Robert S. Cathcart Papers 1917-2005.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Robert S. Cathcart Papers 1917-2005.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/746351829

The Robert S. Cathcart Papers, circa 1917-2005, contains 1.25 cubic feet, consisting of 48 folders of material relating to Cathcart's career as the chief surgeon at Roper Hospital and as professor of surgery at the Medical College of the State of South Carolina, and his involvement in professional organizations. Files are arranged in three series: biography, career, and professional development. The Biography series, circa 1936-2005, contains 4 folders, including pictures, articles and a collection of speeches Dr. Cathcart delivered on the radio from 1936 to 1938. The Career series, circa 1919-1943, contains 28 folders arranged in three subseries: Army, Medical College, and Roper Hospital. The Army subseries, circa 1919-1942, consists of 2 folders, including is a copy of his honorable discharge from the army and correspondence regarding South Carolina physicians who assisted wounded soldiers during World War II. The Medical College subseries, circa 1927-1943, consists of 9 folders. Items pertaining to Dr. Cathcart's position as professor of surgery at the Medical College are separated into annual files (1927-1935 and 1936-1943) which include correspondence, newspaper clippings and the schedules of several post graduate sessions. Following the annual files are subject files, organized alphabetically, which contain information about the Medical College Honor System, the South Carolina legislature regarding the appointment of the Board of Trustees for the Medical College, Dr. Cathcart's letter of resignation from the Medical College, the order and unveiling of commemorative marble tablets, an outline of surgery recitations, and newspaper clippings in reference to his retirement. Roper Hospital subseries, circa 1937-1946, consisting of 17 folders arranged alphabetically by subject. Files contain applications for nursing school and residency, the creation of a blood bank, requisition of bronze plates, development of a cancer clinic and general correspondence. Included is the history of Roper Hospital and samples of hospital forms, bills and booklets and policies. The subseries contains comparisons of laboratory services, several descriptions of patient cases and items referring to public welfare in Charleston County. In particular, substantial items are enclosed that refer to the Roper Hospital physicians' objections to the construction of the Medical College Hospital. The Professional Development series, circa 1904-1949, consists of 16 folders. Dr. Cathcart's membership in professional organizations is organized alphabetically. Files pertaining to the American College of Surgeons include correspondence, programs and files from the Credence Committee, of which he was a member. Also included in this series are correspondence, programs and policies from the International College of Surgeons, the Medical Society of South Carolina, the South Carolina Economic Association and the South Carolina Medical Association.

48 folders; 1.25 cubic feet

Medical University of South Carolina Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8120492

Medical University of South Carolina Libraries

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Medical College of South Carolina (1824-1838)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61s1j8n (corporateBody)

Cathcart, Robert S.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6md23xn (person)

Robert Spann Cathcart was born September 25, 1871 in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from the School of Pharmacy of the University of South Carolina in 1890 and received his M.D. from the Medical College of the State of South Carolina in 1893. He practiced general medicine in Charleston, South Carolina until 1907 when he limited his practice to surgery. He served as the surgeon for The Citadel, the South Carolina Power Company, the South Carolina Public Service Company, the Atlantic Coast...

Medical University of South Carolina

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67x0tgh (corporateBody)

The Medical University of South Carolina opened its first session on November 8, 1824. In November 1974, the Medical University of South Carolina held their Sesquicentennial celebration honoring the 150th anniversary of the founding of the college. The Sesquicentennial celebration included many events and activities centered on the advancements of the past 150 years, with events taking place in 1974 and 1975. An executive committee oversaw the event and was chaired by Joseph I. Waring, and inclu...

Roper Hospital (Charleston, S.C.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fj6f01 (corporateBody)

Waring, Joseph I. (Joseph Ioor), 1897-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x35j8b (person)

Joseph Ioor Waring was born in Charleston, South Carolina on September 4, 1897. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 1917, and received his medical degree from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1921. Specializing in pediatrics, Dr. Waring interned at St. Francis Infirmary and Riverside Infirmary, both in Charleston. His residency was at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Tennessee. Dr. Waring also served at Willard Parker Hospital and Bellevue Hospital in New York. Dr. Waring was...

Wilson, Robert, 1867-1946

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mw5nhv (person)

Robert Wilson was born in Statesburg, SC on August 23, 1867 to Reverend Robert Wilson, MD and Ann Jane Shand. He grew up in Easton, MD and came to Charleston in 1884, where he studied at the College of Charleston, later earning his A.B. Degree at South Carolina College in 1887, and graduating from the Medical College of the State of South Carolina in 1892. After graduating, he served at MCSSC as Adjunct Professor of Bacteriology from 1901 to 1903, and was appointed to Professor of Medicine in 19...

Medical Society of South Carolina

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hm9611 (corporateBody)

Benevolent organization of physicians founded, 1789, in Charleston, S.C.; considered the fourth oldest medical society in existence; the Society functioned as a board of health for Charleston until the City established a board in 1808; served as a licensing board for physicians and apothecaries; in 1840s, helped found the South Carolina Medical Association; in 1824, the Society founded the Medical College of South Carolina (today known as the Medical University of South Carolina) for teaching an...

American college of surgeons

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68m11h1 (corporateBody)

Society dedicated to promoting the highest standards of surgical care through education of and advocacy for its Fellows and their patients, and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment; established in 1913 in Chicago, Ill.; preceded in organization by the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics which began in 1905, and the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America, which began in 1910. From the description of Records / a. 1890-[ongoing]...

Medical College of the State of South Carolina

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mh1rgb (corporateBody)