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THE MAN WHO DEVELOPED BLOOD PLASMA (MEDICINE.) DREW, CHARLES RICHARD. The Caducens, Yearbook of Howard University for 1947. Copious illustrations. Large 4to, original leather grained blue cloth, embossed in silver. Washington, D.C., 1947
Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) was an American physician, surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II. This allowed medics to save thousands of lives of the Allied forces. Drew protested against the practice of racial segregation in the donation of blood, as it lacked scientific foundation, an action which cost him his job. In 1943, Drew's distinction in his profession was recognized when he became the first black surgeon selected to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery. He was a member of the faculty at Howard when this yearbook was issued, and appears several times in its pages, including one full-page biography with his portrait..
