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"Call for Babies"
In Search of Babies Delivered by Dr. William Carlos Williams
The Meadowlands Museum, in conjunction with St. Mary’s General Hospital, is issuing a call for people who were delivered by Dr. William Carlos Williams, famed doctor and noble laureate poet.
The Meadowland Museum is launching an exhibition called "The Practice and the Patent: Healthcare in the Early 20th Century." The exhibit will focus on the innovations in healthcare history, from around 1900 to 1950, by the exploring the products and breakthroughs of Becton Dickinson, a company formerly located in Rutherford. It will also delve into the other side of medicine, the person-to-person interaction with doctors. One such practitioner, William Carlos Williams, a Rutherford resident, is today known for his poetry but actually worked as physician for over 40 years in the region. His specialty was obstetrics and pediatrics, and he delivered many babies, in the town of Rutherford, as well as during his time at Passaic General Hospital (now St. Mary’s General Hospital).
The Meadowland Museum is launching an exhibition called "The Practice and the Patent: Healthcare in the Early 20th Century." The exhibit will focus on the innovations in healthcare history, from around 1900 to 1950, by the exploring the products and breakthroughs of Becton Dickinson, a company formerly located in Rutherford. It will also delve into the other side of medicine, the person-to-person interaction with doctors. One such practitioner, William Carlos Williams, a Rutherford resident, is today known for his poetry but actually worked as physician for over 40 years in the region. His specialty was obstetrics and pediatrics, and he delivered many babies, in the town of Rutherford, as well as during his time at Passaic General Hospital (now St. Mary’s General Hospital).
If you were born between 1912 and 1951 and were delivered by Dr. William Carlos Williams, please contact Jesse Gordon, jgordon.mmus@gmail.com or call 201-935-1175, if you or someone you know would be interested in participating in a special event in late July 2015, celebrating Dr. Williams and the Meadowlands Museum exhibition. Please respond before July 5, 2015.
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