|
|
Local Medical History CollectionsBrowse short descriptions of local medical history collections in our holdings below. |
|
| FSC-4 | MARTIN, JOSHUA, M.D. (1791-1857). Diplomas, ca. 1826. 2 diplomas. |
| Joshua Martin was born in London County, Virginia on March 23, 1791. He graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 1826 and opened a successful practice in Xenia. The collection consists of two diplomas from Transylvania University, one signed by Daniel Drake. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-5 | MARTIN, SAMUEL, M.D. (1796-1879). Papers, 1816-1879. .5 lin. ft. |
| Samuel Martin was born in Ireland in 1796. He was educated at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin and the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He came to the United States following the death of his wife, and eventually bought a practice in Xenia. He earned a diploma from the College of Medicine of Ohio in 1837 and became a member of the Ohio State Medical Society in 1853. The collection consists of personal papers, diplomas, student lecture tickets, and a 1865 case report of a ruptured uterus. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-6 | MCCLELLAN, BENJAMIN, M.D. (1860-1943). Papers, 1807-1934. .5 lin. ft. |
| Benjamin Rush McClellan was born February 20, 1860 in Xenia. He graduated from Wooster College in 1881 and from Miami Medical College in 1884. He established McClellan Hospital in 1898 and was president until 1934 when his son, Schuyler became administrator. He was active in state and county medical societies and served in the Medical Reserve Corps during WWI. The collection consists of personal memorabilia and deeds for Greene County land holdings. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-7 | BALDWIN, IRA W., M.D., (?-1902). Papers, 1862-1896. .5 lin. ft. |
| Ira Baldwin graduated from the Ohio College of Medicine in 1867 and practiced medicine in Xenia. The collection includes lecture tickets, his medical diploma and license. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-8 | DOAN, EDWARD B., M.D., (1869-?). Papers, 1898-1949. .5 lin. ft. |
| Dr. E. B. Doan attended the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College and graduated in 1899. He practiced in West Carrollton and Miamisburg, Ohio. The collection consists of class notes and obstetrical records from 1900 to 1941. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-9 | GINN, CHARLES F., M.D. (1849-?). Ledgers, 1885-1890. 2 ledgers. |
| Dr. C. F. Ginn, a homeopathic physician and surgeon, was born in 1849. He graduated from the Cleveland University of Medicine and Surgery in 1884 and established an office in Miamisburg, Ohio. The ledgers are records of his practice from 1885-1890. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-10 | LOVE, W. R., M.D. (1906-?). Photographs, 1921-1940. .5 lin. ft. |
| Dr. Love was born in Bronson, Kansas and graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School in 1936. He did his internship and residency in dermatology in Cleveland, Ohio from 1935-1938, after which he received a fellowship from the Mayo Clinic. He moved to Dayton and established a dermatology practice. He was a consultant for several Dayton area hospitals and was a clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology for Ohio State University School of Medicine and an Instructor in Dermatology at the Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing. The collection consists of 26 photographs of skin diseases. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-11 | BOHN, M.G. (?-?). Scrapbook, 1879-1881. 1 Scrapbook. |
| M. G. Bohn was a druggist and pharmacist in Miamisburg, Ohio. The scrapbook contains handwritten prescriptions from several area physicians. Prices of prescriptions begin at 70 cents. No finding aid. | |
| FSC-12 | LORD, RICHARD E., M.D. (1803-?). Framed items, 1821-1840. 2 items. |
| Richard E. Lord was born in Lowell, Ohio. He completed his medical education at the Ohio College of Medicine in Cincinnati in 1833. He practiced in Chesterville, Ohio. The collection consists of lecture tickets, diplomas, and photographs mounted as collages and framed. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-13 | LOCAL MEDICAL HISTORY. Papers, clippings, reports, and photographs, ca. 1850-1985. 4 lin. ft. |
| The core of this collection was donated by Homer E. Cassel, M.D. It consists of county histories, autobiographies, obituaries, directories, and the histories and annual reports of hospitals in the Miami Valley and southwest Ohio. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-14 | PAYNE, CLYDE CLARKSON, M.D. (1893-1981). Papers, 1908-1939. 2 lin. ft. |
| Dr. Clyde Clarkson Payne was born in 1893. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1920. He was a member of the Ohio State Medical Association and practiced medicine in Dayton. The collection consists of handwritten notes and sketches from medical school, patients' statistics, and office accounts. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-15 | MIAMI VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIES. Records, 1973- 5 lin. ft. |
