William W. Belford by unidentified photographer; black and white photograph. From the Collection of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Collection Summary 

Creator
Belford, William Wiess

Dates
24 Nov 1897-18 Sep 1978

Institutional Affiliation(s)
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
1918-1922 

Date Range of Collection
1918-1921

Volume of Collection
1 linear foot

Biography

William W. Belford received his A.B. in 1918 from Southwestern University and his M.D. in 1922 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He served as the 30th president of the American Academy of Pediatrics and was on the pediatric staff of several hospitals around the United States. In 1960, he was a delegate to the White House Conference on Children and Youth. 

Scope and Content

The William W. Belford Collection covers his years as a medical student at Johns Hopkins. It contains Belford's notes from classes in hygiene, pathology, surgery, gynecology, medicine, and neurology, as well as notes from medical clinics with William S. Thayer and others. Belford's personal expense book (1919-1920) is also included.

Policy on Access and Use

This collection may contain some restricted records. Materials pertaining to patients, students, employees, and human research subjects, as well as unprocessed collections and recent administrative records, carry restrictions on access. For more information about the policies and procedures for access, see Policy on Access and Use.

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