Charles Drew House family albums, 1986-1992.

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Charles Drew House family albums, 1986-1992.

Photograph albums documenting the activities of the Charles Drew House at Amherst College. Drew House is a student residence and a center for African-American culture at Amherst. It is named for Dr. Charles R. Drew (AC 1926), black American physician and surgeon who was an authority on the preservation of human blood for transfusion.

1 record storage box (1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7649058

Amherst College. Library

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Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Amherst College. Class of 1926. Drew.

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Charles Drew House.

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Drew, Charles, 1904-1950

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African American surgeon, author, and pioneer in the storage of human blood. From the description of Papers, ca. 1900-ca. 1980. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941117 Charles Richard Drew (b. June 3, 1904, Washington, D.C.-d. Apr. 1, 1950, Burlington, N.C.), African American physician and medical researcher, worked with the American Red Cross blood service. From the description of Drew, Charles, 1904-1950 (U.S. National Archives and Rec...