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Medical Society of South Carolina. Records, 1789-1924.

Title: Records, 1789-1924.

Unbound items, [c.1820?] and 1886-1887, and transcribed copy of minutes and records, 1789-1924. Pharmacist's blank form [c.1820?], "License... to carry on the Business of Druggist and Apothecary, in every part of this State"; correspondence and legal documents, 20 Sept. 1886-19 July 1887 (6 items), re responsibility of the City Council for the repair of damages to Roper Hospital from the Charleston earthquake; the City Council leased use of the Roper Hospital from the Medical Society historical sketch of the Society [ca.1888] written by Charles W. Kollock, giving purpose, achievements, and names of prominent members. Seven volumes of minutes and records, 1789-1924 (typescript copy) with "Rules of the Medical Society of South Carolina Established at Charleston the twenty fourth of December 1789," with list of members, 1789-1937 (see end of Vol. I); minutes include itemized record of expenses for Roper Hospital and efforts to maintain educational facilities; entries document the response of Charleston physicians to natural disasters (such as hurricanes and the earthquake), and public health issues (such as epidemics of yellow fever, cholera, smallpox, venereal disease, etc.); impact of the Civil War and subsequent conflicts on the health of the lowcountry; and obituaries and memorials to deceased members, many of which include biographical sketches.

ArchivalResource: 7 v.

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Rice, James Henry, 1868-1935. Paladins of South Carolina collection, 1911-1933.

Title: Paladins of South Carolina collection, 1911-1933.

Biographical series of newspaper columns, "Paladins of South Carolina", 14 items, 1911-1933 and undated, re Charles Petigru Allston, Capt. John Hampden Brooks, Eugene W. Dabbs, Henry William De Saussure, Thomas Jefferson Goodwyn, William Gregg, Charles W. Kollock, John McLaurn McBryde, Gen. Samuel McGowan, Benjamin Franklin Perry, William Mazyck Porcher, LeRoy Franklin Youmans, and description of a visit with Col. James T. Bacon of Edgefield County, S.C.

ArchivalResource: 14 items.

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