James Robertson Dawson

Dublin Core

Title

James Robertson Dawson

Subject

VUMC History, Pathology, Vanderbilt Alumni, Cellular/Molecular Biology

Description

Photographic portrait of James Robertson Dawson, Jr. James Robertson Dawson Jr. received his B.A. degree in 1928 and his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1931, both from Vanderbilt. He then became an instructor in the Department of Pathology at Vanderbilt, where he remained until 1934. During this early portion of his career, Dawson devoted much of his research effort to virology and particularly to viruses affecting the central nervous system.

Creator

Anonymous

Source

Vanderbilt University History of Medicine Collections Photographic Archive

Date

1934 (circa)

Rights

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

Type

Still Image

Identifier

453

Item Type Metadata

People Depicted

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

Original Format

Photographic print

Physical Dimensions

5 in. x 7 in.

Contribution Form

Online Submission

No

Collection

VUMC People

Citation

Anonymous, “James Robertson Dawson,” VUMC Through Time: A Photographic Archive, accessed August 3, 2026, https://eblthroughtime.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1998.

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