Scope and Contents
The papers are composed of subject files of Morris A. Wessel relating to the hospice movement and to Franz Goldmann.
Dates
- 1971-1995
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Morris A. Wessel, 1994, 1998.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The papers are composed of subject files of Morris A. Wessel relating to the hospice movement and to Franz Goldmann.
Biographical / Historical
Morris A. Wessel graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a M.D. from Yale University in 1943. He became a pediatrician in New Haven and associate clinical professor of pediatrics in the Yale Medical School. He has written widely on the impact of death and dying on children and was involved in the founding of the first hospice in the United States. Wessel died on August 20, 2016, in New Haven, Connecticut.
- Title
- Guide to the Morris A. Wessel Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- December 1998
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511