| Formed in 1973, the association's purpose was "to promote a wider knowledge and understanding of the role of the health sciences libraries in the provision of health care in the Miami Valley area and to promote better services to the users of these libraries through professional interchange, educational programs and reciprocity of services." Membership is open to librarians and allied personnel in the health sciences information specialties. The collection consists of bylaws, minutes, treasurers' reports, committee reports, correspondence, and newsletters. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-17 | HOOVER, LEWIS S., M.D. (1848-1916). Records, diaries, 1893-1916. .5 lin. ft. |
| Dr. Lewis Hoover graduated from Starling Medical College in 1874. He practiced in Laura, Ohio for twenty years and was a member of the Miami County Medical Society. The collection consists of records of his house calls and fees, birth certificates, and a personal diary. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-19 | SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. Transcripts, tapes, n.d. 1 lin. ft. |
| Transcripts and audio-tapes of various Wright State University School of Medicine faculty and staff. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-20 | NEWELL, L. J., M.D. (1899-1993). Records, n.d. 42 lin. ft. |
| Office and patient records of Dr. L.J. Newell. Dr. Newell was born in Dayton and earned his M.D. degree at Ohio State in 1930. He began practicing general medicine in Dayton in 1934 where, except for active duty in the Navy during World War II, he continued for more than forty years. Patient records restricted for sixty years | |
| FSC-24 | MACGREGOR, CHARLES, M.C. (1868-1947). Photographs, 1886-1897. .25 lin. ft. |
| Dr. MacGregor graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1889 and Columbia University of College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1890. He was a member of the Ohio State Medical Association and was a commissioned medical officer for the federal government. The collection consists of miscellaneous photographs. No finding aid. | |
| FSC-25 | CLINE, ABE, M.D. (1895-?). Case studies, 1931-1935. .25 lin. ft. |
| Dr. Cline graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1921. He began practice in Dayton, Ohio in 1923 and specialized in gynecology. He was a commissioned medical officer for the federal government and worked for a time in Budapest, Hungary. The collection consists of case studies and surgery performed in Europe. No finding aid. | |
| FSC-26 | MESSENGER FAMILY COLLECTION. Miscellany, ca. late 18th - early 20th century. .5 lin. ft. |
| Diplomas, articles, obituaries, lecture tickets, and licenses relating to the Messenger family and early medical history of Miami Valley. The Messengers (Asa, Harold Sr., and Harold Jr.) practiced medicine in the Dayton-Xenia area since the 19th century. The collection also includes information relating to John Hole, M.D., said to be the first physician to come to the Dayton area in the late 1700s. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-27 | TILLSON, O.E., M.D. (1842-1903). Ledger, ca. mid-1800s. 1 ledger. |
| Dr. Tillson was born in Darke County. He graduated in 1862 from the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Institute. He practiced in West Alexandria, Ohio. Ledger lists visits and accounts of patients. | |
| FSC-28 | GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. Records, 1919-1986. 3.5 lin. ft. |
| Collection consists of minutes, ledgers, clippings, member lists, and other materials relating to the Greene County Medical Society. No finding aid. | |
| FSC-31 | VISITING NURSES' ASSOCIATION, DAYTON. Records, 1898-1970. 4 lin. ft. |
| The Visiting Nurses' Association began as the Fruit and Flower Mission in 1898 founded by Emily Stewart. Its original goal was to furnish flowers and fruit to hospital patients and the community's sick. The mission expanded in 1903 to include a visiting nurse. The organization was incorporated in 1907 and changed its name in 1913 to the Visiting Nurses' Association. The collection includes materials from the origins of the association through to its becoming part of the Public Health Nursing Service of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio. Materials consist of board minutes, correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings and photographs. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-32 | STUDENT NURSES' ASSOCIATION OF OHIO, DISTRICT TEN. Records, 1958-1975. 2 lin. ft. |
| In 1952, District 10 Student Nurses' Association of Ohio was formed under the sponsorship of the district with a main purpose of standardizing nursing students. The district covered the area of Springfield, Dayton and Middletown with members from the following nursing schools: Good Samaritan, St. Elizabeth's, Miami Valley, Sinclair Community, Middletown Hospital and Springfield Community. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-39 | HANEY, ALICE B. (?-?). Papers, pictures, 1884-1942. .5 lin. ft. |
