Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Abell, Irvin, 1876-1949. Papers, 1910, 1949. 12 pages and 2 items.
Call No.
Mss. C A
Content
Papers include the transcript of a memorial tribute to Dr. Irvin Abell broadcast on WAVE on 29 August 1949. Abell was a professor of surgery at the University of Louisville and also had his own private surgical practice in Louisville. The tribute includes biographical information on Abell and discusses his professional work as a surgeon and instructor at the medical school. There is also information about Abell's involvement in professional organizations, including his service as President of the American Medical Association from 1938-1939. Several colleagues provided personal statements about Abell's life and career, including Dr. Arnold Griswold, Dr. E. L. Henderson, Dr. Fred W. Rankin, Dr. Murray Kinsman and Dr. M. J. Henry. The collection also includes two German banknotes, most likely collected by Abell while he was in the army medical corps in Europe during World War I. While in the Medical Corps, Abell commanded Base Hospital 59 hospital near Rimaucourt, France.
