Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Williams, Franklin, 1917-1990.

Description

1. .4 lin. ft.

Summary

1. Certificates and honorary degrees, a few letters, papers related to the deaths of Chinn's parents, a resume, and membership cards. Also, correspondence concerning Chinn's memorial service and her estate, and letters of condolence to Franklin Williams, her family friend; an autobiography by Dr. Chinn; and letters, oral history proposal, and contract regarding George Davis' proposed biography of Chinn.

Subject

1. Women physicians
2. African American physicians
3. Chinn, May Edward, 1896-
4. African Americans in medicine > New York (State) > New York

Call number

1. Sc MG 93

Note

1. Photographs transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division.
2. Audiotapes transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
3. Paintings and plaques transferred to the Art and Artifacts Division.

Source (note)

1. Chinn, May Edward

Biography (note)

1. Physician.

Processing action (note)

1. Surveyed
2. Accessioned
3. Cataloging updated

Author

1. Chinn, May Edward, 1896-

Title

1. May Edward Chinn collection, 1926-1980.

Biography

1. Physician. May Chinn was the first African-American woman graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and the first African-American woman doctor in Harlem.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Williams, Franklin, 1917-1990.

Research call number

1. Sc MG 93