Orleans Parish Medical Society records, 1878-1996.

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Orleans Parish Medical Society records, 1878-1996.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/401748385

This collection consists of the business records of the Orleans Parish Medical Society from its origin until the 1990s. Included are proceedings, registers of members, account books, correspondence, constitution and by-laws, hospital reports, manuals, certificates, medical cartoons, photographs, and printed materials including members' scholarly publications.

33 linear feet (22 boxes)

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7419910

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Medical Association of New Orleans

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Turpin, Charles.

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Medical College of Louisiana

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Charity Hospital (New Orleans, La.)

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The Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, was founded as L'Hôpital des Pauvres de la Charité in 1736, the bequest of shipbuilder Jean Louis. Subsequent buildings were erected in 1743, 1785, 1815, 1832, and 1939. The hospital, which was the city's only facility for the mentally ill until a state asylum opened in 1848, admitted men, women, and children throughout the 1840s. The institution later came under the jurisdiction of Louisiana State University. The Charity Hospital building sat unoc...

Orleans Parish Medical Society

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The Society was founded in 1878 and organized with Dr. Charles Turpin as president. Earlier attempts had been made to organize the medical profession in New Orleans, but this society, in continuous affiliation with the state and national associations, dates to 1878. In the early years, the members met once a month in a small room of the medical college. The Medical Library Association turned over its books to the society in 1890. By the end of 1901, the society had 183 members and its library co...