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Tag: Seeley G Mudd

  • Dear Mr. Mudd: Who Are You?

    By Spencer Shen ’16 Dear Mr. Mudd: Q: Who are you? A: Actually, I’m Dr. Mudd. I was a practicing cardiologist before joining the faculty of the California Institute of Technology. Later, I became a professor, a member of the Board of Trustees, and the Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of…

  • Everything you wanted to know about the Mudd Manuscript Library but were afraid to ask!

    Who was Seeley G. Mudd? Seeley G. Mudd was a Harvard educated cardiologist and later dean and professor at the University of Southern California. During his lifetime, he contributed more than $10 million to various colleges and universities, and posthumously established a $44 million fund for the development of buildings for higher education, known as…