James J. Waring, M.D., 1883-1962 served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Medical Center, from 1933 to 1948. Medical books from his personal library were donated to Denison Memorial Library and became the basis of the Waring History of Medicine Collection.
Dr. Waring's life has been chronicled in A Medical Gentleman: James J. Waring, M.D. by Patricia Paton (WZ 100 W276P 1993 Waring Collection stacks).
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