The William Greenleaf Eliot Division of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry was established in 1958. The Division was named
after William Greenleaf Eliot, a Unitarian minister in St. Louis during the
19th century. In addition to being instrumental in the founding of Washington
University, Mary Institute, and the South Side Day Nursery, William Greenleaf
Eliot also helped create what became the Mission Free School. Donations from
the Mission Free School were used to help establish the Division of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry at Washington University. William Greenleaf Eliot was the
grandfather of renowned poet T. S. Eliot.
The Blanche F. Ittleson Professorship in Child Psychiatry was
established in 1956. The professorship has been held by
Drs. E. James Anthony,
Felton Earls,
Richard Mattison,
Richard Todd, and
John Constantino