New York University School of Medicine

Portrait of Clarence E. de la Chapelle, MD (1898-1987). Dr. De la Chapelle received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1922. He joined the faculty of the medical school in 1925, where he remained for the duration of his career as a leading cardiologist. Dr. De la Chapelle held various leadership roles at the medical school, including serving as Assistant Dean and Associate Dean from 1943-1948, and as Associate Dean of the Post-Graduate Medical School from 1948-1963. On February 18, 1971, the Bellevue Hospital Medical library was named for, and dedicated, to Dr. Clarence E. de la Chapelle. In 1983, he endowed the NYU Medical Library Archives in memory of his late wife of 51 years, the former Lillian Buckmann.

Portrait of Saul Joseph Farber, MD (1918-2006). Dr. Farber received his MD from New York University College of Medicine in 1942. He spent his career at the New York University College, and later School, of Medicine as a professor of Medicine from 1948 to 2000. Dr. Farber served as Acting Chairman of the Department of Medicine from 1962 to 1963, Acting Dean of the School of Medicine and Acting Deputy Director of Medical Center from 1963 to 1966, and Chairman of the Department of Medicine from 1966 to 2000. He also held the titled professorships of Nathan Friedman Professor of Medicine (1966-1975) and Frederick H. King Professor of Internal Medicine (1978-2000).

Photograph of Mr. Gilbert Joseph Clausman (1921-2011) with future president and executive director of the Medical Library Association, Ann Elizabeth Kerker, at the post-inaugural party of the 1977 MLA meeting in Seattle, WA.

Mr. Clausman became the librarian of the New York University Medical Center in 1955 and in 1959 was appointed Library Curator until his retirement in 1986. Among his many accomplishments in the field of medical librarianship, he served as president of the Medical Library Association and spearheaded the transformation of the NYU Medical Library into an academic department with faculty status for librarians.

Photograph of Mr. Gilbert Joseph Clausman (1921-2011) giving the inaugural address at the 1977 Medical Library Association annual meeting in Seattle, WA.

Mr. Clausman became the librarian of the New York University Medical Center in 1955 and in 1959 was appointed Library Curator until his retirement in 1986. Among his many accomplishments in the field of medical librarianship, he served as president of the Medical Library Association and spearheaded the transformation of the NYU Medical Library into an academic department with faculty status for librarians.

Signed print of a 1916 portrait of Ferdinand-Jean Darier, MD (1856-1938), by the artist Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer. The inscription reads, “Au Dr. Howard Fox, cordial souvenir (Paris, Copenhagen, Budapest), Dr. Darier.” Dr. Darier was an important French dermatologist who discovered many skin diseases, including the genetic skin condition Darier’s disease. From 1909 to 1922, he was head of the clinical department of the Hôpital Saint-Louis, a hospital with an international reputation as a center for dermatological research.

Signed portrait of Austin Flint, III, MD (1868-1955). Dr. Flint received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1889. He taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Assistant to the Chair of Physiology (1889-1892), Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics (1893-1895), Professor of Obstetrics (1895-1897), and Professor of Obstetrics and Clinical Midwifery (1897-1898). Dr. Flint then taught at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology (1898-1924), Professor of Obstetrics (1924-1933), and Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics (1933-1955).

Portrait of Richard Charles de Bodo, MD, (1896-1965). Dr. De Bodo was born and educated in Hungary. He is known for his studies of the pharmacology of morphine, cardiac drugs, hormonal regulation of carbohydrate metabolism, and the effects of insulin and growth hormone on carbohydrate and fat metabolism.

Dr. De Bodo taught at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Assistant Professor of Pharmacology (1929-1934) and Associate Professor of Pharmacology (1934-1953). He then served as Professor of Pharmacology at the New York University College of Medicine from 1953 to 1965, and also served as Acting Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology in 1952 and from 1961 to 1963.

Portrait of Bernard N. Fields, MD (1938-1995). Dr. Fields received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1962. He was the recipient of the 1982 NYU Medical Alumni Achievement Award.

Photograph of Mr. Gilbert Joseph Clausman (1921-2011) with future president and executive director of the Medical Library Association, Ann Elizabeth Kerker, at the 1977 MLA meeting in Seattle, WA.

Mr. Clausman became the librarian of the New York University Medical Center in 1955 and in 1959 was appointed Library Curator until his retirement in 1986. Among his many accomplishments in the field of medical librarianship, he served as president of the Medical Library Association and spearheaded the transformation of the NYU Medical Library into an academic department with faculty status for librarians.

Photograph of Mr. Gilbert Joseph Clausman (1921-2011) with the sign announcing his inaugural address at the 1977 Medical Library Association annual meeting in Seattle, WA.

Mr. Clausman became the librarian of the New York University Medical Center in 1955 and in 1959 was appointed Library Curator until his retirement in 1986. Among his many accomplishments in the field of medical librarianship, he served as president of the Medical Library Association and spearheaded the transformation of the NYU Medical Library into an academic department with faculty status for librarians.