Arey, Leslie Brainerd, 1891-1988

Scope and Contents Audio recording of a lecture about ancient Greek and Roman medicine given by Northwestern University Medical School professor Leslie Arey, PhD in February 1963. This lecture was part of the series The Growth of Medicine presented annually at the medical school in the early 1960s.Arey describes his topic as “the beginning of scientific medicine as we know it today.” He begins with ancient myth and religious belief and describes the Greek gods of...

Scope and Contents Warning: this film includes footage of research animals and the dissection of human cadavers, as well as outdated, offensive terms.Silent, black and white film about Northwestern University Medical School, giving a brief history using still images and film, then describing the current operations of the school “for the benefit of our alumni and friends who cannot visit us in person." Intertitle cards describe the images and film that are shown. Most of the footage was presumably...

Scope and Contents Warning: this film includes footage of research animals and the dissection of human cadavers, as well as outdated, offensive terms.Silent, black and white film about Northwestern University Medical School, giving a brief history using still images and film, then describing the current operations of the school “for the benefit of our alumni and friends who cannot visit us in person." Intertitle cards describe the images and film that are shown. Most of the footage was presumably...

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Album of notes and pictures from colleagues, students, and others, commemorating Kendall's time as professor and Dean at NUMS from 1912-1924. Signers include many prominent figures at Northwestern and in Chicago medicine, such as Isaac A. Abt, Joseph B. De Lee, Leslie B. Arey, Winfield S. Hall, H. Gideon Wells, Ludwig Hektoen, and A.J. Carlson.