Victor Hugo Bassett papers, 1907-1938.

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Victor Hugo Bassett papers, 1907-1938.

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This collection consists of minutes and correspondence of the Board of Sanitary Commission, vital statistics of Savannah, Ga., notes on various diseases, notes on training midwives, correspondence and notes on milk and local diaries, and the Savannah, GA water supply. Also included are applications for positions at the Savannah Health Department, newspaper clippings on Bassett's career in Savannah, clippings and pamphlets relating to diseases and public health, as well as speeches, book reviews, and other writings of Dr. Bassett. Several articles relating to plantation medicine are also included. Folder 45B contains a scrapbook which includes 4 photographs. The collection also includes photographs concerning the medical practice. Five photographs related to diseases of the liver or spleen. Four photographs show work on a canal being done to control malaria. Thirteen photographs relate to midwives and plantation medicine and two are of medicine cases. The folders of photographs are noted as "VM" (visual materials) in the collection inventory.

4 boxes, 2 folders (1.85 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404293

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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In the spring of 1839, three Savannahians—Episcopal divine William Bacon Stevens, renowned autograph collector Israel K. Tefft, and educator, scientist, and American Medical Association founder Dr. Richard D. Arnold—hatched the idea of an organization whose mission would be to “collect, preserve, and diffuse the history of the State of Georgia in particular, and of America generally.” In May of that year they held the first meeting of what was christened the Georgia Historical Society, the te...

Savannah (Ga.). Dept. of Public Health.

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Kollock, Lemuel, 1766-1823

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The papers in this collection are those of Dr. Lemuel Kollock and his descendants, with the connecting lineage of the Campbell and Johnston families. Dr. Lemuel Kollock (1766-1823) married Maria Campbell, daughter of Macartan Campbell of Augusta, and granddaughter of Edward Fenwick of South Carolina. Their children were Phineas Miller Kollock (1804-1872) who married, first, Jane Priscilla Johnston, and second, Sarah Hull Campbell; George Jones Kollock (1810-1894) who married, first Priscilla Aug...

Campbell family.

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United States. Quarantine Station (Savannah, Ga.)

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Jones family.

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Savannah (Ga.). Board of Sanitary Commissioners.

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Kollock, Phineas Miller, 1804-1872.

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Fenwick family.

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Stiles, Charles Wardell, 1867-1941

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Bassett, Victor Hugo, 1871-1938.

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Dr. Victor Hugo Bassett was born on May 7, 1871, in Aledo, Illinois, son of Isaac Bassett. He received his medical training at the University of Wisconsin and Johns Hopkins University. Bassett came to Savannah, GA in 1908, as the city bacteriologist. In 1923, he became the City Health Officer, and County Health Officer in 1928. His research topics included diphtheria, typhoid fever, tetanus, and dysentery. He was also active in the Georgia Public Health Association, the American Public Health As...

Ewell, James, 1773-1832

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James Ewell was from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and a member of the militia. From the description of Papers, 1780-1781. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145409440 ...

Kollock, Edward Campbell, 1841-1866.

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Kollock, George Jones, 1842-1881.

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