Local Medical History Collection
Scope and Contents
The core of his collection was donated by Dr. Homer E. Cassel. The collection consists of county histories, autobiographies, obituaries, directories, and the histories and annual reports of hospitals in the Miami Valley and southwest Ohio.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1850-1985
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Extent
4 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into six series.
- Series I: County Histories
- Series II: Southwest Ohio History
- Series III: Autobiographies
- Series IV: Obituaries
- Series V: Directories
- Series VI: Dayton Hospitals
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The core of the Local Medical History Collection was donated by Dr. Homer E. Cassel in 1978. Additions were made to the collection in 1984 and 1985 by May Ann Hoffman.
- Title
- Guide to the Local Medical History Collection (FSC-13)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- The collection was initially processed in the mid-1980s by an unidentified archivist.
- Date
- 2021 July 22
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2011: The collection was re-processed and updated to the EAD format in August 2011 by John Armstrong.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
