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Textbook belonging to Dr. Kirschstein

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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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A photo of an award with a black plaque on faux wood grain. Presented to Ruth Kirschstein from the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools in 1988

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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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a wooden Japanese fan with mountains, trees, and rivers painted on it

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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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a green and white striped parking pass shaped like a car that belonged to Ruth Kirschstein and allowed her to park at NIH Bethesda campus

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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.

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Dr. Kirschstein's FDA CBER anniversary plaque

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