Albert Einstein College of Medicine's 50th Anniversary

In celebration of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's 50th Anniversary, the library displayed photographs, letters, news clippings, and other memorabilia from its archives documenting the school's history. The exhibit was up during October 2005. In case you couldn't get to the library, view some sample images below:

Here are a few highlights from the 50th Anniversary exhibit. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version of the image.

	Forchheimer building under construction.
	Yeshiva University President Samuel Belkin, Albert Einstein, New York State Attorney General Nathaniel L. Goldstein, national chairman of the Medical College Campaign, and Dean Marcus Kogel, viewing a model of the college, 1954.
	The first Administration building on Eastchester Road. The class of 1959 actually registered here.
	Cornerstone laying ceremony. Dean Marcus Kogel, Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Chairman, Board of Overseers, and Governor Thomas E. Dewey, June 13, 1954.
	First graduating class, 1959.
	Ground breaking ceremony. AECOM Progress Report, Fall 1953.
	Letter from Albert Einstein to Dr. Samuel Belkin, President of Yeshiva University, dated March 23, 1951 regarding Yeshiva University's plan to establish a medical school.
	Fiftieth anniversary celebration, September 14, 2005.
	Yeshiva University's President Richard M. Joel and AECOM Dean Dominic P. Purpura. Fiftieth anniversary celebration, September 14, 2005.

Exhibit coordinator Aurelia Minuti, Head of Reference and Archivist.

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