Crawford W. Adams

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Title

Crawford W. Adams

Subject

Cardiology

Description

Dr. Crawford Adams was a prominent cardiologist, bibliophile, and sportsman. He was a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine. He served in the US Air Force during World War II and moved to Nashville in 1947 where he became a prominent cardiologist. He served as a member of the clinical faculty at VUMC throughout his career. Crawford Adams was an avid collector of rare medical books. He was an authority on Vesalius and medical books that had fore-edge paintings. Dr. Adams donated his Vesalian collection to the Historical Collection in the Eskind Biomedical Library during the 1990s. Dr. Adams died in Nashville on December 13, 2003.

Creator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Source

Vanderbilt University History of Medicine Collections

Date

1948-02-06

Rights

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Identifier

AdamsCrawford2

Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Negative (photographic)

Physical Dimensions

3.5 in x 4.75 in

People Depicted

Ordered left to right as they appear in the image, starting from the top left.

Collection

VUMC People

Citation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, “Crawford W. Adams,” VUMC Through Time: A Photographic Archive, accessed May 25, 2022, https://eblthroughtime.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/12037.

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