Velma Hunt, a longtime Children’s Hospital employee, retires after more than 60 years of service as a patient liaison in the emergency room. Image: Velma Hunt, right
2021: Velma Hunt retires

Velma Hunt, a longtime Children’s Hospital employee, retires after more than 60 years of service as a patient liaison in the emergency room. Image: Velma Hunt, right
Helen E. Nash, MD, is revered for a decades-long career caring for generations of patients and advocating for the underserved. She retires as a Washington University emeritus professor in 1993 and serves as the school’s dean of minority affairs from 1994-1996. “She fought to get the best care for her patients — and for basic […]
The Butler Ward opens at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in 1923 to serve Black children. It is in use until 1947, shortly after Children’s Hospital integrates. Image: In the Butler Ward, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Calvin Weaver, who would become operations manager for all three housekeeping shifts at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, wins Jewish Hospital’s meritorious award for his service.
William E. Walden is the first Black and Asian person to earn a doctorate in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences at Washington University.
Henry L. Bramlette Animal Facilities: In 1948, Henry L. Bramlette, later known as “The Duke of McMillan,” came to work for the Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery and became a well-respected animal handler and technician, helping hundreds of scientists complete complex projects. Upon his retirement in 1980, the animal facility was renamed in his […]
Heart-lung pump patient and her parents leave St. Louis Children’s Hospital after being discharged, April 1959.
Two patients converse at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, circa 1950.
Page from a Homer G. Phillips Hospital School of Nursing pamphlet, circa 1940