Papers, 1867-1953, of Dr. Robert Sheffey Preston.

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Preston, Robert Sheffey, 1885-1953. Papers, 1867-1953, of Dr. Robert Sheffey Preston.

Papers, 1867-1953, of Dr. Robert Sheffey Preston.

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Papers of Dr. Robert Sheffey Preston, of Richmond, Va., include correspondence, 1912-1935, chiefly concerning the treatment of patients; financial records, 1911-1953, including account books for Preston's medical practice, his real estate investments, and the estate of his father, Robert John Preston (1841-1906); and professional materials, 1906-1952, including medical charts, notebooks, prescriptions, publications, and related materials documenting Preston's medical practice; of particular interest is a chart book, 1910, kept while working at Bellevue Hospital in New York, and a diary, 1917 December-1918 February, kept while serving as a doctor with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Also, include college and university alumni materials, 1906-1938, for Hampden-Sydney College, Johns Hopkins University, and the Medical College of Virginia (including attendance and examination books, 1919-1938, while an associate professor); student notebooks, 1904-1906, kept while attending Johns Hopkins University, concerning the study of bacteriology, histology, neurology, organic chemistry, pathology, physiology, physiological chemistry [now biochemistry], toxicology and pharmacology; and miscellaneous materials, 1896-1953. Also, include papers of Robert Sheffey Preston's father, Dr. Robert John Preston (1841-1906), of Washington County, Va., consisting of scattered correspondence, 1867-1886 (including letters from J.S. David, regarding a list of supplies and medicines that Preston should stock for his medical practice, and Mary (Delafield) Du Bois of the Nursery and Child's Hospital in New York, requesting Preston perform an examination on a women to determine if she had had an abortion); accounts, 1869-1900, for groceries, medical journal subscriptions, medical services, medical supplies, and personal property taxes for Washington County, Va.; professional materials, 1867-1887, including a certificate from the Gynecological Society of Boston, 1878, essays, medical case books, notebooks, and loose notes containing patient information, prescriptions, and printed materials; and two brief diaries detailing Robert J. Preston's 1905 train trip to San Francisco, including a tour of Yellowstone National Park, and his 1908 trip to Europe and the expenses he incurred.

103 folders.

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