Wagner, Charles John, 1878-1957

Medical doctor, surgeon, civic leader. Born in 1878 in Belle Center, Ohio. Attended the University of Illinois Medical School. Moved from Chicago to Lubbock, Texas, in 1913. Aided in establishing West Texas Hospital in Lubbock in 1922. Physician on the 1934 Yaqui Expedition which was sponsored by Texas Technological College and Harvard University. Served as president of the West Texas Museum Association (1937-1939). Died in 1952.

From the description of Papers, 1896-1952, (bulks 1893-1946). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23359413

A medical doctor, surgeon, and civic leader, Wagner was born in 1878 in Belle Center, Ohio. He attended the University of Illinois Medical School and moved from Chicago to Lubbock, Texas, in 1913. He aided in establishing the West Texas Hospital in Lubbock in 1922. He was a physician on the 1934 Yaqui Expedition which was sponsored by Texas Technological College and Harvard University. Wagner also served as president of the West Texas Museum Association (1937-1939). He died in 1957.

From the guide to the Charles John Wagner Papers, S1126. 1., 1896-1952, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)