Emile Holman Papers 1909-1976

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Emile Holman Papers 1909-1976

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Dr. Emile Holman was professor of surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine, 1926-1955. In his later years Holman became actively involved in political and social issues, particularly the anti-war movement. Dr. Holman was interested in the history of surgery and included in the collection is material on William S. Halsted. The collection contains correspondence, diaries, reprints, printed matter, diplomas and certificates.

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History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

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Emile Frederic Holman (1890-1977) was born in Moberly, MO. His father was a Methodist minister, and the family moved several times during his early years as his father changed assigments, within Missouri, then to Illinois, and finally to Pasadena, California. Holman graduated from Stanford University in 1911. After working for the University President between 1911-1914, he won a Rhodes Scholarship and studied in Oxford. There he studied with Sir William Osler, who convinced Holman t...