Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary records, 1880-1982.

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Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary (N.J.). Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary records, 1880-1982.

Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary records, 1880-1982.

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The records of the Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary date from 1880-1982. The strength of the collection highlights the founding and guiding role of physicians, Charles J. Kipp and Wells P. Eagleton. Of particular interest is a chronological account from January 10, 1857 to April 13, 1887, written by Dr. Samuel Berg [ca. 1980], of Dr. Kipp's earliest efforts to establish the Infirmary. Dr. Eagleton's medical writings are also represented, notably his "Brief Review of the Work of the Newark (New Jersey) Eye and Ear Infirmary" (1945). In addition to biographical references, obituary notices, and formal tributes to Drs. Kipp and Eagleton, there are biographical entries and some obituary notices for the trustees and hospital administrators. Eight annual reports are part of the collection, as well as an audiotape of the 90th Anniversary Celebration (April 22, 1971), and Dr. Berg's "Scrapbook" which focuses on the Infirmary. The 100th Anniversary is documented with a press release from the Office of Public Affairs at United Hospitals of Newark (January 18, 1980) outlining the history of the Infirmary, a copy of the invitation to the University Hospital Medical Center's reception (January 31, 1980), and copies of newspaper coverage of the formal dinner-dance event at the Meadowlands Hilton, Secaucus (May 9, 1980). The collection does not contain official records other than the annual reports, but contains an assortment of non-sequential records pertaining to the Infirmary's history, the dominant physicians and trustees, and to the development of the practice of medicine relating to the eye and ear.

.25 linear ft.

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, George F Smith Library of the Health Sciences