Herman Beerman Papers UPT 50 B415

Summary Information

Prepared by

Theresa R. Snyder

Preparation date

1995

Date [bulk]

Bulk, 1965-1978

Date [inclusive]

1923-1981

Extent

0.5 Cubic feet

PROVENANCE

Donated by Hulda Friedhoff Edelstein in 1995 (accession 1995:58).

ARRANGEMENT

The papers of Herman Beerman are organized into two series: Correspondence and General File.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Herman Beerman was born in 1901 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He received his B.A. in 1923, his M.D. in 1927, and his Sc.D. in 1935 all from the University of Pennsylvania. He served an internship at the Mt. Sinai Hospital and his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Beerman continued his career at the University of Pennsylvania in the School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Medicine in the Departments of Dermatology. He was honored with Emeritus status in 1970. He died in Philadelphia 1995.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The papers of Herman Beerman consist of correspondence, 1923, 1965-1978; copies of his curriculum vitae; information on the dinner held in his honor by the History of Dermatology Society in 1981; clippings; photographic prints; and other miscellaneous papers.

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine.

Occupation(s)

Dermatologists–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.

Subject(s)

Dermatology–Study and teaching–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.

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