Richard M. Hyman

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Photograph of the dedication ceremony for a painted portrait of Richard M. Hyman, MD, taken in the study room of the medical school library. Dr. Hyman received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1941. The inscription on the plaque of the painting reads, “In fond memory of Richard M. Hyman, MD, 1915-1967, President, Centennial Class of 1941. Presented by his classmates.”

Pictured (left to right): Dr. Philip Leif, Eric Hyman, Dr. Hyman's widow Mrs. Patricia Hyman, Jeffrey Hyman, Mr. Gilbert Clausman.

East 26th Street Building

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19th or early 20th century view of the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College building located at the southwest corner of East 26th Street and First Avenue. The building originally belonged to the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, but was transferred to NYU when the two medical schools merged in 1898. Dimensions are for image only.

Luther Emmett Holt, Jr.

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Portrait of Luther Emmett Holt, Jr., MD (1895-1974). Dr. Holt taught at the New York University College of Medicine as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics from 1944 to 1960, and at the New York University School of Medicine as Professor of Pediatrics from 1960 to 1972. Acclaimed for his international pediatric work improving nutrition and childcare, Dr. Holt founded the Society for Pediatric Research.

Morris Herman

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Image of Morris Herman, MD (1906-1987), seated at his desk, from p. 56 of the 1954 NYU Medical Violet yearbook. Dr. Herman received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1930. He taught at the New York University College of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry from 1935 to 1979, eventually holding the title of Menas S. Gregory Professor of Psychiatry (1949-1979) and Acting Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Michael Heidelberger and Lyndon B. Johnson

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Photograph of Michael Heidelberger, MD (1888-1991), left, shaking hands with President Lyndon B. Johnson, right, as the president awards Dr. Heidelberger the National Medal of Science. Dr. Donald F. Hornig, head of the White House Office of Science and Technology, stands in the background. Dr. Heidelberger taught at the New York University School of Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Pathology from 1964 to 1991.