Inventor Name
Berry, Leonidas H.
Repository
New York Public Library
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037-1801
212-491-2200
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
Physical Description
3 linear ft.
Summary
Berry was the first African American specialist in the field of digestive diseases and endoscopy. He developed on of the early gastroscopes known as the Eder-Berry gastrobiopsy scope. The Papers document the medical career of Berry and consist of personal and professional materials, his family history, and the contributions of blacks to medicine. The bulk of the collection are materials relating to his profesison.
