Dr. Ruth Kirschstein attended medical school at Tulane University. This was one of her textbooks from her days in Louisiana. The Anatomy of the Nervous System: Its Development and Function (1947) was written by Stephen Walter Ranson.
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Dr. Kirschstein's award from Association of Minority Health Professions Schools
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Dr. Ruth Kirschstein was a champion of minorities in the sciences throughout her career. She received this award in 1988 at a ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Dr. Kirschstein's Japanese fan
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Dr. Ruth Kirschstein collected hand fans. Some were given to her by visitors to the NIH when she was the NIH Deputy Director or the NIH Acting Director. This Japanese fan depicts three men and two horses walking through a mountain pass.
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Dr. Kirschstein's parking permit
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There are some people who live on the NIH campus in Public Health Service housing; Dr. Ruth Kirschstein and her husband Dr. Alan Rabson were lucky to have a walking commute to work. In later years, residents had their own parking permits like this one.