Exhibits in The Gelman Library
EVENT:This exhibit was sponsored by the University Archives, Department of Special Collections, The Gelman Library. It chronicles the life of and medical career of Dr. Janet G. Travell (1901-1997), whose papers were donated to the library in 1998 by her daughters, Virginia Powell Street and Janet Powell Pinci. Dr. Travell was a distinguished member of the medical community, serving as Personal Physician to two United States Presidents: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson (and the first woman to hold the post.) Dr. Travell authored more than 100 scientific articles. She was also renowned as an expert on myofascial pain - a term used to describe pain and dysfunction of skeletal muscles - and pioneered numerous techniques for dealing with chronic pain. Dr. Travell co-authored, with David G. Simons, M.D., the acclaimed two-volume textbook Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction. The Trigger Point Manual. Dr. Travell served on the faculty of The George Washington University School of Medicine and University Hospital as Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine from 1961-1970, Emeritus Clinical Professor of Medicine from 1970-1988, and was made an Honorary Clinical Professor of Medicine in 1988. She remained an active figure up until her death at the age of ninety-five, writing, giving lectures, and attending conferences. On display were nearly 150 items from the Janet Travell Papers, including letters, photographs, articles, memorabilia and artifacts, which give the viewer a hint of the rich and varied life this remarkable woman led. Special emphasis is placed on her years as White House physician to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson (1961-1965), and her pioneering work in the field of myofascial pain. The co-curators of the exhibit were Sonya Lynn Tupone, GW graduate student, Museum Studies Program, and G. David Anderson, University Archivist. Special thanks also to Lyle Slovick, Assistant University Archivist, for mounting the exhibit, and all those who donated their time and assistance in the development of the Janet G. Travell Collection and this exhibit. For more information visit the On-line exhibit or contact G. David Anderson, University Archivist at (202) 994-7283 or call Special Collections at 202-994-7549.
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