Records, 1848-1979.

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Records, 1848-1979.

Contains correspondence (1940-1949, 1963-1978); minutes (1907-1937,1940-1979); financial records (1966-1978); a scrapbook that includes early correspondence, minutes, and clippings; photographs; medical tools; and memorabilia. Includes official publications of various medical associations and material related to the Chicago Medical Club (1908), the Chicago Medical Relief Commission (1871-1873), the Chicago Medical Society (1888-1889), the Chicago Pediatric Society (1895-1929), and minutes and programs from the Physician's Club of Chicago (1891-1900). Also includes material related to medical schools and hospitals: the Chicago Medical College (1861-1900), the LaPorte Medical School (1844-1845, 1848-1850), Rush Medical College (1898-1911), and the Cook County Hospital (1872-ca. 1900). Also contains correspondence of George Henry Cleveland (1894-1897) and Edwin R. Le Count (1900-1935), papers and correspondence of Nicholas Senn (1867-1870) and George H. Weaver (1868-1926).

16.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7650669

University of Chicago Library

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Chicago Medical Club.

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Chicago Heart Association

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Chicago Medical Relief Commission.

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Chicago Medical College

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Senn, Nicholas, 1844-1908

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Society of Medical History of Chicago

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In 1909, the Society of Medical History of Chicago was founded in "to secure and preserve matters pertaining to the history of medical institutions, organizations and individuals particularly of Chicago and the adjacent country; and to stimulate interest in medical history in general." Original members of the society's council included George H. Cleveland, Henry T. Byford, Nathan S. Davis, John Edwin Rhodes, George H. Weaver, and Ludvig Hektoen. In its early development,...

Chicago Medical Society

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Weaver, George H. (George Howitt), 1866-

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Cook County Hospital (Chicago, Ill.)

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University of Chicago. Library.

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George Musgrave Giger was classics professor at Princeton University, 1850-65. Francis Turretin (1623-1687) was a theologian. From the guide to the Microfilms of a Translation of Franois Turrettin, Institutio Theologiae Elencticae, 20th century (copies of 19th century originals), (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford) ...

Physician's Club of Chicago.

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Chicago Pediatric Society

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Cleveland, George H. (George Hull), 1851-1906

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Rush Medical College

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Rush Medical College was one of the first medical schools founded west of Ohio. It was named by its founder, Dr. Daniel Brainard, in honor of Benjamin Rush, M.D., the physician-statesman who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. During the nineteenth century, Rush grew quickly, paralleling Chicago's rapid growth as a major urban center. In the manner of most medical schools in the 1800's, Rush was a proprietary institution owned and operated by a group of phys...

Le Count, Edwin Raymond, 1868-1935.

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LaPorte Medical School.

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Crerar Manuscript Collection (University of Chicago. Library)

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