wanted to establish a three-year program that went beyond the traditional...