Louis H. Roddis Papers

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Louis H. Roddis Papers

1914–1973

http://waring.library.musc.edu/finding-aids/pdf/mss-0757.pdf

The Louis H. Roddis Papers, 1914–1973, consists of two cubic feet of materials documenting Capt. Roddis’ career and writing interests. The collection is subdivided into two series: Personal and Topical. The Personal files contain information on Roddis’ personal life and career, including autobiographical and biographical materials, correspondence, a catalogue of Roddis’ personal library, military documents, and miscellaneous materials. The majority of the Personal files concern Roddis’ military career and contain formal military orders, official and casual photographs, and information about the Wellcome Prize. Also included in the Personal series is a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, postcards, notes, letters, and published materials. Original newspaper clippings from the scrapbook have been replaced with preservation photocopies. The Topical files are the most extensive series and consist chiefly of Roddis’ published and unpublished writings on a variety of topics, along with research notes, drafts, and miscellaneous materials. The topics covered by these files are: botany, medical history, Native American history, Naval history, Naval medicine, poetry and fiction. Specific areas of interest include: Surgeons General of the United States Navy; Edward Jenner and the development of the smallpox vaccination; Carolus Linneaus; physician signers of the Declaration of Independence; and William Pitts and the Little Brown Church in the Vale.

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