George Eli Bennett by Eric G. Haupt; oil on canvas, 39.5 by 31 inches, 1937.

Collection Summary 

Creator
Bennett, George Eli

Dates
15 Apr 1885-17 July 1962

Institutional Affiliation(s)
Johns Hopkins Hospital
1910-1947

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1914-1962 

Date Range of Collection
1941-1955

Volume of Collection
2 linear feet

Biography

George Eli Bennett was born in Claryville, New York. He received his M.D. in 1904 from the University of Maryland. He was an orthopedic surgeon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and at Children's Hospital in Baltimore. Bennett converted the Children's Hospital School into an acute poliomyelitis hospital during a severe poliomyelitis epidemic in 1916. In 1946, he introduced a respirator unit there for aftercare of large numbers of convalescent patients, a unit that served as a prototype for others later established throughout the United States. Bennett also made many contributions to the art and science of orthopedics, particularly in the field of surgery, developing many important improvements in braces and traction apparatus. 

Scope and Content

The George Eli Bennett Collection consists of photographs, manuscripts, reprints, and professional correspondence. Most of the materials pertain to Bennett's work in orthopedics.

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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