Letter from Virginia Apgar to L. Joseph Butterfield Letter from Virginia Apgar to L. Joseph Butterfield

Contributor(s): University of Colorado Medical Center. Department of Pediatrics Butterfield, L. Joseph Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504] Apgar, Virginia Publication: Produced: 1 August 1961 Language(s): English Format: Text Subject(s): Apgar Score Infant, Newborn Genre(s): Archival Materials Letters (correspondence) Abstract: Butterfield and his residents at the University of Colorado Medical Center modified the order and wording of the Apgar score's five points, so that they spelled "APGAR." This epigram form proved a useful teaching device, and Butterfield passed it along to Apgar. As this response indicated, Apgar was delighted by the innovation. By the late 1960s it had become the standard for Apgar score forms. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 2 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584647X94 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: CPBBGM Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X94 Archival Collection: The Virginia Apgar Papers (Profiles in Science)