| Alice Haney worked for the Ohio State Medical Association Journal for 30 years as assistant to the editor and advertising manager. The Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, other personal papers, and pictures of some OSMA Presidents. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-41 | OHIO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES. Records, 1949-2000 (bulk 1973-1998). 9 lin.ft. |
| Founded in 1973, the Ohio Association of School Nurses provides a setting where school nurses can share their experiences and work together to achieve common health care goals. One of the association's earliest successes was obtaining the passage of a law requiring the certification of school nurses. Another significant goal that the Ohio Association of School Nurses struggled to achieve for several years was mandatory school health services. The collection consists of minutes, committee records, scrapbooks, and records documenting the organization and its relationship with other associations. Finding aid available. | |
| FSC-42 | MARTZ, GEORGE J. Medical Notebook, 1890-1891. .25 lin.ft. |
| Dr. Martz graduated from the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio in March 1891. He began his medical practice in Palestine, Darke County and eight years moved his practice to Greenville, Ohio.The notebook contains detailed notes from his course work in Medical School. Written in longhand, notes are on a variety of medical ailments and treatments. Included in the back of the notebook is a list of prescriptions for various ailments including their ingredients. Found loose in the back of the notebook was a lengthy note on Typhoid Fever, presumably written by Dr. G. Jamieson Martz of German Township, Darke County, Ohio in May 1897. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-396 | LEST WE FORGET. Collection, 1953-2008. 2.25 lin.ft. |
| Lest We Forget was a film and audio project that captured personal and historical reflections and remembrances of people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities, their families, their advocates, and their communities during the decades of statewide institutionalization and subsequent deinstitutionalization in Ohio. The goals of the project were to collect oral, video, and written histories of the personal stories of people with mental retardation who lived in a state institution for any period of time. The project also collected the stories of their family members, professionals who worked in the institutions and advocates who worked toward social and legislative change. The papers for the Lest We Forget Collection contain background and research information about the project, correspondence, transcripts, and photographs and videotapes from the documentary project. Finding aid available. | |
| SCV-1 | LETTERS FROM ZANESVILLE. Letters, 1902-1905. 2 items. |
| Letters between a brother and sister regarding medical problems and recommended treatments. One includes a recipe for an ointment. | |
| SCV-6 | OSU GRADUATING CLASS 1903. Photograph, 1903. 1 photograph. |
| Sepia photograph mounted on gray mat of Ohio State University's 1903 graduating class. | |
| SCV-8 | H & A INDUSTRIES, XENIA, OHIO. Miscellany, n.d. 2 folders. |
| Various office cards used by H & A (Hooven & Allison) Company's clinic. In second file is a six-page booklet on the history and evolution of the intubation apparatus. | |
| SCM-1 | HAINES, JOB, M.D. (?-1860). Diary, 1815-1820. 1 reel. |
| Dr. Haines arrived in Cincinnati from New Jersey in 1815. He moved to Dayton in 1817 and was a member of the Board of Medical Censors. His diary includes entries relating to epidemics, cholera, recipes, remedies, the weather and its relationship to good health, and personal reflections. | |
| SCM-2 | MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. Meeting minutes, 1849-1908. 1 reel. |
| The first three volumes of the society's meeting minutes. Also included are membership lists and updates, correspondence, and news articles. | |
| SCM-3 | XENIA ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. Minutes, 1877-1887. 1 reel. |
| Minutes of the academy's meetings held in Xenia, Ohio. Also included are rules governing the academy and other miscellany. | |
Special Collections & Archives Department
Wright State University Libraries
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, Ohio - 45435
Phone: (937)775-2092, FAX (937) 775-4109
Please send comments to the Web Team
Last updated Fri. Sep-11-09 Copyright Information © 2005
Wright State University Libraries
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, Ohio - 45435
Phone: (937)775-2092, FAX (937) 775-4109
Please send comments to the Web Team
Last updated Fri. Sep-11-09 Copyright Information © 2005