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John V. Basmajian fonds
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Fonds
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1961-1967 (Creation)
- Creator
- Basmajian, John V.
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0.31 m of textual records
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Biographical history
A graduate of the University of Toronto in 1945, Professor Basmajian became a member of the University of Toronto medical department in 1949. In 1957 he came to Queen's University as head of the department of Anatomy, a position he held until 1969, when he resigned to accept a post as director of research at Emory University Research and Training Centre.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of rough drafts, penultimate typescripts and final manuscripts (second copy) of the first edition of Muscles Alive, published by the Williams and Wilkins Company, Baltimore, 1962; also typescript of second edition published in 1967.
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Donated by Dr. J.V. Basmajian.
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- English
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1051
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Open
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Copyright provisions may apply, please see archivist
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No further accruals are expected