Dr. Philip Showalter Hench completed his medical studies in 1920, and was appointed head of the new section on rheumatic diseases. In 1928 he studied in Frieburg, Germany under the pathologist Professor Aschoff and in Munich under Professor von Muller. In 1950, Dr. Hench was awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine jointly with biochemists Dr. Edward C. Kendall and Professor Tadeus Reichstein of Basle. In 1953 he became a senior consultant of the Mayo Clinic. He retired from the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in 1957.
This series consists of phonograph discs, autograph dictation discs, and a 16mm film that document personal and professional events, professional speeches, Nobel Prize ceremony, media broadcasts, and office dictation of Philip Hench. All phonograph discs have been digitized, as noted in finding aid.
For additional questions about this collection, contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu
Submissions from 1949
American Rheumatism Association Speech, Records 5-8, Edward Calvin Kendall
American Rheumatism Association Speech, Records 5-8, Edward Calvin Kendall
American Rheumatism Association Speech, Records 5-8, Edward Calvin Kendall
Dr. Philip Hench and Dr. Edward C. Kendall, CBS, Philip Showalter Hench and Edward Calvin Kendall
Submissions from 1934
American Legion Citation for Distinguished Service presented to Drs. Mayo, Records 1-5, Edward A. Hayes
American Legion Citation for Distinguished Service presented to Drs. Mayo, Records 1-5, Edward A. Hayes
American Legion Citation for Distinguished Service presented to Drs. Mayo, Records 1-5, Edward A. Hayes
American Legion Citation for Distinguished Service presented to Drs. Mayo, Records 1-5, Edward A. Hayes
American Legion Citation for Distinguished Service presented to Drs. Mayo, Records 1-5, Edward A. Hayes
American Legion Citation for Distinguished Service presented to Drs. Mayo, Records 1-5, Philip Showalter Hench
American Legion Citation for Distinguished Service presented to Drs. Mayo, Records 1-5, Philip Showalter Hench
American Legion Citation for Distinguished Service presented to Drs. Mayo, Records 1-5, Philip Showalter Hench