Helmuth Nathan sketchbooks and letters, 9999
Collection context
- Creator:
- Nathan, Helmuth
- Extent:
- 0.42 linear feet (1 document box)
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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Four sketchbooks, with letters.
- Biographical / historical:
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Helmuth Nathan was born on October 26, 1901 in Hamburg, Germany. He studied medicine and philosophy at the Universities of Freiburg and Hamburg and received his medical degree in 1925. He left Germny in 1936 and moved to New York, where he became a successful physician. Nathan taught at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Nathan was an artist. Nathan wrote on various medical topics, such as general surgery, surgical infections, pathology, and history of arts and medicine. Helmuth Nathan died in New York in 1979.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
- Terms of access:
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Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Helmuth Nathan Sketchbooks and Letters.; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
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- Contact:
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