Dudley Peter Allen / by George W. Crile.

  • George Washington Crile
Date:
[1925]
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Credit: Dudley Peter Allen / by George W. Crile. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CRILE: DUDLEY PETER ALLEN 3 It is not often that it is given to a man to achieve almost as much recognition in his avocation as in his vocation but that was the happy lot of the subject of this sketch. Resigning from his practice while still it was expected that many years of usefulness remained to him, Dr. Allen turned his devoted interest to the support of two institutions in Cleveland—the Museum of Art and the Cleveland Medical Library. A journey around the world gave him the opportunity for extending his knowledge of art and enlarging his private collection and upon his return he became a trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art and bore a large share in the extension of its activities. His interest in music claimed also a share of his attention. In particular he was actively interested in the promotion of the interests of the Medical Library Association of which he was the president from 1903 to 1906. It is principally due to his efforts and to his gifts that the Cleveland Medical Library has the distinction of being one of the important medical hbra- ries in the country. In the midst of these activities, while his friends and co-workers were looking forward to many fruitful years of service to the community. Dr. Allen died sud¬ denly of pneumonia in New York City on January 6, 1915, leaving a permanent impress upon the professional, the artistic, and the social life of the community in which he had made his home for thirty-three years.
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