John Davis Humber Papers
John Davis Humber was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1917) and medical doctor. He served as an Assistant in Anatomy at Wake Forest College, 1916-1917; as Superintendent of Southern Pacific General Hospital, San Francisco, 1927-1938; as a specialist in cancer research; and as co-founder of the Coffey-Humber treatment for cancer. This collection contains biographical information and reprints of articles dealing with cancer research, and a photocopy of the Coffey-Humber Cancer Research clipping scrapbook, 1930.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- John Davis Humber Papers
- Creator
- Humber, John Davis, 1895-1991
- Date
- 1930-1937 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.42 linear feet / 1 document box
- ID
- MS347
Biographical and Historical Note
John Davis Humber was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1917) and medical doctor. He served as an Assistant in Anatomy at Wake Forest College, 1916-1917; as Superintendent of Southern Pacific General Hospital, San Francisco, 1927-1938; as a specialist in cancer research; and as co-founder of the Coffey-Humber treatment for cancer.
Collection Overview
This collection contains biographical information and reprints of articles dealing with cancer research, and a photocopy of the Coffey-Humber Cancer Research clipping scrapbook, 1930. Also included is a first edition of Humber et.al., Anglina Pectorus. The Anatomy. Physiology and Surgical Treatment (New Orleans, 1927).
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2005
- Revision Description
- Revised by Stephanie Bennett, 2019
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- John Davis Humber Papers (MS347), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.