Association of Honorary Consultants to the Army Medical Library records, 1940-1966.

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Association of Honorary Consultants to the Army Medical Library records, 1940-1966.

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Contains correspondence, documents, and printed matter relating to incorporation and dissolution, organization and membership, constitution and bylaws, annual meetings, work of the executive committee, the campaign for a new library building, and other functions pertaining to the welfare and activities of the Army Medical Library. Correspondents prominent in the collection include James F. Ballard, Thomas S. Cullen, Wilburt C. Davison, Howard Dittrick, Morris Fishbein, John F. Fulton, Leon L. Gardner, Harold Wellington Jones, Thomas E. Keys, Norman Kirk, Sanford V. Larkey, Chauncey D. Leake, George F. Lull, Joseph H. McNinch, and Lewis H. Weed.

1.89 linear ft. (5 MS. boxes)

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Army Medical Library (U.S.)

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The Army Medical Library began in 1836 when Surgeon General of the Army Joseph Lovell first established a collection of medical literature for official use. John Shaw Billings, the first Librarian, greatly increased collections and initiated the Index Catalogue. By 1936 the library held more than a million items and was considered one of the premier medical libraries in the world. From the guide to the Materials relating to the one hundredth anniversary of the Army Medical Library, 1...

Association of Honorary Consultants to the Army Medical Library.

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The Association of Honorary Consultants to the Army Medical Library originated with Army Medical Library director Col. Harold Jones in the early 1940s. He sought the formation of an advisory group similar to one which has served the library earlier in the 1930s. The organization was formed in 1944, with its stated purpose being "the promotion of the welfare of the Army Medical library." It consulted and advised the Library director on matters the director brought to it. Its certificate of incorp...