Essex County Medical Society records, 1816-1997, 2005.

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Essex County Medical Society (N.J.). Essex County Medical Society records, 1816-1997, 2005.

Essex County Medical Society records, 1816-1997, 2005.

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The records of the Essex County Medical Society (ECMS) date from its establishment in 1816 to 1997, but the bulk of the records are from 1816 to 1970. One document is dated 2005. Materials represent all levels of membership, from regular members and councilmen, to delegates. Many of the records focus on member activities such as paying dues, attending council meetings, participating in Society elections, and, of course, regulating the medical practices of Essex County physicians. Time periods best represented are the early 1800s to the early 1900s, and the mid-1930s to the early 1950s. Most sparsely documented are the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The collection consists only of textual files. The majority are typewritten paper records, although many handwritten pages and some printed materials are contained in the collection. Document types include: letters, memos, publications, conference proceedings and reports, minutes from various meetings, original election ballots, financial ledgers kept by the treasurers, a number of publications and bulletins, and various clippings. Of special interest are: 1) two 1896 letters, from New Jersey Senators James Smith, Jr. and William J. Sewell, discussing the work of the ECMS to fight against cruelty to animals, and 2) an unpublished typescript by Dr. George J. Hill titled "Presidents and Annual Meetings of the Essex County Medical Society."

3 linear ft.

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