New York City

Portrait of Michael Heidelberger, MD (1888-1991), in a lab coat. Dr. Heidelberger taught at the New York University School of Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Pathology from 1964 to 1991.

Portrait of Henry Townley Heald (1904-1957). Heald served as Chancellor of New York University from 1952 to 1956.

19th or early 20th century photograph of the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College building located at the southwest corner of East 26th Street and First Avenue. Originally built for the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, NYU acquired the property in 1898 when the two schools merged.

Signed portrait of Hermann Gustav Klotz, MD (1844-1928). Inscribed, “To Howard Fox, with kind regards of Dr. Hermann G. Klotz." Dr. Klotz was a dermatologist closely associated with the German Hospital and Dispensary of New York.

Portrait of William Henry Welch, MD (1850-1934), dressed in academic regalia. Dr. Welch taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Pathology from 1878 to 1884.

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.

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.

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.

Portrait of Charles Edward Kossmann, MD, from p. 47 of the 1954 NYU Medical Violet yearbook. Dr. Kossmann received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1931. He taught at the New York University College of Medicine.

Photograph of Luther Emmett Holt, Jr., MD (1895-1974), in his study. 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.