Papers, 1941-1968.
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Hernandez, Rafael, 1897-1976
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Physician; b. 10 Apr. 1897 in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico; d. 11 July 1976; son of Manuel Enrique and Nieves Perez de Hernandez; married Mary C. DeWees in 1937; graduate of University of Puerto Rico, Ph.D. in Pharmacy (1919); M.D. from Meharry Medical College (1928); taught anatomy, histology, embryology, neuro-anatomy, and psychiatry, Meharry Medical College (from 1930); major, Medical Corps during World War II; chief, Neuro-Psychiatric Services, Veterans Administration Hospital and Medical Center, S...
Meharry Medical College. Library
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Meharry Medical College opened its doors on Oct. 13, 1876 as the Meharry Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, later Walden University, with the purpose of producing "intelligent physicians among the Colored people"; named for benefactors, Samuel Meharry and his four brothers, Hugh, Alexander, David, and Jessie Meharry, who together donated $20,000 in 1875; the school became a separate institution in 1915. From the description of Board of Trustees records, 1974-1993. (Meha...